61st Filmfare Awards South

61st Filmfare Awards South
61st Filmfare Awards South
	Mahesh Babu receiving Best Actor – Telugu Award at the Award distribution function from Tamannaah for his performance in the film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
Date	12 July 2014
Site	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Hosted by	Rahul Ravindran; Chinmayi
Produced by	Idea Cellular
Highlights
Best Picture	Myna (Kannada); Drishyam (Malayalam); Thanga Meenkal (Tamil); Attarintiki Daredi (Telugu);
Most awards	Atharintiki Daaredi (four; Telugu); Kadal (four; Tamil);
Most nominations	Atharintiki Daaredi (nine, Telugu); Bhajarangi (nine; Kannada); Paradesi (nine; Tamil); Shravani Subramanya (nine; Kannada);
	← 60th; Filmfare Awards South; 62nd →;

The 61st Filmfare Awards South^[1] ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2013 is an event held on 12 July 2014 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai.^[2]

Awards and nominees[]

Main awards[]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Kannada cinema[]

Best Film	Best Director
Myna Bhajarangi Bulbul Shravani Subramanya Simple Agi Ondh Love Story	Pawan Kumar – Lucia Harsha – Bhajarangi M. D. Sridhar – Bulbul Nagashekar – Myna Suni – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story
Best Actor	Best Actress
Prem Kumar – Charminar Ganesh – Shravani Subramanya Shivarajkumar – Bhajarangi Sudeep – Bachchan Yash – Googly	Amulya – Shravani Subramanya Aindrita Ray – Bhajarangi Meghana Gaonkar – Charminar Rachita Ram – Bulbul Shwetha Srivatsav – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Achyuth Kumar – Lucia Ambareesh – Bulbul Rangayana Raghu – Jayammana Maga Sai Kumar – Brindavana Sharath Lohitashwa – Kaddipudi	Kalyani Raju – Jayammana Maga Milana Nagaraj – Brindavana Parul Yadav – Bachchan Rukmini Vijayakumar – Bhajarangi Tara – Shravani Subramanya
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
Arjun Janya – Bhajarangi B. J. Bharath – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Jassie Gift – Myna Joshua Sridhar – Googly V. Harikrishna – Shravani Subramanya	Siddu Kodipura – "Baanalli Badalaago" from Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Jayanth Kaikini – "Jiya Teri" from Bhajarangi Kaviraj – "Modala Maleyante" from Myna M. Krishne Gowda – "Aakal Benne" from Shravani Subramanya V. Nagendra Prasad – "Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Poornachandra Tejaswi S. V. – "Thinbedakammi" from Lucia Shaan – "Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya Shankar Mahadevan – "Sri Anjaneyam" from Bhajarangi Sonu Nigam – "Baanalli Badalaago" from Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Vijay Prakash – "Khaali Quarter" from Victory	Sowmya Raoh – "Karagida Baaninalli" from Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Shreya Ghoshal – "Modala Maleyante" from Myna Anuradha Bhat – "Sri Krishna" from Bhajarangi Manjula Gururaj – "Aakal Benne" from Shravani Subramanya Shachina Heggar – "Hedarabyadri" from Kaddipudi

Malayalam cinema[]

Best Film	Best Director
Drishyam Amen Artist Celluloid Left Right Left	Shyamaprasad – Artist Jeethu Joseph – Drishyam Joy Mathew – Shutter Kamal- Celluloid Lijo Jose Pellissery – Amen
Best Actor	Best Actress
Fahadh Faasil – North 24 Kaatham Indrajith Sukumaran – Left Right Left Jayaram – Nadan Mohanlal – Drishyam Prithviraj Sukumaran – Celluloid	Ann Augustine – Artist Mamta Mohandas – Celluloid Meena – Drishyam Shobhana – Thira Shweta Menon – Kalimannu
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Murali Gopy – Left Right Left Indrajith Sukumaran – Amen Mukesh – English: An Autumn in London Siddique – Drishyam Suraj Venjaramoodu – God for Sale	Asha Sarath – Drishyam Bindu Panicker – Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Geetha – Zachariayude Garbhinikal Lena – Left Right Left Sanusha – Zachariayude Garbhinikal
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
M. Jayachandran – Celluloid Afsal Yusuf – God for Sale Bijibal – Artist Ousepachan – Nadan Prashanth Pillai – Amen	Madhu Vasudevan – "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan ONV Kurup – "Shalabhamai" from Kalimannu Prabha Varma – "Ethu Sundara" from Nadan P. S. Rafeeque – "Ee Solomanum" from Amen Rafeeq Ahmed – "Kaatte Kaatte" from Celluloid
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Vijay Yesudas – "Thirayum Theeravum" from Memories G. Sreeram – "Kaatte Kaatte" from Celluloid Haricharan – "Mazhaye" from Pattam Pole Najim Arshad – "Ethu Sundara" from Nadan	Vaikom Vijayalakshmi – "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan Shreya Ghoshal – "Shalabhamayi" from Kalimannu Anuradha Sriram – "Vadakkini Poomughathu" from Mridula Warrier – "Laalee Laalee" from Kalimannu Sithara – "Ennundodee" from Celluloid

Tamil cinema[]

Atharvaa receiving Best Actor – Tamil Award at the Event for his performance in the film Paradesi (2013)

