The 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South edition 2018 was held on Saturday night at Hyderabad International Convention Center. South film stars descended at the grand gala event.
Top stars from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada graced the event. Awards in various categories were given away on the occasion.
Interestingly, Vijay Deverakonda wins the Best Actor (Male) for Arjun Reddy. In Tamil, Vijay Sethupathi wins Best Actor for Vikram Vedha. Sai Pallavi receives Award for Best Actor (Female) for Fidaa.
Baahubali sweeps most of the awards. In Tamil, A.R. Rahman received Best Music director award for Mersal. Here’s complete list of winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South.
Telugu
Best Film
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Director
S S Rajamouli- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Vijay Deverakonda – Arjun Reddy
Best Actor (Critics)
Venkatesh – Guru
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Sai Pallavi – Fidaa
Best Actress (Critics)
Ritika Singh – Guru
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Rana Daggubati – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Ramya Krishna – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Music
M M Keeravani – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Lyrics
M M Keeravani – Dandaalayyaa (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Hemachandra – Oosupodhu (Fidaa)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Madhu Priya – Vachchinde (Fidaa)
Tamil
Best Film
Aramm
Best Director
Pushkar Gayathri -Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Vijay Sethupathy – Vikram Vedha
Best Actor (Critics)
Karthi – Theeran Adigaram Ondru
R Madhavan – Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Nayanthara – Aramm
Best Actress (Critics)
Aditi Balan (Aruvi)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Prasanna – Thiruttupayale 2
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Nithya Menen – Mersal
Best Music Album
AR Rahman – Mersal
Best Lyrics
Vairamuthu – Vaan (Kaatru Veliyidai)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Anirudh Ravichander – Yaanji (Vikram Vedha)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shashaa Tirupati – Vaan (Kaatru Veliyidai)
Malayalam
Best Film
Thondimuthalum Driksakshium
Best Director
Dileesh Pothen – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Fahad Fazil – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Actor (Critics)
Tovino Thomas – Mayandhi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Parvathy – Take Off
Best Actress (Critics)
Manju Warrier (Udaranam Sujatha)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Alencier – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Shanthi Krishna – Njandukalude Nattil Oru Idavella
Best Music
Rex Vijayan – Mayanadhi
Best Lyrics
Anvar Ali – Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku (Mayanadhi)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Shabaz Aman – Mizhiyil ninnu mizhiyilekku (Mayanadhi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
KS Chitra – Nadavaathil (Kambhoji)
Kannada
Best Film
Ondu Motteya Kathe
Best Director
Tarun Sudhir – Chowka
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Puneet Rajkumar – Rajakumara
Best Actor (Critics)
Dhananjaya – Allama
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Shruthi Hariharan – Beautiful Manasugalu
Best Actress (Critics)
Shradha Srinath – Operation Allemellama
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
- Ravishankar – College Kumar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Bhavani Prakash – Urvi
Best Music
B J Bharath – Beautiful Manasugalu
Best Lyrics
- Nagendra Prasad – Appa I Love You (Chowka)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Armaan Malik – Ondu Malebillu (Chakravarthi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Anuradha Bhat – Appa I Love You (Chowka)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Debut Awards
Best Debut (Male)
Vasanth Ravi – Taramani (Tamil)
Antony Varghese – Angamali Diaries (Malayalam)
Best Debut (Female)
Kalyani Priyadarshan – Hello (Telugu)
Aishwarya Lekshmi – Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela (Malayalam)
Technical Awards
Best Production Design
Sabu Cyril – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Cinematographer
K K Senthil Kumar – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Choreographer
Sekhar V J – Ammadu let us kummudu ( Khaidi No.150) & Vachchinde (Fidaa)
