48th Filmfare Awards South
The 48th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 2000, is an event that was held at the Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public Gardens, 7 April 2001.The awards were distributed at Hyderabad.
Main awards
[Telugu cinema]
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Nuvve Kavali | K. Vijaya Bhaskar – Nuvve Kavali |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Venkatesh – Jayam Manade Raa | Richa Pallod – Nuvve Kavali |
| Best Music Director | - |
| Mani Sharma – Chirunavvutho | - |