22nd Santosham Film Awards

22nd Santosham Film Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic and music achievements
Date2 December 2023
Hosted by
Produced byKondeti Suresh
Organised bySantosham Magazine
Official websiteDr 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]

Honorary awards

  • Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award – Harsha Chemudu
  • Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smaraka Award – Jayasudha

Main awards

Category Recipient Work
Best Film Venu Yeldandi Balagam
Best Director Gopichand Malineni Veera Simha Reddy
Sai Rajesh 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 Director Dandela Yelleshwara Rao Love You Ram
Best Debut Actress Vaishnavi Chaitanya Baby
Best Child Actor Allu Arha[a] Shaakuntalam
Best Cinematographer Ram Prasad Bhagavanth Kesari
Best Action Ram Lakshman Waltair Veerayya
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Saritha[b] 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 – Kannada Nithin Krishnamurthy Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare
Best Film – Malayalam [c] Jana Gana Mana
Best Director – Malayalam Bash Mohammed Ennalum Ente Aliya
Best Actor – Malayalam Sreenath Bhasi Sumesh and Ramesh
Best Actress – Malayalam Gayatri Arun Ennalum Ente Aliya
Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Merin Philip Vaathil
Best Family Entertainer – Malayalam Sanoop Thykoodam Sumesh and Ramesh
Best Music Director – Malayalam Ranjin Raj Malikappuram
Best Writer – Malayalam Sharis Mohammed Jana Gana Mana

Special awards

  • Special Jury Award – Karthik Varma Dandu – Virupaksha

Presenters

Category Presenter(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 – Tamil Bharat
Best Actress – Kannada
Best Actress
Special Jury Award
Best Supporting Actor Karthik Varma Dandu, Samyuktha
Best Debut Actress Ambika Krishna, Murali Mohan
Best Actor
Best Debut Director Ambika Krishna, Ramesh Aravind, Sapthami Gowda
Best Director – Kannada
Best Film – Kannada
Best Debut Director – Kannada Ramesh Aravind, Viranika Shettty

Performers

Name Performance
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.

References

  1. ^ "22వ సంతోషం సౌత్ ఇండియన్ ఫిల్మ్ అవార్డ్స్.. ఈసారి ఘనంగా గోవాలో." 10TV Telugu (in Telugu). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "'Entirely My Initiative, No Connection With Telugu Industry': Suresh Kondeti On Santosham Awards Row". News18. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.