56th Filmfare Awards South

The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, India.

Nominations
The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monday, 16 June 2009, at 12:00 a.m. IST (7:30 UTC) by Filmfare chief editors in Mumbai. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on 31 July 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.

Multiple nominations and awards
The following films received multiple nominations.

Kannada

 * Nominations
 * 11 nominations: Gaalipata and Mussanjemaatu
 * 9 nominations: Moggina Manasu
 * 8 nominations: Taj Mahal


 * Awards
 * 5 awards: Moggina Manasu
 * 3 awards: Gaalipata
 * 2 awards: Mussanjemaatu

Malayalam

 * Nominations
 * 9 nominations: Thirakkatha
 * 6 nominations: Calcutta News and Mulla
 * 5 nominations: Gulmohar, Innathe Chintha Vishayam and Veruthe Oru Bhavya


 * Awards
 * 6 awards: Thirakkatha
 * 2 awards: Madambi

Tamil

 * Nominations
 * 8 nominations: Vaaranam Aayiram
 * 7 nominations: Subramaniyapuram and Yaaradi Nee Mohini
 * 6 nominations: Dasavathaaram
 * 4 nominations: Anjathe and Santosh Subramaniam


 * Awards
 * 5 awards: Vaaranam Aayiram
 * 3 awards: Subramaniyapuram

Telugu

 * Nominations
 * 7 nominations: Jalsa and Kotha Bangaru Lokam
 * 6 nominations: Gamyam
 * 4 nominations: Kantri, Parugu and Ready


 * Awards
 * 5 awards: Kotha Bangaru Lokam
 * 4 awards: Gamyam
 * 1 award: Ashta Chamma, Kantri and Parugu

Awardees

 * Winners in bold, nominees listed under.

Other awards
(No nominees for these awards)


 * Best Male Debutant: Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj – Sakkarakatti (Tamil)
 * Best Female Debutant: Meera Nandan – Mulla (Malayalam)
 * Best Choreography: Prem Rakshith – Kantri (Telugu)
 * Best Cinematographer: S. Krishna – Haage Summane (Kannada); Chota K. Naidu – Kotha Bangaru Lokam (Telugu)
 * Lifetime Achievement Award: Veturi