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{{Infobox film awards|number=16|award=Santosham Film Awards|date=26 August 2018|site=JRC Convention, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India|host=[[Sudigali Sudheer]]<br/>[[Hari Teja]]|producer=Kondeti Suresh|channel=[[Zee Telugu]]|last=[[15th Santosham Film Awards|15th]]|next=[[17th Santosham Film Awards|17th]]|awarded_for=Excellence in cinematic and music achievements|presented_date=26 August 2018|organiser="[[Santosham (magazine)|Santosham]]"|magazine_issue=''[[Santosham (magazine)|Santosham]]''|lifetime_achievement=[[S. Janaki]]|award_link=Santosham Film Awards}}

The '''16th Santosham Film Awards''' is an awards ceremony held at [[Hyderabad]], India on 26 August 2018 recognized the best films and performances from the [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films and music released in 2017, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-18|title=Santosham awards are coming soon – Telugu News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/santosham-awards-are-coming-soon-telugu-news-217586|access-date=2020-11-26|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=16వ ‘సంతోషం’ అవార్డ్స్: ఉత్తమ నటుడు చిరంజీవి|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/santosham-south-indian-film-awards-16th-anniversary-here-is-the-2018-winners-list/articleshow/65564175.cms|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Samayam Telugu|language=te}}</ref> The awards are annually presented by ''[[Santosham (magazine)|Santosham]]'' magazine. The ceremony was announced on 3 August 2018 with [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] being the chief guest.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-08-03|title=Santosham South Indian Film Awards 2018 Curtain Raiser Event|language=en-US|work=Tollywood|url=https://www.tollywood.net/santosham-south-indian-film-awards-2018-curtain-raiser-event/2/|access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref>

== Honorary Awards ==

* Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award – [[S. Janaki]]
* Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award – [[Tamannaah]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=southindiafashion|date=2018-08-27|title=Tamannaah Bhatia at Santhosham Film Awards 2018|url=https://www.southindiafashion.com/2018/08/tamannaah-bhatia-at-santhosham-film-awards-2018.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=South India Fashion|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award – [[Brahmaji]]
* Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Yerneni Naveen and Yelamanchili Ravi Shankar ([[Mythri Movie Makers]])
* Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smarakam Award – [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]

== Main Awards ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award Category
!Recipient
!Film
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actor Award|Best Actor]]
|[[Chiranjeevi]]
|[[Khaidi No. 150|''Khaidi No. 150 (2017)'']]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
|[[Shriya Saran]]
|[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|''Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017)'']]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Director Award|Best Director]]
|[[Sankalp Reddy]]
|[[The Ghazi Attack|''Ghazi (2017)'']]
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]
|[[Sathamanam Bhavati|''Sathamanam Bhavati (2017)'']]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Cinematographer Award|Best Cinematographer]]
|[[K. K. Senthil Kumar]]
|[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion|''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)'']]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Dialogue Award|Best Dialogue]]
|[[Sai Madhav Burra]]
|[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|''Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017)'']]
|-
|Best Debut Actor
|Rakshith
|[[London Babulu|''London Babulu (2017)'']]
|-
|Best Choreography
|[[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]]
|[[Khaidi No. 150|''Khaidi No. 150 (2017)'']]
|-
|Best Stunts/ Action
|Ram-Lakshman
|[[Khaidi No. 150|''Khaidi No. 150 (2017)'']]
|}

=== Music ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award Category
!Recipient
!Single/Album (film)
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[L. V. Revanth]]
|"Teliseney Naa Nuvvey" from [[Arjun Reddy|''Arjun Reddy (2017)'']]
|}

== Special Jury Awards ==

* Special Jury Award (Alexander) – [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]]
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – [[Mehreen Pirzada|Mehreen]] for [[Mahanubhavudu|''Mahanubhavudu (2017)'']]
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – [[Eesha Rebba]] for [[Ami Thumi|''Ami Thumi (2017)'']]
*Special Jury Award for Best Actress – [[Mannara Chopra]] for [[Rogue (2017 film)|''Rogue (2017)'']]

== Presenters ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Category
!Presenter(s)
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actor Award|Best Actor Award]]
|[[S. Janaki]]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress Award]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Chiranjeevi]]
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|-
|Best Choreography
|-
|Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award
|-
|Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award
|-
|Special Jury Award for Best Actress – [[Mehreen Pirzada|Mehreen]]
| rowspan="3" |[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
|-
|Special Jury Award for Best Actress – [[Eesha Rebba]]
|-
|Special Jury Award (Alexander)
|-
|Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award
|[[Allu Aravind]]
|-
|Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award
|[[D. Suresh Babu]]
|}

== Performers ==

* [[Payal Rajput]]
* [[Mehreen Pirzada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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