The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008

2008 in film

This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 and was held on Friday, July 31, 2009, in Hyderabad, India

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Nominations

The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monday, February 16, 2009, at 12:00 a.m. IST

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 The winners were announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on July 31, 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.

Tamil

• Nominations
  • 7 nominations: Subramaniyapuram, Vaaranam Aayiram and Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    
  • 5 nominations: Dasavathaaram
  • 4 nominations: Anjathe
    Anjathe
    Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:...
    
     and Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...
    
    
  • 3 nominations: Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum is a 2008 Tamil feature film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The movie, which has a critically acclaimed storyline, stars Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead role as his daughter while Prithviraj makes a special appearance....
    
     and Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom is a 2008 Tamil romantic thriller film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva shortly before his death and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, its stars Jayam Ravi, Kangna Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles...
    
    
  • 2 nominations: Kadhalil Vizhunthen
    Kadhalil Vizhunthen
    Kadhalil Vizhunthen is a movie starring Nakul and Sunaina. The movie's music was composed by Vijay Antony, cinematography by S D Vijay Milton and editing by V.T Vijayan. The movie was produced by Umapathy for Atlantic Cinemas...
    
     and Pirivom Santhippom
    Pirivom Santhippom
    Pirivom Santhippom is a 2008 Tamil movie starring Sneha and Cheran in the lead roles and it is about the life of a young couple in a joint family with the Nattukottai Nagarathar Chettiar community located in Karaikudi, TN. This was another grape wine for Sneha as this was completely a heroine...
    
    
  • 1 nomination: Bheema
    Bheema
    -Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
    
    , Kuruvi
    Kuruvi
    Kuruvi is a 2008 Tamil Action film. Directed and co-written by Dharani and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, it stars Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan and Suman in the lead roles...
    
    , Pazhani
    Pazhani (film)
    Pazhani is a Tamil action movie with Bharath in lead role. It is directed by Perarasu and produced by director Shakthi Chidambaram under the banner Cinema paradise. Srikanth Deva scores music. Bharath plays the role of a car driver...
    
    , Sakkarakatti
    Sakkarakatti
    Sakkarakatti is a 2008 Tamil romance film directed by Kalaprabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film featured debutant Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, son of veteran actor K. Bhagyaraj, in the lead role while Ishita Sharma and Vedhika also played significant roles. It also featured a...
    
     and Poo
    Poo (film)
    Poo is a Tamil language film released in November 2008. It stars Srikanth and Parvathi Menon in the lead roles. Upon release the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and turned out to be one of the best films of that year.-Plot:...
    
    

• Awards
  • 5 awards: Vaaranam Aayiram
  • 3 awards: Subramaniyapuram
  • 1 award: Anjathe
    Anjathe
    Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:...
    
    
  • 1 award: Poo
    Poo (film)
    Poo is a Tamil language film released in November 2008. It stars Srikanth and Parvathi Menon in the lead roles. Upon release the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and turned out to be one of the best films of that year.-Plot:...
    
    

Telugu

• Nominations
  • 7 nominations: Jalsa
    Jalsa
    Jalsa is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing the hit Athadu, and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri...
    
     and Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
    
    
  • 6 nominations: Gamyam
    Gamyam
    Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
    
    
  • 4 nominations: Kantri
    Kantri
    Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...
    
    , Parugu
    Parugu
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     and Ready
  • 3 nominations: Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma is a critically acclaimed 2008 Indian comedy film written and directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti. Filmed in Telugu, the film deals with four quirky characters interwoven in a romantic narration. The film stars Colours Swathi, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala and Bhargavi in the lead with...
    
    , Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi is a 2008 romantic comedy Telugu Cinema starring Venkatesh, Mamta Mohandas and Anushka Shetty.-Plot:Chintakayala Ravi works in a bar named Cyber Wave in New York. He is a head waiter; he works with his three friends who also are waiters at the same bar...
    
    , Krishna
    Krishna (2008 film)
    Krishna is a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan. The film is directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Vishwanatham. The film released on 12 January 2008, during the Sankranthi festival. It was dubbed into Tamil as Madhura Thmiru.-Background:This is the first movie...
    
    , Nachavule and Pandurangadu
  • 1 nomination: Baladur
    Baladur
    Baladur , is a 2008 Telugu movie directed by Uday Shankar. Ravi Teja plays the lead role while Krishna, Anushka shetty, Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, Sunil and Suman Setty play supporting roles. K. M. Radha Krishnan was the music director, B. Balamurugan handled cinematography and the movie was...
    
    , Gorintaku
    Gorintaku
    Gorintaku is a Telugu film released on 4 July 2008 and was directed by V.R. Prathap. Dr. Rajasekhar and Meera Jasmine played the lead roles. The film was a remake of succeful Kannada Movie Anna Tangi-Plot:...
    
    , Kathanayakudu
    Kuselan
    Kuselan is a 2008 Tamil drama film directed by P. Vasu, which was simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu . Both remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, the film is directed by P. Vasu and produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages...
    
    , Salute and Souryam
    Souryam
    Souryam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by cinematographer-turned-director J. Siva Kumar, who makes his directorial debut. It stars Gopichand and Anushka Shetty in the main lead. The film was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Souryam...
    
    

• Awards
  • 5 awards: Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
    
    
  • 4 awards: Gamyam
    Gamyam
    Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
    
    
  • 1 award: Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma is a critically acclaimed 2008 Indian comedy film written and directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti. Filmed in Telugu, the film deals with four quirky characters interwoven in a romantic narration. The film stars Colours Swathi, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala and Bhargavi in the lead with...
    
     and Parugu
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Malayalam

• Nominations
  • 9 nominations: Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
    
    
  • 6 nominations: Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
     and Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    
  • 5 nominations: Gulmohar
    Gulmohar (film)
    Gulmohar is a 2008 Malayalam film written by Deedi Damodaran and directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew.- Plot :...
    
    , Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
    
     and Veruthe Oru Bhavya
  • 4 nominations: Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikootam is a Malayalam film directed by Kamal. It stars Narain, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha, Anoop Chandran and Radhika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Bijibal...
    
    
  • 3 nominations: Madambi
    Madambi
    Madampi is a 2008 Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.- Plot :Gopalakrishna Pillai is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district...
    
    
  • 2 nominations: Akasha Gopuram
    Akasha Gopuram
    Aakasha Gopuram is a 2008 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by K.P.Kumaran. It is based on Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder. It stars Mohanlal, Nithya Menon, Bharath Gopi, Manoj K. Jayan, Srinivasan, Geethu Mohandas and Shwetha Menon. The movie was made with a...
    
    , Mizhikal Sakshi
    Mizhikal Sakshi
    Mizhikal Sakshi is an Indian film in Malayalam language. It was directed by Ashok R. Nath and stars Sukumari and Mohanlal.-Cast:-Plot:...
    
     and Thalappavu
    Thalappavu
    Thalappavu is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Madhupal and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala. It is the adapted story of Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Pillai.The film's cast includes...
    
