The 20th Santosham Film Awards, officially known as Santosham – Suman TV South Indian Film Awards 2021, was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 14 November 2021. The ceremony recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood and other Indian language films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham Magazine. The event replaced the 18th and 19th ceremonies of Santosham Film Awards. The 18th awards ceremony was scheduled to be held in September 2020, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Honorary Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award – Bharathiraja, Murali Mohan Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award (2019) – Murali Mohan Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award (2020) – L. B. Sriram Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2019) – Suman Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2020) – Giri Babu Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smaraka Award – Adiseshagiri Rao Santosham EVV Smaraka Award – Vijay Kanakamedala for Naandhi Santosham Dasari Smaraka Award – Bommarillu Bhaskar Santosham Ramu Smaraka Award – Malashri
2019 Main Awards
Film +CategoryRecipientFilmBest FilmDil Raju, C. Ashwini Dutt and Prasad V. PotluriMaharshiBest DirectorHarish ShankarGaddalakonda GaneshBest ActressTamannaah BhatiaF2: Fun and FrustrationBest Female DirectorNandini ReddyOh! BabyBest Supporting ActorAllari NareshMaharshiBest Character ActorRajendra PrasadOh! BabyBest Female ComedianHemaVinaya Vidheya RamaBest Story WriterShiva NirvanaMajiliBest DialoguePuri JagannadhISmart ShankarBest ScreenplayKishore TirumalaChitralahariBest Action / Best Fight MasterReal SatishISmart ShankarBest CinematographerR. RathnaveluSye Raa Narasimha ReddyBest Debut DirectorVishwak SenFalaknuma DasBest Debut ActressShivathmika RajashekarDorasaaniBest Film – TamilT. G. ThyagarajanViswasam
Music +CategoryRecipientFilmBest Male Playback SingerS. P. Balasubrahmanyam"Elluvochi Godaramma" from Gaddalakonda GaneshBest Female Playback SingerVishnupriya Ravi"Everest Anchuna" from Maharshi
2020 Main Awards
Film +CategoryRecipientFilmBest ActressPooja HegdeAla VaikunthapurramulooBest Character ActorMurali SharmaBest Supporting ActorSushanthBest Debut VillainSunilColour PhotoBest Art DirectorA. S. PrakashBest Debut DirectorKaruna KumarPalasa 1978Narendra NathMiss IndiaBest Villain – TamilMime GopiBest Actor – TamilAshok SelvanOh My KadavuleBest Director – TamilAshwath Marimuthu
Music +CategoryRecipientFilmBest Female Playback SingerMadhu Priya"He's So Cute" from Sarileru NeekevvaruBest Music Director – TamilLeon JamesOh My Kadavule
Special awards
Most Promising Actress – Payal Rajput Special Jury Award – Aditi Bhavaraju for "Baavochhadu" from Palasa 1978
Presenters +2019 main awardsCategoryPresenter(s)Best Director AwardTalasani Srinivas YadavBest Female DirectorBest FilmRajendra Prasad & BharathirajaBest Character ActorMurali MohanBest Supporting ActorBest Film – TamilTanikella BharaniBest Action/Best Fight MasterBharathirajaBest Story WriterChiranjeeviBest ActressBest Debut DirectorBest CinematographerBest Female ComedianBest DialogueAllu Aravind & ChiranjeeviBest ScreenplayBest Male Playback SingerBest Female Playback SingerBest Debut ActressMalashri & Harsha +2020 main awardsCategoryPresenter(s)Best Villain – TamilTanikella BharaniBest Actor – TamilBest Director – TamilBest Debut VillainBharathirajaBest ActressChiranjeeviBest Character ActorBest Debut DirectorBest Supporting ActorBest Female Playback SingerBest Art DirectorMalashri & HarshaBest Debut Director +Other awardsCategoryPresenter(s)Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2019)Murali MohanSantosham Akkineni Smaraka AwardSantosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smaraka AwardSantosham Dasari Smaraka AwardChiranjeeviSantosham EVV Smaraka AwardR. Narayana Murthy & Allari NareshMost Promising ActressAllu Aravind & ChiranjeeviSantosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2020)Santosham Ramu Smaraka AwardSantosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka AwardSantosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Murali Mohan)Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Bharathiraja)Special Jury AwardMalashri & Harsha
Performers
Monal Gajjar Divi Vaidya Akhil Sarthak Hamida Pragathi Indraja Mishra Hebah Patel Raai Laxmi Sandeep & Jyothi Raj
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