59th Filmfare Awards-South (2012) at a glance:
| Date | 7 July 2012 |
| Place Held | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Hosts | Karthik (Singer) |
| Chinmayi Sriprada (Singer) | |
| Most Aards | 6 Dookudu (Telugu) |
| Most Nominations | 10 Dookudu (Telugu) |
| Best Film-Tamil | Aadukalam |
| Best Film-Telugu | Dookudu |
| Best Film-Malayalam | Traffic |
| Best Film-Kannada | Olave Mandara |
| Previous Filmfare Award-South | 58th Filmfare Awards-South (2011) |
| Next Filmfare Awards-South | 60th Filfmare Awards-South (2013) |
The 59th Filmfare Awards South (2012) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on 7th July 2012.
Singers Karthik and Chinmayi Sripada hosted the show.
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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 59th Filmfare Awards South (2012) was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India on 7th July 2012.
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 or four film industries 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 four awards were presented in all four main categories as such Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress belong to four film industries of South Indian Cinema.
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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 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 | +Kathiresan (Producer) | Aadukalam |
| Udhayanidhi Stalin (Producer) | 7aum Arivu | |
| M. Chinthamani (Producer) | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Ronnie Screwvala (Producer) | ||
| Kumar (Producer) | Ko | |
| Jayaraman (Producer) | ||
| Dhayanidhi Alagiri (Producer) | Mankatha | |
| Vivek Rathnavel (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Vetrimaaran | Aadukalam |
| K. V. Anand | Ko | |
| A. R. Murugadoss | 7aum Arivu | |
| Venkat Prabhu | Mankatha | |
| A. L. Vijay | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Best Actor | +Dhanush | Aadukalam |
| Ajith Kumar | Mankatha | |
| Jiiva | Ko | |
| Suriya | 7aum Arivu | |
| Vikram | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Best Actress | +Anjali | Engaeyum Eppothum |
| Asin Thottumkal | Kaavalan | |
| Anushka Shetty | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Ineya | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | |
| Richa Gangopadhyay | Mayakkam Enna | |
| Shruthi Haasan | 7aum Arivu | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Ajmal Ameer | Ko |
| V. I. S. Jayabalan | Aadukalam | |
| Santhanam | Siruthai | |
| Santhanam | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Sunder Ramu | Mayakkam Enna | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Ananya | Engaeyum Eppothum |
| Amala Paul | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Lakshmi Rai | Mankatha | |
| Manisha Koirala | Mappillai | |
| Mithra Kurian | Kaavalan | |
| Best Music Director | +G. V. Prakash Kumar | Aadukalam |
| M Ghibran | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | |
| G. V. Prakash Kumar | Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Harris Jayaraj | Ko | |
| 7aum Arivu | ||
| Best Lyricist | +Vairamuthu | Saara Saara from Vaagai Sooda Vaa |
| Madhan Karky | Nee Korinaal from Nootrenbadhu | |
| Na. Muthukumar | Mun Andhi from 7aum Arivu | |
| Vizhigalil Oru from Deiva Thirumagal | ||
| Thamarai | Engeyum Kadhal from Engeyum Kadhal | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Aalap Raju | Enamo Aedho from Ko |
| G. V. Prakash Kumar | Yathe Yathe from Aadukalam | |
| Karthik | Mun Andhi from 7aum Arivu | |
| Richard | Nangai from Engeyum Kadhal | |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Yamma Yamma from 7aum Arivu | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Chinmayi | Saara Saara from Vaagai Sooda Vaa |
| Madhushree | Un Pere Theriyadhu from Engaeyum Eppothum | |
| Neha Bhasin | Poranae from Vaagai Sooda Vaa | |
| Saindhavi | Vizhigalil Oru from Deiva Thirumagal | |
