The 2012 South India Santosham Film Awards Function was a grandeur at Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad today. Suresh Kodeti of Santosham Magazine has declared awards for all four South Indian film industries. Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Dr Kamal Haasan, Ambarish, K Balachander, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayantara, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Rasool Pukutty, Allu Aravind, Krishnam Raju, Puri Jagannadh, Lakshmi Prasanna, A Ramesh Prasad, Urvashi Sarada, Nandini Reddy, Tamannah, Taapseem Trisha, Madhurima, Jeeva, Aadi, R B Chowdary,Kodi Ramakrishna, Dr Brahmanandam, M S Narayana, Giri Babu, Babu Mohan, R Narayana Murthy and many more film personalities from the entire south Indian film industries have attended the awards function.

List of Telugu Award Winners:

Life-time Achievement Award: Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao, K Balachander, Ambarish, Urvashi Sarada, Yedidha Nageswara Rao.
Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award: Babu Mohan
M V Sridharan Award: C V Rajendran
Best Actress of the Decade: Trisha
Best Director of the Decade: Puri Jagannadh
Best Comedian of the Decade: Dr Brahmanandam
Best Cinematographer of the Decade: Chota K Naidu
Best Sound Designer of the Decade: Rasool Pukutty
Best Art Director of the Decade: Ashok
Best Actor: Balakrishna (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best Actress: Nayantara (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best Film: Yalamanchili Sai Babu (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best Villain: Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna (Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu)
Best Comedian: M S Narayana (Dookudu)
Best Child Artist: Baby Any (Rajannah)
Best Cinematographer: P R K Raju (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best Script Writer: Chinni Krishna (Bhadrinath)
Best Dialogue Writer: Kona Venkat (Dookudu)
Best Lyricist: Jonnavithula (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best Choreographer: Prem Rakshit
Best Editor: M R Varma (Dookudu)
Best Fight Master: Vijay (Dookudu)
Best Message Oriented Film: Jai Bolo Telangana (N Shankar)
Best Debut Director: Nandini Reddy (Ala Modalaindi)
Best Debut Producer: Ramesh Puppala (Mirapakay)
Best Debut Hero: Aadi (Prema Kavali)
Best Critic Actress: Tamannah (100% Love)
Critics Best Actor: Shivaji Raja (Virodhi)
Jury Award: Taapsee (Mr Perfect)
Best Photo Journalist: Bhushan (Vartha)
Best P.R.O: B A Raju
Best Journalist: Haasam Raja (MAA TV)
Best Cameraman: Srinivas (TV9)