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56th Filmfare Awards South

Award ceremony for South Indian films

Field	Value
number	56
award	Filmfare Awards South
award_link	Filmfare Awards South
date	Friday 31 July 2009
site	Hyderabad, India
host	Purab Kohli
producer	Idea
best_picture	Moggina Manasu (Kannada)*
Thirakkatha (Malayalam)
Subramaniapuram* (Tamil)
Gamyam (Telugu)
most_wins	Thirakkatha (6; Malayalam)
most_nominations	Gaalipata (11; Kannada)
Mussanjemaatu (11; Kannada)
last	55th
next	57th

Thirakkatha (Malayalam) Subramaniapuram* (Tamil) Gamyam (Telugu) Mussanjemaatu (11; Kannada) The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, India.

Nominations

The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monday, 16 June 2009, at 12:00 a.m. IST (7:30 UTC) by Filmfare chief editors in Mumbai. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad.

The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.

The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company, and the producer.

Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations.

Kannada

Nominations
- 11 nominations: Gaalipata and Mussanjemaatu
- 9 nominations: Moggina Manasu
- 8 nominations: Taj Mahal
Awards
- 5 awards: Moggina Manasu
- 3 awards: Gaalipata
- 2 awards: Mussanjemaatu

Malayalam

Nominations
- 9 nominations: Thirakkatha
- 6 nominations: Calcutta News and Mulla
- 5 nominations: Gulmohar, Innathe Chintha Vishayam and Veruthe Oru Bhavya
Awards
- 6 awards: Thirakkatha
- 2 awards: Madambi

Tamil

Nominations
- 8 nominations: Vaaranam Aayiram
- 7 nominations: Subramaniyapuram and Yaaradi Nee Mohini
- 6 nominations: Dasavathaaram
- 4 nominations: Anjathe and Santosh Subramaniam
Awards
- 5 awards: Vaaranam Aayiram
- 3 awards: Subramaniyapuram

Telugu

Nominations
- 7 nominations: Jalsa and Kotha Bangaru Lokam
- 6 nominations: Gamyam
- 4 nominations: Kantri, Parugu and Ready
Awards
- 5 awards: Kotha Bangaru Lokam
- 4 awards: Gamyam
- 1 award: Ashta Chamma, Kantri and Parugu

Awardees

Winners in bold, nominees listed under.

[[Kannada cinema]]

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

Malayalam

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

Tamil

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

Telugu

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

Other awards

(No nominees for these awards)

Best Male Debutant: Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj – Sakkarakatti (Tamil)
Best Female Debutant: Meera Nandan – Mulla (Malayalam)
Best Choreography: Prem Rakshith – Kantri (Telugu)
Best Cinematographer: S. Krishna – Haage Summane (Kannada); Chota K. Naidu – Kotha Bangaru Lokam (Telugu)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Veturi

References

(2011-10-10). "56th Filmfare Awards South". ReachoutHyderabad.com.
"FILMFARE AWARDS 2009 TELUGU WINNERS".

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