65th_Filmfare_Awards_South Knowpia

65th Filmfare Awards South
65th Filmfare Awards South
Date	16 June 2018
Site	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hosted by	Rahul Ravindran ; Sundeep Kishan
Produced by	Jio
Highlights
Best Picture	Ondu Motteya Kathe (Kannada),; Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam), ; Aramm (Tamil),; Baahubali: The Conclusion (Telugu)
Most awards	Baahubali: The Conclusion (Telugu), 8
Most nominations	Baahubali: The Conclusion (Telugu), 12
	← 64th; Filmfare Awards South; 66th →;

The 65th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2017 was an event that was held on 16 June 2018 at Novotel and HICC Complex in Hyderabad.^[1] The nominations for all the main awards were announced on 4 June 2018.^[2]^[3]

List of nominees edit

Main awards edit

Kannada cinema edit

Best Film	Best Director
Ondu Motteya Kathe Chowka Dayavittu Gamanisi Shuddhi Urvi	Tarun Sudhir – Chowka Jayathirtha – Beautiful Manasugalu Raj B. Shetty – Ondu Motteya Kathe Rohith Padaki – Dayavittu Gamanisi Santhosh Ananddram – Raajakumara
Best Actor	Best Actress
Puneeth Rajkumar – Raajakumara Darshan – Tarak Ganesh – Mugulu Nage Shiva Rajkumar – Mufti Sudeep – Hebbuli	Sruthi Hariharan – Beautiful Manasugalu Nivedhitha – Shuddhi Rashmika Mandanna – Chamak Shanvi Srivastava – Tarak Shraddha Srinath – Operation Alamelamma
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
P. Ravishankar – College Kumar Achyuth Kumar – Beautiful Manasugalu H. G. Dattatreya – Kempirve Devaraj – Tarak Vasishta N. Simha – Dayavittu Gamanisi	Bhavani Prakash – Urvi Aruna Balraj – Operation Alamelamma Samyukta Hornad – Dayavittu Gamanisi Usha Bhandari – Ondu Motteya Kathe Veena Sundar – Kaafi Thota
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
B. J. Bharath – Beautiful Manasugalu Anoop Seelin – Dayavittu Gamanisi Arjun Janya – Chakravarthi Ravi Basrur – Anjani Putra V. Harikrishna – Raajakumara	V. Nagendra Prasad – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Jayanth Kaikini – "Roopasi Summane" from Mugulu Nage K. Kalyan – "Bandano Sahukara" from Anjani Putra Santhosh Ananddram – "Bombe Heluthaithe" from Raajakumara Yogaraj Bhat – "Iduvarege Badukella" from Aprilna Himabindu
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Armaan Malik – "Ondu Malebillu" from Chakravarthi Raghu Dixit – "Iduvarege Badukella" from Aprilna Himabindu Sonu Nigam – "Roopasi Summane" from Mugulu Nage Vasishta N. Simha – "Marethe Hodenu" from Dayavittu Gamanisi Vijay Prakash – "Bombe Heluthaithe" from Raajakumara	Anuradha Bhat – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Eesha Suchi – "Preethi Maruva Santheyalli" from Beautiful Manasugalu Indu Nagaraj – "Sanje Hotthu" from Tarak R. K. Sparsha – "O Manase" from Kempirve Supriya Lohith – "Nee Nanna Olavu" from Chamak

