50th Filmfare Awards South

Award ceremony for South Indian films

50th Filmfare Awards South

Date| 24 May 2003
Site| Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Highlights
Most awards| Kannathil Muthamittal (Tamil), 3
Gemini (Tamil), 3
Khadgam (Telugu), 3
Meesa Madhavan (Malayalam), 3

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The 50th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 2002, is an event that was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, 24 May 2003. The awards were distributed at Hyderabad.[1]

## Main awards

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

### Kannada cinema

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Best Film | Best Director

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* Dweepa

* Girish Kasaravalli – Dweepa

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Sudeep – Nandhi

* Soundarya – Dweepa

Best Music Director

* Gurukiran – Dhumm

### Malayalam cinema

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Best Film | Best Director

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* Nandanam

* Lal Jose – Meesa Madhavan

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Dileep – Meesa Madhavan

* Navya Nair – Nandanam

Best Music Director

* Vidyasagar – Meesa Madhavan

### Tamil cinema

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Best Film | Best Director

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* Azhagi

* Mani Ratnam – Kannathil Muthamittal

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Ajith Kumar – Villain
* R. Madhavan \- Kannathil Muthamittal

* Simran – Kannathil Muthamittal

Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress

* Jayaram \- Panchathantiram

* Sneha \- Unnai Ninaithu

Best Comedian | Best Villain

* Vivek \- Run

* Kalabhavan Mani\- Gemini

Best Music Director

* Bharadwaj – Gemini

### Telugu cinema

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Best Film | Best Director

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* Santhosham
* Jayam
* Manmadhudu
* Indra

* Krishna Vamsi – Khadgam
* V. V. Vinayak \- Aadi
* Teja \- Jayam
* Puri Jagannadh \- Idiot

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Chiranjeevi – Indra
* Jr. NTR \- Aadi
* Nagarjuna \- Santhosham
* Uday Kiran \- Nee Sneham

* Sadha – Jayam
* Kalyani \- Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru
* Shriya Saran \- Santhosham
* Aarthi Agarwal \- Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress

* Prakash Raj \- Nuvve Nuvve
* Prakash Raj \- Khadgam
* Ravi Teja \- Khadgam
* Harikrishna \- Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo

* Sangeeta \- Khadgam'
* Bhanupriya \- Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo
* Gracy Singh \- Santhosham
* Anshu \- Manmadhudu

Best Comedian | Best Villain

* Brahmanandam \- Manmadhudu
* Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao \- Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru
* Suman Setty \- Jayam
* Sunil \- Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

* Shafi - Khadgam
* Gopichand \- Jayam
* Rajan P. Dev \- Aadi
* Mukesh Rishi \- Indra

Best Music Director

* R. P. Patnaik – Santhosham
* R. P. Patnaik – Jayam
* Mani Sharma \- Indra
* Chakri \- Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru
* Harris Jayaraj \- Vasu

## Technical Awards

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Best Choreography

* Lawrence – from Indra

| Best Cinematography

* Ravi K. Chandran – Kannathil Muthamittal

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## Special awards

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Lifetime Achievement

* K. Raghavendra Rao
* Vishnuvardhan

| Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South

* Nithiin \- Jayam

| Best Female Playback Singer

* Anuradha Sriram \- Gemini

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## Awards Presentation

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* Nithiin (Best Debut Award) Received Award from Namitha
* Shafi (Best Villain Award) Received Award from Ravi Teja
* Kalabhavan Mani (Best Villain Award) Received Award from Suriya
* Vivek (Best Comedian Award) Received Award from Kiran Rathod
* Sangeeta (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from Jayanth C. Paranjee
* Sneha (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from Aniruddha Jatkar
* Soundarya (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from D. Ramanaidu
* D Udhaya Kumar(Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Prabhu Deva
* Girish Kasaravalli (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from Uday Kiran
* Krishna Vamsi (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Sunil Shetty
* Gurukiran (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from Sachiin J. Joshi
* Bharadwaj (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from Nagendra Babu
* Soundarya (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from R. Sarathkumar
* Navya Nair (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Khushbu
* Sadha (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Venkatesh Daggubati
* Sudeep (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from Naghma
* Dileep (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Ramya Krishnan
* Chiranjeevi father (Best Actor Telugu) Receive Chiranjeevi Award from K. Raghavendra Rao
* K. Raghavendra Rao (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from Jeetendra and Jaya Prada
* Vishnuvardhan (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from Jeetendra and Jaya Prada

### General

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* 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards

## References

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1. ^ "The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 - Filmfare - Indiatimes". Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2004.

## External links

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* Official website
* Filmfare Awards South at IMDb

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Filmfare Awards South

Main awards|

| Kannada|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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Malayalam|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

Tamil|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

Telugu|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

Technical awards|

* Best Cinematography
* Best Choreography
* Best Editor
* Best Art Director
* Best Action Director

Special awards|

* Best Male Debut
* Best Female Debut
* Special Jury Award
* Lifetime Achievement Award

Retired awards|

* Best Tamil Villain
* Best Tamil Comedian
* Best Telugu Villain
* Best Telugu Comedian

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