The 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 12 July 2008.

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1. Venue
2. About Filmfare Awards South
3. Introduction of Filmfare Awards South
4. Introduction of New Categories
5. List of Winners-55th Filmfare Awards South (Main Awards)
   • Winners of Tamil Cinema Awards
   • Winners of Telugu Cinema Awards
   • Winners of Malayalam Cinema Awards
   • Winners of Kannada Cinema Awards
6. Most Awards and Nominations
   • Tamil
   • Telugu
   • Malayalam
   • Kannada
7. Special Jury Award
8. Filmfare Awards for Best Female Debut-South
9. Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut-South
10. Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer-South
11. Filmfare Award for Best Choreographer-South
12. Filmfare Awards for Best Art Director-South
13. Lifetime Achievement Award
14. Technical Awards
15. Awards Highlights
    • Awards Highlights-Tamil
    • Awards Highlights-Telugu
    • Awards Highlights-Malayalama
    • Awards Highlights-Kannada

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 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008) were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 12 July 2008.

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.

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Best Music Director Award South was introduced in the 38th Filmfare Awards South (1991).

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Three new award categories were introduced in the 53rd Filmfare Awards-South.

• Best Lyricist
• Best Editor
• Best Action Director

• Further, Best Female Playback Singer and Best Male Playback Singer were introduced in the 53rd Filmfare Awards-South (2006) both Male and Female awards were made separated.
• Earlier a common award for available both Male and Female Singers since 45th Filmfare Awards-South (1998).

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List of Winners-55th Filmfare Awards South (2008)

Nominees and Winners of Tamil Cinema Awards

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Nominees and Winners of Telugu Cinema Awards

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Nominees and Winners of Malayalam Cinema Awards

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Nominees and Winners of Kannada Cinema Awards

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Special Jury Award

• The Filmfare Special Jury Award-South was not awarded in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
• Actor Chiranjeevi and Mammootty received the Special Jury Awards (Honorary) in the 54th Filmfare Awards South (2007).

Lifetime Achievement Award

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.
• Hansika Motwani and Anjali received the award for Best Female Debut in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
  • Hansika Motwani won the award for the Telugu language film Desamuduru.
  • Anjali won the award for the Tamil language film Kattradhu Thamizh.

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.
• Ram Charan Teja won the award for Best Male Debut in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
• He won the award for the Telugu language Thriller film Chirutha.

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.
• K. V. Anand won the award for Best Cinematographer-South in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
  • He won the award for the Tamil language Thriller film Sivaji.

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.
• Prem Rakshith won the Best Choreographer-South in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
  • He won the award for the Tamil language Thriller film Azhagiya Tamil Magan.

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 from the 47th Filmfare Awards South (2000) to the 52nd Filmfare Awards South (2005) for six consecutive years.
• Thotta Tharani won the Best Art Director Award in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
  • He won the award for the Tamil language Thriller film Sivaji.

Most Nominations and Most Awards-55th Filmfare Awards South (2008)

• Tamil language film Paruthiveeran and Telugu language film Happy Days won most awards in the 55th Filmfare Awards-South (2008).
• Both films won six (6) awards each.
• Paruthiveeranreceived seven (7) nominations and won six of them.
• Happy Days received eight (8) nominations and won six of them.
• By receiving eight (8) nominations Happy Days became the most nominated film in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).

Most Awards-Tamil Cinema

Most Nominations-Tamil Cinema

Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Tamil Cinema)

• Film Paruthiveeran won the most award in the Tamil Cinema category and the 55th Filmfare Awards-South (2008) as well.
  • The film won six (6) awards in the category of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
  • Ameer Sultan won the award for Best Director (Tamil).
  • Karthi won the award for Best Actor (Tamil).
  • Priyamani won the award for Best Actress (Tamil).
  • Saravanan won the Best Supporting Actor (Tamil).
  • Sujatha won the award for Best Supporting Actress (Tamil).
• Film Paruthiveeran and Sivaji received six (6) nominations each.
  • By receiving six nominations both films became the most nominated film in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
• Film Sivaji received three awards in the category of Best Music Director, Best Art Director-South, and Best Choreographer-South.
  • A.R. Rahman won the Best Music Director (Tamil).
  • K. V. Anand won the Best Choreographer-South.
  • Thotta Tharani won the Best Art Director-South for the second time.
    • Earlier he won the award in 46th Filmfare Awards South (1999) when the award was first introduced.
• Sivaji received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor too.
  • S. Shankar received the nomination for Best Director (Tamil).
  • Rajinikanth received the nomination Best Actor (Tamil).
• Film Mozhi received five (5) nominations and won one (1) of them.
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won the award for Best Male Playback Singer-Tamil for the song Kannal Pesum.
• Film Pokkiri received four (4) nominations but did not win any awards.
  • The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
  • Prabhu Deva received the nomination for Best Director.
  • Vijay received the nomination for Best Actor-Tamil.
  • Asin received the nomination for Best Actress-Tamil.
• Film Billa received three (3) nominations.
  • However, the film could not win any awards.
  • Billa received nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
  • Ajith Kumar received the nomination for Best Actor-Tamil.
  • Nayanthara received the nomination for Best Actress-Tamil.
• Film Unnale Unnale received two nominations and won one of them.
  • Pa. Vijay won the award for Best Lyricist for the title song Unnale Unnale.

