22nd Santosham Film Awards
2023 Tollywood award ceremony
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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]
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic and music achievements
Date2 December 2023
Hosted by
- Suma Kanakala
- Sravanthi Chokarapu
Produced byKondeti Suresh
| 22nd Santosham Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic and music achievements |
| Date | 2 December 2023 |
| Hosted by |
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| Produced by | Kondeti Suresh |
| Organised by | Santosham Magazine |
| Official website | Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Panaji, India |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | |
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
- Allu Aravind took the award.
- Murali Mohan took the award.
- Bash Mohammed took the award.