51st Filmfare Awards South

51st Filmfare Awards South
51st Filmfare Awards South
Date	12 June 2004
Site	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
	← 50th; Filmfare Awards South; 52nd →;

The 51st Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 2003, is an event that was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, 12 June 2004.The awards were distributed at Chennai.

Main awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Paris Pranaya	P. A. Arun Prasad – Kiccha
Best Actor	Best Actress
Sudeep – Swathi Muthu	Meena – Swathi Muthu
Best Music Director
R. P. Patnaik – Excuse Me

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Manassinakkare	Sathyan Anthikad – Manassinakkare
Best Actor	Best Actress
Jayaram – Manassinakkare	Meera Jasmine – Kasthooriman
Best Music Director
Ilaiyaraja – Manassinakkare

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Pithamagan Anbe Sivam Dhool Kaaka Kaaka Kadhal Kondein Saamy	Bala – Pithamagan Dharani - Dhool Gautham Vasudev Menon - Kaaka Kaaka Hari - Saamy Selvaraghavan - Kadhal Kondein
Best Actor	Best Actress
Vikram – Pithamagan Dhanush - Kadhal Kondein Kamal Haasan - Anbe Sivam Suriya - Kaaka Kaaka Vikram - Saamy	Laila – Pithamagan Jyothika - Kaaka Kaaka Jyothika - Dhool Sneha - Parthiban Kanavu
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Suriya - Pithamagan R. Madhavan - Anbe Sivam Prakash Raj - Chokka Thangam	Sangeeta - Pithamagan Reemma Sen - Dhool Sridevi Vijayakumar - Priyamana Thozhi
Best Comedian	Best Villain
Vivek - Saamy	Jeevan- Kaaka Kaaka
Best Music Director
Harris Jayaraj – Kaaka Kaaka A. R. Rahman - Boys Vidyasagar - Dhool Ilaiyaraaja - Pithamagan Harris Jayaraj - Saamy

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Okkadu Aithe Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Vasantham	Gunasekhar – Okkadu S. S. Rajamouli - Simhadri Rasool Ellore - Okariki Okaru Puri Jagannadh - Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mahesh Babu – Okkadu Mahesh Babu – Nijam Jr. NTR - Simhadri Chiranjeevi - Tagore Nandamuri Harikrishna - Seetayya	Asin – Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Asin - Sivamani Bhoomika Chawla - Missamma Sridevi Vijayakumar - Ninne Istapaddanu
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Prakash Raj - Tagore Shashank - Aithe Prakash Raj - Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Krishnam Raju - Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu	Jayasudha - Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Talluri Rameshwari - Nijam Kalyani - Vasantham Sindhu Tolani - Aithe
Best Comedian	Best Villain
Ali - Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Venu Madhav - Dil Satyam Rajesh - Satyam M. S. Narayana - Ottesi Cheputunna	Pawan Malhotra- Aithe Mukesh Rishi - Seetayya Prakash Raj - Okkadu Rahul Dev - Simhadri
Best Music Director
Mani Sharma – Okkadu M. M. Keeravani - Gangotri Chakri - Satyam S. A. Rajkumar - Vasantham

Technical Awards

Best Choreography Brinda – from Kaaka Kaaka	Best Cinematography R. D. Rajasekhar – Kaaka Kaaka

Special awards

Special Jury Award Anbe Sivam - Tamil film	Lifetime Achievement K. J. Yesudas Vijayashanti	Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South Vishnu Manchu - Vishnu	Best Male Playback Singer Chakri - Satyam

References

General

51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners