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{{Short description|Indian annual film award}}
{{Notability|date=August 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}{{Infobox award
| name = Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South
| image =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best work by a dance choreographer in films
| country = [[India]]
| presenter = ''[[Filmfare]]''
| holder = [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] for "[[Kurchi Madathapetti]]" from ''[[Guntur Kaaram]]'' ([[70th Filmfare Awards South|2024]])
| year = [[50th Filmfare Awards South|2002]]
| website =
| most_wins = [[Prem Rakshith]] and [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] (6)
}}

The '''Filmfare Award for Best Choreography''' is given by the ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine as part of its annual [[Filmfare Awards South]] for [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films.

== Winners ==
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="75%"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year || Choreographer || Film
!Song|| Language
!Ref.
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[70th Filmfare Awards South|2024]] || [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] || ''[[Guntur Kaaram]]'' || "[[Kurchi Madathapetti]]" || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2026 |title=Full List of Winners of The 70th Filmfare Awards South With Kerala Tourism (Telugu) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/full-list-of-winners-of-the-70th-filmfare-awards-south-with-kerala-tourism-telugu-81912.html |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[69th Filmfare Awards South|2023]] || [[Prem Rakshith]] || ''[[Dasara (film)|Dasara]]'' || "Dhoom Dhaam Dosthaan" || Telugu ||
|-
| [[68th Filmfare Awards South|2022]] || [[Prem Rakshith]] || ''[[RRR]]''
|"[[Naatu Naatu]]" || Telugu
|<ref>https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-telugu-2023_-67194.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| rowspan="3" | [[67th Filmfare Awards South|2020 / 21]]|| [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]]
|''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]''
|"[[Ramuloo Ramulaa]]"
||Telugu
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite web |date=9 October 2022 |title=Winners of the Filmfare Awards South 2022 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2022/tamil/winners?s=09 |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
|[[Dinesh (choreographer)|Dinesh]]
|''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]''
|"[[Vaathi Coming]]"
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
|[[Jani Master|Jani]]
|''[[Yuvarathnaa]]''
|"Feel the Power"
|[[Kannada]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[66th Filmfare Awards South|2018]] || [[Jani Master|Jani]]|| rowspan="2" | ''[[Maari 2]]''
| rowspan="2" |"[[Rowdy Baby]]"|| rowspan="2" | Tamil
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163-4.html}}</ref>
|-
|[[Prabhu Deva]]
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| rowspan="2" | [[65th Filmfare Awards South|2017]] || rowspan="2" | [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] || ''[[Fidaa]]''
| "[[Vachinde]]"|| rowspan="2" | Telugu
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |date=16 June 2018 |title=Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28887-2.html |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=Filmfare}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
|''[[Khaidi No. 150]]''
|"Ammadu Let Do Kummudu"
|-
| [[64th Filmfare Awards South|2016]] || [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] || ''[[Janatha Garage]]''
| "Apple Beauty"|| Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards South|2015]] || [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] || ''[[Bruce Lee: The Fighter]]''
| "Kung Fu Kumaari"|| Telugu
|<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702102328/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html|date=2016-07-02}}</ref>
|-
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South|2014]] || [[Shobi (choreographer)|Shobi]]|| ''[[Kaththi]]''
| All songs|| Tamil
|<ref>{{cite web |date=27 June 2015 |title=Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Winners-list-62nd-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-South/articleshow/47836755.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627012915/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Winners-list-62nd-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-South/articleshow/47836755.cms |archive-date=27 June 2015 |access-date=27 June 2015 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[61st Filmfare Awards South|2013]] || [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] || ''[[Iddarammayilatho]]''
| "Top Lechipoddi"|| Telugu
|
|-
| [[60th Filmfare Awards South|2012]] || [[Jani Master|Jani]]|| ''[[Racha (film)|Racha]]''
| "Dillaku Dillaku"|| Telugu
|<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510051756/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html|date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[59th Filmfare Awards South|2011]] || [[Prem Rakshith]]|| ''[[Badrinath (film)|Badrinath]]''
| "Nath Nath"|| Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dookudu sweeps Filmfare awards for year 2011 - Telugu cinema news |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/filmfaresouthawards2011.html}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[58th Filmfare Awards South|2010]]
|[[Raju Sundaram]]
|''[[Brindavanam (2010 film)|Brindavanam]]''