    
  • 1 nomination: Panchamara Thanalil

• Awards
  • 6 awards: Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
    
    
  • 2 awards: Madambi
    Madambi
    Madampi is a 2008 Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.- Plot :Gopalakrishna Pillai is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district...
    
    
  • 1 award: Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
    
     and Thalappavu
    Thalappavu
    Thalappavu is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Madhupal and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala. It is the adapted story of Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Pillai.The film's cast includes...
    
    

Kannada

• Nominations
  • 11 nominations: Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
     and Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • 9 nominations: Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
    
    
  • 8 nominations: Taj Mahal
  • 4 nominations: Psycho
    Psycho (2008 film)
    Psycho is a motion picture filmed in the Kannada language and created by producer Gurudutt under 4D Creations. The film was directed by V. Devadutta, featuring music performed by Raghu Dixit....
    
    
  • 3 nominations: Aramane
    Aramane
    Aramane is a Kannada film directed by Nagashekhar, starring Golden Star Ganesh , actress Roma in leading roles.The movie was produced by K. Manju.The movie was released on 25 April 2008.film's music was composed by Gurukiran.-Plot:With Aramane's Release it seems like Ganesh has tried to find some...
    
     and Haage Summane
    Haage Summane
    Haage Summane is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Preetham Gubbi. The newcomers Kiran and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008...
    
    
  • 1 nomination: Buddhivantha

• Awards
  • 5 awards: Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
    
    
  • 3 awards: Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    
  • 2 awards: Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    

Tamil

• Best Film: - Subramaniyapuram - Sasikumar
  M. Sasikumar
  M. Sasikumar is a Tamil film director, actor and producer. He is best known in the Tamil film industry for his debut film Subramaniapuram...
  
  
  • Anjathe
    Anjathe
    Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:...
    
     - Nemichand Jhabak
  • Dasavathaaram - Oscar Ravichandran
  • Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...
    
     - Kalaprathi S. Agoram
  • Vaaranam Aayiram - Oscar Ravichandran
  • Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
     - N. V. Prasad

• Best Director
  Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)
  The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1972 with P. Madhavan being the first recipient.K...
  
  : - Sasikumar
  M. Sasikumar
  M. Sasikumar is a Tamil film director, actor and producer. He is best known in the Tamil film industry for his debut film Subramaniapuram...
  
   - Subramaniyapuram
  • Gautham Menon
    Gautham Menon
    Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
    
     - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • A. Jawahar - Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    
  • K. S. Ravikumar
    K. S. Ravikumar
    K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the...
    
     - Dasavathaaram
  • M. Raja
    M. Raja
    Raja Mohan is an Indian film director, primarily working in the Tamil film industry. As of 2011, he has directed seven films, all of them being a remake even velayutham. Notably all his five directorials in Tamil starred his brother Jayam Ravi and were produced by his father, editor Mohan under his...
    
     - Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...
    
    
  • Myshkin - Anjathe
    Anjathe
    Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:...
    
    

• Best Actor: - Surya Sivakumar - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • Dhanush
    Dhanush
    Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
    
     - Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    
  • Jayam Ravi
    Jayam Ravi
    Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M...
    
     - Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...
    
    
  • Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
    
     - Dasavathaaram
  • Narain
    Narain (actor)
    Narain is an Indian film actor, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.- Personal life:Narain was born in Thrissur, Kerala to Malayali parents. His father is Ponnani Kizhakke Kalathil T.M.Ramakrishnan Nair and his mother is Shantha Nair...
    
     - Anjathe
    Anjathe
    Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:...
    
    

• Best Actress
  Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
  The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953...
  
  : - Parvathi Menon
  Parvathi Menon
  Parvathi Menon is an Indian film actress who hails from Kerala. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Out of Syllabus in 2006.- Early life :...
  
   - Poo
  Poo (film)
  Poo is a Tamil language film released in November 2008. It stars Srikanth and Parvathi Menon in the lead roles. Upon release the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and turned out to be one of the best films of that year.-Plot:...
  
  
  • Genelia D'Souza
    Genelia D'Souza
    Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...
    
     - Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam
    Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...
    
    
  • Nayantara
    Nayantara
    Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
    
     - Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    
  • Sneha - Pirivom Santhippom
    Pirivom Santhippom
    Pirivom Santhippom is a 2008 Tamil movie starring Sneha and Cheran in the lead roles and it is about the life of a young couple in a joint family with the Nattukottai Nagarathar Chettiar community located in Karaikudi, TN. This was another grape wine for Sneha as this was completely a heroine...
    
    
  • Swathi
    Colours Swathi
    Swati Reddy , also known as Colours Swathi, is an Indian film actress and television presenter. Her nickname and fame come from her role in the television show Colours, which was telecasted on the Telugu station Maa TV in Andhra Pradesh...
    
     - Subramaniyapuram
  • Trisha Krishnan
    Trisha Krishnan
    Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...
    
     - Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum is a 2008 Tamil feature film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The movie, which has a critically acclaimed storyline, stars Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead role as his daughter while Prithviraj makes a special appearance....
    
    

• Best Supporting Actor: - Ajmal Ameer
  Ajmal Ameer
  Ajmal Ameer is an Indian film actor, who works in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Background:He was born in Aluva, Kerala. He studied medicine in National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, and had plans to open a hospital in future. Shortly after completing his...
  
   - Anjathey
  • Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
    
     - Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum is a 2008 Tamil feature film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The movie, which has a critically acclaimed storyline, stars Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead role as his daughter while Prithviraj makes a special appearance....
    
    
  • Prasanna
    Prasanna (actor)
    Prasanna is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea, was...
    
     - Anjathe
    Anjathe
    Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Sampath Raj
    Sampath Raj
    Dr.Sampath Raj is an Indian film actor who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's comedy trilogy, consisting of Chennai 600028, Saroja and Goa. He has also acted in supporting roles in various other films. He is mostly...
    
     - Saroja
    Saroja
    Saroja is a 2008 Tamil comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by T. Siva. It stars Shiva, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, S. P. B. Charan and Vega Tamotia in the lead roles and Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Kajal Aggarwal, Sampath Raj, Nikita Thukral and Nagendran in other...
    
    
  • Samuthirakani
    Samuthirakani
    Samuthirakani is a Tamil film actor and director. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander. His 2009 directorial Naadodigal was a runaway hit, which was later remade in three languages. He has acted in several films as well and is best known for his performances in Subramaniapuram and...
    
     - Subramaniyapuram

• Best Supporting Actress
  Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
  The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films....
  
  : - Simran
  Simran Bagga
  Rishibala Naval , better known by her Industry name Simran, is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in several Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli in 1997...
  
   - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • Aishwarya - Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum is a 2008 Tamil feature film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The movie, which has a critically acclaimed storyline, stars Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead role as his daughter while Prithviraj makes a special appearance....
    
