The 16th Santosham Film Awards was an awards ceremony held at

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, India on 26 August 2018 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2017, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by ''Santosham'' magazine. The ceremony was announced on 3 August 2018 with Srikanth being the chief guest.

Honorary Awards

* Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award –

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* Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award –

Tamannaah Bhatia Tamanna Bhatia (born 21 December 1989), known professionally as Tamannaah Bhatia, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Having appeared in 88 films, she has received several awards, including two Sa ...

* Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award –

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* Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Yerneni Naveen and Yelamanchili Ravi Shankar (

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) * Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smarakam Award –

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Main Awards

Film

Music

Special Jury Awards

* Special Jury Award (Alexander) –

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* Special Jury Award for Best Actress –

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Mahanubhavudu ''Mahanubhavudu'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. It features Sharwanand and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles. The film's principal photography commenced on 7 March 2017 ...

'' * Special Jury Award for Best Actress –

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for ''

Ami Thumi ''Ami Thumi'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mohanakrishna Indraganti. It stars Adivi Sesh, Eesha Rebba, Avasarala Srinivas, Aditi Myakal, Tanikella Bharani and Vennela Kishore. The film was p ...

'' *Special Jury Award for Best Actress –

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for ''Rogue''

Presenters

Performers

* Payal Rajput *

Notes

References

{{Reflist Santosham Film Awards 2016 Indian film awards 2016 film awards