61st Filmfare Awards South


The 61st Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2013 is an event held on 12 July 2014 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai.

Awards and nominees

Main awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Tamil cinema

Best FilmBest Director
Thanga Meenkal
Bala – Paradesi
  • * Balu Mahendra – Thalaimuraigal
  • * G. N. R. Kumaravelan – Haridas
  • * Hari – Singam II
  • * Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam
  • * Ram – Thanga Meenkal
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Adharvaa – Paradesi
  • * Ajith Kumar – Arrambam
  • * Dhanush – Maryan
  • * Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam
  • * Kishore – Haridas
  • * Suriya – Singam II
    		• Nayanthara – Raja Rani
  • * Parvathy – Maryan
  • * Pooja Umashankar – Vidiyum Munn
  • * Sneha – Haridas
  • * Trisha – Endrendrum Punnagai
  • * Vedhicka – Paradesi
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
    Sathyaraj – Raja Rani
  • * Arya – Arrambam
  • * Jai – Raja Rani
  • * Jerry – Paradesi
  • * Rahman – Singam II
    		• Dhansika – Paradesi
  • * Nandita Swetha – Ethir Neechal
  • * Nazriya Nazim – Raja Rani
  • * Padmapriya Janakiraman – Thanga Meenkal
  • * Taapsee Pannu – Arrambam
    • Best Music DirectorBest Lyricist
    A. R. Rahman – Kadal
  • * A. R. Rahman – Maryan
  • * Anirudh Ravichander – Ethir Neechal
  • * Anirudh Ravichander – Vanakkam Chennai
  • * D. Imman – Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
  • * G. V. Prakash Kumar – Paradesi
    		• Na. Muthukumar – "Aananda Yaazhai" from Thanga Meenkal
  • * Madhan Karky – "Anbin Vaasaley" from Kadal
  • * Na. Muthukumar – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4
  • * Vairamuthu – "Chithirai Nila" from Kadal
  • * Vairamuthu – "Sengaade" from Paradesi
    • Best Playback Singer – MaleBest Playback Singer – Female
    Sriram Parthasarathy – "Aananda Yaazhai" from Thanga Meenkal
  • * A. R. Rahman – "Elay Keechan" from Kadal
  • * Abhay Jodhpurkar – "Moongil Thottam" from Kadal
  • * G. V. Prakash – "Yaar Indha" from Thalaivaa
  • * Yuvan Shankar Raja – "Kadal Rasa Naan" from Maryan
    		• Sakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulley" from Kadal
  • * Saindhavi – "Yaar Indha" from Thalaivaa
  • * Saindhavi – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4
  • * Suchitra – "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai
  • * Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi