The 57th Filmfare Awards South (2010) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 7 August 2010.
Actress & Playback Singer Andrea Jeremiah and Actor Ganesh Venkatraman hosted the show. Mobile Networking company Idea produced the show for the 2nd consecutive year.
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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 57th Filmfare Awards South (2010) were held Chennai, Tamil Naudu, India on 7 August 2010.
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.
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).
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).
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Two new new categories were introduced in the 46th Filmfare Awards South (1999).
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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.
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| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | + S. Michael Rayappan (Producer) | Naadodigal |
| M. Saravanan (Producer) | Ayan | |
| M. S. Guhan (Producer) | ||
| Shailendra Singh (Producer) | Kanchivaram | |
| Bhushan Kumar (Producer) | ||
| K. S. Sreenivasan (Producer) | Naan Kadavul | |
| Sasikumar (Producer) | Pasanga | |
| K. Karunamoorthy (Producer) | Peranmai | |
| C. Arunpandian (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Priyadarshan | Kanchivaram |
| K. V. Anand | Ayan | |
| Bala | Naan Kadavul | |
| Pandiraj | Pasanga | |
| Samuthirakani | Naadodigal | |
| Suseenthiran | Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu | |
| Best Actor | +Prakash Raj | Kanchivaram |
| Arya | Naan Kadavul | |
| Jayam Ravi | Peranmai | |
| Kamal Haasan | Unnaipol Oruvan | |
| Suriya | Ayan | |
| Best Actress | +Pooja Umashanker | Naan Kadavul |
| Padmapriya Janakiraman | Pokkisham | |
| Sriya Reddy | Kanchivaram | |
| Sneha | Achamundu Achamundu | |
| Tamannaah Bhatia | Kandein Kadhalai | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Jayaprakash | Pasanga |
| Jagan | Ayan | |
| Prabhu | Ayan | |
| Rajendran | Naan Kadavul | |
| Vadivelu | Aadhavan | |
| Vivek | Padikathavan | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Shammu | Kanchivaram |
| Abhinaya | Naadodigal | |
| Anuja Iyer | Unnaipol Oruvan | |
| Renuka | Ayan | |
| Sujatha Sivakumar | Pasanga | |
| Best Music Director | +Harris Jayaraj | Ayan |
| Aadhavan | ||
| Devi Sri Prasad | Villu | |
| Kanthaswamy | ||
| Vidyasagar | Kandein Kadhalai | |
| Best Lyricist | +Na. Muthukumar | Vizhi Moodi from Ayan |
| Ilaiyaraaja | Piychai Paathiram from Naan Kadavul | |
| Kabilan | Karikaalan from Vettaikaaran | |
| Thamarai | Oru Vetkam from Pasanga | |
| Vairamuthu | Nenje Nenje from Ayan | |
| Vivega | Chinna Thamarai from Vettaikaaran | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Karthik | Hasili Fisili from Aadhavan |
| Harish Raghavendra | Nenje Nenje from Ayan | |
| Karthik | Vizhi Moodi from Ayan | |
| Krish | Chinna Thamarai from Vettaikaaran | |
| Naresh Iyer | Oru Vetkam from Pasanga | |
| Tippu | Vaada Mapillai from Villu | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Chinmayi | Vaarayo Vaarayo from Aadhavan |
| Harini | Hasili Fisili from Aadhavan | |
| Rita | Allegra from Kanthaswamy | |
| Shreya Ghoshal | Oru Vetkam from Pasanga | |
| Suchitra | Chinna Thamarai from Vettaikaaran |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | + Allu Aravind (Producer) | Magadheera |
| +B. V. S. N. Prasad (Producer) | ||
| Shyam Prasad Reddy (Producer) | Arundhati | |
| Aditya Babu (Producer) | Arya 2 | |
| R. R. Venkat (Producer) | Kick | |
| Nallamalupu Bujji (Producer) | Konchem Istam Konchem Kastam | |
| Best Director | +S. S. Rajamouli | Magadheera |
| Chaitanya Danthaluri | Banam | |
| Kodi Ramakrishna | Arundhati | |
| Sukumar | Arya 2 | |
| Surender Reddy | Kick | |
| Best Actor | +Ram Charan Teja | Magadheera |
| Allu Arjun | Arya 2 | |
| Kamal Haasan | Eenadu | |
| Prabhas | Ek Niranjan | |
| Ravi Teja | Kick | |
| Best Actress | +Anushka Shetty | Arundhati |
| Kajal Aggarwal | Magadheera | |
| Kamalinee Mukherjee | Gopi Gopika Godavari | |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Kick | |
| Tamannaah Bhatia | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Sonu Sood | Arundhati |
| Prakash Raj | Aakasamantha | |
| Sayaji Shinde | Arundhati | |
| Srihari | Magadheera | |
| Venkatesh | Eenadu | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Ramya Krishnan | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam |
| Kalpika | Prayanam | |
| Lakshmi | Eenadu | |
| Manorama | Arundhati | |
| Namitha | Billa | |
| Best Music Director | +M. M. Keeravani | Magadheera |
| Chakri | Gopi Gopika Godavari | |
| Devi Sri Prasad | Arya 2 | |
| Koti | Arundhati | |
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | |
| Best Lyricist | +Sirivennela Seetarama Sastri | Indiramma from Mahatma |
| Chandrabose | Panchadara Bomma from Magadheera | |
| C. Narayana Reddy | Kammukunna Cheektlona from Arundhati | |
| Ramajogayya Sastry | Nuvvakkadunte from Gopi Gopika Godavari | |
| Vanamali | Karigeloga Jeevitam from Arya 2 | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Anuj Gurwara | Panchadara Bomma from Magadheera |
| Baba Sehgal | Mr. Perfect from Arya 2 | |
| Kailash Kher | Kammukunna Cheekatlona from Arundhati | |
| Shankar Mahadevan | Konchem Ishtam from Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Indiramma from Mahatma | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Priya Himesh | Ringa Ringa from Arya 2 |
| Amrita Varshini | Meghama from Prayanam | |
| Nikita Nigam | Dheera Dheera from Magadheera | |
| Sunidhi Chauhan | Saradaga from Oy! | |
| Sunitha | Neela Neela Mabbulu from Pravarakhyudu |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | + Gokulam Gopalan (Producer) | Pazhassi Raja |
| M. M. Hamsa Saifudeen AR (Producer) | Bhagyadevatha | |
| Raju Malliath (Producer) | Bhramaram | |
| A. R. Zulfikar (Producer) | ||
| Antony Perumbavoor (Producer) | Evidam Swargamanu | |
| A.V.Anoop (Producer) | Paleri Manikyam | |
| Maha Subair (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Hariharan | Pazhassi Raja |
| Blessy | Bhramaram | |
| Ranjith | Paleri Manikyam | |
| Ranjith Sankar | Passenger | |
| Shyamaprasad | Ritu | |
| Best Actor | +Mammootty | Paleri Manikyam |
| Dileep | Swantham Lekhakan | |
| Jayaram | Bhagyadevatha | |
| Mohanlal | Evidam Swargamanu | |
| Prithviraj Sukumaran | Robinhood | |
| Best Actress | +Swetha Menon | Paleri Manikyam |
| Gopika | Swantham Lekhakan | |
| Kanika | Bhagyadevatha | |
| Mamta Mohandas | Passenger | |
| Priyanka Nair | Vilapangalkkappuram | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Manoj K. Jayan | Pazhassi Raja |
| Lalu Alex | Evidam Swargamanu | |
| Narain | Robinhood | |
| Nedumudi Venu | Bhagyadevatha | |
| Suresh Menon | Bhramaram | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Padmapriya | Pazhassi Raja |
| Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Bhramaram | |
| Lakshmi Rai | Evidam Swargamanu | |
| Samvrutha Sunil | Neelathaamara | |
| Sona Nair | Passenger | |
| Best Music Director | +Vidyasagar | Neelathaamara |
| Deepak Dev | Puthiya Mukham | |
| Ilaiyaraaja | Bhagyadevatha | |
| M. Jayachandran | Banaras | |
| Robinhood | ||
| Best Lyricist | +O. N. V. Kurup | Kunnathe Konna from Pazhassi Raja |
| Anil Panachuran | Kuzhaloothum from Bhramaram | |
| Kaithapram | Pichavacha from Puthiya Mukham | |
| Sarathchandra Varma | Anuraga from Neelathaamara | |
| Sarathchandra Varma | Azhithira from Bhagyadevatha | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +K. J. Yesudas | Adhi Usha Sandhya from Pazhassi Raja |
| Karthik | Azhi Thira Thallipoyalum from Bhagyadevatha | |
| Shankar Mahadevan | Picha Vacha from Puthiya Mukham | |
| Shreekumar Vakkiyil | Anuraga Vilocha from Neelathaamara | |
| Venugopal | Kuzaloothi from Bhramaram | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +K. S. Chithra | Kunnathe Konna from Pazhassi Raja |
| Shreya Ghoshal | Chanthu Thottille from Banaras | |
| Shweta Mohan | Priyanu Mathram from Robinhood | |
| Thottal Pookkum from Moz & Cat | ||
| Sujatha Mohan | Muthe Muthe from Kanakanmani |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +Shilpa Ganesh (Producer) | MaLeyali Jotheyali |
| S. Sanjay Babu (Producer) | Josh | |
| Krishnamurthy S G (Producer) | Parichaya | |
| Ramoji Rao (Producer) | Savaari | |
| V. Sanath Kumar (Producer) | Eddelu Manjunatha | |
| Best Director | +Guruprasad | Eddelu Manjunatha |
| Jacob Verghese | Savaari | |
| Prashant Raj | Love Guru | |
| Shivamani | Josh | |
| Sanjay | Parichaya | |
| Best Actor | +Ganesh | Maleyali Jotheyali |
| Jaggesh | Eddelu Manjunatha | |
| Tarun Chandra | Parichaya | |
| Raghu Mukherjee | Savaari | |
| Diganth | Manasaare | |
| Best Actress | +Radhika Pandit | Love Guru |
| Haripriya | Kallara Santhe | |
| Priyamani | Raam | |
| Priyanka Kothari | Raaj The Showman | |
| Rekha | Parichaya | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Achyuth Kumar | Josh |
| Dilip Raj | Love Guru | |
| Rangayana Raghu | Raam | |
| Sharan | Josh | |
| Tabla Nani | Eddelu Manjunatha | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Tulasi Shivamani | Josh |
| Anjana Sukhani | MaLeyali Jotheyali | |
| Nithya Menon | Josh | |
| Suman Ranganath | Savaari | |
| Yagna Shetty | Love Guru | |
| Best Music Director | +V. Harikrishna | Raaj The Showman |
| Jassie Gift | Parichaya | |
| Joshua Sridhar | Love Guru | |
| V. Harikrishna | Maleyali Jotheyali | |
| V. Manohar | Kallara Santhe | |
| Best Lyricist | +Jayanth Kaikini | Yello Maleyaagide from Manasaare |
| Jayanth Kaikini | Ni Sanihake Bandare from Maleyali Jotheyali | |
| Kaviraj | Shuruvagide Sundara Kanasu from MaLeyali Jotheyali | |
| Thanthane Thanthanthane from Josh | ||
| V. Manohar | Kapadi Kapadi from Kallara Santhe | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Chetan Sosca | Yaare Nee Devatheya from Ambari |
| Karthik | Yaaru Kooda Ninna Haage from Love Guru | |
| K. K. | Nadedaaduva Kamanabillu from Parichaya | |
| Shaan | Shuruvagide Sundara Kanasu from MaLeyali Jotheyali | |
| Shankar Mahadevan | Muthuraja from Raaj The Showman | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Shamitha Malnad | Madhura Pisu Maathige from Birugaali |
| Nanditha | Neenendare from Raam | |
| Sadhana Sargam | Marali Mareyagi from Savaari | |
| Shreya Ghoshal | Yenu Helabeku from Maleyali Jotheyali | |
| Hoovina Banadante from Birugaali |
| Name | Film |
| Mohanlal (Actor) | Bhramaram (Malayalam) |
| Srinagar Kitty (Actor) | Savaari (Kannada) |
| Yagna Shetty (Actress) | Eddelu Manjunatha (Kannada) |
| Yuvan Shankar Raja (Music Director) | Oy (Telugu) |
| Name | Occupation |
| K. P. A. C. Lalitha (Maheshwari Amma) | Actress |
| Ambareesh | Actor |
| Film | Language | Awards | Nominations |
| Pazhassi Raja | Malayalam | 7 | 7 |
| Magadheera | Telugu | 6 | 9 |
| Kanchivaram | Tamil | 4 | 5 |
| Ayan | Tamil | 3 | 11 |
| Aadhavan | Tamil | 3 | 5 |
| Arundhati | Telugu | 2 | 9 |
| MaLeyali Jotheyali | Kannada | 2 | 8 |
| Josh | Kannada | 2 | 7 |
| Paleri Manikyam | Malayalam | 2 | 4 |
| Eddelu Manjunatha | Kannada | 2 | 4 |
| Film | Language | Nominations | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayan | Tamil | 11 | 3 |
| Magadheera | Telugu | 9 | 6 |
| Arundhati | Telugu | 9 | 2 |
| MaLeyali Jotheyali | Kannada | 8 | 2 |
| Josh | Kannada | 7 | 2 |
| Pasanga | Tamil | 7 | 1 |
| Arya 2 | Telugu | 7 | 1 |
| Bhagyadevatha | Malayalam | 7 | 0 |
| Pazhassi Raja | Malayalam | 7 | 7 |
| Naan Kadavul | Tamil | 6 | 1 |
| Bhramaram | Malayalam | 7 | 1 |
| Love Guru | Kannada | 6 | 1 |
| Kanchivaram | Tamil | 5 | 4 |
| Aadhavan | Tamil | 5 | 3 |
| Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Telugu | 5 | 1 |
| Savaari | Kannada | 5 | 1 |
| Paleri Manikyam | Malayalam | 4 | 2 |
| Eddelu Manjunatha | Kannada | 4 | 2 |
| Neelathaamara | Malayalam | 4 | 1 |
| Vettaikaaran | Tamil | 4 | 0 |
| Kick | Telugu | 4 | 0 |
| Evidam Swargamanu | Malayalam | 4 | 0 |
| Robin Hood | Malayalam | 4 | 0 |
| Film | Awards | Nomination |
| Ayan | 3 | 11 |
| Kanchivaram | 3 | 5 |
| Aadhavan | 3 | 5 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Ayan | 11 | 3 |
| Pasanga | 7 | 1 |
| Naan Kadavul | 6 | 1 |
| Kanchivaram | 5 | 3 |
| Aadhavan | 5 | 3 |
| Vettaikaaran | 4 | 0 |
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| Magadheera | 6 | 9 |
| Arundhati | 2 | 9 |
| Arya 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | 1 | 5 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Magadheera | 9 | 6 |
| Arundhati | 9 | 2 |
| Arya 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | 5 | 1 |
| Kick | 4 | 0 |
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| Pazhassi Raja | 7 | 7 |
| Paleri Manikyam | 2 | 4 |
| Bhramaram | 1 | 7 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Pazhassi Raja | 7 | 7 |
| Bhramaram | 7 | 1 |
| Bhagyadevatha | 7 | 0 |
| Paleri Manikyam | 4 | 2 |
| Neelathaamara | 4 | 1 |
| Evidam Swargamanu | 4 | 0 |
| Robin Hood | 4 | 0 |
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| MaLeyali Jotheyali | 2 | 8 |
| Josh | 2 | 7 |
| Eddelu Manjunatha | 2 | 5 |
| Love Guru | 1 | 6 |
| Savaari | 1 | 6 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| MaLeyali Jotheyali | 8 | 2 |
| Josh | 7 | 2 |
| Love Guru | 6 | 1 |
| Savaari | 6 | 1 |
| Eddelu Manjunatha | 5 | 2 |