16th Santosham Film Awards

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

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

Performers

 * Payal Rajput
 * Mehreen Pirzada