'Baahubali' is big at Filmfare, Devarakonda pips seniors
- IndiaGlitz, [Sunday,June 17 2018]
The 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 event was held on Saturday in Hyderabad. As expected, 'Baahubali-The Conclusion' swept the awards in major categories.
The Best Film award was earned by the Rajamouli magnum opus with ease. The director also walked away with the Best Director crown. The other awards the fantasy drama won are the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) by Rana Daggubati. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) was won by Ramya Krishna. Best Music Director award went to MM Keeravani. Best Lyrics award went to MM Keeravani for the song 'Dandaalayyaa'.
Vijay Deverakonda trumped senior actors by winning the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) category for 'Arjun Reddy'. Among senior actors, Venkatesh got the Best Actor (Critics) award for 'Guru'.
Not so surprisingly, Sai Pallavi won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) award for 'Fidaa'. The Best Actress (Critics) award was won by Ritika Singh for 'Guru'. As such, 'Guru' got its due in the form of special category awards.
Best Playback Singer (Male) was won by Hemachandra for the song 'Oosupodhu' in 'Fidaa'. Best Playback Singer (Female) went to Madhu Priya for the song 'Vachchinde' in Fidaa'.