20th Santosham Film Awards
| 20th Santosham Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic and music achievements |
| Presented on | 14 November 2021 |
| Date | 14 November 2021 |
| Site | Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC), Hyderabad, India |
| Hosted by | Suma Kanakala Sudigali Sudheer Akul Balaji Sathish Mukku Avinash Syed Sohel Ryan Ariyana Glory |
| Produced by | Kondeti Suresh |
| Organised by | "Santosham' |
| Magazine issue | Santosham |
| Highlights | |
| Lifetime achievement | Murali Mohan Bharathiraja |
The 20th Santosham Film Awards or also, 20th Santosham South Indian Film Awards (officially Santosham – Suman TV South Indian Film Awards 2021) was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 14 November 2021.[1] The ceremony (20th Santosham Film Awards) recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood and other Indian language films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine. The event replaced the 18th and 19th ceremonies of Santosham Film Awards.[2][3] The 18th awards ceremony was scheduled to be held in September 2020, which was cancelled to due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Honorary Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Bharathiraja, Murali Mohan
- Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award (2019) – Murali Mohan
- Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award (2020) – L. B. Sriram
- Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2019) – Suman
- Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2020) – Giri Babu
- Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smaraka Award – Adiseshagiri Rao
- Santosham EVV Smaraka Award – Vijay Kanakamedala for Naandhi
- Santosham Dasari Smaraka Award – Bommarillu Bhaskar
- Santosham Ramu Smaraka Award – Malashri
2019 Main Awards
Film
| Category | Recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film[note 1] | C. Ashwini Dutt and Prasad V. Potluri
|
Maharshi |
| Best Director | Harish Shankar | Gaddalakonda Ganesh |
| Best Actress | Tamannaah
|
F2: Fun and Frustration |
| Best Female Director | Nandini Reddy | Oh! Baby |
| Best Supporting Actor | Allari Naresh | Maharshi |
| Best Character Actor | Rajendra Prasad | Oh! Baby |
| Best Female Comedian | Hema | Vinaya Vidheya Rama |
| Best Story Writer | Shiva Nirvana | Majili |
| Best Dialogue | Puri Jagannadh | ISmart Shankar |
| Best Screenplay | Kishore Tirumala | Chitralahari |
| Best Action/Best Fight Master | Real Satish | ISmart Shankar |
| Best Cinematographer | R. Rathnavelu | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy |
| Best Debut Director | Vishwak Sen | Falaknuma Das |
| Best Debut Actress | Shivathmika Rajashekar | Dorasaani |
| Best Film – Tamil | T. G. Thyagarajan | Viswasam |
2020 Main Awards
Film
| Category | Recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Character Actor | Murali Sharma | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sushanth | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo |
| Best Debut Villain | Sunil | Colour Photo |
| Best Art Director | A. S. Prakash | |
| Best Debut Director | Karuna Kumar | Palasa 1978 |
| Narendra Nath | Miss India | |
| Best Villain – Tamil | Mime Gopi | |
| Best Actor – Tamil | Ashok Selvan | Oh My Kadavule |
| Best Director – Tamil | Ashwath Marimuthu | Oh My Kadavule |
Music
| Category | Recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Female Playback Singer | Madhu Priya | "He's So Cute" from Sarileru Neekevvaru |
| Best Music Director – Tamil | Leon James | Oh My Kadavule |
Special awards
- Most Promising Actress – Payal Rajput
- Special Jury Award – Aditi Bhavaraju for "Baavochhadu" from Palasa 1978
Presenters
| Category | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| Best Director Award | Talasani Srinivas Yadav |
| Best Female Director | |
| Best Film | Rajendra Prasad & Bharathiraja |
| Best Character Actor | Murali Mohan |
| Best Supporting Actor | |
| Best Film – Tamil | Tanikella Bharani |
| Best Action/Best Fight Master | Bharathiraja |
| Best Story Writer | Chiranjeevi |
| Best Actress | |
| Best Debut Director | |
| Best Cinematographer | |
| Best Female Comedian | |
| Best Dialogue | Allu Aravind & Chiranjeevi |
| Best Screenplay | |
| Best Debut Actress | Malashri & Harsha |
| Category | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| Best Villain – Tamil | Tanikella Bharani |
| Best Actor – Tamil | |
| Best Director – Tamil | |
| Best Debut Villain | Bharathiraja |
| Best Character Actor | Chiranjeevi |
| Best Debut Director | |
| Best Supporting Actor | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | |
| Best Art Director | Malashri & Harsha |
| Best Debut Director |
| Category | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2019) | Murali Mohan |
| Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award | |
| Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smaraka Award | |
| Santosham Dasari Smaraka Award | Chiranjeevi |
| Santosham EVV Smaraka Award | R. Narayana Murthy & Allari Naresh |
| Most Promising Actress | Allu Aravind & Chiranjeevi |
| Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2020) | |
| Santosham Ramu Smaraka Award | |
| Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award | |
| Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Murali Mohan) | |
| Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Bharathiraja) | |
| Special Jury Award | Malashri & Harsha |
Performers
- Monal Gajjar
- Divi Vaidya
- Akhil Sarthak
- Hamida
- Pragathi
- Indraja
- Mishra
- Hebah Patel
- Raai Laxmi
- Sandeep & Jyothi Raj
Note
- ^ Priyanka Dutt took the award
References
- ^ "Santosham-Suman TV South Indian Film Awards 2021 Curtain Raiser". www.ragalahari.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Ram Asur Movie Pre Release Event - Photogallery - Page 1". Tupaki. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Naresh. సంతోషం - సుమన్ టివి సౌత్ ఇండియన్ ఫిలిం అవార్డ్స్ ప్రమోషన్స్ కి సూపర్ రెస్పాన్స్. Suman TV (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 November 2021.