Malayalam cinema edit

Best Film	Best Director
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Angamaly Diaries Mayanadhi Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Take Off	Dileesh Pothan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Aashiq Abu – Mayanadhi Lijo Jose Pellissery – Angamaly Diaries Mahesh Narayan – Take Off Soubin Shahir- Parava
Best Actor	Best Actress
Fahadh Faasil – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Biju Menon – Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Dulquer Salmaan – Solo Mohanlal – Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol Nivin Pauly – Sakhavu Tovino Thomas – Mayanadhi	Parvathy Thiruvothu – Take Off Aishwarya Lekshmi – Mayanadhi Anu Sithara – Ramante Edanthottam Manju Warrier – Udaharanam Sujatha Nimisha Sajayan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Alencier – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Joju George – Udaharanam Sujatha Kunchacko Boban – Take Off Renji Panicker – Godha Sarath – Angamaly Diaries	Shanthi Krishna – Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Aishwarya Rajesh – Jomonte Suvisheshangal Anna Rajan – Angamaly Diaries Aparna Balamurali – Sarvopari Palakkaran Srinda – Sherlock Toms
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
Rex Vijayan – Mayanadhi Bijibal – Ramante Edanthottam Gopi Sunder – Udaharanam Sujatha Prashant Pillai – Angamaly Diaries Shaan Rahman – Godha	Anwar Ali – "Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku" from Mayanadhi B. K. Harinarayanan – "Ee Kaattuvannu Kathil" from Adam Joan Rafeeq Ahamed – "Ekayayi Neeyente" from Kaattu Rafeeq Ahamed – "Kaattilila Polengo" from Udaharanam Sujatha Santhosh Varma – "Akale Oru Kadinte" from Ramante Edanthottam
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Shahabaz Aman – "Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku" from Mayanadhi Haricharan – "Lailakame" from Ezra Karthik – "Ee Kaatu Vannu" from Adam Joan Shreekumar Vakkiyil – "Ayalathe penninte" from Angamaly Diaries Vijay Yesudas – "Kaiveesi neeyenne" from The Great Father	K. S. Chithra – "Nadavathil Thurannilla" from Kambhoji Gayathri Varma – "Kasavu Njorium" from Udaharanam Sujatha Shreya Ghoshal – "Akale Oru Kaadinte" from Ramante Edanthottam Shweta Mohan – "Orupuzhayarikil" from Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol Sithara Krishnakumar – "Vanamakalunnu" from Vimaanam

Tamil cinema edit

Best Film	Best Director
Aramm Aruvi Taramani Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Vikram Vedha	Pushkar-Gayathri – Vikram Vedha Arun Prabu Purushothaman – Aruvi Atlee – Mersal Dhanush – Power Paandi Gopi Nainar – Aramm H. Vinoth – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vedha* as Vedha** Karthi – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru as Theeran Thirumaaran IPS Madhavan – Vikram Vedha as Vikram Rajkiran – Power Paandi as Pandian Pazhanisami Vijay – Mersal as Vetri / Maaran / Vetrimaaran	Nayantara – Aramm as Madhivadhani IAS Aditi Balan – Aruvi as Aruvi Amala Paul – Thiruttu Payale 2 as Agalya Selvam Andrea Jeremiah – Taramani as Althea Johnson Jyotika – Magalir Mattum as Prabhavathy Revathi – Power Paandi as Poonthendral
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Prasanna – Thiruttu Payale 2 as Balakrishnan Abhimanyu Singh – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru as Omveer "Oma" S. J. Suryah – Mersal as Daniel Arockiyaraj Vinay Rai – Thupparivaalan as John Richardson Holcha/Devil Vivek Oberoi – Vivegam as Aryan Singha	Nithya Menon – Mersal as Aishwarya Vetrimaaran Anjali Varadhan – Aruvi as Emily aka Jessica Bhanupriya – Magalir Mattum as Rani Amirthakumari Gothandaraman Urvashi – Magalir Mattum as Gomatha Silkurayappan Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Vikram Vedha as Chandra
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
A. R. Rahman – Mersal Anirudh Ravichander – Velaikkaran Anirudh Ravichander – Vivegam A. R. Rahman – Kaatru Veliyidai D. Imman – Bogan	Vairamuthu – "Vaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai Madhan Karky – "Azhagiye" from Kaatru Veliyidai Madhan Karky – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran Vivek – "Aazhaporan" from Mersal Vivek – "Neethane" from Mersal
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Anirudh Ravichander – "Yaanji" from Vikram Vedha A. R. Rahman – "Neethane" from Mersal Arjun Chandy & Haricharan – "Azhagiye" from Kaatru Veliyidai Sathyaprakash – "Nee Parkum" from Thiruttu Payale 2 Sid Sriram – "Macho" from Mersal	Shashaa Tirupati – "Vaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" from Bogan Neeti Mohan – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran Swetha Mohan – "Macho" from Mersal Shreya Ghoshal – "Neethane" from Mersal

