The ceremony of Filmfare Awards South 2026 held in Kochi was star-studded. The best artists of Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema were honored in this ceremony. However, amidst the applause, a name emerged which caught everyone’s attention. Actress Niharika Konidela called this big event ‘a missed opportunity’. He says that the artists who won the Debut Award were not given a chance to speak on stage, which upset him.
Niharika expressed her displeasure
Niharika expressed her views by writing a long note on Instagram. He praised the first ceremony and said, ‘It was really a special experience to see such big artists on the same stage. But new artists did not get a chance to express themselves, which disappointed me. For artists who win a big award for the first time, that platform is not just a stage but a dream that is coming true. In such a situation, if he had got a chance to say something, it could have become memorable for a lifetime. The show is so big that it is normal to be short of time, but for an artist who stands on that stage for the first time, even a minute matters a lot.
For an artist, one minute is like life…
He also said in his post that the price of that one minute may seem small to the organizers, but for that artist that same minute can be like a lifetime. His words have now sparked debate on social media. Many people seemed to agree with his thinking, while some called it a part of the show’s format. Let us tell you, many big films won this year’s Filmfare Awards South, in which films like ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, ‘Amaran’, ‘Aadujeevitham’ and ‘Bramayugam’ won many awards.
Niharika’s career
If we talk about Niharika, she is the daughter of actor-producer Nagendra Babu and niece of superstar Chiranjeevi. He has hosted the TV show ‘Dhee Juniors’ and has also worked in films. Till now she has been seen in films like ‘Oka Manasu’, ‘Suryakantham’ and ‘Happy Wedding’. Apart from this, she got engaged to Chaitanya Jonnalagadda in 2020 and the marriage also took place with simplicity. However, their relationship did not last long and they separated in 2023.
