While several
Kannada personalities have been nominated in Tamil and Telugu sections, the most
noteworthy actress to be nominated for an award is
Sharmiela Mandre. The actress, who has acted in
Sandalwood films, has been nominated for Best Debutant Female in
Tollywood, for the film Kevvu Keka.
However, the competition is tough for the
actress as others on the list have also been appreciated immensely. Hansika, who has acted in Sandalwood films, has also been nominated for Best Actress Female for the Tamil film Theeya Velai Seiyanum Kumaru.
Also, actress
Trisha, who is awaiting the release of her debut Kannada film Power Star, has also been nominated for Best Actress Female for Endrendrum Punnaigai.
Another point to note is that
south actor Kamal Haasan, who is currently working on Ramesh Aravind's directorial Uthama Villain, has also been nominated in the
Kollywood section. The
actor has been nominated for Best Actor Male, Vishwaroopam and Best Director, Vishwaroopam. Meanwhile, Bangalore actor
Gautham Karthik has been nominated for Best Debutant Male, for the film
Kadal while singers
Shankar Mahadevan and
Shreya Goshal, who are popular in Sandalwood, have also been nominated in Kollywood and Tollywood.
Now, we're awaiting the nominations for Sandalwood.