Santosham Film Awards 2009

Sunday evening saw the best of talent from Telugu film industry being honoured and felicitated at the great event for their outstanding achievements and contributions in their chosen fields. It was a night when the dazzling stars glittered at HICC, Novotel in Hyderabad for Santhosham Film Awards 2009.

The guest list includes Movie Mughal Dr D Ramanaidu, Darsakaratna Dr Dasari Narayana Rao, Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmaniam, top producer Allu Arvind, Mega Power Star Ram Charan Tej, sensational hero Raana, Rebel star Krishnam Raju, MM Keeravani, SV Krishna Reddy, MAA President Murali Mohan, Dr K Venkateswara Rao, Shyam Prasad Reddy, Bellamkonda Suresh, Devisri Prasad, Anushka, Allari Naresh, Srikanth, Ooha, Varun Sandesh, Sai Kiran, Nikeesha Patel, Sraddha Das, Saloni, Kamna Jetmalani, Siya Gautham, Saranya Mohan, Sanjana, EVV Satyanarayana Rao, Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry, K Atchi Reddy, Giribabu, Koti, RP Patnaik, Kalyani, Surya Kiran, VN Aditya, Radha, Ambika, Raghu Babu, Parthasarathi, KL Narayana, Chinni Krishna and many more.

The event started off with a prayer song with the dance performance by Sri Sivanand. Firstly the media awards were given followed by the film awards. The glamorous anchor Udaya Babu hosted the Santhosham Film Awards function.

Dr Dasari Narayana Rao was felicitated by the entire film fraternity with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Later addressing the gathering he said, “Many have initiated the awards and left in the middle. But the two film magazines that continued successfully till date are Filmfare and Santhosham.
Santhosham Film Awards are being given for the past 8 years without fail. I congratulate Suresh Kondeti on this occasion. These awards will inspire the artists of generation today.”

On the occasion of receiving the Veturi Smaraka Award Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry thanked Suresh Kondeti and said, “This award is the most valuable and biggest of all the awards that I received so far. I’m very happy to receive this award, but at the same time his absence is making me sad. Although he is no more amidst us, he always remains in our hearts. I learnt how to pen lyrics only by following him.”

Ram Charan Tej cut the cake of Santhosham Magazine and later while speaking, “I’m very happy to receive this Santhosham award today and Filmfare award yesterday. These 5 to 6 awards are not sufficient for a film like ‘Magadheera’ because it is the hard work of some hundreds of people. So I’m dedicating this award to all of them. Shyam Prasad Reddy garu introduced a great artist like Anushka through a great film like ‘Arundathi’. Had she been a man she would have been a great competitor for me. But still she is a busy star now.”

The following are award winners:
Film Awards:
Best Actor: Ram Charan Tej (Magadheera)
Best Actress: Anushka (Arundhati)
Best Film: Magadheera (Allu Aravind), Arundhati (Shyam Prasad Reddy)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr Dasari Narayana Rao
Veturi Smaraka Puraskaram: Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry
Allu Ramalingayya Smaraka Puraskaram: Raghu Babu
Special Appreciation Award: Srikanth (Mahatma)
Special Appreciation Award: Raghu Kunche (Bumper Offer)
Best Family Film Director: Kodi Ramakrishna (Arundhati)
Best Stylish Film: Billa (Krishnam Raju)
Best Stylish Director: Sukumar (Arya 2)
Best Message Oriented Film: Adhinetha (Radha Mohan)
Best Musical Film: Kick (Suresh Reddy)
Best Family Film: Raju-Maharaju (Kumara Swamy)
Best Comedy Film: Bendu Appa Rao RMP (Dr D Ramanaidu, EVV Satyanarayana)
Best Debut Director: Kishore Kumar (Konchem Istam Konchem Kastam)
Best Debut Producer: CR Manohar (Mahatma)
Best Screenplay Writer: Chinna (Aa Intlo)
Best Dialogue Writer: Chintapalli Ramana (Arundhati)
Best Music Director: Koti (Arundhati)
Best Lyricist: Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry (Mahatma)
Best Playback Singer (Male): SP Balasubrahmaniam (Mahatma)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Kausalya (Gopi Gopika Godavari)
Best Villain: Sonu Sood (Arundhati)
Best Character Artist: LB Sriram (Sontha Ooru)
Best Supporting Actor: Ramjagan (Mahatma)
Best Debut Heroine: Karthika (Josh)
Best Art Director: S Ravindar (Magadheera)
Best Choreographer: Prem Rakshit
Best Cinematographer: Senthil (Arundhati, Magadheera)
Best Fight Master: Peter Hynes (Magadheera)
Best Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao (Magadheera)
Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Ravishankar (Arundhati)

Media Awards:
Best Channel Reporter: Raghu (MAA TV)
Best Channel Cameraman: Nageswara Rao (Gemini TV)
Best Film Journalist: Imandhi Rama Rao (Vaartha)
Best Photo Journalist: Praveen (Vaartha)
Best PRO: L Babu Rao (Arundhati)
Best Publicity Designer: Suresh Bujji (Magadheera)
Best Production Manager: Yoganand (Magadheera)