title: 17th Santosham Film Awards
text: # 17th Santosham Film Awards
  
  The 17th Santosham Film Awards is an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 29 September 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine. It was live telecasted on 99TV network and was re-telecasted on Zee Telugu and Zee Cinemalu.
  
  ## Honorary Awards
  
  * Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award – Jamuna
  * Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Film Journalism) – Gudipoodi Srihari
  * Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award – Vennela Kishore
  * Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Dil Raju
  * Santosham Excellence Awards – Roja Ramani and Prabha
  
  ## Main Awards
  
  ### Film
  
  | Award Category | Recipient | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | Best Actor | Kartikeya Gummakonda | RX 100 (2018) |
  | Best Director | Sukumar | Rangasthalam (2018) |
  | Best Supporting Actor | Rajendra Prasad | Mahanati (2018) |
  | Best Comedian | Sunil | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018) |
  | Best Character Actor | Ramki | RX 100 (2018) |
  | Best Cinematographer | R. Rathnavelu | Rangasthalam (2018) |
  | Best Debut Actor | Vishwak Sen | Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018) |
  | Best Choreography | Prem Rakshith | Rangasthalam (2018) |
  | Best Young Performers (Child Artiste) | Sai Tejaswini | Mahanati (2018) |
  | Best Fight Master | Real Satish | RX 100 (2018) |
  
  ### Music
  
  | Award Category | Recipient | Single/Album (film) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018) |
  | Best Male Playback Singer | Anurag Kulkarni | "Pillaa Raa" from RX 100 (2018) |
  
  ## Presenters
  
  | Category | Presenter(s) |
  | - | - |
  | Best Choreography Award | Rajendra Prasad |
  | Best Cinematographer Award | Rajendra Prasad |
  | Best Supporting Actor | Jamuna |
  | Best Young Performers (Child Artiste) | Jamuna |
  | Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award (Film Journalism) | Babu Mohan |
  | Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award | Allu Aravind D. Suresh Babu |
  | Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Award | Allu Aravind |
  | Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award | D. Suresh Babu |
  | Best Director Award | Dil Raju |
  | Best Comedian Award | Shriya Saran Ambika Krishna |
  | Best Character Actor | Shriya Saran Ambika Krishna |
  | Best Debut Actor | Shriya Saran |
  | Best Actor Award | Jayam Ravi Shriya Saran |
  | Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award | Jayam Ravi Rajasekhar Jeevitha |
  | Santosham Excellence Awards | D. Suresh Babu Allu Aravind |
  | Best Music Director Award | Ganesh Venkatraman Rajasekhar Jeevitha |
  | Best Male Playback Singer Award | S. Thaman |
  
  ## Performers
  
  * Avika Gor
  * Sampoornesh Babu
  * Deepthi Sunaina
  * Nabha Natesh
  * Singer Baby
  * Natasha Doshi
  * Tejaswi Madivada
  * Raghuram, Sruthi & Gayathri
  