46th Filmfare Awards South

46th Filmfare Awards South
Date	April 24,1999
Site	Lalitha Kala Thoranam,Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

The 46th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 1998, is an event that was held at the Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public Gardens, April 24,1999.The awards were distributed at Hyderabad.

Main awards

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Thaayi Saheba	Girish Kasaravalli – Thaayi Saheba
Best Actor	Best Actress
Ramesh Aravind – Hoomale	Jaimala – Thaayi Saheba
Best Music Director
Hamsalekha – Yaare Neenu Cheluve

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala	Sreenivasan – Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
Best Actor	Best Actress
Balachandra Menon – Samaantharangal	Manju Warrier – Kanmadam
Best Music Director
Vidyasagar – Summer in Bethlehem

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Natpukkaga	Cheran – Desiya Geetham
Best Actor	Best Actress
R. Sarathkumar – Natpukkaga	Kausalya – Pooveli
Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman – Jeans

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Antahpuram	Krishna Vamsi – Antahpuram
Best Actor	Best Actress
Venkatesh – Ganesh	Soundarya – Antahpuram
Best Music Director
Mani Sharma – Choodalani Vundi

Technical Awards

Best Choreography Suchitra Chandrabose – for Ooyala	Best Art Director Thotta Tharani – Choodalani Vundi	Best Playback Singer Vandemataram Srinivas - Aahaa (for "Priyurale")

Special awards

Special award Ramoji Rao - from excellent outstanding contributions of south Indian cinema	Lifetime Achievement Allu Ramalingaiah Lakshmi	Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South Isha Koppikar - Kadhal Kavithai & En Swasa Kaatre

References

General

• 1999 Filmfare Awards South

External links

• Official Website
• 46th Filmfare Awards South at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmfare Awards South at the Internet Movie Database