The long wait for the official nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) is finally over. The annual ceremony identifying the greatest talents of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies will be held on December 21, in Chennai. Filmfare Awards (South), in association with Dazzler Eterna, Vimal and Luker LED, USA, will celebrate cinema and honour South artists for their contribution. Here's taking a look at the nominations from the various categories.
Telugu
Best Film
Rangasthalam
Geetha Govindam
Mahanati
C/O Kancharapalem
Sammohanam
Bharat Ane Nenu
Best Director
Sukumar (Rangasthalam)
Parasuram (Geetha Govindam)
Nag Ashwin (Mahanati)
Maha Venkatesh (C/O Kancharlapalem)
Indraganti Mohana Krishna (Sammohanam)
Koratala Siva (Bharat Ane Nenu)
Best Actor (Male)
Ram Charan (Rangasthalam)
Vijay Devarakonda (Geetha Govindam)
Mahesh Babu (Bharath Ane Nenu)
Dulqer Salman (Mahanati)
Jr Ntr (Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava)
Best Actor (Female)
Samantha Akkineni (Rangasthalam)
Rashmika Mandanna (Geetha Govindam)
Keerthi Suresh (Mahanati)
Anushka Shetty (Bhaagamathie)
Pooja Hegde (Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava)
Aditi Rao Hydari (Sammohanam)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Jagapati Babu (Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava)
Aadhi Pinisetty (Rangasthalam)
Sr. Naresh (Sammohanam)
R. Madhavan (Savyasachi)
Rahul Ramakrishna (Geetha Govindam)
Doddanna (Aatagadharaa Siva)
Mohan Bhagat (C/O Kancherapalem)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female )
Anasuya Bharadwaj (Rangasthalam)
Malavika Nair (Taxiwala)
Asha Sarath (Bhaagamathie)
Samantha Akkineni (Mahanati)
Mehreen Kaur Pirzada (Kavacham)
Praveena Paruchuri (C/O Kancerapalem)
Best Music Director
Devi Sri Prasad (Rangasthalam)
Gopi Sunder (Geetha Govindam)
Mickey J Meyer (Mahanati)
Vivek Sagar (Sammohanam)
S S Thaman (Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava)
Swear Agasthi (C/O Kancerapalem)
Best Playback (Male)
Sid Sriram - Inkem Inkem Kavaali (Geetha Govindam)
Anurag Kulkarni - Pillaa Raa (Rx 100)
Rahul Sipligunj (Rangaa Rangaa Rangasthalaana - Rangasthalam)
Kaala Bhairava (Penimiti - Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava)
Arman Malik (Ninnila Ninnila - Tholi Prema)
Anurag Kulkarni (C/O Kancherapalem - Aasha Paasham)
Best Playback (Female)
Mansi (Rangamma Mangamma - Rangasthalam)
Shreya Ghoshal (Mandaraa Mandaraa - Bhaagamathie)
Ramya Behara (Gelupu Leni Samaram - Mahanati)
Mohana Bhogaraju (Reddamma Thalli - Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava)
Ramya Bhatt (Yettagayya Shiva Shiva - Aatagadharaa Siva)
Chinmayi (Yenti Yenti - Geeta Govindam)
Best Lyricist
Chandra Bose (Entha Sakkagunnavey - Rangasthalam)
Ramajogayya Sastry (Penimiti - Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava)
Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry (Chivaraku Migiledi - Mahanati)
Chaitanya Prasad (Pillaa Raa - Rx 100)
Anantha Sreeram (Inkem Inkem Kavaale - Geetha Govindam)
Tamil
Best Film
96
Chekka Chivanda Vaanam
Pariyerum Perumal
Ratsasan
Sarkar
Vada Chennai
Best Director
Mani Rathnam (Chekka Chivantha Vaanam)
Mari Selvaraj (Pariyerum Perumal)
A R Murugadoss (Sarkar)
Prem Kumar (96)
Ram Kumar (Ratsasan)
Vetrimaran (Vada Chennai)
Best Actor (Male)
