The nominations for the 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South, celebrating the best films, artists, and technicians from the South Indian film industries for movies released in 2023, were announced today in Bengaluru. The award ceremony will be held on August 3rd at the JRC Convention in Hyderabad.
From the Telugu film industry, Nani’s films Dasara and Hi Nanna have garnered the most nominations. Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Mrunal Thakur, directors Srikanth Odela and Shouryuv, and music composers Santhosh Narayanan and Hesham Abdul Wahab are among the top nominees.
Here is the complete list of Telugu nominations:
BEST MOVIE:
- Baby
- Balagam
- Dasara
- Hi Nanna
- Miss Shetty, Mr. Polishetty
- Samajavaragamana
- Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire
BEST DIRECTOR:
- Anil Ravipudi (Bhagavanth Kesari)
- Karthik Dandu (Virupaksha)
- Prashanth Neel (Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire)
- Sai Rajesh (Baby)
- Shouryuv (Hi Nanna)
- Srikanth Odela (Dasara)
- Venu Yeldandi (Balagam)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE):
- Anand Deverakonda (Baby)
- Balakrishna (Bhagavanth Kesari)
- Chiranjeevi (Waltair Veerayya)
- Dhanush (Sir)
- Nani (Dasara)
- Nani (Hi Nanna)
- Naveen Polishetty (Miss Shetty, Mr. Polishetty)
- Prakash Raj (Ranga Maarthaanda)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE):
- Anushka Shetty (Miss Shetty, Mr. Polishetty)
- Keerthy Suresh (Dasara)
- Mrunal Thakur (Hi Nanna)
- Samantha (Shaakuntalam)
- Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Baby)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE):
- Brahmanandam (Ranga Maarthaanda)
- Dheekshith Shetty (Dasara)
- Kota Jayaram (Balagam)
- Naresh (Samajavaragamana)
- Ravi Teja (Waltair Veerayya)
- Vishnu Oi (Keedaa Cola)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE):
- Ramya Krishnan (Ranga Maarthaanda)
- Rohini Molleti (Writer Padmabhushan)
- Rupa Lakshmi (Balagam)
- Shyamala (Virupaksha)
- Sreeleela (Bhagavanth Kesari)
- Sriya Reddy (Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire)
- Swathi Reddy (Month of Madhu)
BEST MUSIC ALBUM:
- Baby (Vijay Bulganin)
- Balagam (Bheems Ceciroleo)
- Dasara (Santhosh Narayanan)
- Hi Nanna (Hesham Abdul Wahab)
- Kushi (Hesham Abdul Wahab)
- Waltair Veerayya (Devi Sri Prasad)
BEST LYRICS:
- Anantha Sriram (Gajju Bomma – Hi Nanna)
- Anantha Sriram (O Rendu Prema Meghaalila – Baby)
- Kasarla Shyam (Chamkeela Angeelesi)
- Kasarla Shyam (Ooru Palleturu – Balagam)
- P. Raghu (Relare Rela – Lingi Lingi Lingidi – Kotabommali P.S)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE):
- Anurag Kulkarni (Samayama – Hi Nanna)
- Hesham Abdul Wahab (Kushi Title Song – Kushi)
- PVNS Rohit (Premisthunna – Baby)
- Ram Miriyala (Potti Pilla – Balagam)
- Sid Sriram (Aradhya – Kushi)
- Sreerama Chandra (O Rendu Prema Meghaalila – Baby)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE):
- Chinmayi Sripada (Aradhya – Kushi)
- Chinmayi Sripada (Odiyamma – Hi Papa)
- Dhee (Chamkeela Angeelesi – Dasara)
- Mangli (Ooru Palleturu – Balagam)
- Shakthisree Gopalan (Ammaadi – Hi Nanna)
- Shweta Mohan (Mastaaru Mastaaru – Sir)
