15th Santosham Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic and music achievements |
Date | 12 August 2017 |
Site | Hyderabad, India |
Hosted by | Anchor Ravi |
Produced by | Kondeti Suresh |
Organised by | Santosham Magazine |
Highlights | |
Lifetime achievement | Roja Ramani |
Most awards | Sarrainodu |
Television coverage | |
Channel | |
The 15th Santosham Film Awards [lower-alpha 1] was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 12 August 2017. It recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2016, [1] [2] along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. [3] [4] The awards are annually presented by Santosham Magazine. [5]
Award Category | Recipient | Film |
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Best Film | 'Big Ben Cinemas' | Pelli Choopulu |
Best Director | Boyapati Srinu | Sarrainodu |
Best Producer | Raj Kandukari | Pelli Choopulu |
Best Actor | Naga Chaitanya [6] | Premam |
Best Actress | Samantha Akkineni [6] | A Aa |
Best Supporting Actor | Srikanth | Sarrainodu |
Best Villain | Aadhi Pinisetty | Sarrainodu |
Best Female Comedian | Vidyullekha Raman | Sarrainodu |
Best Debut Director | Tharun Bhascker | Pelli Choopulu |
Best Debut Actor | Meka Roshan | Nirmala Convent |
Award Category | Recipient | Single/Album (film) |
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Best Male Playback Singer | Armaan Malik |
Category | Presenter(s) |
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Best Actor Award | Allu Aravind |
Best Actress Award | |
Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award | Talasani Srinivas Yadav |
Best Director Award | Talasani Srinivas Yadav |
Santosham Dasarii Smarakam Award (Producer) | |
Best Film Award | Boyapati Srinu |
Best Producer Award | |
Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Actor) | Ganta Srinivasa Rao |
Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Writer) | |
Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Mannara Chopra | |
Best Female Comedian Award | Naga Chaitanya |
Best Debut Actor Award | |
Best Male Playback Singer Award | |
Best Villain Award | Murali Mohan |
Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Film Journalism) | |
Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award | Allu Aravind |
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