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{{short description|Award ceremony for South Indian films}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox film awards
|number=50
|award=Filmfare Awards South
|award_link=Filmfare Awards South
|image=
|caption=
|date= 24 May 2003
|site= [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
|host=
|preshow=
|producer=
|network=
|director=
|best_picture=
|most_wins= ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (Tamil), 3<br/>''[[Gemini (2002 Tamil film)|Gemini]]'' (Tamil), 3<br/>''[[Khadgam]]'' (Telugu), 3<br/>''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'' (Malayalam), 3
|most_nominations=
|last = [[49th Filmfare Awards South|49th]]
|next = [[51st Filmfare Awards South|51st]]
}}

The '''50th Filmfare Awards South''' ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of [[South Indian film industry|South Indian cinema]] in films released in 2002, was held at the [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]], 24 May 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |title=The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 - Filmfare - Indiatimes |access-date=2004-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828123037/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |archive-date=28 August 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Main awards==
Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface'''.

===[[Kannada cinema]]===
{| class="wikitable" width =100%|
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Dweepa]]'''''
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Girish Kasaravalli]] – ''[[Dweepa]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
|-
|
* '''[[Sudeep]] – ''[[Nandhi (2002 film)|Nandhi]]'''''
|
* '''[[Soundarya]] – ''[[Dweepa]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada|Best Music Director]]
|-
|
* '''[[Gurukiran]] – ''[[Dhumm]]'''''
|-
|}

===[[Malayalam cinema]]===
{| class="wikitable" width =100%|
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'''''
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Lal Jose]] – ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress]]
|-
|
* '''[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] – ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'''''
|
* '''[[Navya Nair]] – ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam|Best Music Director]]
|-
|
* '''[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] – ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'''''
|-
|}

===[[Tamil cinema]]===
{| class="wikitable" width =100%|
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Azhagi (2002 film)|Azhagi]]'''''
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Mani Ratnam]] – ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]]
|-
|
* '''[[Ajith Kumar]] – ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'''''
** [[R. Madhavan]] - ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''
|
* '''[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] – ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil|Best Supporting Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|
* '''[[Jayaram]] - ''[[Panchathantiram]]'''''
|
* '''[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] - ''[[Unnai Ninaithu]]'''''
|-
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Tamil|Best Comedian]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Tamil|Best Villain]]
|-
|
* '''[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] - ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'''''
|
* '''[[Kalabhavan Mani]]- ''[[Gemini (2002 Tamil film)|Gemini]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Best Music Director]]
|-
|
* '''[[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]] – ''[[Gemini (2002 Tamil film)|Gemini]]'''''
|-
|}

===[[Telugu cinema]]===
{| class="wikitable" width =100%|
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santhosham]]'''''
**[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]
**[[Manmadhudu]]
**[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Krishna Vamsi]] – ''[[Khadgam]]'''''
**[[V. V. Vinayak]] - [[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]
**[[Teja (film director)|Teja]] - [[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]
**[[Puri Jagannadh]] - [[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress]]
|-
|
* '''[[Chiranjeevi]] – ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'''''
**[[Jr. NTR]] - [[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]
**[[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] - [[Santosham (2002 film)|Santhosham]]
**[[Uday Kiran]] - [[Nee Sneham]]
|
* '''[[Sadha]] – ''[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]'''''
**[[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] - [[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!|Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru]]
**[[Shriya Saran]] - [[Santosham (2002 film)|Santhosham]]
**[[Aarthi Agarwal]] - [[Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu]]
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu|Best Supporting Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu|Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|
* '''[[Prakash Raj]] - ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]'''''
**[[Prakash Raj]] - [[Khadgam]]
**[[Ravi Teja]] - [[Khadgam]]
**[[Nandamuri Harikrishna|Harikrishna]] - ''Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo''
|
* '''[[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeeta]] - ''[[Khadgam]]''''''
**[[Bhanupriya]] - ''Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo''
**[[Gracy Singh]] - [[Santosham (2002 film)|Santhosham]]
**''Anshu'' - [[Manmadhudu]]
|-
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Telugu|Best Comedian]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu|Best Villain]]
|-
|
* '''[[Brahmanandam]] - ''[[Manmadhudu]]'''''
**[[Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao]] - [[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!|Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru]]
**[[Suman Setty]] - [[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]
**[[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] - [[Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu]]
|
* '''Shafi - ''[[Khadgam]]'''''
**[[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]] - [[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]
**[[Rajan P. Dev]] - [[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]
**[[Mukesh Rishi]] - [[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu|Best Music Director]]
|-
|
* '''[[R. P. Patnaik]] – ''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santhosham]]'''''
**[[R. P. Patnaik]] – [[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]
**[[Mani Sharma]] - [[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]
**[[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]] - [[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!|Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru]]
**[[Harris Jayaraj]] - [[Vasu (film)|Vasu]]
|-
|}

==Technical Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
![[Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South|Best Choreography]]
* '''[[Raghava Lawrence|Lawrence]] – from ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'''''
![[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South|Best Cinematography]]
* '''[[Ravi K. Chandran]] – ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'''''
|}

==Special awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
![[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South|Lifetime Achievement]]
* [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]
! [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South]]
* [[Nithiin]] - ''[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]''
! [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamil|Best Female Playback Singer]]
* [[Anuradha Sriram]] - ''[[Gemini (2002 Tamil film)|Gemini]]''
|}

==Awards Presentation==

* [[Nithiin]] (Best Debut Award) Received Award from [[Namitha]]
* [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] (Best Villain Award) Received Award from [[Ravi Teja]]
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] (Best Villain Award) Received Award from [[Suriya]]
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] (Best Comedian Award) Received Award from [[Kiran Rathod]]
* [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeeta]] (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from [[Jayanth C. Paranjee]]
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from [[Aniruddha Jatkar]]
* [[Soundarya]] (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from [[D. Ramanaidu]]
* [[D Udhaya Kumar]](Best Film Tamil) Received Award from [[Prabhu Deva]]
* [[Girish Kasaravalli]] (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from [[Uday Kiran]]
* [[Krishna Vamsi]] (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from [[Sunil Shetty]]
* [[Gurukiran]] (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from [[Sachiin J. Joshi]]
* [[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]] (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from [[Nagendra Babu]]
* [[Soundarya]] (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from [[R. Sarathkumar]]
* [[Navya Nair]] (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]
* [[Sadha]] (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from [[Venkatesh Daggubati]]
* [[Sudeep]] (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from [[Nagma|Naghma]]
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from [[Ramya Krishnan]]
* [[Chiranjeevi]] father (Best Actor Telugu) Receive [[Chiranjeevi]] Award from [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
* [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from [[Jeetendra]] and [[Jaya Prada]]
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from [[Jeetendra]] and [[Jaya Prada]]

===General===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160901163533/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/photogallery/filmfareawards/filmfareawards23.html 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|awards.filmfare.com}}
* {{IMDb event|0001531|Filmfare Awards South}}

{{Filmfare Awards South|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Filmfare Awards South by year]]

50th Filmfare Awards South - Revision history

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