The 16th Santosham Film Awards was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 26 August 2018 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2017, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine. The ceremony was announced on 3 August 2018 with Srikanth being the chief guest.
Honorary Awards
Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award – S. Janaki Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award – Tamannaah Bhatia Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award – Brahmaji Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Yerneni Naveen and Yelamanchili Ravi Shankar (Mythri Movie Makers) Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smarakam Award – Rajendra Prasad
Main awards
Film Award CategoryRecipientFilmBest ActorChiranjeeviKhaidi No. 150Best ActressShriya SaranGautamiputra SatakarniBest DirectorSankalp ReddyGhaziBest Supporting ActorNareshSathamanam BhavatiBest CinematographerK. K. Senthil KumarBaahubali 2: The ConclusionBest DialogueSai Madhav BurraGautamiputra SatakarniBest Debut ActorRakshithLondon BabuluBest ChoreographySekharKhaidi No. 150Best Stunts/ ActionRam-LakshmanKhaidi No. 150
Music Award CategoryRecipientSingle/Album (film)Best Male Playback SingerL. V. Revanth"Teliseney Naa Nuvvey" from Arjun Reddy
Special Jury Awards
Special Jury Award (Alexander) – Jaya Prakash Reddy Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Mehreen Pirzada for Mahanubhavudu Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Eesha Rebba for Ami Thumi Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Mannara Chopra for Rogue
Presenters CategoryPresenter(s)Best Actor AwardS. JanakiBest Actress AwardChiranjeeviBest Male Playback SingerBest ChoreographySantosham Lifetime Achievement AwardSantosham Sridevi Smarakam AwardSpecial Jury Award for Best Actress – Mehreen PirzadaK. Raghavendra RaoSpecial Jury Award for Best Actress – Eesha RebbaSpecial Jury Award (Alexander)Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam AwardAllu AravindSantosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam AwardD. Suresh Babu
Performers
Payal Rajput Mehreen Pirzada
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