The 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India on 23 July 2005. Nikhil Chinnappa and Shriya Reddy hosted the 52nd Filmfare Awards South.
Post Content:
- Venue
- About Filmfare Awards South
- Introduction of Filmfare Awards South
- Introduction of New Categories
- List of Winners-52nd Filmfare Awards South
- Most Awards and Nominations
- Special Jury Award
- Filmfare Awards for Best Female Debut-South
- Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Choreographer-South
- Filmfare Awards for Best Art Director-South
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Technical Awards
- Awards Highlights
Venue
Initially, Filmfare Awards South was part of the Filmfare Awards (Hindi Cinema). Therefore, the award ceremonies were held in Bombay (now Mumbai) from 1964 to 1971 in a row.
Filmfare Awards South was held in Chennai for the first time in the year 1972. Moreover, it was the first time when the show was held outside Bombay.
However, the show was again held in Bombay in the years 1973 and 1974.
Thereafter since the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975), the ceremony started regularly in Chennai.
The 39th Filmfare Awards were also held in Bombay along with Filmfare Awards (Hindi Cinema) on 31 March 1993.
The 44th Filmfare South (1996) was held at the Ravindra Bharati Auditorium, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 30 August 1997.
This was the first time when Filmfare Awards South were held outside Bombay/Mumbai or Madras/Chennai.
The award function started to be held in Chennai and Hyderabad in alternate years since the 43rd Filmfare Awards South (1996).
The 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005) were held at the Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh, India on 23 July 2005.
About Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is a separate segment of the annual Filmfare Awards. The First Filmfare Awards were given on 21 March 1954.
Initially, only Hindi cinema personalities get nominated and awarded in various Filmfare Categories. Thereafter, Filmfare started new segments like Filmfare South, Filmfare Marathi, and Filmfare Bengali.
Filmfare Magazine presents Filmfare Awards. The Time Group publish the Filmfare magazine. Filmfare Awards acknowledge and honor the talent of Hindi Cinema. Whereas Filmfare Awards South aims to consider South Indian Films and related film personalities to honor and encourage them.
Introduction of Filmfare Awards South
South Film Industry makes films in mainly four languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Thus, Filmfare Magazine introduced the new segment of Filmfare Awards for South.
The First Filmfare Award was held in the year 1954 in Bombay (now Mumbai). Filmfare presented awards, for Hindi Cinema, in five categories only.
Thereafter, Filmfare introduced Filmfare Awards South in the year 1964. Meaning thereby, after ten (10) years of the First Filmfare Awards held in Bombay (now Mumbai).
In the meantime, Filmfare also introduced Filmfare Awards East and Filmfare Marathi Awards in 1963. Filmfare Awards East were initially meant for Bangla Cinema. However, Assamese and Odia cinema were also included in the year 2014.
South Indian Films (Tamil and Telugu only) were considered in the 11th, 12th, and 13th Filmfare Awards South. Malayalam Films were added to the 14th Filmfare Awards South (1967). Thereafter, Kannada Films were also added to the 17th Filmfare Awards South. Thus, all four languages of South Indian Films were considered for awards since the 17th Filmfare Awards South (1970).
Introduction of New Categories
Filmfare Awards South presented awards in the category of Best Film only from 1964 to 1972.
Filmfare introduced new categories of awards in the 20th Filmfare Awards (1973). These new categories were Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Thus, the number of award categories became four (4) since the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973). Now onward all awards were presented in all four main categories as such Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Best Music Director Award South was introduced in the 38th Filmfare Awards South (1991).
Three new categories were introduced in the 45th Filmfare Awards South (1998).
- Filmfare Award South for Best Cinematography.
- Filmfare Award South for Best Choreography.
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut South.
Two new new categories were introduced in the 46th Filmfare Awards South (1999).
- Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Art Director-South.
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut-South was introduced in the 48th Filmfare Awards South (2001). Earlier the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut-South was introduced in the 45th Filmfare Awards-South (1998).