| Swetha Mohan | Nee Korinaal from Nootrenbadhu |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +Ram Achanta (Producer) | Dookudu |
| +Gopichand Achanta (Producer) | ||
| +Anil Sunkara (Producer) | ||
| Bunny Vasu (Producer) | 100% Love | |
| Dil Raju (Producer) | Mr. Perfect | |
| Nagarjuna Akkineni (Producer) | Rajanna | |
| Yalamanchali Sai Babu (Producer) | Sri Rama Rajyam | |
| Best Director | +Sreenu Vaitla | Dookudu |
| Bapu | Sri Rama Rajyam | |
| Nandini Reddy | Ala Modalaindi | |
| Dasaradh | Mr. Perfect | |
| Sukumar | 100% Love | |
| Best Actor | +Mahesh Babu | Dookudu |
| Balakrishna | Sri Rama Rajyam | |
| Nagarjuna | Rajanna | |
| Prabhas | Mr. Perfect | |
| Ram Pothineni | Kandireega | |
| Best Actress | +Nayantara | Sri Rama Rajyam |
| Kajal Aggarwal | Mr. Perfect | |
| Nithya Menen | Ala Modalaindi | |
| Tamannaah | 100% Love | |
| Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Dookudu | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +M. S. Narayana | Dookudu |
| Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Sri Rama Rajyam | |
| Jagapati Babu | Jai Bolo Telangana | |
| Prakash Raj | Dookudu | |
| Sonu Sood | Kandireega | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Annie | Rajanna |
| Aksha Pardasany | Kandireega | |
| Lakshmi Manchu | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | |
| Poonam Kaur | Gaganam | |
| Taapsee Pannu | Mr. Perfect | |
| Best Music Director | +Thaman | Dookudu |
| Devi Sri Prasad | 100% Love | |
| Ilaiyaraaja | Sri Rama Rajyam | |
| Kalyani Malik | Ala Modalaindi | |
| M. M. Keeravani | Rajanna | |
| Best Lyricist | +Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao | Jagadhannadha from Sri Rama Rajyam |
| Anantha Sreeram | Chali Chali Ga from Mr. Perfect | |
| Ramajogayya Sastry | Guruvaram March Okati from Dookudu | |
| Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | Ammammo Ammo fro Ala Modalaindi | |
| Suddala Ashok Teja | Lachuvamma Lachuvamma from Rajanna | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Rahul Nambiar | Guruvaram March Okati from Dookudu |
| Karthik | Champakamala from Kandireega | |
| Hemachandra | Oka Vithanam from Golconda High School | |
| Tippu | Kalaya Nijama from Sri Rama Rajyam | |
| Vijay Prakash | Niharika from Oosaravelli | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Shreya Ghoshal | Jagadhananda Karaka from Sri Rama Rajyam |
| Swathi | A Square B Square from 100% Love | |
| Neha Bhasin | Hello Hello from Dhada | |
| Nithya Menen | Ammammo Ammo from Ala Modalaindi | |
| Ramya | Poovai Poovai from Dookudu |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +Listin Stephen (Producer) | Traffic |
| Shaji Nadesan (Producer) | Indian Rupee | |
| Prithviraj Sukumaran (Producer) | ||
| Santhosh Sivan (Producer) | ||
| Anand Kumar (Producer) | Beautiful | |
| Sadanandan Rangorath (Producer) | Salt N' Pepper | |
| P. K. Sajeev (Producer) | Pranayam | |
| Anne Sajeev (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Blessy | Pranayam |
| Renjith | Indian Rupee | |
| Salim Ahamed | Adaminte Makan Abu | |
| Aashiq Abu | Salt N' Pepper | |
| Rajesh Pillai | Traffic | |
| Best Actor | +Salim Kumar | Adaminte Makan Abu |
| Prithviraj | Indian Rupee | |
| Mohanlal | Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nairum | |
| Anupam Kher | Pranayam | |
| Mohanlal | ||
| Best Actress | +Kavya Madhavan | Khaddama |
| Jaya Prada | Pranayam | |
| Shwetha Menon | Salt N' Pepper | |
| Samvrutha Sunil | Swapna Sanchari | |
| Rima Kallingal | City of God | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +Thilakan | Indian Rupee |
| Anoop Menon | Beautiful | |
| Baburaj | Salt N' Pepper | |
| Fahadh Faasil | Chappa Kurish | |
| Jagathi Sreekumar | Urumi | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Lena | Traffic |
| Meghna Raj | Beautiful | |
| Mythili | Salt N' Pepper | |
| Nithya Menen | Urumi | |
| Ramya Nambeeshan | Chappa Kurish | |
