The list of winners for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Awards South 2020 was announced on the occasion of the New Year. Dhanush, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, and Ajith Kumar have won several awards this year. The foundation honoured the talented stars from the four film industries including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada. Ajith Kumar won the Most Versatile Actor award while Dhanush won Best Actor for Asuran. Jyotika bagged the Best Actress award for Raatchasi, Anirudh Ravichander won Best Music Director and R Parthiban won Best Director for Oththa Seruppu Size 7.
Here’s the winner’s list:
Tamil
Most Versatile Actor: Ajith Kumar
Best Actor: Dhanush (Asuran)
Best Actress: Jyotika (Raatchasi)
Best Director: R Parthiban (Oththa Seruppu Size 7)
Best Film: To Let
Best Music Director: Anirudh Ravichander
Telugu
Most Versatile Actor: Akkineni Nagarjuna
Best Actor: Naveen Polishetty
Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna
Best Film: Jersey
Best Director: Sujeet for Saaho
Malayalam
Most Versatile Actor: Mohanlal
Best Actor: Suraj Venjaramoodu (Android Kunjappan Ver 5.25)
Best Actress: Parvathy Thiruvothu (Uyare)
Best Director: Madhu C Narayanan (Kumbalangi Nights)
Best Film: Uyare
Best Music Director: Deepak Dev
Kannada
Most Versatile Actor: Shivrajkumar
Best Actor: Rakshit Shetty (Avane Srinamnnarayana)
Best Actress: Tanya Hope (Yajamana)
Best Director: Ramesh Indira (Premier Padmini)
Best Film: Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Best Music Director: V Harikrishna
