Filmfare Awards South 2016: Prithviraj's Ennu Ninte Moideen beats Prabhas's Baahubali in the awards race!

Well, some movie has finally done it. SS Rajamouli's Baahubali is finally beaten by Prithviraj's Ennu Ninte Moideen in the awards race!...

By H Shivkumar
| Updated: June 19, 2016 2:07 PM IST

Malayalam cinema reigns supreme this time around

Ever since SS Rajamouli's Baahubali came out last year, awards shows have become really predictable in a way. We know that the magnum opus is going to sweep away any award show, even the National Awards was a cakewalk for the Prabhas starrer. But the Britannia Filmfare Awards South gave us quite a big surprise, because for once, a Malayalam film has outdone Baahubali in terms of number of awards. Also Read - Kalki 2898 AD: Amitabh Bachchan makes a solid impact as Ashwatthama; netizens say 'Baap Level Visuals' [Check Reactions]

The film is Prithviraj and Parvathy starrer Ennu Ninte Moideen, which rocked the entire award show as it got 6 awards in total. On the other hand, the SS Rajamouli epic fell behind by just one award as its total stood at 5. Ennu Ninte Moideen won the Best Music Award in Malayalam which went to M.Jayachandran, Best Female Playback Singer in Malayalam which went to Shreya Ghoshal, Best Supporting Actress in Malayalam which went to Lena, Best Supporting Actor in Malayalam which went to Tovino Thomas, Best Director in Malayalam which went to R.S.Vimal and Best Actress in Malayalam which went to Parvathy. Also Read - Kalki 2898 AD: Prabhas, Deepika Padukone movie pushed further? Rumoured new date surfaces on social media

Baahubali on the other hand won Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu which went to Geeta Madhuri, Best Cinematography which went to KK Senthil Kumar, Best Supporting Actress in Telugu which went to Ramya Krishnan, Best Film in Telugu and Best Director in Telugu which went to SS Rajamouli. Also Read - IPL 2024: David Warner slips into 'Baahubali' avatar under Rajamouli's guidance; fans say 'Upcoming superstar of Telugu cinema'

In the end, Baahubali won bigger awards when compared to Ennu Ninte Moideen, but even then the fact that someone was able to beat Baahubali in at least number of awards is refreshing to know. Other films which won some decent accolades were Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu which got 3 awards, Kannada film Rangitharanga which got 3 awards and Vikram's I, which also got three awards including the Best Actor.

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ByH Shivkumar
Updated: June 19, 2016 2:07 PM IST