    
  • Kushboo - Pazhani
    Pazhani (film)
    Pazhani is a Tamil action movie with Bharath in lead role. It is directed by Perarasu and produced by director Shakthi Chidambaram under the banner Cinema paradise. Srikanth Deva scores music. Bharath plays the role of a car driver...
    
    
  • Lakshmi Rai
    Lakshmi Rai
    Lakshmi Rai is an Indian film actress and model from Belgaum, Karnataka, predominantly appearing in Malayalam and Tamil films. While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi , 2 Harihar Nagar ,...
    
     - Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom is a 2008 Tamil romantic thriller film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva shortly before his death and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, its stars Jayam Ravi, Kangna Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles...
    
    
  • Saranya Mohan
    Saranya Mohan
    Saranya Mohan is an Indian film actress, who has acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.-Early life:...
    
     - Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    

• Best Music Director
  Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
  The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given to film composers by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The award was first given in 1992, A. R. Rahman being the first recipient of this award for his film score and soundtrack of Roja.There have been...
  
  : - Harris Jayaraj
  Harris Jayaraj
  Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,...
  
   - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • A. R. Rahman
    A. R. Rahman
    Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
    
     - Sakkarakatti
    Sakkarakatti
    Sakkarakatti is a 2008 Tamil romance film directed by Kalaprabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film featured debutant Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, son of veteran actor K. Bhagyaraj, in the lead role while Ishita Sharma and Vedhika also played significant roles. It also featured a...
    
    
  • James Vasanthan
    James Vasanthan
    James Vasanthan is a popular Indian television anchor and a film music composer. For more than a decade, he worked as an anchor in popular Tamil satellite television channels like Sun TV, Vijay TV and Makkal TV before turning into a film music composer in the Tamil Film Industry.-Biography:James...
    
     - Subramaniyapuram
  • Vijay Antony
    Vijay Antony
    -Biography and career:Antony first worked as a sound engineer, later becoming a music director. In 1998 he studied at Loyola College, Chennai after which he founded his own studio, 'Audiophiles', composing and sound engineering for TV jingles and documentaries. The soundtrack of the film Sukran,...
    
     - Kadhalil Vizhunthen
    Kadhalil Vizhunthen
    Kadhalil Vizhunthen is a movie starring Nakul and Sunaina. The movie's music was composed by Vijay Antony, cinematography by S D Vijay Milton and editing by V.T Vijayan. The movie was produced by Umapathy for Atlantic Cinemas...
    
    
  • Yuvan Shankar Raja
    Yuvan Shankar Raja
    Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
    
     - Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    

• Best Male Playback Singer
  Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil)
  The Tamil Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Karthik as winner....
  
  : - Naresh Iyer
  Naresh Iyer
  Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won...
  
   - Mundhinam Paarthene - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • Belly Raj - Kangal Irandal - Subramaniapuram
    Subramaniapuram
    Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Tamil film produced, written, and directed by M. Sasikumar. The low budget film received critical acclaim for its original script, expert direction, screenplay, editing, accurate sets and costumes to resurrect Madurai from the 1980s. Sasikumar cast then relatively new...
    
    
  • Hariharan
    Hariharan (singer)
    Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity...
    
     - Nenjukkul Peithidum - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • Karthik
    Karthik (singer)
    Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...
    
     - Oru Naalukkul - Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini
    Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
    
    
  • Krish
    Krish (singer)
    Vijay Balakrishnan popularly known by his stage name, Krish, is a Tamil playback singer. Other than working with reputable Indian film composers, including Harris Jayaraj, A. R...
    
     - Yaaro Manathile - Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom is a 2008 Tamil romantic thriller film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva shortly before his death and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, its stars Jayam Ravi, Kangna Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles...
    
    
  • Vijay Antony
    Vijay Antony
    -Biography and career:Antony first worked as a sound engineer, later becoming a music director. In 1998 he studied at Loyola College, Chennai after which he founded his own studio, 'Audiophiles', composing and sound engineering for TV jingles and documentaries. The soundtrack of the film Sukran,...
    
     - Nakka Mukka - Kadhalil Vizhunthen
    Kadhalil Vizhunthen
    Kadhalil Vizhunthen is a movie starring Nakul and Sunaina. The movie's music was composed by Vijay Antony, cinematography by S D Vijay Milton and editing by V.T Vijayan. The movie was produced by Umapathy for Atlantic Cinemas...
    
    

• Best Female Playback Singer
  Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil)
  The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Binny Krishnakumar as winner....
  
  : - Deepa Miriam
  Deepa Miriam
  Deepa Miriam is an Indian playback singer of South Indian movies. Her debut film was Naan Avanillai...
  
   - Kangal Irandal - Subramaniapuram
  Subramaniapuram
  Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Tamil film produced, written, and directed by M. Sasikumar. The low budget film received critical acclaim for its original script, expert direction, screenplay, editing, accurate sets and costumes to resurrect Madurai from the 1980s. Sasikumar cast then relatively new...
  
  
  • Bombay Jayashree - Yaaro Manathile - Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom
    Dhaam Dhoom is a 2008 Tamil romantic thriller film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva shortly before his death and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, its stars Jayam Ravi, Kangna Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles...
    
    
  • Sadhana Sargam
    Sadhana Sargam
    Sadhana Sargam is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 90s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She...
    
     - Mukundha Mukundha - Dasavathaaram
  • Shreya Ghoshal - Thaen Thaen - Kuruvi
    Kuruvi
    Kuruvi is a 2008 Tamil Action film. Directed and co-written by Dharani and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, it stars Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan and Suman in the lead roles...
    
    
  • Swetha
    Shweta Mohan
    Shweta Mohan is an Indian playback singer. She has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.Sung for over 50 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada...
    
     - Kandaen Kandaen - Pirivom Santhippom
    Pirivom Santhippom
    Pirivom Santhippom is a 2008 Tamil movie starring Sneha and Cheran in the lead roles and it is about the life of a young couple in a joint family with the Nattukottai Nagarathar Chettiar community located in Karaikudi, TN. This was another grape wine for Sneha as this was completely a heroine...
    
    

• Best Lyricist
  Filmfare Best Lyricist Award (Tamil)
  The Tamil Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films.The award was first given in 2005...
  
  : - Thamarai
  Thamarai
  Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...
  
   - Nenjukkul Peithidum - Vaaranam Aayiram
  • Na. Muthukumar
    Na. Muthukumar
    Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
    
     - Mudhal Mazhai - Bheema
    Bheema
    -Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
    
    
  • Thamarai
    Thamarai
    Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...
    
     - Kangal Irandal - Subramaniapuram
    Subramaniapuram
    Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Tamil film produced, written, and directed by M. Sasikumar. The low budget film received critical acclaim for its original script, expert direction, screenplay, editing, accurate sets and costumes to resurrect Madurai from the 1980s. Sasikumar cast then relatively new...
    
    
  • Vaali
    Vaali (poet)
    Vaali is a Tamil poet and lyricist who writes Tamil poetry and film song lyrics. Most recently he has extended lyrics for a couple of songs in Engeyum Kaadhal for the music of Harris Jayaraj. He has also acted in several films, most notably Hey Ram, Parthale Paravasam and Poi Kaal Kudhirai...
    