Telugu cinema edit

Best Film	Best Director
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Arjun Reddy Fidaa Gauthamiputra Satakarni Ghazi Sathamanam Bhavati	S. S. Rajamouli – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Krish – Gauthamiputra Satakarni Sandeep Reddy Vanga – Arjun Reddy Sankalp Reddy – Ghazi Satish Vegesna – Sathamanam Bhavati Sekhar Kammula – Fidaa
Best Actor	Best Actress
Vijay Deverakonda – Arjun Reddy as Arjun Reddy Chiranjeevi – Khaidi No. 150 as Katthi Seenu Jr NTR – Jai Lava Kusa as Jai/Ravana/Lava/Kusa Nandamuri Balakrishna – Gauthamiputra Satakarni as Gautamiputra Satakarni Prabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Amarendra Baahubali and Mahendra Baahubali Venkatesh – Guru as Aditya	Sai Pallavi – Fidaa as Bhanumathi Anushka Shetty – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Devasena Niveda Thomas – Ninnu Kori as Pallavi Rakul Preet Singh – Rarandoi Veduka Chudham as Bramarambha Ritika Singh – Guru as Rameswari
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Rana Daggubati – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Bhallaladeva Aadhi Pinisetty – Ninnu Kori as Arun Prakash Raj – Sathamanam Bhavati as Raghavaraju S. J. Suryah – Spyder as Bhairavadu Sathyaraj – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Kattappa	Ramya Krishna – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Sivagami Bhumika Chawla – Middle Class Abbayi as Jyothi Catherine Tresa – Nene Raju Nene Mantri as Devika Rani Jayasudha – Sathamanam Bhavati as Janakamma Saranya Pradeep – Fidaa as Renuka
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
M. M. Keeravani – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Anoop Rubens – Hello Devi Sri Prasad – Duvvada Jagannadham Devi Sri Prasad – Khaidi No. 150 Mickey J Meyer – Sathamanam Bhavati Shakti Kanth – Fidaa	M. M. Keeravani – "Dandaalayyaa" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Chaithanya Pingali – "Oosupodhu" from Fidaa Chandrabose – "Nuvvele Nuvvele" from Jai Janaki Nayaka Chandrabose – "Ravana" from Jai Lava Kusa Ramajogayya Sastry – "Sathamanam Bhavathi" from Sathamanam Bhavati Shreshta – "Madhurame" from Arjun Reddy
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Hemachandra – "Oosupodhu" from Fidaa Anurag Kulkarni – "Mellaga Tellarindoi" from Sathamanam Bhavati Armaan Malik– "Hello" from Hello LV Revanth – "Teliseney Na Nuvvey" from Arjun Reddy Sid Sriram – "Adiga Adiga" from Ninnu Kori	Madhu Priya – "Vachchinde" from Fidaa Geetha Madhuri & M. M. Manasi – "Mahanubhavudu" from Mahanubhavudu Neha Bhasin – "Swing Zara" from Jai Lava Kusa Sameera Bharadwaj – "Madhurame" from Arjun Reddy Sonu & Deepu – "Hamsa Naava" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Technical Awards edit

Best Cinematographer – South
K. K. Senthil Kumar – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Production Design
Sabu Cyril – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Choreography
Sekhar – "Ammadu Let Us Kummudu" from Khaidi No. 150 & "Vachchinde" from Fidaa

Special awards edit

Lifetime Achievement
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Best Actor (Critics)
Karthi for Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru & R. Madhavan for Vikram Vedha
Venkatesh for Guru
Dhananjay for Allama
Tovino Thomas for Mayaanadhi
Best Actress (Critics)
Aditi Balan for Aruvi
Ritika Singh for Guru
Shraddha Srinath for Operation Alamelamma
Manju Warrier for Udaharanam Sujatha
Best Male Debut
Vasanth Ravi for Taramani
Antony Varghese for Angamaly Diaries
Best Female Debut
Kalyani Priyadarshan for Hello
Aishwarya Lekshmi for Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela

Multiple nominations edit

Kannada – Raajakumara – 5
Malayalam – Mayaanadhi – 7
Tamil – Mersal – 11
Telugu – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – 10

Multiple awards edit

Kannada – Chowka – 3
Malayalam – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Mayaanadhi – 4
Tamil – Vikram Vedha – 4
Telugu – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – 8

References edit

General edit

Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018
Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018

Specific edit

^ "Trisha graces the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) press conference". The Times of India. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018". filmfare. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.