The Idea Filmfare Awards South is back! During a press conference the much-awaited
nominees for the best in South Indian cinema 2010 were announced. Filmfare has always
honoured the spirit of excellence in cinema and over the years the award ceremony has
transcended to a star-studded musical extravaganza.

This year, that is to say the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010 (South) will be held on July
2 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre and promises all the above and more.

The nominees from Malayalam are mentioned below:

Best Film
Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Kadha Thudarunnu
Kuttisranku
Merykundoro Kunjadu
Pranchiyettan & The Saint

Best Director
Lal Jose - Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Ranjith - Pranchiyettan & The Saint
Sathyan Anthicau - Kadha Thudarunnu
Shafi Merykundoro - Kunjadu
Shaji. N .Karun- Kuttisranku

Best Actor (Male)
Anoop Menon ? Cocktail
Dilip ? Merykundoro Kunjadu
Kunchakko Boban ? Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Mammootty ? Pranchiyettan & The Saint
Prithviraj ? Anwar

Best Actor (Female)
Archana Kavi - Mummy & Me
Kavya Madhavan - Pappi Appacha
Mamtha Mohandas - Kadha Thudarunnu
Priyamani ? Pranchiyettan & The Saint
Samvrutha Sunil ? Cocktail

Best Actor Supporting Role (Male)
A.P.Lal ? Anwar
Biju Menon ? Merikundoru Kunjadu
Indrajith ? Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Jayasurya ? Cocktail
Suresh Krishna ? Kuttisranku

Best Actor Supporting Role (Female)
Kpac Lalitha ? Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy ? Shikkar
Lakshmi Priya ? Kadha Thudarunnu
Urvasi ? Mummy & Me
Vinaya Prasad ? Merikundoru Kunjadu

Best Music Director
Gopi Sundar ? Anwar ? Kizhakku Pookkum
Illayaraja ? Kadha Thudarunnu ? Aaro Padunu Doore
M. Jayachandran Shikkar ? Shikkar ? Pinne Ennodonnum
M.G.Sreekumar ? Orunal Varum ? Maavin Chuvattil
Ouseppachan ? Aagathan ? Manju Mazhakkalam

Best Lyricist
Anil Panachooran ? Cocktail ? Neeyam Thanalin
Kaithapram ? Aagathan ? Manju Mazha
Murugan Kattakkada ? Orunal Varum ? Maavin Chuvattil
Rafeeque Ahmed ? Anwar ? Kizhakku Pookkum
Sarathchandra Varma ? Kadha Thudarunnu ? Aro Padunnu

Best Playback Singer (Male)
Hariharan ? Kadhathudarunnu ? Aaro Padun
K J Yesudas ? Shikkar ? Ennodonnum Parayathe
Madhu Balakrishnan ? Manjin Velli ( Duet) ? Pappi Appacha
Rahul Nambiar ? Mummy & Me ? Ven Mukilin
Vijay Yesudas ? Neeyam Thanal (Duet) ? Cocktail

Best Playback Singer (Female)
Chithra ? Mummy & Me ? Malakha Pole
Shreya ? Anwar ? Kizhakk Pookkum
Shreya ? Aagathan ? Manju Mazhakk
Shwetha Mohan ? Orunal Varum ? Maavin Chuvati
Sujatha ? Karayilekkoru Kadal Dooram ? Pachila Charthan

Click here to see Kannada nominees

Click here to see Tamil nominees

Click here to see Telugu nominees

Post your comments to express which nominee according to you should bag the award?