Most Nominations and Most Awards-55th Filmfare Awards South (2008)

Most Awards-Telugu Cinema

Most Nominations-Telugu Cinema

Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Telugu)

• Telugu film Happy Days won the most awards in the Telugu cinema category.
  • The film won six (6) awards out of eight (8) nominations.
  • By receiving eight nominations Happy Days became the most nominated film in the 55th Filmfare Awards South (2008).
• Happy Days won awards in the category of Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, and Best Male Playback Singer.
  • Sekhar Kammula won the award for Best Director-Telugu.
  • Sonia Deepti won the award for Best Supporting Actress-Tamil.
  • Mickey J. Meyer won the Best Music Director-Telugu
  • Vanamali won the Best Lyricist for the song Arere Arere.
  • Karthik won the Best Male Playback Singer-Telugu for the song Arere Arere.
• Film Yamadonga received six (6) nominations.
  • The film won only one (1) award in the category of Best Actor.
  • Jr. NTR won the award for Best Actor-Telugu.
• Film Desamuduru received five (5) nominations.
  • The film won only one (1) award in the category of Best Female Debut-South.
  • Hansika Motwani won the award for Best Female Debut-South.
• Film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule received three (3) nominations.
  • The film won one (1) award in the category of Best Actress.
  • Trisha won the award for Best Actress-Telugu for the film.
• Film Lakshyam received two nominations and won one of them.
  • Jagapati Babu won the award for Best Supporting Actor-Telugu.
• Film Munna received one nomination and won the same.
  • Sadhna Sargam won the award for Best Female Playback Singer-Telugu for the song Manasa.

Most Nominations and Most Awards-55th Filmfare Awards South (2008)

Most Awards-Malayalam Cinema

Most Nominations-Malayalam Cinema

Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Malayalam Cinema)

• Malayalam language film Ore Kadal won the most awards (3) in the Malayalam Cinema category.
  • The film won the categories of Best Actress, Best Music Director, and Best Female Playback Singer-Malayalam.
  • Meera Jasmine won the award for Best Actress-Malayalam.
  • Ouseppachann won the award for Best Music Director-Malayalam.
  • Swetha Mohan won the award for Best Female Playback Singer-Malayalam.
• Paradesi won two (2) awards in the category of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
  • Mohanlal won the award for Best Actor-Malayalam.
  • Lakshmi Gopalaswamy won the award for Best Supporting Actress-Malayalam.
• Film Anandabhairavi won one award in the category of Best Supporting Actor.
  • Sai Kumar won the award for Best Actor-Malayalam.
• Film Thaniye won one award in the category of Best Director.
  • Babu Thiruvalla won the award for Best Actor-Malayalam.
• Film Katha Parayumbol won the award in the category for Best Film-Malayalam.
• Film Arabikkatha won one award in the category of Best Lyricist.
  • Anil Panachooran won the award for Best Lyricist.
• Film Rock & Roll also one award in the category of Best Male Playback Singer-Malayalam.
  • Madhu Balakrishnan won the award for Best Male Playback Singer-Malayalam.

Most Nominations and Most Awards-55th Filmfare Awards South (2008)

Most Awards-Kannada Cinema

Most Nominations-Kannada Cinema

Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Kannada Cinema)

• Film Aa Dinagalu and Duniya won the most awards in the Kannada Cinema category.
  • Both films received three (3) nominations and won all of them.
• Film Aa Dinagalu won in the category of Best Film, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.
  • K. M. Chaitanya won the award for Best Actor-Kannada.
  • Sharath Lohitashwa won the award for Best Supporting Actor-Kannada.
• Film Duniya won in the category of Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Female Playback Singer.
  • Duniya Vijay won the award for Best Actor-Kannada for the film Duniya.
  • Rashmi won the award for Best Actress-Kannada.
  • Nanditha won the Best Female Playback Singer-Kannada for the song Kariya I Love You.
• Film Milana received four (4) nominations and won two (2) of them.
  • By receiving four (4) nominations Milana became the most nominated film in the Kannada cinema category.
  • Film Milana won in the category of Best Music Director and Best Male Playback Singer.
  • Mano Murthy won the award for Best Music Director-Kannada.
  • Sonu Nigam won the award for Best Male Playback Singer-Kannada for the song Ninnindale.
• Film Ee Bandhana received one nomination and won the same.
  • The film won in the category of Best Supporting Actress.
  • Tara won the award for the Best Supporting Actress-Kannada.

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