Four new award categories were introduced in the 50th Filmfare Awards South for Tamil and Telugu Cinema. These categories were Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Villain, and Best Comedian.
List of Winners-52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005)
Nominees and Winners of Tamil Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +Cheran (Producer) | Autograph |
| Best Director | +Cheran | Autograph |
| Best Actor | +Suriya | Perazhagan |
| Best Actress | +Sandhya | Kadhal |
| Best Supporting Actor | +R. Madhavan | Aayitha Ezhuthu |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Mallika | Autograph |
| Best Comedian | +Vivek | Perazhagan |
| Best Villain | +Prakash Raj | Ghilli |
| Best Music Director | +Yuvan Shankar Raja | 7G Rainbow Colony |
| +Bharathwaj | Autograph |
Nominees and Winners of Telugu Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +M. S. Raju (Producer) | Varsham |
| Sekhar Kammula (Producer) | Anand | |
| Dil Raju (Producer) | Arya | |
| Sarita Patra (Producer) | Aa Naluguru | |
| Best Director | +Sukumar | Arya |
| Sekhar Kammula | Anand | |
| S. S. Rajamouli | Sye | |
| K. Vijaya Bhaskar | Malliswari | |
| Best Actor | +Chiranjeevi | Shankar Dada MBBS |
| Rajendra Prasad | Aa Naluguru | |
| Prabhas | Varsham | |
| Allu Arjun | Arya | |
| Nagarjuna | Mass | |
| Best Actress | +Trisha | Varsham |
| Kamilini Mukherjee | Anand | |
| Shriya Saran | Nenunnanu | |
| Katrina Kaif | Malliswari | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Srikanth | Shankar Dada MBBS |
| Kota Srinivasa Rao | Aa Naluguru | |
| Sunil Varma | Mass | |
| Shashank | Sye | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Keerthi Reddy | Arjun |
| Satya Krishnan | Anand | |
| Aamani | Aa Naluguru | |
| Charmy Kaur | Mass | |
| Best Comedian | +Sunil Varma | Pedababu |
| Venu Madhav | Sye | |
| Dharmavarapu Subramanyam | Leela Mahal Center | |
| Yagnam | ||
| Best Villain | +Pradeep Rawat | Sye |
| Gopichand | Varsham | |
| Devaraj | Yagnam | |
| Prakash Raj | Samba | |
| Best Music Director | +Devi Sri Prasad | Varsham |
| Devi Sri Prasad | Arya | |
| K. M. Radha Krishnan | Anand | |
| Koti | Malliswari | |
| Harris Jayaraj | Gharshana |
Nominees and Winners of Malayalam Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +Noushad (Producer) | Kazhcha |
| +Xavy Mano Mathew (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Blessy | Kazhcha |
| Best Actor | +Mammootty | Kazhcha |
| Best Actress | +Geetu Mohandas | Akale |
| Samvrutha Sunil | Rasikan | |
| Best Music Director | +M. Jayachandran | Perumazhakkalam |
Nominees and Winners of Kannada Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +Dwarakish (Producer) | Apthamitra |
| Best Director | +P. Vasu | Apthamitra |
| Best Actor | +Vishnuvardhan | Apthamitra |
| Best Actress | +Soundarya | Apthamitra |
| Best Music Director | +Gurukiran | Apthamitra |
Special Jury Award
- The Special Filmfare Award South was not presented in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name | Occupation |
| K. R. Vijaya | Actress |
| Ramoji Rao | Producer |
Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut-South was first introduced in the 45th Filmfare Awards-South (1998).
- Simran became the first winner of the award.
- She won the award for the Tamil language films Nerukku Ner, Once More, and VIP.
- Reemma Sen received the award in the 49th Filmfare Awards South (2002) for the Tamil language film Minnale.
- The Best Female Debut-South was not awarded in the 52nd Filmfare Awards (2005) for the 3rd consecutive year.
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut-South was first introduced in the 48th Filmfare Awards-South (2001).