| Best Music Director | +M. Jayachandran | Pranayam |
| Bijibal | Salt N' Pepper | |
| Deepak Dev | Urumi | |
| M. K. Arjunan | Nayika | |
| Ramesh Narayan | Makaramanju | |
| Best Lyricist | +O. N. V. Kurup | Paattil Ee Paattil from Pranayam |
| Anoop Menon | Mazhaneer Thullikal from Beautiful | |
| Mullanezhi | Ee Puzhayum from Indian Rupee | |
| Murukan Kattakada | Madhumasa Mounaragam from Rathinirvedam | |
| Rafeeq Ahammed | Chembavu from Salt N' Pepper | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Vijay Yesudas | Ee Puzhayum from Indian Rupee |
| Hariharan | Amruthamayi Abhayamai from Snehaveedu | |
| P. Jayachandran | Premikkumbol from Salt N' Pepper | |
| Srinivas | Ithile Varoo from The Train | |
| Unni Menon | Mazhaneer Thullikal from Beautiful | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Shreya Ghoshal | Paattil Ee Paattil from Pranayam |
| Gayatri | Ninviral Thumbil from Beautiful | |
| Jyotsna | Chantham Thikanjoru from Mohabbath | |
| Manjari | Chimmi Chimmi from Urumi | |
| Shreya Ghoshal | Kaanamullal from Salt N' Pepper |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | +B. Govinda Raju (Producer) | Olave Mandhara |
| Basanta Kumar Patil (Producer) | Bettada Jeeva | |
| Shankar Gowda (Producer) | Kempe Gowda | |
| Halappa (Producer) | ||
| M. Manjunatha (Producer) | Lifue Ishten | |
| Syed Salam (Producer) | ||
| R. Upendra Shetty (Producer) | ||
| Prakash Rai (Producer) | Puttakkana Highway | |
| Shylaja Nag (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Jayathirtha | Olave Mandhara |
| Dinakar Thoogudeepa | Saarathi | |
| Pawan Kumar | Lifue Ishten | |
| Diganth | Pancharangi | |
| P. Kumar | Vishnuvardhana | |
| Best Actor | +Puneeth Rajkumar | Hudugaru |
| Ajay Rao | Krishnan Marriage Story | |
| Darshan | Saarathi | |
| Srinagar Kitty | Sanju Weds Geetha | |
| Sudeep | Kempe Gowda | |
| Best Actress | +Ramya Nambeeshan | Sanju Weds Geetha |
| Deepa Sannidhi | Paramathma | |
| Nidhi Subbaiah | Krishnan Marriage Story | |
| Radhika Pandit | Hudugaru | |
| Ragini Dwivedi | Kempe Gowda | |
| Best Supporting Actor | +P. Ravi Shankar | Kempegowda |
| H. G. Dattatreya | Bettada Jeeva | |
| Rangayana Raghu | Olave Mandhara | |
| Sharath Lohitashwa | Saarathi | |
| Yogesh | Hudugaru | |
| Best Supporting Actress | +Shruti | Puttakkana Highway |
| Abhinaya | Hudugaru | |
| Aindrita Ray | Paramathma | |
| Ramya Barna | Hudugaru | |
| Veena Sundar | Olave Mandhara | |
| Best Music Director | +Jessie Gift | Sanju Weds Geetha |
| Mano Murthy | Lifue Ishten | |
| V. Harikrishna | Paramathma | |
| Hudugaru | ||
| V. Sridhar | Krishnan Marriage Story | |
| Best Lyricist | +Kaviraj | Sanju Mattu Geetha from Sanju Weds Geetha |
| Jayanth Kaikini | Paravasha Naadenu from Paramathma | |
| Kaviraj | Gaganave Baagi from Sanju Weds Geetha | |
| V. Nagendra Prasad | Haago Heege from Saarathi | |
| Yen Chandane Hudugi" from Hudugaru | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Chethan Sosca | Yaarige Healona from Lifue Ishten |
| Rajesh Krishnan | Parijathada from Krishnan Marriage Story | |
| Sonu Nigam | Paravasha Naadenu from Paramathma | |
| Neerinalli Sanna Ale from Hudugaru | ||
| V. Harikrishna | Kathlalli Karadige from Paramathma | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Shreya Ghoshal | Gaganave Baagi from Sanju Weds Geetha |
| Lakshmi Manmohan | Parijathada from Krishnan Marriage Story | |
| Shamita Malnad | Manase Manase from Saarathi | |
| Neerige Baare Chenni from Jarasandha | ||
| Shreya Ghoshal | Maayavi Maayavi from Lifue Ishten |
The Special Award was not presented in the 59th Filmfare Awards (South).
| Name | Occupation |
| Seema (Shanthakumari Nambiar) | Actress |
| S. P. Muthuraman | Director |
Critics Award was introduced in the 59th Filmfare Awards-South (2012).
Best Actor-Critics (Tamil) was awarded in the 59th Filmfare Awards-South (2012).
Vikram won the award for the film Deiva Thirumagal (Tamil).
