Dhanush, Anjali, Mahesh Babu, Nayantara, Salim Kumar, Kavya Madhavan Among South 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011 Winners

A couple of months after Filmfare held its first award in the North, it was now the South’s turn to enjoy the awards and blitz. I haven’t seen the South Filmfare Awards yet, but I do hope it is not as boring as the North’s Filmfare Award – boring and predictable! I did think though that Vikram was going to win the best actor award, but at least he won the critics award. One thing about the South Filmfare Awards this year is that all the nominees are well deserving of their spots unlike the North’s Filmfare Award where they just add actors names to fill in the empty spot!

South 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011

TAMIL

Best Film – ‘Aadukalam’

Best Director – Vetrimaran (‘Aadukalam’)

Best Actor (Male) – Dhanush (‘Aadukalam’)

Best Actor (Female) – Anjali (‘Engayum Eppodum’)

Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Ajmal (‘Ko’)

Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Ananya (‘Engayum Eppodum’)

Best Music Director – G V Prakash (‘Aadukalam’)

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Aalap Raju (“Ennamo Edho” from ‘Ko’)

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Chimayee (“Sara Sara” from ‘Vaagai Sooda Va’)

Best Lyrics – Vairamuthu (“Sara Sara” from ‘Vaagai Sooda Va’)

TELUGU

Best Film – ‘Dookudu’

Best Director – Sreenu Vaitla (‘Dookudu’)

Best Actor (Male) – Mahesh Babu (‘Dookudu’)

Best Actor (Female) – Nayantara (‘Sri Rama Rajyam’)

Best Supporting Actor (Male) – M S Narayana (‘Dookudu’)

Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Annie (‘Rajanna’)

Best Music Director – S S Thaman (‘Dookudu’)

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Rahul Nambiyar (“Guruvaram March Okati” from ‘Dookudu’)

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (“Jagadhannadha” from ‘Sri Rama Rajyam’)

Best Lyrics – Jonnavithula – (“Jagadhannadha” from ‘Sri Rama Rajyam’)

MALAYALAM

Best Film – ‘Traffic’

Best Director – Blessy (‘Pranayam’)

Best Actor (Male) – Salim Kumar (‘Adaminte Makan Abu’)

Best Actor (Female) – Kavya Madhavan (‘Gaddama’)

Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Thilakan (‘Indian Rupee’)

Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Lena (‘Traffic’)

Best Music Director – M Jayachandran (‘Pranayam’)

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Vijay Yesudas (“Eepuzhayum Sandhyakalum” from ‘Indian Rupee’)

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (“Paattil Ee Pattil” from ‘Pranayam’)

Best Lyrics – Onv Kurup – (“Paattil Ee Pattil” from ‘Pranayam’)

KANNADA

Best Film – ‘Olave Mandara’

Best Director – Jayatheertha (‘Olave Mandara’)

Best Actor (Male) – Puneeth Rajkumar (‘Hudugaru’)

Best Actor (Female) – Ramya (‘Sanju Weds Geetha’)

Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Ravishankar (‘Kempe Gowda’)

Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Shruthi (‘Puttakkana Highway’)

Best Music Director – Jassie Gift (‘Sanju Weds Geetha’)

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Chethan (“Yaarigelona Namma Problem” from ‘Lifu Ishtena’)

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (“Gaganave” from ‘Sanju Weds Geetha’)

Best Lyrics – Kaviraj (“Sanju Mathu Geetha” from ‘Sanju Weds Geetha’)