- R. Madhavan became the first winner of the award.
- He won the award for the Tamil language film Alaipayuthey.
- Ravi Krishna won the award in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- He won the award for the Tamil language film 7G Rainbow Colony.
Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer-South
- Filmfare Best Playback Singer-South was first introduced in the 45th Filmfare Awards-South (1998).
- Mano won the award for the Song “Rukuruku Rukmini” from the Telugu language film Pelli.
- K. S. Chithra won the Best Playback Singer-South in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- She won the award for the Telugu language film Varshan.
Technical Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer-South
- Filmfare Best Cinematographer-South was first introduced in the 45th Filmfare Awards-South (1998).
- Santosh Sivan became the first winner of the Award.
- He won the award for the Tamil language film Iruvar.
- S. Gopal Reddy won the Best Cinematographer-South in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- He won the award for the Tamil language film Varshan.
Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer South was first introduced in the 45th Filmfare Awards-South (1998).
- Brinda Master became the first person to received the award.
- She won the award for the Telugu language film Preminchukundam Raa.
- Raju Sundaram won the award in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- He won the award for the Tamil Language Film Ghilli.
- Earlier, Raghava Lawrence won the Award for three consecutive year.
- He won the Award for the Telugu language film Annayya in the 48th Filmfare Awards (2001).
- Raghava Lawrence won the Award for the Tamil language film Annayya in the 49th Filmfare Awards (2002) for the 2nd consecutive year.
- He won the award for the Telugu language film Indra in the 50th Filmfare Awards (2003).
Filmfare Award for Best Art Director-South
- Filmfare Award for Best Art Director South was first introduced in the 46th Filmfare Awards-South (1999).
- Thotta Tharani won the award for the Telugu language film Choodalani Vundi.
- Filmfare Award for Best Art Director-South was not awarded in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005) for the 6th consecutive year.
Most Nominations and Most Awards-52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005)
Most Awards-Tamil Cinema
| Film | Awards |
| Autograph | 4 |
| Perazhagan | 2 |
| Kadhal | 1 |
| Aayitha Ezhuthu | 1 |
| Ghilli | 1 |
| 7G Rainbow Colony | 1 |
Most Nominations-Tamil Cinema
| Film | Nominations |
| Autograph | 4 |
| Perazhagan | 2 |
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Tamil Cinema)
- Tamil language film Autograph won the most awards in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- The film won four (4) awards.
- Autograph won in the category of Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Music Director.
- Cheran won the award for Best Director (Tamil).
- Mallika won the award for Best Supporting Actress (Tamil).
- Bharathwaj won the award for Best Music Director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja also won the award for Best Music Director.
- He won the award for the film 7G Rainbow Colony.
- Film Perazhagan won two (2) awards.
- The film won Best Actor (Tamil) and Best Comedian.
- Suriya won the award for Best Actor (Tamil).
- Vivek won the award for Best Comedian.
- He won the award for the 2nd consecutive year.
- Vivek won the award for Best Comedian (Tamil) for the film Saamy in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
- Film Kadhal won the award for Best Actress (Tamil).
- Sandhya won the award for Best Actress (Tamil).
- Film Aayitha Ezhuthu also won an award for Best Supporting Actor.
- R. Madhavan won the award for Best Supporting Actor (Tamil).
- R. Madhavan received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
- He received the nomination for the Tamil Language Film Anbe Sivam.
- Film Ghilli won an award in the Best Villain category.
- Prakash Raj won the award for the Best Villain (Tamil).
Most Nominations and Most Awards-52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005)
Most Awards-Telugu Cinema
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| Varsham | 3 | 5 |
| Shankar Dada MBBS | 2 | 2 |
| Arya | 1 | 4 |
| Sye | 1 | 4 |
| Arjun | 1 | 1 |
| Pedababu | 1 | 1 |
Most Nominations-Telugu Cinema
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Varsham | 5 | 3 |
| Anand | 5 | 0 |
| Arya | 4 | 1 |
| Sye | 4 | 1 |
| Aa Naluguru | 4 | 0 |
| Malliswari | 3 | 0 |
| Mass | 3 | 0 |
| Shankar Dada MBBS | 2 | 2 |
| Yagnam | 2 | 0 |
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Telugu)
- Telugu language film Varsham won the most awards in the Telugu Cinema Category.
