The nominations for the 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South, honoring films released in 2023, have been announced in Bangalore.

The awards ceremony will take place at the JRC Convention in Hyderabad on August 3rd, celebrating the best films, artists, and technicians from four South Indian film industries.

Nani's films "Dussehra" and "Hi Dad" received the highest number of nominations in the Telugu film industry. Notable nominees include actors Nani, Keerthy Suresh, and Mrinal Thakur, directors Srikanth Odela and Sauryuv, and music composers Santosh Narayanan and Hesham Abdul Wahab.

Here are some key nominations in Telugu:

• Best Picture: "Baby," "Force," "Dussehra," "Hi Dad," "Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty," "Samajavaragamana," "Salar: Part 1"
• Best Director: Anil Ravipudi ("Bhagwant Kesari"), Karthik Dandu ("Virupaksha"), Prashant Neel ("Salar: Part 1"), Sai Rajesh ("Baby"), Sauryuv ("Hi Dad"), Srikanth Odela ("Dussehra"), Venu Yeldandi ("Force")
• Best Actor in a Leading Role: Anand Deverakonda ("Baby"), Balakrishna ("Bhagwant Kesari"), Chiranjeevi ("Voltaire Veeraiah"), Dhanush ("Sir"), Nani ("Dussehra" and "Hi Dad"), Naveen Polishetty ("Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty"), Prakash Raj ("Ranga Marthanda")
• Best Actress in a Leading Role: Anushka Shetty ("Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty"), Keerthy Suresh ("Dussehra"), Mrinal Thakur ("Hi Dad"), Samantha ("Sakunthalam"), Vaishnavi Chaitanya ("Baby")