Aravind Swami (Chekka Chivantha Vaanam)
Dhanush (Vada Chennai)
Jayam Ravi (Adangamaru)
Vijay (Sarkar)
Vijay Sethupathi (96)
Best Actor (Female)
Aishwarya Rajesh (Kanaa)
Jyotika (Kaatrin Mozhi)
Nayantara (Kolamavu Kokila)
Sai Pallavi (Maari 2)
Trisha (96)
Best Actor In A supporting Role (Male)
Akshay Kumar (2.0)
Anurag Kashyap (Imaika Nodigal)
Arun Vijay (Chekka Chivanda Vaanam)
Samudrakani (Kaala)
Satyaraj (Kanaa)
Yogi Babu (Kolamavu Kokila)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Eswari Rao (Kaala)
Priya Bhavani Shankar (Kadaikutty Singam)
Ramya Krishnan (Thana Serndra Kootham)
Saranya Ponvannan (Kolamavu Kokila)
Varalakshmi (Sarkar)
Best Music Director
Anirudh (Kolamavu Kokila)
Govind Vasantha (96)
A R Rahman (Chekka Chivanda Vanam)
Santhosh Narayan (Pariyerum Perumal)
Yuvan Shankar Raja (Pyar Prema Kadhal)
Best Playback (Male)
Anirudh (Kalyana Vayasu -Kolamavu Kokila)
Antony Dasan (Sodakku – Thana Serndha Kootam)
Dhanush (Rowdy Baby – Maari 2)
Sid Sriram (Hey Penne – Pyar Prema Kadhal)
Raghu Dixit, Sathyaprakash D, Jithin Raj (Neeyum Naanum Anbe – Imaikkaa Nodigal)
Best Playback (Female)
Chinmaye (Kaathale Kathale – 96)
Dhee (Rowdy Baby – Maari 2)
Jonita Gandhi (Omg Ponnu – Sarkar)
Sakthishree Gopalan (Bhoomi Bhoomi – Chekka Chivanda Vaanam)
Shashaa Tirupati (Endhira Logathu – 2.0)
Best Lyricist
Gkb ( Vaayadi Petthapulla – Kanaa)
Karthik Netha (Kadhale Kadhale – 96)
Madhan Karky (Kurumba – Tik Tik Tik)
Vignesh Shivan (Sodakku – Thana Serndha Kootam)
Vivek (Pottakati Poovasam – Pariyerum Perumal)
Kannada
Best Film
Tagaru
KGF
Nathicharami
Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu
Ammachi Yemba Nenepu
Best Director
Mansore (Nathicharami)
Suri (Tagaru)
Prashanth Neel (KGF)
Rishabh Shetty (Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu)
Karthik Saraguru (Jeerjimbe)
Best Actor (Male)
Shivrajkumar (Tagaru)
Yash (KGF)
Sathish Ninasam (Ayogya)
Diganth (Katheyondu Shuruvagide)
Ganesh (Orange)
Best Actor (Female)
Manvitha Kamath (Tagaru)
Sruthi Hariharan (Nathicharami)
Meghana Raj (Iruvudellava Bittu)
Ashika Ranganath (Rambo 2)
Nishvika Naidu (Amma I Love You)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Dhananjay (Tagaru)
Radhakrishna Urala (Ammachi Yemba Nenepu)
P. Ravishankar (Rambo 2)
Achyuth Kumar (Choori Katte)
Ashwin Rao Pallakki (Katheyondu Shuruvagide)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Shreya Anchan (Katheyondu Shuruvagide)
Sumalatha (Thayige Thakka Maga)
Sharanya (Nathicharami)
Sudharani (Life Jothe Ond Selfie)
Suman Nagarkar (Jeerjimbe)
Best Music Director
Charanraj (Tagaru)
Ravi Basrur (KGF)
Arjun Janya (Ayogya)
Guru Kiran (Amma I Love You)
Vasuki Vaibhav (Sarakari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu)
Best Playback (Male)
Vijaya Prakash (Yenammi Yenammi - Ayogya)
Sanjith Hegde (Shakunthale - Naduve Antharavirali)
Antony Dasan (Tagaru Banthu Tagaru - Tagaru)
Sunil Kashyap (Amma Nannee Januma - Amma I Love You)
Kailash Kher (Anna Nanna Hesaru - The Villain)
Best Playback (Female)
Ananya Bhat (Hold On Hold On - Tagaru)
Adithi Sagar (Dum Maro Dum - Rambo 2)
Bindu Malini (Bhavalokada - Nathicharami)
Anuradha Bhat (Holeva Holeyachage - Ammachi Yemba Nenepu)
Madhuri Sheshadri (Nooraru Bannagalu - Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika
Shaale, Kasaragodu)
Best Lyricist
V.
