70th Filmfare Awards South: The nominations for the Tamil segment of the 70th Filmfare Awards South have been officially announced ahead of the ceremony scheduled to be held in Kerala on February 21, 2026. Organised in association with Kerala Tourism, the annual awards recognise films released in 2024 across the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada industries. With the event set to take place tomorrow, February 21, members of the South Indian film fraternity are preparing for the 70th edition of the awards.
The Tamil nominations reflect a diverse mix of mainstream releases and content-driven films that marked 2024.
Complete List Of Tamil Nominations: 70th Filmfare Awards South
In the Best Film category, the nominees are Amaran, Kottukkaali, Lubber Pandhu, Maharaja, Meiyazhagan and Vaazhai.
For Best Director, the list includes C. Prem Kumar (Meiyazhagan), Mari Selvaraj (Vaazhai), Nithilan Saminathan (Maharaja), Pa. Ranjith (Thangalaan), PS Vinothraj (Kottukkaali) and Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran).
The Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) category features Arvind Swamy (Meiyazhagan), Attakathi Dinesh (Lubber Pandhu), Vikram (Thangalaan), Dhanush (Captain Miller), Sivakarthikeyan (Amaran), Soori (Garudan) and Vijay Sethupathi (Maharaja).
In the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) category, the nominees are Anna Ben (Kottukkaali), Keerthy Suresh (Raghu Thatha), Sai Pallavi (Amaran), Simran (Andhagan), Sri Gouri Priya (Lover) and Urvashi (J Baby).
For Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male), the nominations go to Anurag Kashyap (Maharaja), Bobby Deol (Kanguva), Kaali Venkat (Lubber Pandhu), Karthi (Meiyazhagan) and Shanthanu Bhagyaraj (Blue Star).
In the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) category, Dushara Vijayan (Raayan), Nikhila Vimal (Vaazhai), Parvathy Thiruvothu (Thangalaan), Priya Anand (Andhagan) and Swasika (Lubber Pandhu) have been nominated.
The Best Music Album nominations include AR Rahman (Raayan), Anirudh Ravichander (Vettaiyan), G V Prakash Kumar (Amaran), Santhosh Narayanan (Vaazhai) and Sean Roldan (Lubber Pandhu).
For Best Lyrics, the nominees are Karthik Netha (“Hey Minnale” – Amaran), Mohan Rajan (“Aasa Orave” – Lubber Pandhu), Uma Devi (“Yaaro Ivan Yaaro” – Meiyazhagan) and Vivek (“Uyirey” – Amaran).
In the Best Playback Singer (Male) category, the nominations include Haricharan (“Hey Minnale” – Amaran), Kapil Kapilan (“Vennilavu Saaral” – Amaran), Pradeep Kumar (“Chillanjirukkiye” – Lubber Pandhu), Sanjay Subrahmanyan (“Manasula” – Viduthalai 2), Sid Sriram (“Thaaye Thaaye” – Maharaja) and Vijaynarain (“Poraen Naa Poraen” – Meiyazhagan).
For Best Playback Singer (Female), the nominees are Ananya Bhat (“Manasula” – Viduthalai 2), Dhee (“Thenkizhakku” – Vaazhai), Ganavya (“Oh Raaya” – Raayan), Shakthisree Gopalan (“Thaensudare” – Lover) and Shweta Mohan (“Hey Minnale” – Amaran).
The winners will be announced at the ceremony in Kerala on February 21, as the Filmfare Awards South marks its 70th edition, bringing together artists and technicians from across the four major South Indian film industries.
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