21st Santosham Film Awards

The 21st Santosham Film Awards, officially known as Santosham South Indian Film Awards 2022, was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 26 December 2022. The ceremony recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood and other Indian language films and music released between 2021 and November 2022, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham Magazine.

Honorary awards

 * Lifetime Achievement Award – P. Susheela
 * Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award – Rajendra Prasad
 * Santosham NTR Smaraka Award – Krishnaveni, Vanisri, Latha, Roja Ramani, Prabha, Jayamalini, Kutty Padmini, Baby Rani, Kavitha,
 * Santosham Krishnam Raju Smaraka Award – Murali Mohan
 * Santosham Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Smaraka Award – R. P. Patnaik

Special awards

 * Youth Icon of the year (Kannada) – Rajavardan