- The film won three (3) awards in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- Varsham received five (5) nominations and won three (3) of them.
- The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Villain, and Best Music Director.
- Varsham won in the category of Best Film (Telugu), Best Actress (Telugu), and Best Music Director (Telugu).
- Trisha won the award for Best Actress (Telugu).
- Devi Sri Prasad won the Best Music Director (Telugu).
- Film Anand also received five (5) nominations.
- However, the film did not win any awards.
- By receiving five (5) nominations each, film Varsham and Anand became the most nominated films in the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005).
- Film Shankar Dada MBBS received two (2) nominations and won both of them.
- The film won in the category of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.
- Chiranjeevi won the Best Actor (Telugu).
- Srikanth won the Best Supporting Actor (Telugu).
- Film Arya received four (4) nominations.
- The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Music Director.
- Film Arya won only one (1) award.
- Sukumar won the award for Best Director (Telugu).
- Allu Arjun received the nomination for Best Actor (Telugu).
- Devi Sri Prasad received a nomination for Best Director (Telugu).
- Devi Sri Prasad received another nomination for Best Director (Telugu) for the film Varsham and won the same.
- Film Sye also received four (4) nominations.
- The film received nominations in the category of Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Comedian, and Best Villain.
- The film won only one (1) award.
- Pradeep Rawat won the award for Best Villain.
- S. S. Rajamouli received the nominations for Best Director (Telugu).
- Shashank received the nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu).
- Venu Madhav received the nomination for Best Comedian (Telugu).
- Film Arjun received only one nomination and won the same.
- Keerthi Reddy won the Best Actress (Telugu).
- Film Pedababu also received only one nomination and won the same.
- Sunil Varma won the award for Best Comedian.
- Sunil Varma also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the film Mass.
- However, Srikanth won the award for the film Shankar Dada MBBS.
- Film Aa Naluguru received four (4) nominations.
- However, the film could not win any awards.
- Film Malliswari and Mass received three (3) nominations each.
- Both films did not win any awards.
- Film Yagnam received two (2) nominations but failed to win any.
Most Nominations and Most Awards-52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005)
Most Awards-Malayalam Cinema
| Film | Awards |
| Kazhcha | 3 |
| Akale | 1 |
| Perumazhakkalam | 1 |
Most Nominations-Malayalam Cinema
| Film | Nominations |
| Kazhcha | 3 |
| Samvrutha Sunil | 1 |
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Malayalam Cinema)
- Malayalam language film Kazhcha won the most awards (3) in the Malayalam Cinema Awards
- The film won in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.
- Blessy won the award for Best Director (Malayalam).
- Mammootty won the award for Best Actor (Malayalam).
- Film Akale won one (1) award.
- Geetu Mohandas won the award for Best Actress (Malayalam).
- Film Perumazhakkalam won also won one award.
- M. Jayachandran won the award for Best Music Director (Malayalam).
Most Nominations and Most Awards-52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005)
Most Awards-Kannada Cinema
| Film | Awards |
| Apthamitra | 5 |
Most Nominations-Kannada Cinema
| Film | Nominations |
| Apthamitra | 5 |
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Kannada Cinema)
- Kannada language film Apthamitra received all five nominations and won all of them.
- Apthamitra became the first film in the history of Filmfare Awards to win all Main Awards in a single year.
- Apthamitra also became the first Kannada film to won all Main Awards in a single Filmfare Awards-South.
- P. Vasu won the award for Best Director (Kannada).
- Vishnuvardhan won the award for Best Actor (Kannada).
- Soundarya won the award for Best Actress (Kannada).
- Gurukiran won the award for Best Music Director (Kannada).
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