Here Is the Winners List of the 65th Filmfare Awards (South)

The 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 was a night full of surprises for the South Indian film industry. Honoured with the iconic black lady, were unsuspecting actors like Kalyani Priyadarshan who won the Best Debut (Female) Telugu. The legendary A.R. Rahman received the Best Music Album for Mersal, but the highlight of the awards ceremony was Vijay Deverakonda who won the Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) for Arjun Reddy.

Here is a complete look at the winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South).

Telugu

• Best Film
  Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  
• Best Director
  S S Rajamouli - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
  Vijay Deverakonda - Arjun Reddy
  
• Best Actor (Critics)
  Venkatesh - Guru
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
  Sai Pallavi - Fidaa
  
• Best Actress (Critics)
  Ritika Singh - Guru
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
  Rana Daggubati - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
  Ramya Krishna - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  
• Best Music
  M M Keeravani - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  
• Best Lyrics
  M M Keeravani - Dandaalayyaa (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Male)
  Hemachandra - Oosupodhu (Fidaa)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Female)
  Madhu Priya - Vachchinde (Fidaa)

Tamil

• Best Film
  Aramm
  
• Best Director
  Pushkar Gayathri - Vikram Vedha
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
  Vijay Sethupathy - Vikram Vedha
  
• Best Actor (Critics)
  Karthi - Theeran Adigaram Ondru
  R Madhavan - Vikram Vedha
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
  Nayanthara - Aramm
  
• Best Actress (Critics)
  Aditi Balan - Aruvi
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
  Prasanna - Thiruttupayale 2
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
  Nithya Menen - Mersal
  
• Best Music Album
  AR Rahman - Mersal
  
• Best Lyrics
  Vairamuthu - Vaan (Kaatru Veliyidai)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Male)
  Anirudh Ravichander - Yaanji (Vikram Vedha)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Female)
  Shashaa Tirupati – Vaan (Kaatru Veliyidai)

Malayalam

• Best Film
  Thondimuthalum Driksakshium
  
• Best Director
  Dileesh Pothen - Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
  Fahad Fazil - Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
  
• Best Actor (Critics)
  Tovino Thomas - Mayandhi
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
  Parvathy - Take Off
  
• Best Actress (Critics)
  Manju Warrier - Udaranam Sujatha
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
  Alencier - Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
  Shanthi Krishna - Njandukalude Nattil Oru Idavella
  
• Best Music
  Rex Vijayan - Mayanadhi
  
• Best Lyrics
  Anvar Ali - Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku (Mayanadhi)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Male)
  Shabaz Aman - Mizhiyil ninnu mizhiyilekku (Mayanadhi)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Female)
  KS Chitra - Nadavaathil (Kambhoji)

Kannada

• Best Film
  Ondu Motteya Kathe
  
• Best Director
  Tarun Sudhir - Chowka
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
  Puneet Rajkumar - Rajakumara
  
• Best Actor (Critics)
  Dhananjaya - Allama
  
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
  Shruthi Hariharan - Beautiful Manasugalu
  
• Best Actress (Critics)
  Shradha Srinath - Operation Allemellama
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
  P. Ravishankar - College Kumar
  
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
  Bhavani Prakash - Urvi
  
• Best Music
  B J Bharath - Beautiful Manasugalu
  
• Best Lyrics
  V. Nagendra Prasad - Appa I Love You (Chowka)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Male)
  Armaan Malik - Ondu Malebillu (Chakravarthi)
  
• Best Playback Singer (Female)
  Anuradha Bhat - Appa I Love You (Chowka)
  
• Lifetime Achievement Award
  Kaikala Satyanarayana

Debut Awards

• Best Debut (Male)
  Vasanth Ravi – Taramani (Tamil)
  Antony Varghese - Angamali Diaries (Malayalam)
  
• Best Debut (Female)
  Kalyani Priyadarshan – Hello (Telugu)
  Aishwarya Lekshmi - Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela (Malayalam)

Technical Awards

• Best Production Design
  Sabu Cyril - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  

• Best Cinematographer
  K K Senthil Kumar - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  
• Best Choreographer
  Sekhar V J - Ammadu let us kummudu (Khaidi No.150) & Vachchinde (Fidaa)

(Source: Filmfare)