Best Film	Best Director
Thanga Meenkal Haridas Paradesi Singam II Thalaimuraigal Vishwaroopam	Bala – Paradesi Balu Mahendra – Thalaimuraigal G. N. R. Kumaravelan – Haridas Hari – Singam II Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam Ram – Thanga Meenkal
Best Actor	Best Actress
Adharvaa – Paradesi Ajith Kumar – Arrambam Dhanush – Maryan Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam Kishore – Haridas Suriya – Singam II	Nayantara – Raja Rani Parvathy – Maryan Pooja Umashankar – Vidiyum Munn Sneha – Haridas Trisha – Endrendrum Punnagai Vedhicka – Paradesi
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Sathyaraj – Raja Rani Arya – Arrambam Jai – Raja Rani Jerry – Paradesi Rahman – Singam II	Dhansika – Paradesi Nandita Swetha – Ethir Neechal Nazriya Nazim – Raja Rani Padmapriya Janakiraman – Thanga Meenkal Taapsee Pannu – Arrambam
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
A. R. Rahman – Kadal A. R. Rahman – Maryan Anirudh Ravichander – Ethir Neechal Anirudh Ravichander – Vanakkam Chennai D. Imman – Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam G. V. Prakash Kumar – Paradesi	Na. Muthukumar – "Aananda Yaazhai" from Thanga Meenkal Madhan Karky – "Anbin Vaasaley" from Kadal Na. Muthukumar – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4 Vairamuthu – "Chithirai Nila" from Kadal Vairamuthu – "Sengaade" from Paradesi
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Sriram Parthasarathy – "Aananda Yaazhai" from Thanga Meenkal A. R. Rahman – "Elay Keechan" from Kadal Abhay Jodhpurkar – "Moongil Thottam" from Kadal G. V. Prakash – "Yaar Indha" from Thalaivaa Yuvan Shankar Raja – "Kadal Rasa Naan" from Maryan	Sakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulley" from Kadal Saindhavi – "Yaar Indha" from Thalaivaa Saindhavi – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4 Suchitra – "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi

Telugu cinema[]

Best Film	Best Director
Atharintiki Daaredi Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Mirchi Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Uyyala Jampala	Trivikram Srinivas- Atharintiki Daaredi Koratala Siva – Mirchi Srikanth Addala – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Vijaykumar Konda – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Virinchi Varma – Uyyala Jampala
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Nitin – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Pawan Kalyan – Atharintiki Daaredi Prabhas – Mirchi Ram Charan Teja – Nayak	Nithya Menen – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Rakul Preet Singh – Venkatadri Express Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Attarintiki Daredi Anushka Shetty – Mirchi Nanditha Raj – Prema Katha Chitram
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Sunil – Tadakha Brahmaji – Venkatadri Express Prakash Raj – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Sundeep Kishan – Gundello Godari Venkatesh – Masala	Lakshmi Manchu – Gundello Godari Anjali – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Nadiya Moidu – Atharintiki Daaredi Pranitha Subhash – Atharintiki Daaredi Punarnavi – Uyyala Jampala
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
Devi Sri Prasad – Atharintiki Daaredi Anoop Rubens – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Devi Sri Prasad – Mirchi M. R. Sunny – Swamy Ra Ra Mickey J. Meyer – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Sri Mani – "Aaradugula Bulletu" from Atharintiki Daaredi Anantha Sreeram – "Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma" from Ramayya Vasthavayya Chandrabose – "Gundello Godari" from Gundello Godari Ramajogayya Sastry – "Pandagala Digivachavu" from Mirchi Vishwa – "Diamond Girl" from Baadshah
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Kailash Kher – "Pandagala Digivachavu" from Mirchi Daler Mehndi – "Banthi Poola Janaki" from Baadshah Ranjith – "Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma" from Ramayya Vasthavayya Shankar Mahadevan – "Bapu Gari Bomma" from Atharintiki Daaredi Suchith Suresan – "Meenakshi Meenakshi" from Masala	K. S. Chithra – "Seethamma Vakitlo" from Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Shreya Ghoshal – "Hey Nayak" from Nayak Chinnaponnu – "Mirchi" from Mirchi Geetha Madhuri – "Vechhani Vayasu" from Gundello Godari Indu Nagaraj – "Pyar Mein Padipoya" from Potugadu

Technical Awards[]

Best Choreographer – South
Shekhar – Top Lessi Poddi (Iddarammayilatho)
Best Cinematographer – South
Rajeev Menon – Kadal

Special awards[]

Nazriya Nazim, with her Best Female Debut trophy at the 61st Filmfare Awards South in 2014

Lifetime Achievement
Balu Mahendra (Cinematographer, director)
Jayabharathi (Actress)
Critics Award for Best Actor
Prithiviraj for Celluloid
Dhanush for Maryan
Best Male Debut
Nivin Pauly for Neram
Gautham Karthik for Kadal
Best Female Debut
Nazriya Nazim for Neram

References[]

^ "61st Idea South Filmfare Awards". Indiasnaps.com. 12 July 2014.
^ "61st Filmfare Awards (South) Nominations: 'Attarintiki Daredi' Leads; Complete List of Nominees". IBtimes. 2 July 2014.

External links[]

Official website
Filmfare Awards South at IMDb

[1] "61st Idea South Filmfare Awards". Indiasnaps.com. 12 July 2014.

[2] "61st Filmfare Awards (South) Nominations: 'Attarintiki Daredi' Leads; Complete List of Nominees". IBtimes. 2 July 2014.

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