Mohanlal, Ajith, Dhanush, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Parvathy win big at Dadasaheb Phalke Awards South 2020
The Dadasaheb Phalke Awards for South Indian cinema for the year 2020 has been announced. The foundation honoured the talented stars from the four film industries including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada.
Suraj Venjaramoodu, Dhanush, Rakshit Shetty and Naveen Polishetty won the Best Actor Awards this year for their performances. For the Best Actress award, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Jyothika, Rashmika Mandanna and Tanya Hope were chosen from Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Kannada.
Ajith, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar and Akkineni Nagarjuna were chosen as the Most Versatile Actors from Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.
Here’s the full list of winners:
MALAYALAM
Most Versatile Actor: Mohanlal
Best Actor: Suraj Venjaramoodu (Android Kunjappan Version 5.25)
Best Actress: Parvathy Thiruvothu (Uyare)
Best Director: Madhu C Narayanan (Kumbalangi Nights)
Best Film: Uyare
Best Music Director: Deepak Dev
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 (Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya)
Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna (Dear Comrade)
Best Film: Jersey
Best Director: Sujeet (Saaho)
Best Music Director: S Thaman
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