16th Santosham Film Awards
# 16th Santosham Film Awards

The 16th Santosham Film Awards is an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 26 August 2018 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2017, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine. The ceremony was announced on 3 August 2018 with Srikanth being the chief guest.

## Honorary Awards

* Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award – S. Janaki
* Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award – Tamannaah
* Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award – Brahmaji
* Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Yerneni Naveen and Yelamanchili Ravi Shankar (Mythri Movie Makers)
* Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smarakam Award – Rajendra Prasad

## Main Awards

### Film

| Award Category | Recipient | Film |
| - | - | - |
| Best Actor | Chiranjeevi | Khaidi No. 150 (2017) |
| Best Actress | Shriya Saran | Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) |
| Best Director | Sankalp Reddy | Ghazi (2017) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Naresh | Sathamanam Bhavati (2017) |
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) |
| Best Dialogue | Sai Madhav Burra | Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) |
| Best Debut Actor | Rakshith | London Babulu (2017) |
| Best Choreography | Sekhar | Khaidi No. 150 (2017) |
| Best Stunts/ Action | Ram-Lakshman | Khaidi No. 150 (2017) |

### Music

| Award Category | Recipient | Single/Album (film) |
| - | - | - |
| Best Male Playback Singer | L. V. Revanth | "Teliseney Naa Nuvvey" from Arjun Reddy (2017) |

## Special Jury Awards

* Special Jury Award (Alexander) – Jaya Prakash Reddy
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Mehreen for Mahanubhavudu (2017)
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Eesha Rebba for Ami Thumi (2017)
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Mannara Chopra for Rogue (2017)

## Presenters

| Category | Presenter(s) |
| - | - |
| Best Actor Award | S. Janaki |
| Best Actress Award | Chiranjeevi |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Chiranjeevi |
| Best Choreography | Chiranjeevi |
| Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award | Chiranjeevi |
| Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award | Chiranjeevi |
| Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Mehreen | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Eesha Rebba | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Special Jury Award (Alexander) | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award | Allu Aravind |
| Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award | D. Suresh Babu |

## Performers

* Payal Rajput
* Mehreen Pirzada
