Best Female Character Ariste awardee Sandhya (for Annavaram) says, 'I am very excited for bagging this award. I thank the entire Annavaram unit and especially Pawan Kalyan in this regard.'
Tamil Best Music Director awardee AR Rahman says, 'From 'Fouzi', this is my 19th Filmfare Award. I thank one and all who made me to reach this stature as a music director.'
Best Music Director awardee in Telugu, Devisri Prasad (Bommarillu) says, 'I bagged a hattrick hit with this year's Filmfarer award. I am very happy. It is quite thrilling to bag an award amidst several music geniuses.'
Indrajit Lokesh, who bagged the Best Director award for Kannada says, 'As of me, it is an emotional evening. It is quite thrilling and exciting.'
Vasanta Balan who bagged the Best Director award for Tamil (Veyil) says, 'It is impossible for me to do one such film even after 10 years, if I don't get a producer like Shankar. I did never see one such producer in my career. A top class director encouraged a person like me who was giving continuous flops. Though he is one of the best directors in India, he just remained a producer and did not involve in any of the departments with regard to 'Veyil'. He totally trusted me and gave me complete independence while making the movie. The credit for the success of the film and bagging this award goes to Shankar alone.'
Puneet Rajkumar, who bagged the Best Actor award in Kannada says, 'I am very happy. The film had really touched my heart. Moreover, this is my last film in presence of my father. I dedicate this award to my father's memory.'
Best Actress awardee Genelia says, 'This is my first-ever award in my film career. Moreover, I am receiving this award in presence of great artistes like Amitabh Bachchan. I feel proud in this regard. It was director Bhaskar who portrayed my character in a special way. I thank the entire 'Bommarillu' team in this regard.'
Later, Vineet, Meenakshi, Devisri Prasad, Mamata Mohandas, Kamna, Simran, Neetu Chandra and others gave enthralling performances on the stage.
Dr D Ramanaidu, KS Ramarao, Ooha, Ramana Gogula, Chandrasekhar Yeleti, MS Raju, Ali, K Viswanath, Chandra Siddhartha, RP Patnaik, Raja, Nikhita, KS Ravikumar, Tabu and others gave away the awards and congratulated the winners.
Award Details:
Best film : Bommarillu
Best actor : Mahesh Babu (Pokiri)
Best actress : Genelia (Bommarillu)
Best director : Puri Jagan (Pokiri)
Best music director : Devi Sri Prasad (Bommarillu)
Best cinematographer : S Gopal Reddy (Sri Ramadasu)
Best male playback singer : SP Balasubramanyam (Sri Ramadasu)
Best famele playback singer : Mamata Mohandas (Rakhi)
Best lyricist : Veturi (Godavari)
Best actor in supporting role : Sai Kumar (Samanyudu)
Best actress in supporting role : Sandhya (Annavaram)
Best choreographer : Lawrence (Style)
Best male debut : Ram (Devadasu)
Best female debut : Ileana (Devadasu)
Special Awards:
Legend : Chiranjeevi
Legend : Mammootty
Lifetime achievement : Krishnam Raju
Lifetime achievement : P Susheela
