Filmfare Awards South 2026 Full Winner List: Amaran, Pushpa 2, And Manjummel Boys Dominate The Night

Filmfare Awards South 2026 Full Winner List: The 70th Filmfare Awards South 2026 honoured the very best of South Indian cinema from films released in 2024. The ceremony, held on February 21, 2026 at the Adlux Convention Centre in Kochi, Kerala, supported by Kerala Tourism. The award ceremony brought together stars, directors, and technicians from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada film industries for a stunning evening of celebration.

Filmfare Awards South 2026 Full Winner List

Here's the complete list of winners from the 70th Filmfare Awards South 2026 for Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema:

Telugu Cinema Winners

Check out the Filmfare Awards South 2026 full winner list for Telugu Cinema:

• Best Film: ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’

• Best Director: Sukumar (‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’)

• Best Actor (Male): Allu Arjun (‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’)

 

 

 

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• Best Actor (Female): Nivetha Thomas (‘35 Chinna Katha Kaadu’)

 

 

 

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• Best Actor (Critics): Teja Sajja (‘Hanu‑Man’)

• Best Actor (Supporting – Male): Amitabh Bachchan (‘Kalki 2898 AD’)

• Best Actor (Supporting – Female): Anjali (‘Gangs of Godavari’)

• Best Actress (Critics): Kajal Aggarwal (‘Satyabhama’)

• Best Music Album: Devi Sri Prasad (‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’)

• Best Playback Singer (Male): Sri Krishna (‘Kurchi Madathapetti – Guntur Kaaram’)

• Best Playback Singer (Female): Shilpa Rao (‘Chuttamalle – Devara: Part 1’)

• Best Debut Male: Sandeep Saroj (‘Committee Kurrollu’)

• Best Debut Female: Nayan Sarika (‘Gam Gam Ganesha’)

• Best Debut Director: Yadhu Vamsi (‘Committee Kurrollu’)

• Best Choreography: Sekhar Master (‘Kurchi Madathapetti – Guntur Kaaram’)

• Best Production Design: Ramakrishna & Monika (‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’) and Nitin Zihani Choudhary (‘Kalki 2898 AD’). 

Tamil Cinema Winners 

Check out the Filmfare Awards South 2026 full winner list for Tamil Cinema:

• Best Film: ‘Amaran’

• Best Director: PS Vinothraj (‘Kottukkaali’) and Rajkumar Periasamy (‘Amaran’) 

• Best Actor (Male): Sivakarthikeyan (‘Amaran’)

• Best Actress (Female): Sai Pallavi (‘Amaran’)

• Best Actor (Critics): Arvind Swamy (‘Meiyazhagan’)

 

 

 

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• Best Actress (Critics): Anna Ben (‘Kottukkaali’)

• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Karthi (‘Meiyazhagan’)

• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Parvathy (‘Thangalaan’) and Swasika (‘Lubber Pandhu’) 

• Best Music Album: GV Prakash Kumar (‘Amaran’)

• Best Lyrics: Uma Devi (‘Yaari Ivan Yaaro in Meiyazhagan’)

• Best Playback Singer (Male): Haricharan (‘Hey Minnale – Amaran’)

 

 

 

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• Best Playback Singer (Female): Shweta Mohan (‘Hey Minnale – Amaran’)

• Debut Awards: Best Debut Male: Hridhu Haroon (‘Thugs’)

• Best Debut Female: Sri Gouri Priya (‘Lover’)

Malayalam Cinema Winners

Check out the Filmfare Awards South 2026 full winner list for Malayalam Cinema:

• Best Film: ‘Manjummel Boys’

• Best Director: Rahul Sadasivan (‘Bramayugam’)

• Best Actor (Male): Mammootty (‘Bramayugam’)

• Best Actor (Critics): Prithviraj Sukumaran (‘Aadujeevitham’) and Asif Ali (‘Kishkindha Kaandam’)

• Best Actress (Female): Urvashi (‘Ullozhukku’)

 

 

 

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• Best Actress (Critics): Zarin Shihab (‘Aattam’)

• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Vijayaraghavan (‘Kishkindha Kaandam’)

• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Lijomol Jose (‘Her’)

 

 

 

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• Best Music Album: Sushin Shyam (‘Aavesham’)

• Best Lyrics: Rafeeq Ahammed (‘Periyone – Aadujeevitham’)

• Best Playback Singer (Male): Jithin Raj (‘Periyone – Aadujeevitham’)

• Best Playback Singer (Female): Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (‘Angu Vaana Konilu – ARM’)

• Best Cinematography: Joju George (‘Pani’) and Jithin Laal (‘ARM’). 

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Sreenivasan and Sreekumaran Thampi

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Kannada Cinema Winners

Check out the Filmfare Awards South 2026 full winner list for Kannada Cinema:

• Best Film: ‘Shakhahaari’

• Best Director: Prithvi Konanur (‘Hadinelentu’)

• Best Actor (Male): Sriimurali (‘Bhageera’)

 

 

 

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• Best Actress (Female): Akshatha Pandavapura (‘Koli Esru’)

• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Gopal Krishna Deshpande (‘Blink’)

 

 

 

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• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Priya Shatamarshan (‘Bheema’)

• Best Debut Male: Samarjit Lankesh (‘Gowri’)

• Best Debut Female: Bindu Shivaram (‘Kerebete’)

• Best Music Album: Arjun Janya (‘Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi’)

• Best Playback Singer (Male): Jaskaran Singh (‘Dwapara – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi’)

• Best Playback Singer (Female): Shruthi Prahlada (‘Hithalaka Karibyada – Karataka Damanaka’)

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Filmfare Awards South 2026 Highlights

The Filmfare Awards South 2026 celebrated the best of South Indian cinema, with ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ and Allu Arjun shining in Telugu, while ‘Amaran’ brought wins for Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi in Tamil. Mammootty took home Best Actor in Malayalam for ‘Bramayugam’, and ‘Shakhahaari’ led the Kannada awards with Sriimurali and Akshatha Pandavapura winning top acting honours. The night also honoured technical brilliance, debut talents, and memorable performances across all the South Film industries.

Alongside the competitive categories, the awards night also featured special tributes and lifetime achievement honours recognising contributions to South cinema.

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