New Delhi: The top winners at the Filmfare Awards 2022 South on Sunday were Suriya’s National award-winning film Soorarai Pottru and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa: The Rise. While Suriya and Allu Arjun received best actor accolades for their roles in Love Story and Jai Bhim, respectively, Sai Pallavi and Lijo Mol Jose received best actor (female) honours.
Soorarai Pottru, based on the life of Air Deccan founder Sudha Kongara, received a total of seven prizes, including best director for Sudha Kongara. Suriya’s Jai Bhim was named best film. In contrast, Allu Arjun’s Pusha: The Rise won six accolades, including best director for Sukumar. Ala Vaikuntapuramlo by Arjun received three prizes.
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Telugu
Best Actor (Male) – Allu Arjun (Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Sai Pallavi (Love Story)
Best Film – Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1
Best Director – Sukumar Bandreddi (Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – Murali Sharma (Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Tabu (Ala Vaikunthapurramulo)
Best Lyrics – Seetarama Sastry – Life Of Ram (Jaanu)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sid Sriram – Srivalli (Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Indravathi Chauhan – Oo Antava (Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1)
Best Choreography – Sekhar Master – Ramuloo Ramulaa (Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo)
Best Cinematography – Miroslaw Kuba Brozek (Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1)
Best Debut Male – Panja Vaisshnav Tej (Uppena)
Best Debut Female – Krithi Shetty (Uppena)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Allu Aravind
Tamil
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Suriya (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Lijomol Jose (Jai Bhim)
Best Film – Jai Bhim
Best Director – Sudha Kongara (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – Pasupathy (Sarpatta Parambarai)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Urvashi (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Music Album – G V Prakash Kumar (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Christin Jos And Govind Vasantha- Aagasam (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Dhee- Kaattu Payale (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Choreography – Dinesh Kumar – Vaathi Coming (Master)
Best Cinematography – Niketh Bommireddy (Soorarai Pottru)
Kannada
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Dhananjay (Badava Rascal)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Yagna Shetty (Act 1978)
Best Film – Act 1978
Best Director – Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – B. Suresha (Act 1978)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Umashree (Rathnan Prapancha)
Best Music Album – Vasuki Vaibhav (Badava Rascal)
Best Lyrics – Jayanth Kaikini- Teladu Mugile (Act 1978)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Raghu Dixit- Maley Maley Maleye (Ninna Sanihake)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Anuradha Bhat- Dheera Sammohagaara (Bicchugatti)
Best Cinematography – Shreesha Kuduvalli (Rathnan Prapancha)
Best Choreography – Jani Master – Feel The Power (Yuvarathnaa)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Puneeth Rajkumar
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Malayalam
Best Actor (Male) – Biju Menon (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Actor (Female) – Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Best Film – Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Director – Senna Hegde (Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – Joju George (Nayattu)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Gowri Nandha (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Music – M. Jayachandran (Sufiyum Sujatayum)
Best Lyrics – Rafeeq Ahmed – Ariyathariyathe (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Shahabaz Aman – Akashamayavale (Vellam)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – K.S Chithra- Theerame (Malik)