     - Kallai Mattum - Dasavathaaram
  • Vairamuthu
    Vairamuthu
    Vairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R...
    
     - Vaa Vaa - Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum
    Abhiyum Naanum is a 2008 Tamil feature film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The movie, which has a critically acclaimed storyline, stars Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead role as his daughter while Prithviraj makes a special appearance....
    
    

Telugu

• Best Film: - Gamyam
  Gamyam
  Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
  
   - Saibabu Jagarlamudi
  • Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma is a critically acclaimed 2008 Indian comedy film written and directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti. Filmed in Telugu, the film deals with four quirky characters interwoven in a romantic narration. The film stars Colours Swathi, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala and Bhargavi in the lead with...
    
     - Ram Mohan
  • Jalsa
    Jalsa
    Jalsa is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing the hit Athadu, and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri...
    
     - Allu Aravind
  • Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
    
     - Dil Raju
    Dil Raju
    Dil Raju |Dil]], Arya,Bhadra, Bommarillu,Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Brindavanam . His recent film Mr.Perfect.-Biography:...
    
    
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    Parugu
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     - Dil Raju
    Dil Raju
    Dil Raju |Dil]], Arya,Bhadra, Bommarillu,Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Brindavanam . His recent film Mr.Perfect.-Biography:...
    
    
  • Ready - Ravi Kishore

• Best Director: - Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
  Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
  Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi , also known as Krish is an Indian film director, in the Telugu film industry. He made his directorial debut in 2008 with Gamyam and followed it up with Vedam in 2010, with both the films garnering widespread critical acclaim and fetching him the Filmfare Award for Best...
  
   - Gamyam
  Gamyam
  Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
  
  
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    Parugu
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  • Ravi Babu
    Ravi Babu
    Ravi Babu is a Telugu language film actor. He is the son of Chalapathi Rao, also a Telugu film actor.-Ravi Babu movies as actor:#Manasara# Prathiroju # Amaravathi # Padhamoodu # Yavarum Nalam # Nachav Alludu...
    
     - Nachavule
  • Srinu Vaitla
    Srinu Vaitla
    Srinu Vaitla is an Indian film director associated with Telugu cinema. He is from the village of Kandulapalem, East Godavari District.His first mainstream movie as a director was Nee Kosam starring Ravi Teja and Maheshwari. Though the movie was an average flick at the box office, it was...
    
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  • Trivikram Srinivas
    Trivikram Srinivas
    Trivikram Srinivas Sarma is a dialogue writer turned screenwriter and film director in Telugu Cinema.-Background:...
    
     - Jalsa
    Jalsa
    Jalsa is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing the hit Athadu, and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri...
    
    
  • V. V. Vinayak
    V. V. Vinayak
    Veera Venkata Vinayak is a Telugu cinema director. His father is Krishna Rao.-Filmography:Veera Venkata Vinayak is a Telugu cinema director. His father is Krishna Rao.-Filmography:...
    
     - Krishna
    Krishna (2008 film)
    Krishna is a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan. The film is directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Vishwanatham. The film released on 12 January 2008, during the Sankranthi festival. It was dubbed into Tamil as Madhura Thmiru.-Background:This is the first movie...
    
    

• Best Actor: - Allu Arjun
  Allu Arjun
  Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
  
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  Parugu
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  • NTR Jr - Kantri
    Kantri
    Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...
    
    
  • Pawan Kalyan
    Pawan Kalyan
    Pawan Kalyan ; is an Indian film Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Action choreographer in Telugu cinema...
    
     - Jalsa
    Jalsa
    Jalsa is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing the hit Athadu, and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri...
    
    
  • Ram
    Ram (actor)
    - Personal life :Ram was born in Hyderabad, India, on May 15, 1988. He grew up in Chennai and attended Chettinad Vidhyashram school, Mandaveli. He is the nephew of Telugu producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.- Career :...
    
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  • Ravi Teja
    Ravi Teja
    Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...
    
     - Krishna
    Krishna (2008 film)
    Krishna is a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan. The film is directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Vishwanatham. The film released on 12 January 2008, during the Sankranthi festival. It was dubbed into Tamil as Madhura Thmiru.-Background:This is the first movie...
    
    

• Best Actress: - Swathi
  Colours Swathi
  Swati Reddy , also known as Colours Swathi, is an Indian film actress and television presenter. Her nickname and fame come from her role in the television show Colours, which was telecasted on the Telugu station Maa TV in Andhra Pradesh...
  
   - Ashta Chamma
  Ashta Chamma
  Ashta Chamma is a critically acclaimed 2008 Indian comedy film written and directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti. Filmed in Telugu, the film deals with four quirky characters interwoven in a romantic narration. The film stars Colours Swathi, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala and Bhargavi in the lead with...
  
  
  • Ileana D'Cruz
    Ileana D'Cruz
    Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema. Starting her career as a model, she made her feature film debut in Y.V.S. Chowdhary's 2006 Telugu film Devadasu...
    
     - Jalsa
    Jalsa
    Jalsa is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing the hit Athadu, and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri...
    
    
  • Kamalini Mukherjee - Gamyam
    Gamyam
    Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
    
    
  • Shweta Prasad
    Shweta Prasad
    Shwetha Basu Prasad is an Indian film actress. She started her career as a child actress in Hindi films and television series and went on to play lead roles in Telugu cinema. For her performance in the 2002 film Makdee, she won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.-Early life:Prasad was...
    
     - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
    
    
  • Trisha Krishnan
    Trisha Krishnan
    Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...
    
     - Krishna
    Krishna (2008 film)
    Krishna is a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan. The film is directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Vishwanatham. The film released on 12 January 2008, during the Sankranthi festival. It was dubbed into Tamil as Madhura Thmiru.-Background:This is the first movie...
    
    

• Best Supporting Actor: - Allari Naresh
  Allari Naresh
  Allari Naresh is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer EVV Satyanarayana. He got the tag Allari before his name after the success of his first film. But his debut film in Tamil, Kurumbu which was a remake of Allari.-Film...
  
   - Gamyam
  Gamyam
  Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
  
  
  • Brahmanandam
    Brahmanandam
    Brahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...
    
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  • Jagapati Babu
    Jagapati Babu
    Jagapathi Babu is an Indian top actor in the Telugu film industry. He is the son of veteran producer-director V.B. Rajendra Prasad.He is named as manly star in telugu film circuit and is one among top stars of likes like chiranjeevi,bala krishna,nagarjuna,venkatesh.-Career:Jagapathi Babu made...
    
     - Kathanayakudu
    Kuselan
    Kuselan is a 2008 Tamil drama film directed by P. Vasu, which was simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu . Both remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, the film is directed by P. Vasu and produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages...
    