There are several occasions when the Filmfare Award for Best Art Director-South was not awarded. Here is the list of Filmfare Awards South in which the Best Director Award was not given:
Several films received multiple nominations and multiple awards in various categories. The following films received and won multiple nominations and multiple awards including the Most Awards and the Most Nominations in the 59th Filmfare Awards-South (2012):
| Film | Language | Awards | Nominations |
| Dookudu | Telugu | 6 | 10 |
| Aadukalam | Tamil | 5 | 6 |
| Pranayam | Malayalam | 4 | 8 |
| Sanju Weds Geetha | Kannada | 4 | 5 |
| Sri Rama Rajyam | Telugu | 3 | 9 |
| Film | Language | Nominations | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dookudu | Telugu | 10 | 6 |
| Deiva Thirumagal | Tamil | 10 | 1 |
| Sri Rama Rajyam | Telugu | 9 | 3 |
| Salt N’ Pepper | Malayalam | 9 | 0 |
| Pranayam | Malayalam | 8 | 4 |
| Hudugaru | Kannada | 8 | 1 |
| 7aum Arivu | Tamil | 7 | 1 |
| Aadukalam | Tamil | 6 | 5 |
| Ko | Tamil | 6 | 2 |
| Indian Rupee | Malayalam | 6 | 2 |
| Mr. Perfect | Telugu | 6 | 0 |
| Beautiful | Malayalam | 6 | 0 |
| Paramathma | Kannada | 6 | 0 |
| Sanju Weds Geetha | Kannada | 5 | 4 |
| Vaagai Sooda Vaa | Tamil | 5 | 2 |
| Rajanna | Telugu | 5 | 1 |
| Lifue Ishten | Kannada | 5 | 1 |
| 100% Love | Telugu | 5 | 0 |
| Ala Modalaindi | Telugu | 5 | 0 |
| Saarathi | Kannada | 5 | 0 |
| Krishnan Marriage Story | Kannada | 5 | 0 |
| Traffic | Malayalam | 4 | 2 |
| Olave Mandhara | Kannada | 4 | 2 |
| Kempe Gowda | Kannada | 4 | 1 |
| Mankatha | Tamil | 4 | 0 |
| Kandireega | Telugu | 4 | 0 |
| Urumi | Malayalam | 4 | 0 |
| Engaeyum Eppothum | Tamil | 3 | 2 |
| Film | Awards | Nomination |
| Aadukalam | 5 | 6 |
| Ko | 2 | 6 |
| Vaagai Sooda Vaa | 2 | 5 |
| Engaeyum Eppothum | 2 | 3 |
| Deiva Thirumagal | 1 | 10 |
| 7aum Arivu | 1 | 7 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Aadukalam | 6 | 5 |
| Deiva Thirumagal | 10 | 1 |
| 7aum Arivu | 7 | 1 |
| Ko | 6 | 2 |
| Vaagai Sooda Vaa | 5 | 2 |
| Mankatha | 4 | 0 |
| Engaeyum Eppothum | 3 | 2 |
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| Dookudu | 6 | 10 |
| Sri Rama Rajyam | 3 | 9 |
| Rajanna | 1 | 5 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Dookudu | 10 | 6 |
| Sri Rama Rajyam | 9 | 3 |
| Mr. Perfect | 6 | 0 |
| Rajanna | 5 | 1 |
| 100% Love | 5 | 0 |
| Ala Modalaindi | 5 | 0 |
| Kandireega | 4 | 0 |
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| Pranayam | 4 | 8 |
| Indian Rupee | 2 | 6 |
| Traffic | 2 | 4 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Salt N’ Pepper | 9 | 0 |
| Pranayam | 8 | 4 |
| Indian Rupee | 6 | 2 |
| Beautiful | 6 | 0 |
| Traffic | 4 | 2 |
| Urumi | 4 | 0 |
| Film | Awards | Nominations |
| Sanju Weds Geetha | 4 | 5 |
| Olave Mandhara | 2 | 4 |
| Hudugaru | 1 | 8 |
| Lifue Ishten | 1 | 5 |
| Kempe Gowda | 1 | 4 |
| Film | Nominations | Awards |
| Sanju Weds Geetha | 5 | 4 |
| Hudugaru | 8 | 1 |
| Paramathma | 6 | 0 |
| Lifue Ishten | 5 | 1 |
| Saarathi | 5 | 0 |
| Krishnan Marriage Story | 5 | 0 |
| Olave Mandhara | 4 | 2 |
| Kempe Gowda | 4 | 1 |