22nd Santosham Film Awards

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22nd Santosham Film Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic and music achievements
Date2 December 2023
Hosted by
Produced byKondeti Suresh
Organised bySantosham Magazine
Official website Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Panaji, India
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The 22nd Santosham Film Awards, officially known as Santosham South Indian Film Awards 2023, was an awards ceremony held at Panaji, India on 2 December 2023. [1] The ceremony recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood and other Indian language films released in 2023, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine. [2]

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Honorary awards

Main awards

CategoryRecipientWork
Best Film Venu Yeldandi Balagam
Best Director Gopichand Malineni Veera Simha Reddy
Sai Rajesh Neelam Baby
Best Producer Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu Baby
Best Actor Anand Deverakonda Baby
Best Actress Samyuktha Virupaksha
Best Supporting Actor Srikanth Iyengar Bedurulanka 2012
Best Villain Vishwak Sen Das Ka Dhamki
Best Lyricist Chandrabose "Naatu Naatu" from RRR
Best Debut DirectorDandela Yelleshwara RaoLove You Ram
Best Debut Actress Vaishnavi Chaitanya Baby
Best Child ActorAllu Arha [lower-alpha 1] Shaakuntalam
Best Cinematographer Ram Prasad Bhagavanth Kesari
Best Action Ram Lakshman Waltair Veerayya
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Saritha [lower-alpha 2] Maaveeran
Best Debut Actress – Tamil Malvika Sharma Coffee with Kadhal
Best Film – Kannada B. Suresha, Shylaja Nag Kranti
Best Director – Kannada Harsha Vedha
Best Actress – Kannada Shriya Saran Kabzaa
Best Debut Director – KannadaNithin Krishnamurthy Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare
Best Film – Malayalam [lower-alpha 3] Jana Gana Mana
Best Director – MalayalamBash Mohammed Ennalum Ente Aliya
Best Actor – Malayalam Sreenath Bhasi Sumesh and Ramesh
Best Actress – Malayalam Gayatri Arun Ennalum Ente Aliya
Best Supporting Actress – MalayalamMerin Philip Vaathil
Best Family Entertainer – MalayalamSanoop Thykoodam Sumesh and Ramesh
Best Music Director – Malayalam Ranjin Raj Malikappuram
Best Writer – MalayalamSharis Mohammed Jana Gana Mana

Special awards

Presenters

CategoryPresenter(s)
Best Music Director – Malayalam K. Atchi Reddy, S. V. Krishna Reddy
Best Family Entertainer – Malayalam
Best Director – Malayalam Chota K. Naidu, Mallidi Vassishta
Best Actress – Malayalam
Best Writer – Malayalam
Best Film – Malayalam
Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Gopichand Malineni, KL Damodar, Vamsi Krishna Marella
Best Action
Best Lyricist
Best Cinematographer
Best Actor – Malayalam Allu Aravind
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Villain
Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award
Santosham ANR Smaraka Award Allu Aravind, Murali Mohan
Best Child Actor Jayasudha
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Best Debut Actress – TamilBharat
Best Actress – Kannada
Best Actress
Special Jury Award
Best Supporting ActorKarthik Varma Dandu, Samyuktha
Best Debut ActressAmbika Krishna, Murali Mohan
Best Actor
Best Debut DirectorAmbika Krishna, Ramesh Aravind, Sapthami Gowda
Best Director – Kannada
Best Film – Kannada
Best Debut Director – Kannada Ramesh Aravind, Viranika Shettty

Performers

NamePerformance
Dimple Hayathi Dance
Yashwanth Kumar Master

Notes

  1. Allu Aravind took the award.
  2. Murali Mohan took the award.
  3. Bash Mohammed took the award.

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