    
  • Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
    
     - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam
    Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
    
    
  • Srinivas Avasarala
    Srinivas Avasarala
    Srinivas Avasarala is a script-writer, director and actor.-Career:Srinivas Avasarala is a telugu actor and an aspiring director. He starred in the film Ashta Chamma, a Telugu adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. His portrayal of Anand, Algernon in the original play, won him...
    
     - Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma
    Ashta Chamma is a critically acclaimed 2008 Indian comedy film written and directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti. Filmed in Telugu, the film deals with four quirky characters interwoven in a romantic narration. The film stars Colours Swathi, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala and Bhargavi in the lead with...
    
    

• Best Supporting Actress
  Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)
  The Telugu Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films....
  
  : - Jayasudha
  Jayasudha
  Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....
  
   - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
  
  
  • Meera Jasmine
    Meera Jasmine
    Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the...
    
     - Gorintaku
    Gorintaku
    Gorintaku is a Telugu film released on 4 July 2008 and was directed by V.R. Prathap. Dr. Rajasekhar and Meera Jasmine played the lead roles. The film was a remake of succeful Kannada Movie Anna Tangi-Plot:...
    
    
  • Parvati Melton
    Parvati Melton
    Parvati Melton is a tall Indian model. She acts in Telugu and Malayalam movies. She acted with Raja in the film Vennela, which turned out to be a success. She acted in the super hit Malayalam film Hallo with South Indian star Mohanlal.-Filmography:-External links:...
    
     - Jalsa
    Jalsa
    Jalsa is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing the hit Athadu, and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri...
    
    
  • Poonam Kaur
    Poonam Kaur
    Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model. She has frequently appeared in Telugu films apart from Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films.- Career :...
    
     - Souryam
    Souryam
    Souryam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by cinematographer-turned-director J. Siva Kumar, who makes his directorial debut. It stars Gopichand and Anushka Shetty in the main lead. The film was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Souryam...
    
    
  • Tabu
    Tabu (actress)
    Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...
    
     - Pandurangadu

• Best Music Director: - Mickey J. Meyer - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
  
  
  • Devi Sri Prasad
    Devi Sri Prasad
    Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...
    
     - Jalsaa
  • Mani Sharma
    Mani Sharma
    Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
    
     - Kantri
    Kantri
    Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...
    
    
  • Sekhar Chandra
    Sekhar Chandra
    Sekhar Chandra was an Indian cricketer who played for Himachal Pradesh.Chandra made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1994-95 season, against Jammu and Kashmir. From the lower order, he scored 4 runs. While Jammu and Kashmir won the match, the points accrued from the game were...
    
     - Nachavule
  • Vishal-Shekhar
    Vishal-Shekhar
    Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
    
     - Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi is a 2008 romantic comedy Telugu Cinema starring Venkatesh, Mamta Mohandas and Anushka Shetty.-Plot:Chintakayala Ravi works in a bar named Cyber Wave in New York. He is a head waiter; he works with his three friends who also are waiters at the same bar...
    
    

• Best Male Playback
  Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Telugu)
  The Telugu Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 1997. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- See also :...
  
  : - Karthik
  Karthik (singer)
  Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...
  
   - Nijangaa Nenenaa - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
  
  
  • Karunya - Andamaina Kalala - Baladur
    Baladur
    Baladur , is a 2008 Telugu movie directed by Uday Shankar. Ravi Teja plays the lead role while Krishna, Anushka shetty, Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, Sunil and Suman Setty play supporting roles. K. M. Radha Krishnan was the music director, B. Balamurugan handled cinematography and the movie was...
    
    
  • Ranjith
    Ranjith (singer)
    Ranjith is an Indian playback singer who originally hails from Kerala. He was brought up in Tamil Nadu and he is very famous for his playback singing in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam....
    
     - Entavaraku - Gamyam
    Gamyam
    Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
    
    
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
    S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
    Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
    
     - Matrudevobhava - Pandurangadu
  • Saketh - Nammavemo Ganee - Parugu
    Parugu
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• Best Female Playback
  Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Telugu)
  The Telugu Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2004. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
  
  : - Shweta Pandit
  Shweta Pandit
  Shweta Pandit is an Indian Playback Singer, Song Writer and Live Performer Actor in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Telugu and Tamil film songs....
  
   - Nenani Neevana - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
  
  
  • Geetha Madhuri
    Geetha Madhuri
    Geetha Madhuri , is a South Indian playback singer.She has recorded several songs in Telugu.-Early life:She was born on August 24, 1989 to Prabhakar Sastry and Lakshmi. She is the only daughter of her parents who are from Godavari districts and moved to Hyderabad when Geetha was very young. Her...
    
     - Ninne Ninne - Nachavule
  • Sadhana Sargam
    Sadhana Sargam
    Sadhana Sargam is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 90s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She...
    
     - Ninnenaa Nenu - Salute
  • Shreya Ghoshal - Merupulaa - Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi is a 2008 romantic comedy Telugu Cinema starring Venkatesh, Mamta Mohandas and Anushka Shetty.-Plot:Chintakayala Ravi works in a bar named Cyber Wave in New York. He is a head waiter; he works with his three friends who also are waiters at the same bar...
    
    
  • Vuneetha - Vayassunamee - Kantri
    Kantri
    Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...
    
    

• Best Lyricist
  Filmfare Best Lyricist Award (Telugu)
  The Telugu Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2005. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- See also :...
  
  : - Sirivennela Seetarama Sastri
  Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
  Sirivennela Sitaramasastri is an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu Cinema.He is a multiple winner of Nandi Award for Best Lyricist and Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu...
  
   - Entavaraku - Gamyam
  Gamyam
  Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...
  
  
  • Chandrabose - Enduko - Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi
    Chintakayala Ravi is a 2008 romantic comedy Telugu Cinema starring Venkatesh, Mamta Mohandas and Anushka Shetty.-Plot:Chintakayala Ravi works in a bar named Cyber Wave in New York. He is a head waiter; he works with his three friends who also are waiters at the same bar...
    
    
  • Sirivennela Seetarama Sastri
    Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
    Sirivennela Sitaramasastri is an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu Cinema.He is a multiple winner of Nandi Award for Best Lyricist and Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu...
    
     - Chalre Chalre - Jalsaa
  • Suddala Ashok Teja
    Suddala Ashok Teja
    Suddala Ashok Teja is a popular lyric writer in Tollywood.-Early life:Born Suddala a village in Nalgonda district to a well known Telugu poet, Suddala Hanmanthu, a Padmashali poet of the Telangana Rebellion.-Career:...
    
     - Matrudevobhava - Pandurangadu
  • Veturi Sundararama Murthy - Vayassunamee - Kantri
    Kantri
    Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...
    
    

Malayalam

• Best Film: - Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
  
   - Ranjith
  • Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
     - Thampi Antony
  • Gulmohar
    Gulmohar (film)
    Gulmohar is a 2008 Malayalam film written by Deedi Damodaran and directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew.- Plot :...
    
     - Uttam Jhavar
  • Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
    
     - Antony Perumbavoor
  • Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Akku Akbar; starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. This film was a comeback film for Jayaram as his films struggled at the box office for about five years.-Story:...
    