|"Eyi Raaja"
|Telugu
|
|-
| [[Baba Bhaskar]] || ''[[Singam]]''
| "Kadhal Vandhale"|| Tamil
|
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| rowspan="2" |[[57th Filmfare Awards South|2009]]
|[[Prem Rakshith]]
|''[[Arya 2]]''
|"Mr. Perfect"
|Telugu
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Filmfare Awards: Chennai rocks to Filmfare awards | Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-rocks-to-Filmfare-awards/articleshow/6272520.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 August 2010 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[Dinesh (choreographer)|Dinesh]]|| ''[[Ayan (film)|Ayan]]''
| || Tamil
|-
| [[56th Filmfare Awards South|2008]] || [[Prem Rakshith]] || ''[[Kantri]]''
| "Vayasunami" & "I go crazy"|| Telugu
| |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html |title=A Sparkling Triumph -The 56th Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice |access-date=2011-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110092435/http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html |archive-date=2010-01-10 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[55th Filmfare Awards South|2007]]|| [[Prem Rakshith]] || ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magan]]''
| "Ellappugazhum"|| Tamil
|
|-
| [[54th Filmfare Awards South|2006]]|| [[Raghava Lawrence]] || ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]''
| "Rara Rara Rammantunna" || Telugu
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Filmfare Awards presented |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303151528/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php |archive-date=3 March 2009 |access-date=2009-08-05 |website=[[Telugucinema.com]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[53rd Filmfare Awards South|2005]]|| [[Prabhu Deva]] || ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''
| "Chandrulo"|| Telugu
|
|-
| [[52nd Filmfare Awards South|2004]]|| [[Raju Sundaram]] || ''[[Ghilli]]''
| '"Appadi Podu" || Tamil
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare awards for South India - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada - Telugu Cinema |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[51st Filmfare Awards South|2003]]|| [[Brinda Master|Brinda]]|| ''[[Kaaka Kaaka]]''
| "Thoodu Varuma" and "Uyirin Uyire"|| Tamil
|<ref>{{cite news |date=5 June 2004 |title=Pithamagan sweeps FilmFare Awards – Tamil Movie News |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9366.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102112834/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9366.html |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=3 February 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>
|-
| [[50th Filmfare Awards South|2002]]|| [[Raghava Lawrence]] || ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''
| "Daayi Daayi Daama" || Telugu
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50 |url=http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/entertainment/entertainment14489.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |access-date=2009-10-19 |publisher=[[BSNL]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[49th Filmfare Awards South|2001]]|| [[Raghava Lawrence]] || ''[[Paarthale Paravasam]]''
| "Love Check" || Tamil
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002 |title=49th Annual Filmfare Awards - South |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140116122723/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |archive-date=2014-01-16 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[48th Filmfare Awards South|2000]]|| [[Raghava Lawrence]] || [[Annayya (2000 film)|''Annayya'']]
| "Aata Kavala" || Telugu
|
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[47th Filmfare Awards South|1999]]|| [[Chinni Prakash]] || ''[[Mudhalvan]]''
| || Tamil
|
|-
| [[46th Filmfare Awards South|1998]]|| [[Suchitra Chandrabose]] || [[Ooyala (film)|''Ooyala'']]
| || Telugu
|<ref>https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[45th Filmfare Awards South|1997]]|| [[Brinda Master|Brinda]]
|| ''[[Preminchukundam Raa]]''
| || Telugu
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Filmfare - South Special |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/august98/south2a.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991110064329/http://www.filmfare.com/site/august98/south2a.htm |archive-date=10 November 1999 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=www.filmfare.com}}</ref>
|}

== Superlatives ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Superlative
!Cinematographer
!Record
|-
| rowspan="2" |Most wins
|[[Prem Rakshith]]
| rowspan="2" |6
|-
|[[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Most consecutive wins
|[[Raghava Lawrence]]
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|[[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]]
|-
|Most wins in a single language
|[[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]]
|6 (Telugu)
|}

== See also ==
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Choreography]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – Marathi]]

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South}}{{Filmfare Awards South|state=expanded}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer - South}}
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South|Choreogrshy]]
[[Category:Indian choreography awards]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1997]]

Filmfare Award for Best Choreography South - Revision history

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