Nagendra Prasad (Amma Nannee Januma - Amma I Love You)
Kiran Kaverappa (Bhavaloka - Nathicharami)
Jayant Kaikini (Badukina Bannave - Tagaru)
Trilok Trivikram (Praveena Praveena - Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shaale, Kasaragodu)
H S Venkatesha Murthy (Sakkareya Paakadali - Hasiru Ribbon)
Malayalam
Best Film
Sudani From Nigeria
Joseph
Njan Prakashan
Ee.Maa.Yau
Eada
Best Director
Lijo Jose Pellissery (Ee.Maa.Yau)
Zkariya Mohammed (Sudani From Nigeria)
M.Padmakumar (Joseph)
Anjali Menon (Koode)
Madhupal (Oru Kupprasidha Payyan)
Best Actor (Male)
Jayasurya (Captain)
Tovino Thomas (Theevandi)
Joju George (Joseph)
Soubin Shahir (Sudahi From Nigeria)
Chemban Vinod (Ee.Maa.Yau)
Prithviraj (Koode)
Best Actor (Female)
Aishwarya Lekshmi (Varathan)
Anu Sithara (Captain)
Nimisha Sajayan (Eada)
Manju Warrier (Aami)
Nazriya (Koode)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Sidhique (Hey Jude)
Sharafudeen (Varathan)
Vinayakan (Ee.Ma.Yau)
Ranjith (Koode)
Sudheesh (Theevndi)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Savithri Sreedharan (Sudani From Nigeria)
Sarala Balussery (Sudani From Nigeria)
Muthumani (Uncle)
Nimisha Sajayan (Oru Kuprasidha Payyan)
Pauly Valsan (Ee Ma Yau)
Best Music Director
Kailas Menon (Theevandi)
Sushin Shyam (Varathan)
Vishal Bharadwaj (Carbon)
Shan Rahman (Aravindante Athidhikal)
Gopisundar (Captain)
Best Lyricist
Harinarayanan B.K (Jeevamshamayi - Theevandi)
Rafeeque Ahmed (Neer Neermathalam - Aami)
Anil Panachuran (Nenchinullilaake - Thattumpurath Achuthan)
Ajeesh Dasan (Ini Orukalathe - Poomaram)
Anwar Ali (Mizhi Niranju - Eada)
Best Playback (Male)
Karthik (Kadavathoru Thoni - Poomaram)
Vijay Yesudas (Poomuthole - Joseph)
Karthik (Vanville - Koode)
Abhay Jodhpurkar (Minnaminni - Koode)
Haricharan - Mullappuvithalo (Abrahaminte Santhathikal)
Best Playback (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal (Maanam Thudukkanu - Odiyan)
Anne Amie - Aararo (Koode)
Neha Nair (Ponnumkasavitta - Queen)
Shreya Ghoshal (Palthira - Captain)
Megha Josekutty - Endhe Kanna (Aravinthante Athidhikal)