     - Salahudeen

• Best Director: - Ranjith - Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
  
  
  • Akku Akbar
    Akku Akbar
    Akku Akbar is an Indian film director of Malayalam films.He shot to fame with the 2009 Blockbuster film Veruthe Oru Bharya which had a family theme...
    
     - Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Akku Akbar; starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. This film was a comeback film for Jayaram as his films struggled at the box office for about five years.-Story:...
    
    
  • Blessy
    Blessy
    Blessy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has made several critically acclaimed films in Malayalam. As a film director, he is influenced by Padmarajan and Bharathan.- Career :...
    
     - Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
    
  • Jayaraj
    Jayaraj
    Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, often credited as Jayaraj, is an award-winning Indian Malayali filmmaker who has marked his presence in mainstream as well as art house films...
    
     - Gulmohar
    Gulmohar (film)
    Gulmohar is a 2008 Malayalam film written by Deedi Damodaran and directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew.- Plot :...
    
    
  • Madhupal
    Madhupal
    Madhupal is a Malayalam cinema actor, writer, and film director. Madhupal made his acting debut through Kashmeeram in 1994 and directorial debut through Thalappavu about Naxal Varghese which won several awards in 2008.-Biography:...
    
     - Thalappavu
    Thalappavu
    Thalappavu is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Madhupal and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala. It is the adapted story of Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Pillai.The film's cast includes...
    
    

• Best Actor
  Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam)
  The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam film lead actors. The award was first given in 1972 with Madhu being the first recipient....
  
  : - Lal
  Lal (actor)
  Paul Michael , better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor....
  
   - Thalappavu
  Thalappavu
  Thalappavu is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Madhupal and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala. It is the adapted story of Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Pillai.The film's cast includes...
  
  
  • Dileep
    Dileep (actor)
    Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...
    
     - Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
    
  • Jayaram
    Jayaram
    Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
    
     - Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Akku Akbar; starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. This film was a comeback film for Jayaram as his films struggled at the box office for about five years.-Story:...
    
    
  • Mohan Lal - Akasha Gopuram
    Akasha Gopuram
    Aakasha Gopuram is a 2008 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by K.P.Kumaran. It is based on Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder. It stars Mohanlal, Nithya Menon, Bharath Gopi, Manoj K. Jayan, Srinivasan, Geethu Mohandas and Shwetha Menon. The movie was made with a...
    
    
  • Ranjith - Gulmohar
    Gulmohar (film)
    Gulmohar is a 2008 Malayalam film written by Deedi Damodaran and directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew.- Plot :...
    
    

• Best Actress
  Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam)
  The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam film lead actors. The award was first given in 1972 with Roja Ramani being the first recipient....
  
  : - Priyamani
  Priyamani
  Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, better known by her stage name Priyamani is an Indian film actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films...
  
   - Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
  
  
  • Gopika
    Gopika
    Gopika is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the film Pranayamanithooval...
    
     - Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Akku Akbar; starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. This film was a comeback film for Jayaram as his films struggled at the box office for about five years.-Story:...
    
    
  • Meera Jasmine
    Meera Jasmine
    Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the...
    
     - Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
    
  • Meera Nandan
    Meera Nandan
    - Career :She started her career with the popular Musical reality show Idea Star Singer on Asianet Television by Co - hosting the show with Ranjini Hariadas in the year 2007...
    
     - Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    
  • Padmapriya - Panchamara Thanalil

• Best Supporting Actor: - Anoop Menon
  Anoop Menon
  Anoop Menon is a Indian film actor and screenwriter. He worked in television before achieving success as an actor in films. He won the 2008 Kerala State Film Award for second best actor and also the filmfare award 2009 for the same film.-Career:...
  
   - Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
  
  
  • Biju Menon
    Biju Menon
    Biju Menon is an Indian film actor who has mainly worked in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. He appears mostly in supporting roles, but has also acted in antagonistic roles. He made his debut in 1995 in Mannar Mathai Speaking...
    
     - Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    
  • Indrajith
    Indrajith
    Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...
    
     - Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
    
  • Jayasurya
    Jayasurya
    Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
    
     - Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikootam is a Malayalam film directed by Kamal. It stars Narain, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha, Anoop Chandran and Radhika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Bijibal...
    
    
  • Siddhique - Gulmohar
    Gulmohar (film)
    Gulmohar is a 2008 Malayalam film written by Deedi Damodaran and directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew.- Plot :...
    
    

• Best Supporting Actress: - Sukanya - Innathe Chintha Vishayam
  Innathe Chintha Vishayam
  Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
  
  
  • Geetu Mohandas
    Geetu Mohandas
    Geetu Mohandas is a Malayalam film actress who started off as a child artist and did mainstream roles later. She has acted in several other Malayalam films.-Career:Geetu's actual name is Gayathri Mohandas...
    
     - Akasha Gopuram
    Akasha Gopuram
    Aakasha Gopuram is a 2008 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by K.P.Kumaran. It is based on Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder. It stars Mohanlal, Nithya Menon, Bharath Gopi, Manoj K. Jayan, Srinivasan, Geethu Mohandas and Shwetha Menon. The movie was made with a...
    
    
  • Mohini - Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
    
    
  • Roma
    Roma (actress)
    Roma Asrani is an Indian model-turned-actress who works mainly in Malayalam-language films. She made her début in the Telugu film Mr. Errababu in 2005. She has acted in Tamil and Kannada films too.- Family :...
    
     - Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikootam is a Malayalam film directed by Kamal. It stars Narain, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha, Anoop Chandran and Radhika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Bijibal...
    
    
  • Samvrutha Sunil
    Samvrutha Sunil
    Samvrutha Sunil is a South Indian actress from Kerala. She was introduced to the film industry through a Malayalam film Rasikan opposite Dileep. She had acted in several films in Tamil and Malayalam...
    
     - Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
    
    

• Best Music Director: - Sarath - Oduvil Oru Sonarekha - Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
  
  
  • Ilaiyaraaja
    Ilaiyaraaja
    Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
    
     - Kandu Kandu - Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
    
    
  • Jayachandran
    Jayachandran
    Paliyath Jayachandran, popularly known as P. Jayachandran is an Indian playback singer. He has won one National Award, four Kerala State Awards and four Tamil Nadu State Awards. He has recorded songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi languages...
    
     - Ammamazhakkaar - Madambi
    Madambi
    Madampi is a 2008 Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.- Plot :Gopalakrishna Pillai is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district...
    
    
  • Johnson
    Johnson (composer)
    Johnson was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Amaram, Njan...
    
     - Kaanum Kanninu - Gulmohar
    Gulmohar (film)
    Gulmohar is a 2008 Malayalam film written by Deedi Damodaran and directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew.- Plot :...
    
    
  • Vidyasagar
    Vidyasagar (music director)
    Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
    
     - Kannin Vathil - Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    

• Best Male Playback Singer: - K. J. Yesudas
  K. J. Yesudas
  Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...
  
