Filmfare Awards South 2026: Complete List Of Kannada Nominations For 70th Edition

70th Filmfare Awards South: The nominations for the Kannada segment of the 70th Filmfare Awards South, held in partnership with Kerala Tourism, have been officially announced. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 21 in Kerala. The annual event honours films released in 2024 across the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries, with the Kannada nominations forming part of the larger South Indian awards platform.

The awards recognise contributions in acting, direction, music and technical categories. With the nominees now public, several notable Kannada releases from 2024 have found representation across major sections.

Complete List Of Nominees For 70th Filmfare Awards South (Kannada)

In the Best Film category, the nominated titles are Bagheera, Bheema, Blink, Hadinelentu, Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi and Shakhahaari. The list includes a mix of mainstream and content-driven films that were released during the year.

For Best Director, the nominees are Duniya Vijay (Bheema), Prithvi Konanur (Hadinelentu), Rajguru B (Kerebete), Sandeep Sunkad (Shakhahaari), Srinidhi Bengaluru (Blink) and Utsav Gonwar (Photo).

The Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) category features Duniya Vijay (Bheema), Ganesh (Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi), Rangayana Raghu (Shakhahaari), Shivarajkumar (Bhairathi Ranagal), Sriimurali (Bagheera) and Sudeep (Max).

In the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) category, the nominees are Akshatha Pandavapura (Koli Esru), Ankitha Amar (Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali), Bindu Shivaram (Kerebete), Chaithra Achar (Blink), Roshini Prakash (Murphy) and Rukmini Vasanth (Bagheera).

The Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) nominations include Gopal Krishna Deshapande (Blink), Gopal Krishna Deshapande (Shakhahaari), Jahangir (Photo), Nagendra Shah (Maryade Prashne), Prabhu Mundkur (Maryade Prashne), Prakash Raj (Bagheera) and Raj B Shetty (Roopanthara).

For Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female), the nominees are Apeksha Choranahalli (Koli Esru), Harini Srikanth (Kerebete), Lekha Naidu (Roopanthara), Priya Shathamarshan (Bheema), Rekha Kudligi (Hadinelentu) and Sandhya Arakere (Photo).

In the music categories, Best Music Album nominations have gone to Ajaneesh Loknath (Max), Anoop Seelin (Kaalapatthar), Arjun Janya (Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi), Charan Raj (Bheema), V Harikrishna (Karataka Damanaka) and Veer Samarth (Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe).

The Best Lyrics nominees are Ghouse Peer ("Bhuvana Hudukadidhe" - Kerebete), Kaviraj ("Ninna Hegalu" - Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi), Nagarjun Sharma ("Dont Worry Baby Chinnamma" - Bheema), Pramod Maravanthe ("Sakhi" - Blink) and V. Nagendra Prasad ("Dwapara" - Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi).

For Best Playback Singer (Male), the nominees include Jaskaran Singh ("Dwapara" - Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi), Kapil Kapilan ("Oh Anahita" - Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali), Siddhartha Belmannu ("Sakhi" - Blink), Sonu Nigam ("He Gagana" - Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi) and Vijay Prakash ("Sanje Mele" - Matinee).

In the Best Playback Singer (Female) category, Indu Nagaraj ("Chinnamma" - Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi), Shivani Swamy ("Ella Maatannu Onde Baari" - Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe), Shruthi Prahlad ("Hithalaka Karibyda" - Karataka Damanaka), Srilakshmi Belmannu ("Radhe" - Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali) and Vaish ("I Love You" - Bheema) have received nominations.

The winners will be announced at the ceremony in Kerala on February 21, where artists and technicians from across the four South Indian film industries are expected to attend.