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{{Short description|2021 Tollywood award ceremony}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 20
| award = Santosham Film Awards
| date = 14 November 2021
| website =
| site = [[Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC)]], [[Hyderabad]], India
| host = {{plainlist|
* [[Suma Kanakala]]
* [[Sudigali Sudheer]]
* [[Akul Balaji]]
* [[Sathish]]
* Mukku Avinash
* Syed Sohel Ryan
* Ariyana Glory}}
| producer = Kondeti Suresh
| channel =
| network =
| duration =
| last = [[17th Santosham Film Awards|17th]]
| next = [[21st Santosham Film Awards|21st]]
| name =
| awarded_for = Excellence in cinematic and music achievements
| presented_date = 14 November 2021
| organiser = ''Santosham Magazine''
| lifetime_achievement = {{plainlist|
* [[Murali Mohan]]
* [[Bharathiraja]]}}
| most_awards =
| award_link = Santosham Film Awards
}}

The '''20th Santosham Film Awards''', officially known as '''Santosham – Suman TV South Indian Film Awards 2021''', was an awards ceremony held at [[Hyderabad]], India on 14 November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santosham-Suman TV South Indian Film Awards 2021 Curtain Raiser |url=https://www.ragalahari.com/localevents/188162/santosham-suman-tv-south-indian-film-awards-2021.aspx |access-date=14 November 2021 |website=ragalahari.com |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114070218/https://www.ragalahari.com/localevents/188162/santosham-suman-tv-south-indian-film-awards-2021.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The ceremony recognized the best films and performances from the [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] and other Indian language films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by ''Santosham Magazine''. The event replaced the 18th and 19th ceremonies of Santosham Film Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ram Asur Movie Pre Release Event - Photogallery - Page 1 |url=https://english.tupaki.com/photogallery/events/20th-Anniversary-of-Santosham---Suman-Tv-South-Indian-Film-Awards-event/6514 |access-date=14 November 2021 |website=Tupaki |date=16 December 2013 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114070221/https://english.tupaki.com/photogallery/events/20th-Anniversary-of-Santosham---Suman-Tv-South-Indian-Film-Awards-event/6514 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Naresh |script-title=te:సంతోషం - సుమన్ టివి సౌత్ ఇండియన్ ఫిలిం అవార్డ్స్ ప్రమోషన్స్ కి సూపర్ రెస్పాన్స్ |publisher=Suman TV |url=https://sumantv.com/movies/santhosham-suman-tv-awards-2021-super-response-to-suman-tv-south-indian-film-awards-promotions/47291/ |access-date=14 November 2021 |language=te |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114070218/https://sumantv.com/movies/santhosham-suman-tv-awards-2021-super-response-to-suman-tv-south-indian-film-awards-promotions/47291/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 18th awards ceremony was scheduled to be held in September 2020, which was cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].

== Honorary Awards ==

* Lifetime Achievement Award – [[Bharathiraja]], [[Murali Mohan]]
*Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award (2019) – [[Murali Mohan]]
*Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award (2020) – [[L. B. Sriram]]
* Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2019) – [[Suman (actor)|Suman]]
*Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2020) – [[Giri Babu]]
*Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smaraka Award – Adiseshagiri Rao
*Santosham EVV Smaraka Award – [[Vijay Kanakamedala]] for ''[[Naandhi]]''
*Santosham Dasari Smaraka Award – [[Bommarillu Bhaskar]]
*Santosham Ramu Smaraka Award – [[Malashri]]

== 2019 Main Awards ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Category
!Recipient
!Film
|-
|Best Film{{Efn|[[Priyanka Dutt]] took the award.}}
|[[Dil Raju]], [[C. Ashwini Dutt]] and [[Prasad V. Potluri]]
|[[Maharshi (2019 film)|''Maharshi'']]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Director Award|Best Director]]
|[[Harish Shankar]]
|''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]''
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
|[[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
|''[[F2: Fun and Frustration]]''
|-
|Best Female Director
|[[B. V. Nandini Reddy|Nandini Reddy]]
|''[[Oh! Baby (2019 film)|Oh! Baby]]''
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Allari Naresh]]
|[[Maharshi (2019 film)|''Maharshi'']]
|-
|Best Character Actor
|[[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]
|''[[Oh! Baby (2019 film)|Oh! Baby]]''
|-
|[[Santosham Best Comedian Award|Best Female Comedian]]
|[[Hema (actress)|Hema]]
|''[[Vinaya Vidheya Rama]]''
|-
|Best Story Writer
|[[Shiva Nirvana]]
|''[[Majili]]''
|-
|[[Santosham Best Dialogue Award|Best Dialogue]]
|[[Puri Jagannadh]]
|''[[ISmart Shankar]]''
|-
|[[Santosham Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]]
|[[Kishore Tirumala]]
|[[Chitralahari (film)|''Chitralahari'']]
|-
|Best Action / Best Fight Master
|Real Satish
|''[[ISmart Shankar]]''
|-
|[[Santosham Best Cinematographer Award|Best Cinematographer]]
|[[R. Rathnavelu]]
|''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]''
|-
|Best Debut Director
|[[Vishwak Sen]]
|''[[Falaknuma Das]]''
|-
|Best Debut Actress
|[[Shivathmika Rajashekar]]
|''[[Dorasaani]]''
|-
|Best Film – Tamil
|[[T. G. Thyagarajan]]
|''[[Viswasam]]''
|}