   - Amma Mazhakkar - Madambi
  Madambi
  Madampi is a 2008 Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.- Plot :Gopalakrishna Pillai is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district...
  
  
  • Devanand - Kannin Vathil - Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    
  • M. G. Sreekumar
    M. G. Sreekumar
    M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has...
    
     - Kandu Kandu - Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam
    Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...
    
    
  • Madhu Balakrishnan
    Madhu Balakrishnan
    Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala...
    
     - Arikil Nee - Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
    
    
  • Unni Menon
    Unni Menon
    Unni Menon is an Indian film playback singer. He has sung over 3000 songs in South Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In the early part of his career, he spent many years as a low-profile playback singer. The turning point in his career came when he sang the song "Pudhu...
    
     - Omkaram Shankil - Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya
    Veruthe Oru Bharya is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Akku Akbar; starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. This film was a comeback film for Jayaram as his films struggled at the box office for about five years.-Story:...
    
    

• Best Female Playback Singer: - K. S. Chitra - Oduvil Oru - Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha
  Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
  
  
  • Aparna Rajeev - Manju Thara - Mizhikal Sakshi
    Mizhikal Sakshi
    Mizhikal Sakshi is an Indian film in Malayalam language. It was directed by Ashok R. Nath and stars Sukumari and Mohanlal.-Cast:-Plot:...
    
    
  • Gayatri - Kannin Vathil - Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    
  • Manjari
    Manjari Babu
    Manjari Babu is an Indian playback singer active mainly in Malayalam. She was born in 1986 in Thiruvananthapuram and grew up in Muscat. Her first stage performance was with Shiva, the Kolkota based rock band, when she was in class eight.Since her début, she has worked with the likes of Ramesh...
    
     - Kadaloram Vatsa - Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikootam is a Malayalam film directed by Kamal. It stars Narain, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha, Anoop Chandran and Radhika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Bijibal...
    
    
  • Rimy Tomy - Aarumugham - Mulla
    Mulla (film)
    Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
    
    

• Best Lyricist: - Girish Puthenchery - Amma Mazhakkar - Madambi
  Madambi
  Madampi is a 2008 Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.- Plot :Gopalakrishna Pillai is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district...
  
  
  • Anil Panachuran - Kadalolam Vatsa - Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikoottam
    Minnaminnikootam is a Malayalam film directed by Kamal. It stars Narain, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha, Anoop Chandran and Radhika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Bijibal...
    
    
  • O. N. V. Kurup
    O. N. V. Kurup
    Ottaplakkal Nambiyadikkal Velu Kurup , popularly known as O. N. V. Kurup or simply O. N. V., is a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won Jnanpith Award,the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He is considered one of the finest living lyrical poets in India. O. N....
    
     - Amme Nee Oru - Mizhikal Sakshi
    Mizhikal Sakshi
    Mizhikal Sakshi is an Indian film in Malayalam language. It was directed by Ashok R. Nath and stars Sukumari and Mohanlal.-Cast:-Plot:...
    
    
  • Rafeeq Ahmed - Arikil Nee - Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha
    Thirakkatha is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith....
    
    
  • Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
    Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
    Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s‎ gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam...
    
     - Enguninnu Vanna - Calcutta News
    Calcutta News
    Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
    
    

Kannada

• Best Film: - Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
  
   - E. Krishnappa
  • Aramane
    Aramane
    Aramane is a Kannada film directed by Nagashekhar, starring Golden Star Ganesh , actress Roma in leading roles.The movie was produced by K. Manju.The movie was released on 25 April 2008.film's music was composed by Gurukiran.-Plot:With Aramane's Release it seems like Ganesh has tried to find some...
    
     - K. Manju 
  • Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
     - A. M. Rathnam
    A. M. Rathnam
    A. M. Rathnam is a film producer of South Indian cinema from the town Buchi Reddy Palem of nellore Dt, Andhra Pradesh. He has produced several blockbusters under Sri Surya Movies, such as Indian, Kushi, Run, Boys, Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Dhool, Ghilli and 7/G Rainbow Colony, Bangaram. He also...
    
     
  • Psycho
    Psycho (2008 film)
    Psycho is a motion picture filmed in the Kannada language and created by producer Gurudutt under 4D Creations. The film was directed by V. Devadutta, featuring music performed by Raghu Dixit....
    
     - Gurudutt 
  • Taj Mahal - Shivashanker Reddy Jigale

• Best Director
  Filmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada)
  The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The award was first given in 1972....
  
  : - Shashank
  Shashank (director)
  Shashank is a Indian film maker famous in Kannada film industry.He shot to fame with his debut movie Sixer and second movie Moggina Manasu,which won several awards.-Filmography:*Sixer*Moggina Manasu*Krishnan Love Story*Jarasandha-References:...
  
   - Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
  
  
  • Devadatta - Psycho
    Psycho (2008 film)
    Psycho is a motion picture filmed in the Kannada language and created by producer Gurudutt under 4D Creations. The film was directed by V. Devadutta, featuring music performed by Raghu Dixit....
    
    
  • Mahesh - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • R. Chandru - Taj Mahal
  • Yograj Bhat
    Yograj Bhat
    Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film...
    
     - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    

• Best Actor
  Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Kannada)
  The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The Award was first given in 1972....
  
  : - Ganesh
  Ganesh (actor)
  Ganesh is a Kannada language film actor from India. He shot to popularity with the 2006 blockbuster film Mungaru Male, which became one of the biggest hits in Kannada cinema.- Television career :...
  
   - Gaalipata
  Gaalipata
  Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
  
  
  • Ajay - Taj Mahal
  • Sudeep
    Sudeep
    Sudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep....
    
     - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • Upendra
    Upendra
    Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...
    
     - Buddhivantha
  • Yash - Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
    
    

• Best Actress: - Radhika Pandit
  Radhika Pandit
  Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress who appears in Kannada films, mostly performing lead characters. Making her feature film debut in the 2008 film Moggina Manasu, she has been receiving notable critical praise for her performances, receiving three successive Filmfare Awards...
  
   - Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
  
  
  • Daisy Bopanna
    Daisy Bopanna
    Daisy Bopanna is an Indian actress in Bollywood and Kannada films. She also had acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films...
    
     - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    
  • Pooja Gandhi
    Pooja Gandhi
    Pooja Gandhi , also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like mungaru male, taj mahal, buddhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of kannada cinema.-Early...
    
     - Taj Mahal
  • Ramya
    Ramya
    Divya Spandana , known by her stage name Ramya , is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films....
    
     - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • Suhasi - Haage Summane
    Haage Summane
    Haage Summane is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Preetham Gubbi. The newcomers Kiran and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008...
    
    

• Best Supporting Actor: - Yash - Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
  
  
  • Ananth Nag - Taj Mahal
  • Ananth Nag - Aramane
    Aramane
    Aramane is a Kannada film directed by Nagashekhar, starring Golden Star Ganesh , actress Roma in leading roles.The movie was produced by K. Manju.The movie was released on 25 April 2008.film's music was composed by Gurukiran.-Plot:With Aramane's Release it seems like Ganesh has tried to find some...
    
    
  • Diganth
    Diganth
    Diganth Manchale, known as Diganth , is an Indian actor and former model, He is mainly active in Kannada cinema.-Early life:He was born in Sagara, Karnataka. Diganth completed his schooling in Seva Bharathi and Pre-University in Tunga Mahavidyalaya, Thirthahalli where his father, Mr. Krishnamurthy,...
    
     - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    
  • Rajesh Krishna - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    

• Best Supporting Actress: - Shubha Poonja
  Shubha Poonja
  Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model. She mostly appeared in Tamil and Kannada films.-Career:Shubha Poonja, a Mangalorean by birth, brought up in Bangalore, studied in Carmel Convent School, Jayanagar in Bangalore, before she started modelling, appearing in various television ads...
  
   - Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu
  Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
  
  
  • Anu Prabhakar
    Anu Prabhakar
    Anu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi...
    
     - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • Bhavana Rao - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    
  • Neethu - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    
  • Padmaja Rao - Taj Mahal

• Best Music Director: - V. Harikrishna
  V. Harikrishna
  Hari Krishna is a music director and singer in the Kannada film industry and has won 3 consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music for Gaalipata in 2008, Raaj The Showman in 2009 and Jackie in 2010.-Career:...
  
   - Gaalipata
  Gaalipata
  Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
  
  
  • Abhiman - Taj Mahal
  • Mano Murthy
    Mano Murthy
    Mano Murthy is a leading musician and composer in the Kannada Film Industry. Although his compositions in his earlier films were also successful, he shot to fame with Mungaru Male, one of the biggest hits in Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, having...
    
     - Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
    
    
  • Raghu Dixit - Psycho
    Psycho (2008 film)
    Psycho is a motion picture filmed in the Kannada language and created by producer Gurudutt under 4D Creations. The film was directed by V. Devadutta, featuring music performed by Raghu Dixit....
    
    
  • V. Shridhar - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    

• Best Male Playback Singer: - Sonu Nigam
  Sonu Nigam
  Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
  
   - Eenagali Mundhe Saagu - Mussanjemaatu
  Mussanjemaatu
  Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
  
  
  • Gurukiran
    Gurukiran
    Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a...
    
     - Kolle Nannanne - Aramane
    Aramane
    Aramane is a Kannada film directed by Nagashekhar, starring Golden Star Ganesh , actress Roma in leading roles.The movie was produced by K. Manju.The movie was released on 25 April 2008.film's music was composed by Gurukiran.-Plot:With Aramane's Release it seems like Ganesh has tried to find some...
    
    
  • Kunal Ganjawala
    Kunal Ganjawala
    Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit...
    
     - Kaddalu Manasanna - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • Raghu Dixit - Ninna Poojege Bandhe - Psycho
    Psycho (2008 film)
    Psycho is a motion picture filmed in the Kannada language and created by producer Gurudutt under 4D Creations. The film was directed by V. Devadutta, featuring music performed by Raghu Dixit....
    
    
  • Sonu Nigam
    Sonu Nigam
    Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
    
     - Mayavagide Manasu - Haage Summane
    Haage Summane
    Haage Summane is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Preetham Gubbi. The newcomers Kiran and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008...
    
    

• Best Female Playback Singer: - Shreya Ghoshal - Ninna Nodalenthu - Mussanjemaatu
  Mussanjemaatu
  Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
  
  
  • K. S. Chithra
    K. S. Chithra
    K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...
    
     - Dheema Dhana - Gaalipata
    Gaalipata
    Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
    
    
  • Shreya Ghoshal - Moggina Manasali - Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
    
    
  • Shreya Ghoshal - Aakasha Bhoomi - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    
  • Sunidhi Chauhan
    Sunidhi Chauhan
    Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
    
     - Rock Me Baby - Haage Summane
    Haage Summane
    Haage Summane is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Preetham Gubbi. The newcomers Kiran and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008...
    
    

• Best Lyricist: - Jayanth Kaikini - Minchaagi Neenu Baralu - Gaalipata
  Gaalipata
  Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
  
  
  • R. Chandru - Khushiyaagide - Taj Mahal
  • Ramnarayan - Nodalenthu - Mussanje Maathu
  • Shashank
    Shashank
    Shashank Siddamsetty , usually credited simply as Shashank, is a Tollywood film actor.Shashank's first film was Aithe. The film went on to be a hit. His second film, Sye, was also a hit, and he won a Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor. His third film, Anukokunda Oka Roju, was another success for...
    
     - Moggina Manasali - Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu
    Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
    
    
  • V. Shridhar - Yenagali Mundhe Saagu - Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu
    Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...
    
    

Other awards

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• Best Male Debutant: Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
  Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
  Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...
  
   - Sakkarakatti
  Sakkarakatti
  Sakkarakatti is a 2008 Tamil romance film directed by Kalaprabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film featured debutant Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, son of veteran actor K. Bhagyaraj, in the lead role while Ishita Sharma and Vedhika also played significant roles. It also featured a...
  
   (Tamil)
• Best Female Debutant: Meera Nandan
  Meera Nandan
  - Career :She started her career with the popular Musical reality show Idea Star Singer on Asianet Television by Co - hosting the show with Ranjini Hariadas in the year 2007...
  
   - Mulla
  Mulla (film)
  Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...
  
   (Malayalam)
• Best Choreographer: Prem Rakshit - Kantri
  Kantri
  Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...
  
   (Telugu)
• Best Cinematographer: Chota K. Naidu
  Chota K. Naidu
  Chota K. Naidu is an Indian film cinematographer who primarily works for Telugu cinema. His brother Shyam K. Naidu is also another popular cinematographer in Tollywood. He won the prestigious Filmfare Award and Nandi Award for the film Kotha Bangaru Lokam.His nephew Sundeep Kishan is a film actor...
  
   - Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
  
   (Telugu)
• Lifetime Achievement Award
  Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South)
  The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South ceremonies.Here is the list of the award winners.-See also:* Filmfare Awards South* Tamil cinema* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh...
  
  : Veturi Sundararama Murthy

See also

• Filmfare Awards South
  Filmfare Awards South
  Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
  
  
• Filmfare Awards
  Filmfare Awards
  The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
  
  
• 2008 in film
  2008 in film
  This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
  
  
• International Tamil Film Awards
  International Tamil Film Awards
  The International Tamil Film Awards is an awards ceremony that honours excellence in Tamil language films around the world since 2003.- Awards :* Best Picture * Best Director* Best Actor* Best Actress* Dream Girl* Best Supporting Actor...
  
  
• Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
  Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
  Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most notable film awards given for Tamil films in India. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The awards are decided by a committee headed by...
  
  
• Nandi Awards
  Nandi Awards
  The Nandi Awards is the most Prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu Theater & Television, presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.Nandi...
  
  

External links

• 56th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations
• 56th Idea Filmfare Awards Winners