59th Filmfare Awards South | |
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Date | 7 July 2012 |
Site | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Hosted by | Karthik Chinmayi |
Produced by | Idea Cellular |
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Best Picture | Olave Mandhara (Kannada) Traffic (Malayalam) Aadukalam (Tamil) Dookudu (Telugu) |
Most awards | Dookudu (6; Telugu) |
Most nominations | Dookudu (10; Telugu) |
The 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2011 was held on 7 July 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India. [1] For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories. [2]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [3]
Best Film | Best Director |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
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Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
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Best Film | Best Director |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
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Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
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Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
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Lifetime Achievement | |
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Best Actor (Critics) | |
Best Male Debut | |
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Best Female Debut | |
The following films received multiple nominations.
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