54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 - Filmfare Awards South India

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Amitab, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty, AR Rehman, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rai etc attended the awards night...

The 54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 was presented in a grand function arranged in HITEX convention center on the night of 14 August. This function is graced by Amitab Bachchan, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Krishnam Raju, Vijay, Puneet Raj Kumar, Ram Charan Teja, Ravi Teja, Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Trisha, Nayana Tara, Ramya Krishna, Bhavana, Sandhya, AR Rehman, Devi Sri Prasad, SP Balasubramanyam, Jesudas, Chitra, P Suseela etc.

Deepak (Sampangi fame) and Archana played the hosts for the evening. The following celebs sizzled in this evening with their dances performances.

S No	Performer	Items
1	Vineet	Brahmamokkate (classical)
2	Meenakshi	Manasa (Munna) & Muddante Cheda (Jagadam)
3	Devi Sri Prasad	Voilence (Jagadam), Good Morning (SDZ) & Jagadeka (SDZ)
4	Archana	Sivaji, Milamila (Super) & Ippatikinka (Pokiri)
5	Kamna Jetmalani	Doledole (Pokiri) & Rakhi (Rakhi)
6	Kaniha	Tamil songs
7	Neetu Chandra	Neel Samundar (Guru)
8	Mamata Mohandas	Akaleste (SDZ) & 36-24-36 (Jagadam)
9	Simran	Tamil songs

Here are the awards presented in various languages

Telugu
S No	Category	Winner
1	Best Film	Bommarillu
2	Best actor	Mahesh Babu (Pokiri)
3	Best actress	Genelia (Bommarillu)
4	Best director	Puri Jagan (Pokiri)
5	Best Music Director	Devi Sri Prasad (Bommarillu)
6	Best cinematographer	S Gopal Reddy (Sri Ramadasu)
7	Best male playback singer	SP Balasubramanyam (Sri Ramadasu)
8	Best famele playback singer	Mamata Mohandas (Rakhi)
9	Best lyricist	Veturi (Godavari)
10	Best actor in supporting role	Sai Kumar (Samanyudu)
11	Best actress in supporting role	Sandhya (Annavaram)
12	Best choreographer	Lawrence (Style)
13	Best male debut	Ram (Devadasu)
14	Best female debut	Ileana (Devadasu)
Tamil
S No	Category	Winner
1	Best Film	Veyil
2	Best actor	Ajith
3	Best actress	Bhavana
4	Best director	Vasanthabalan
5	Best music director	AR Rehman
6	Best male playback singer	Gana Ulganathan
7	Best famele playback singer	Shriya Ghoshal
8	Best actor in supporting role	Pasupathi
9	Best actress in supporting role	Saranya
10	Best lyricist	Na Muthukumar
Kannada
S No	Category	Winner
1	Best Film	Mungaru Male
2	Best actor	Puneeth Raj Kumar
3	Best actress	Ramya
4	Best director	Indrajith Lokesh
5	Best music director	Mano Murthy
6	Best male playback singer	Hemanth
7	Best famele playback singer	Chitra
8	Best actor in supporting role	Rangayana Raghu
9	Best actress in supporting role	Leelavathi
10	Best lyricist	K Kalyan
Malayalam
S No	Category	Winner
1	Best Film	Notebook
2	Best actor	Mammootty
3	Best actress	Padmapriya
4	Best director	Roshan Andrews
5	Best music director	Ravindran
6	Best male playback singer	KJ Yesudas
7	Best famele playback singer	Chitra
8	Best actor in supporting role	Jagathi Sreekumar
9	Best actress in supporting role	Roma
10	Best lyricist	Gireesh Puttencherry
Special awards
S No	Category	Winner
1	Legend	Chiranjeevi
2	Legend	Mammootty
3	Lifetime achievement	Krishnam Raju
4	Lifetime achievement	P Susheela

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Filmfare Awards Special News

Family comes first to Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu is very close to his grandmother (photo). And she is in critical condition now. Hence Mahesh Babu skipped attending the filmfare function to receive the best actor award for his industry hit Pokiri. He sent his wife Namrata to receive the award on his behalf. In a message sent through Namrata, he reiterated that filmfare award means a lot to him and summed it up by saying that he is dedicating this filmfare award to his grandmother.

Puri Jagan stayed away from his family for 6 months

Puri Jagan told one of his most personal matter today at Filmfare awards function while receiving best director award for Pokiri. He said that he stayed away from his wife and his family (photo) for six months while making Pokiri. He decided not to visit his house during that period. He thanked his wife for accepting him back when he returned his house after six month. He dedicated his filmfare award to his wife.

Legend award to Chiranjeevi and Mammotty

Filmfare award committee honored Chiranjeevi and Mammotty with legend awards today. Amitab Bachchan graced the occasion to honor these two legends. Lifetime achievement awards were given to P Sushila and Krishnam Raju on this occasion.

Amitab proves his humbleness again

Amitab Bachchan has lots of respect for other actors and always encourages them with good words. Amitab Bachchan called Chiranjeevi as king of Indian cinema when he attended the felicitation of Chiranjeevi after receiving Padma Bhushan award. After presenting the Filmfare legend awards to Chiranjeevi and Mammotty, he said that though he is tall in physical height, he is shorter to these southern superstars in stature. He also said that the contribution made by Chiranjeevi and Mammootty is more than what he has done to Indian film industry.

Chiranjeevi calls Amitabh a headmaster

Moved by the generous gesture of Amitab, Chiranjeevi responded to him by saying he is just a student and Amitab Bachchan is like a headmaster. It always makes him nervous to stand in front of his headmaster. He thanked his technicians, producers, directors and most importantly fans for making him achieve this award.

Genelia thanks her puppies

Genelia has received terrific applause for her performance in Bommarillu film. And she gets emotional whenever we mention about Bommarillu film. After receiving award, she thanked each and every family member for giving her strength. She also thanked her two puppies she brought from Mumbai for this occasion!

A day of dedications

Lawrence thanked the producer for filmfare award. Ram dedicated his award to YVS Chowdary. Ileana dedicated it to her mom. Veturi gave due respect to Balu by saying that half of the credit goes to the singer Balu for Spangle (Godavari) song and dedicated it to Balu. Mamata Mohandas thanked Devi Sri Prasad for making her popular in Telugu as singer even before the release of first straight film.

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Moviewise Awards Tally
S. No	Film	No of Awards
1	Bommarillu	3
2	Pokiri	2

Winners List
Category	Winner	Film
Best Film	Bommarillu	Bommarillu
Best Actor	Mahesh Babu	Pokiri
Best Actress	Genelia	Bommarillu
Best Director	Puri Jagan	Pokiri
Best Music	Devi Sri Prasad	Bommarillu
Best supporting actor	Sai Kumar	Samanyudu
Best supporting actress	Sandhya	Annavaram
Best lyricist	Veturi	Uppongele (Godavari)
Best male singer	SP Balasubramanyam	Sri Ramadasu
Best female singer	Mamata Mohandas	Rakhi (Rakhi)