=== Music ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Category
!Recipient
!Film
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|"[[Elluvochi Godaramma]]" from ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]''
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|[[Vishnupriya Ravi]]
|"[[Everest Anchuna]]" from ''[[Maharshi (2019 film)|Maharshi]]''
|}

== 2020 Main Awards ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Category
!Recipient
!Film
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]{{Efn|[[Sushanth]] took the award.}}
|[[Pooja Hegde]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]''
|-
|Best Character Actor
|[[Murali Sharma]]
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Sushanth]]
|-
|Best Debut Villain
|[[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]]
|''[[Colour Photo]]''
|-
|Best Art Director
|A. S. Prakash
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Best Debut Director
|[[Karuna Kumar]]
|''[[Palasa 1978]]''
|-
|Narendra Nath
|[[Miss India (film)|''Miss India'']]
|-
|Best Villain – Tamil
|[[Mime Gopi]]
|
|-
|Best Actor – Tamil
|[[Ashok Selvan]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Oh My Kadavule]]''
|-
|Best Director – Tamil
|[[Ashwath Marimuthu]]
|}

=== Music ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Category
!Recipient
!Film
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|[[Madhu Priya]]
|"He's So Cute" from ''[[Sarileru Neekevvaru]]''
|-
|Best Music Director – Tamil
|[[Leon James (composer)|Leon James]]
|''[[Oh My Kadavule]]''
|}

== Special awards ==

* Most Promising Actress – [[Payal Rajput]]
* Special Jury Award – Aditi Bhavaraju for "Baavochhadu" from ''[[Palasa 1978]]''

== Presenters ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+2019 main awards
!Category
!Presenter(s)
|-
|[[Santosham Best Director Award|Best Director Award]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Talasani Srinivas Yadav]]
|-
|Best Female Director
|-
|Best Film
|[[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] & [[Bharathiraja]]
|-
|Best Character Actor
| rowspan="2" |[[Murali Mohan]]
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|-
|Best Film – Tamil
|[[Tanikella Bharani]]
|-
|Best Action/Best Fight Master
|[[Bharathiraja]]
|-
|Best Story Writer
| rowspan="5" |[[Chiranjeevi]]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
|-
|Best Debut Director
|-
|[[Santosham Best Cinematographer Award|Best Cinematographer]]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Comedian Award|Best Female Comedian]]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Dialogue Award|Best Dialogue]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Allu Aravind]] & Chiranjeevi
|-
|[[Santosham Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]]
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|-
|Best Debut Actress
|[[Malashri]] & Harsha
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+2020 main awards
!Category
!Presenter(s)
|-
|Best Villain – Tamil
| rowspan="3" |[[Tanikella Bharani]]
|-
|Best Actor – Tamil
|-
|Best Director – Tamil
|-
|Best Debut Villain
|[[Bharathiraja]]
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Chiranjeevi]]
|-
|Best Character Actor
|-
|Best Debut Director
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|-
|Best Art Director
| rowspan="2" |[[Malashri]] & Harsha
|-
|Best Debut Director
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Other awards
!Category
!Presenter(s)
|-
|Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2019)
| rowspan="3" |[[Murali Mohan]]
|-
|Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award
|-
|Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smaraka Award
|-
|Santosham Dasari Smaraka Award
|[[Chiranjeevi]]
|-
|Santosham EVV Smaraka Award
|[[R. Narayana Murthy]] & [[Allari Naresh]]
|-
|Most Promising Actress
| rowspan="6" |[[Allu Aravind]] & Chiranjeevi
|-
|Santosham Akkineni Smaraka Award (2020)
|-
|Santosham Ramu Smaraka Award
|-
|Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award
|-
|Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Murali Mohan)
|-
|Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Bharathiraja)
|-
|Special Jury Award
|[[Malashri]] & Harsha
|}

== Performers ==

* [[Monal Gajjar]]
* Divi Vaidya
* Akhil Sarthak
* Hamida
* [[Pragathi]]
* [[Indraja]]
* Mishra
* [[Hebah Patel]]
*[[Raai Laxmi]]
* Sandeep & Jyothi Raj

== Note ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2021 Indian film awards]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards]]
[[Category:2021 film awards]]

20th Santosham Film Awards - Revision history

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