17th Santosham Film Awards
2019 Tollywood award ceremony
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The 17th Santosham Film Awards[a] was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 29 September 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.[1][2] The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine.[citation needed] It was live telecasted on 99TV network and was re-telecasted on Zee Telugu and Zee Cinemalu.
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic and music achievements
Presented on29 September 2019
Date29 September 2019
| 17th Santosham Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic and music achievements |
| Presented on | 29 September 2019 |
| Date | 29 September 2019 |
| Site | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Hosted by | |
| Produced by | Kondeti Suresh |
| Organised by | Santosham Magazine |
| Highlights | |
| Lifetime achievement | Jamuna |
| Most awards | |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | |
| Duration | 1 hour 57 minutes |
Honorary Awards
- Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award – Jamuna
- Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Film Journalism) – Gudipoodi Srihari
- Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award – Vennela Kishore
- Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Dil Raju
- Santosham Excellence Awards – Roja Ramani and Prabha
Main Awards
Film
| Award Category | Recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Kartikeya Gummakonda | RX 100 |
| Best Director[b] | Sukumar | Rangasthalam |
| Best Supporting Actor | Rajendra Prasad | Mahanati |
| Best Comedian | Sunil | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava |
| Best Character Actor | Ramki | RX 100 |
| Best Cinematographer | R. Rathnavelu | Rangasthalam |
| Best Debut Actor | Vishwak Sen | Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi |
| Best Choreography | Prem Rakshith | Rangasthalam |
| Best Young Performers (Child Artiste) | Sai Tejaswini | Mahanati |
| Best Fight Master | Real Satish | RX 100 |
Music
| Award Category | Recipient | Single/Album (film) |
|---|---|---|
| Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Anurag Kulkarni | "Pillaa Raa" from RX 100 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Ganta Venkata Lakshmi | "Jigelu Rani" from Rangasthalam |
Presenters
| Category | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| Best Choreography Award | Rajendra Prasad |
| Best Cinematographer Award | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jamuna |
| Best Young Performers (Child Artiste) | |
| Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Film Journalism) | Babu Mohan |
| Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award | Allu Aravind |
| Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Award | Allu Aravind |
| Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award | D. Suresh Babu |
| Best Director Award | Dil Raju |
| Best Comedian Award | Shriya Saran
Ambika Krishna |
| Best Character Actor | |
| Best Debut Actor | Shriya Saran |
| Best Actor Award | Jayam Ravi |
| Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award | Jayam Ravi |
| Santosham Excellence Awards | D. Suresh Babu |
| Best Music Director Award | Ganesh Venkatraman |
| Best Male Playback Singer Award | S. Thaman |
| Best Female Playback Singer |
Performers
- Avika Gor
- Sampoornesh Babu
- Deepthi Sunaina
- Nabha Natesh[3]
- Singer Baby
- Natasha Doshi
- Tejaswi Madivada
- Raghuram, Sruthi & Gayathri