46th Filmfare Awards South explained

Number:	46
Award:	Filmfare Awards South
Award Link:	Filmfare Awards South
Date:	24 April 1999
Site:	Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Host:	Suchitra Pillai
Last:	45th
Next:	47th

The 46th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 1998, is an event that was held at the Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public Gardens on 24 April 1999.The awards were distributed at Hyderabad.^[1]

Jury

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Kannada	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Malayalam
L. S. Seshagiri Rao *Ponnappa* *Veena Sajnani*	George Dominique *Parvathy Manorenjini* *Venugopal K. Nair*
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*C. H. Shailaja* *Siva Kumar Reddy* *Tej Deep* *Appa Rao*	N. Krithivasan *P. C. Ramakrishna* *Shantha Dananjayan*

Main awards

Kannada cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
*Thaayi Saheba*	Girish Kasaravalli – Thaayi Saheba
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Ramesh Aravind – Hoomale	Jaimala – Thaayi Saheba
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
Hamsalekha – Yaare Neenu Cheluve

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
*Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala*	Sreenivasan – Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Balachandra Menon – Samaantharangal	Manju Warrier – Kanmadam
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
Vidyasagar – Summer in Bethlehem

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
*Natpukkaga*	Cheran – Desiya Geetham
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
R. Sarathkumar – Natpukkaga	Kausalya – Pooveli
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman – Jeans

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
*Antahpuram*	Krishna Vamsi – Antahpuram
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Venkatesh – Ganesh	Soundarya – Antahpuram
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
Mani Sharma – Choodalani Vundi

Technical Awards

Best Choreography Suchitra Chandrabose – for Ooyala	Best Art Director Thotta Tharani – Choodalani Vundi	Best Playback Singer *Vandemataram Srinivas - Aahaa..!* (for "Priyurale")**

Special awards

Special award Ramoji Rao - from excellent outstanding contributions of south Indian cinema	Lifetime Achievement Allu Ramalingaiah Lakshmi	Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South Isha Koppikar - Kadhal Kavithai & En Swasa Kaatre

Awards Presentation

Vandemataram Srinivas (Best Playback Singer) Received Award from Mani Ratnam
Suchitra Chandrabose (Best Choreography) Received Award from Farah Khan
Thotta Tharani (Best Art Director) Received Award from Neelam Chauhan & Divya Palat
Isha Koppikar (Best Female Debut) Received Award from M. F. Hussain
Jaimala (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from V. Madhusudan Rao
Karunakaran (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from K. S. Ramarao
P. Kiran (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from K. Viswanath
A. M. Rathnam (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Nagma
Girish Kasaravalli (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from S. V. Krishna Reddy
Naveen Vadde Receives Sreenivasan Award (Best Director Malayalam)
Krishna Vamsi (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Chiranjeevi
Cheran (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from D. Rama Naidu
Hamsalekha (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Vidyasagar (Best Music Director Malayalam) Received Award from D. Suresh Babu
A. R. Rahman (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from Simran
Mani Sharma (Best Music Director Telugu) Received Award from Kamaal Khan
Jaimala (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Prakash Raj
Naveen Vadde Receives Manju Warrier Award (Best Actress Malayalam)
Soundarya (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Rekha
Kausalya (Best Actress Tamil) Received Award from Anupam Kher
Ramesh Aravind (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from Aiswarya
Balachandra Menon (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Khushbu
Venkatesh (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Madhuri Dixit
R. Sarathkumar (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Ramya Krishna
Ramoji Rao (Special Award) Received Award from A. Madhava Reddy
Lakshmi (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from N. Chandrababu Naidu & Chiranjeevi
Allu Ramalingaiah (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from N. Chandrababu Naidu & Chiranjeevi

Notes and References

Web site: Filmfare (South) awards presented. The Tribune. 8 April 2017. 26 April 2017. 27 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327222828/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr26/nation.htm#9. live.