56th Filmfare Awards South

56th Filmfare Awards South
Date	Friday July 31, 2009
Site	Hyderabad, India
Host	Purab Kohli
Producer	Idea
	Highlights
Best Picture	Subramaniapuram (Tamil); Gamyam (Telugu); Thirakkatha (Malayalam); Moggina Manasu (Kannada)
Most wins	Thirakkatha (6; Malayalam)
Most nominations	Gaalipata (11; Kannada); Mussanjemaatu (11; Kannada)

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The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, July 31, 2009, in Hyderabad, India.^[1]

[edit] Nominations

The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monday, February 16, 2009, at 12:00 a.m. IST (7:30 UTC) by Filmfare chief editors in Mumbai The winners were announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on July 31, 2009, in Hyderabad.

The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.

The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company, and the producer.

[edit] Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations.

[edit] Tamil

Nominations
- 7 nominations: Subramaniyapuram, Vaaranam Aayiram and Yaaradi Nee Mohini
- 5 nominations: Dasavathaaram
- 4 nominations: Anjathe and Santosh Subramaniam
- 3 nominations: Abhiyum Naanum and Dhaam Dhoom
- 2 nominations: Kadhalil Vizhunthen and Pirivom Santhippom
- 1 nomination: Bheema, Kuruvi, Pazhani, Sakkarakatti and Poo

Awards
- 5 awards: Vaaranam Aayiram
- 3 awards: Subramaniyapuram
- 1 award: Anjathe
- 1 award: Poo

[edit] Telugu

Nominations
- 7 nominations: Jalsa and Kotha Bangaru Lokam
- 6 nominations: Gamyam
- 4 nominations: Kantri, Parugu and Ready
- 3 nominations: Ashta Chamma, Chintakayala Ravi, Krishna, Nachavule and Pandurangadu
- 1 nomination: Baladur, Gorintaku, Kathanayakudu, Salute and Souryam

Awards
- 5 awards: Kotha Bangaru Lokam
- 4 awards: Gamyam
- 1 award: Ashta Chamma and Parugu

[edit] Malayalam

Nominations
- 9 nominations: Thirakkatha
- 6 nominations: Calcutta News and Mulla
- 5 nominations: Gulmohar, Innathe Chintha Vishayam and Veruthe Oru Bhavya
- 4 nominations: Minnaminnikoottam
- 3 nominations: Madambi
- 2 nominations: Akasha Gopuram, Mizhikal Sakshi and Thalappavu
- 1 nomination: Panchamara Thanalil

Awards
- 6 awards: Thirakkatha
- 2 awards: Madambi
- 1 award: Innathe Chintha Vishayam and Thalappavu

[edit] Kannada

Nominations
- 11 nominations: Gaalipata and Mussanjemaatu
- 9 nominations: Moggina Manasu
- 8 nominations: Taj Mahal
- 4 nominations: Psycho
- 3 nominations: Aramane and Haage Summane
- 1 nomination: Buddhivantha