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59th Filmfare Awards South

Award ceremony for South Indian films

Field	Value
number	59
award	Filmfare Awards South
award_link	Filmfare Awards South
date	7 July 2012
website	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
host	Karthik
Chinmayi
producer	Idea Cellular
best_picture	Olave Mandhara (Kannada)
Traffic (Malayalam)
Aadukalam (Tamil)
Dookudu (Telugu)
most_wins	Dookudu (6; Telugu)
most_nominations	Dookudu (10; Telugu)
last	58th
next	60th

Chinmayi Traffic (Malayalam) Aadukalam (Tamil) Dookudu (Telugu)

The 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2011 was held on 7 July 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India. For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories.

Awards and nominees

Main awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Music Director	Best Lyricist	Best Playback Singer - Male	Best Playback Singer - Female

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Music Director	Best Lyricist	Best Playback Singer - Male	Best Playback Singer - Female

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Music Director	Best Lyricist	Best Playback Singer - Male	Best Playback Singer - Female

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Music Director	Best Lyricist	Best Playback Singer - Male	Best Playback Singer - Female

Technical Awards

Best Choreography	Best Cinematography

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement	Critics Best Actor – Tamil	Best Male Debut	Best Female Debut

Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations.

Kannada

Nominations
- 8 nominations: Hudugaru
- 6 nominations: Paramathma
- 5 nominations: Lifeu Ishtene, Sanju Weds Geetha, Krishnan Marriage Story, Saarathi
- 4 nominations: Kempe Gowda, Olave Mandhara
- 2 nominations: Bettada Jeeva, Puttakkana Highway
- 1 nomination: Vishnuvardhana, Jarasandha
Awards
- 4 awards: Sanju Weds Geetha
- 2 awards: Olave Mandhara
- 1 award: Lifeu Ishtene, Hudugaru, Kempe Gowda, Puttakkana Highway

Malayalam

Nominations
- 9 nominations: Salt N' Pepper
- 8 nominations: Pranayam
- 6 nominations: Beautiful, Indian Rupee
- 4 nominations: Traffic, Urumi
- 2 nominations: Adaminte Makan Abu, Chappa Kurish
- 1 nomination: Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nairum, City of God, Khaddama, Makaramanju, Mohabbath, Nayika, Rathinirvedam, Snehaveedu, Swapna Sanchari, The Train
Awards
- 4 awards: Pranayam
- 2 awards: Indian Rupee, Traffic
- 1 award: Adaminte Makan Abu, Khaddama

Tamil

Nominations
- 9 nominations: Deiva Thirumagal
- 7 nominations: 7 Aum Arivu
- 6 nominations: Aadukalam, Ko
- 5 nominations: Vaagai Sooda Vaa
- 4 nominations: Mankatha
- 3 nominations: Engaeyum Eppothum
- 2 nominations: Engeyum Kadhal, Mayakkam Enna, Nootrenbadhu
- 1 nomination : Kaavalan, Mappillai, Siruthai
Awards
- 5 awards: Aadukalam(1)
- 2 awards: Engaeyum Eppothum, Ko, Vaagai Sooda Vaa
- 1 award : Deiva Thirumagal (1), 7 Aum Arivu (1)

Telugu

Nominations
- 10 nominations: Dookudu
- 9 nominations: Sri Rama Rajyam
- 6 nominations: Mr. Perfect
- 5 nominations: 100% Love, Ala Modalaindi, Rajanna
- 4 nominations: Kandireega
- 1 nomination: Jai Bolo Telangana, Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Gaganam, Golconda High School, Oosaravelli, Dhada
Awards
- 6 awards: Dookudu
- 3 awards: Sri Rama Rajyam
- 1 award: Anaganaga O Dheerudu (1), Badrinath (1), Rajanna, Prema Kavali (1)
Number in brackets after the film title indicates the number of special awards included, which have no nominees.

References

"Rana Daggubati announces the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". Times Internet Limited.
(7 June 2012). "Filmfare awards on July 7". [[The Times of India]].
Filmfare Editorial. (9 July 2012). "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". Times Internet Limited.

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