The most prestigious film awards, 59th Idea Filmfare Awards for south Indian films event was held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, on July 7, in Chennai.
Several stars like Kamal Hassan, Deepika Padukone, Mahesh Babu,Dhanush, Puneet Rajkumar, Nayanthara, Shruti Haasan, Trisha, Rana Daggubatti, Kajal Agarwal, Khushboo, Ramya, Amy Jackson, Tamanna, Namitha, Charmy Kaur, Sonia Agarwal and many others graced the event.
Best Actor:
Telugu- Mahesh Babu(Dookudu)
Malayalam – Salim Kumar
Kannada – Puneeth Raj Kumar
Tamil- Dhanush
Best Actress:
Telugu – Nayanatara(Srirama Rajyam)
Malayalam – Kavya Madhavan
Kannada – Ramya
Tamil – Anjali
Best Director:
Telugu-Srinu Vaitla(Dookudu)
Kannada- Jayatheertha
Malayalam-blessy
Tamil – Vetrimaran
Best Movie:
Telugu – Dookudu
Kannada – Olave mandara
Malayalam – Traffic
Tamil-Aadukalam
Best Supporting Actor (Male): M.S Narayana (Dookudu)
Best Music director – SS Thaman (Dookudu)
Best Play back Singer Male-Rahul Nabiyar(Guruvaram-Dookudu)
Best Supporting Actor Female: Annie (Rajanna)
Best Female Debut: Shruthi Haasan (Anaganaga O Dheerudu)
Best Debut Hero: Aadhi (Prema Kavali)
Best Female play back singer Shreyagoshal (Sriramajayam)
Best female singer Filmfare Shreya Ghosal (Received 3 awards, for Kannada Malayalam Telugu movies)
Best Dance Master – Prem Rakshit ( Badrinath)