Check out the Filmfare South 2022 nomination list for Telugu here; the ceremony to be held in Bengaluru on Oct 9

Filmfare Awards 2022, the prestigious film awards of South Indian cinema will be held in Bengaluru on October 9 this year. The highly anticipated Filmfare Awards 2022 nominations list was announced on Friday (October 7, 2022). When it comes to the Telugu nominations, 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo' and 'Pushpa: The Rise' have topped the list with the maximum number of entries.

When it comes to the award for Best Film of Telugu, five highly acclaimed films, including 'Akhanda', 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo', 'Jathi Ratnalu', 'Love Story', 'Palasa 1978', 'Pushpa: The Rise' and 'Uppena' nominated. As per the coveted list, Buchi Babu Sana, Karuna Kumar, Rahul Sankrityan, Sekhar Kammula, Sukumar Bandreddi, Trivikram Srinivas and Uday Gurala are nominated for the Best Director award.

Here is the full list of nominations in Telugu:

-BEST FILM-

AKHANDA

ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO

JATHI RATNALU

LOVE STORY

PALASA 1978

PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1

UPPENA

-BEST DIRECTOR-

BUCHI BABU SANA (UPPENA)

KARUNA KUMA (PALASA 1978)

RAHUL SANKRITYAN (SHYAM SINGHA ROY)

SEKHAR KAMMULA (LOVE STORY)

SUKUMAR BANDREDDI (PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1)

TRIVIKRAM SRINIVAS (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

UDAY GURALA (MAIL)

-BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)-

ALLU ARJUN (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

ALLU ARJUN (PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1)

MAHESH BABU (SARILERU NEEKEVVARU)

NAGA CHAITHANYA (LOVE STORY)

NANI (SHYAM SINGHA ROY)

NAVEEN POLLISHETTY (JATHI RATNALU)

RAKSHITH ATLURI (PALASA 1978)

VAISHNAV TEJ (UPPENA)

-BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)-

CHANDINI CHOWDARY (COLOUR PHOTO)

KIRTI SHETTY (UPPENA)

POOJA HEGDE (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

RASHMIKA MANDANNA (BHEESHMA)

RASHMIKA MANDANNA (PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1)

SAI PALLAVI (LOVE STORY)

SAI PALLAVI (SHYAM SINGHA ROY)

-BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)-

JAGAPATHYBABU (REPUBLIC)

MURALI SHARMA (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

PRAVEEN (NAANDHI)

RAHUL RAMA KRISHNA (JATHI RATNALU)

SUNIL VARMA (PUSPAKAVIMANAM)

THIRUVEER (PALASA 1978)

VENNELA KISHORE (BHEESHMA)

-BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)-

MADONNA SEBASTIAN (SHYAM SINGHA ROY)

PRIYANKA JAWALKAR (GAMANAM)

RAMYA KRISHNAN (REPUBLIC)

SARANYA PRADEEP (JAANU)

TABU (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

VIJAYASANTHI (SARILERU NEEKEVVARU)

-BEST MUSIC ALBUM-

DEVISRI PRASAD (PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1)

DEVISRI PRASAD (SARILERU NEEKEVVARU)

GOPI SUNDAR (MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR)

RADHAN (JATHI RATNALU)

THAMAN S (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

THAMAN.S (VAKEEL SAAB)

VISHAL CHANDRASEKHAR (VARUDU KAAVALENU)

-BEST LYRICS-

ANANTHA SRIRAM- CHALAAKI CHINNAMMI (NARAPPA)

RAGHURAM- HEY IDI NENENA (SOLO BARTHUKE SO BETTER)

RAMAJOGAYYA SASTRI- MAGUVA (VAKEEL SAAB)

RAMBABU GOSALA- KOLA KALLE ILLA (VARUDU KAAVALENU)

S. SEETHARAMA SASTRY JE TARADORE (LIFE OF RAM) (JAANU)

S. SEETHARAMA SASTRY- PRANAVALAYA (SHYAM SINGHA ROY)

VISWA - NINGICHUTTE (UMAMAHESHWARA UGRAROOPASYA)

-BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)-

ANURAG KULKARNI- RAMULOO RAMULAA (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

ANURAG KULKARNI- SIRIVENNELA (SHYAM SINGHA ROY)

ARMAAN MALIK- BUTTABOMA (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

RAM MIRIYALA- VACHESAVE (JATHI RATNALU)

SID SRIRAM- MAGUVA (VAKEEL SAAB)

SID SRIRAM- MANASA MANASA (MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR)

SID SRIRAM- SAMAJAVARAGAMANA (ALA VAIKUNTHAPURRAMULOO)

SID SRIRAM- SRIVALLI (PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1)

-BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)-

ADITI BHAVARAJU- BAAVUCHADU (PALASA 1978)

CHINMAYI- MANASULONE (VARUDU KAAVALENU)

INDRAVATHI CHAUHAN- OO ANTAVA (PUSHPA: THE RISE- PART 1)

MADHU PRIYA- HABBABBAA HE'S SO CUTE (SARILERU NEEKEVVARU)

RAMYA BEHRA- KORAMEESAM POLISDA (KRACK)

SINDURI- CHENGUNA CHENGUNA (VARUDU KAAVALENU)

Filmfare awards recognize the best performances from the past year in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music and celebrate the artistic and technical achievements of the south Indian film industry. The award function is expected to be attended by the leading faces of the Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada industries.