The 15th Santosham Film Awards is an awards ceremony held at

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

, India on 12 August 2017 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2016, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by '' Santosham'' magazine.

Honorary Awards

* Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award –

Roja Ramani Roja Ramani (also known as Chemparathy Shobana; born 16 September 1959) is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam and Telugu films. She was a child actor and her debut movie was '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (1967) for which she receive ...

* Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Producer) –

Allu Aravind Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Telugu cinema under his banner Geetha Arts. He co-owns the Indian Super League club ''Kerala Blasters FC''. A part of the Allu–Konidela family, Aravind is th ...

* Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Actor) –

Murali Mohan Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the ...

* Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Writer) – Paruchuri brothers * Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Film Journalism) – Pasupuleti Ramaravu * Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award –

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Main Awards

Film

Music

Special Awards

* Critic's Choice Best Debut Director – Bellamkonda Ramakrishna Reddy for ''Drushyam (2016)'' * Special Jury Award for Best Actress –

Mannara Chopra Mannara Chopra (born 25 May 1991) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu films as well as a few Hindi and Tamil films. She is the paternal cousin of actresses Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. She made her Bollywood ...

for ''Thikka (2016)'' *Best Film Journalist – Bhaagyalakshmi (

Andhra Jyothi ''Andhra Jyothi'' () is the third largest circulated Telugu language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by K. L. N. Prasad, an Industrialist on 1 July 1960. It is also one of the ...

) *Best Video Journalist – Karunakar (

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Presenters

Performers

Anasuya Bharadwaj Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 15 May 1985) is an Indian television presenter and actress who works in Telugu films and television. She has received two South Indian International Movie Awards, an IIFA Utsavam Award and South filmfare Awards for her ...

Richa Panai Richa Panai (born 24 February 1993) is an actress who appears in Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood and various ads. Richa Panai came to prominence as a model in advertisements for the Indian jewellery company Bhima Jewellery. Career Richa wa ...

References

{{Reflist 2017 Indian film awards Santosham Film Awards 2017 film awards 2017 awards