The 23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976) was held in Chennai. It was the third time when the ceremony was held in Chennai.
In the year 1972, the show was held in Chennai. It was the first time when the show was held outside Bombay. Earlier the ceremony was held in Bombay from 1964 to 1971 in a row.
About Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is a separate segment of the annual Filmfare Awards. The First Filmfare Awards were given on 21 March 1954.
Initially, only Hindi cinema personalities get nominated and awarded in various Filmfare Categories. Thereafter, Filmfare started new segments like Filmfare South, Filmfare Marathi, and Filmfare Bengali.
Filmfare Magazine presents Filmfare Awards. The Time Group publish the Filmfare magazine. Filmfare Awards acknowledge and honor the talent of Hindi Cinema. Whereas Filmfare Awards South aims to consider South Indian Films and related film personalities to honor and encourage them.
Introduction of Filmfare Awards South
South Film Industry makes films in mainly four languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Thus, Filmfare Magazine introduced the new segment of Filmfare Awards for South.
The First Filmfare Award was held in the year 1954 in Bombay (now Mumbai). Filmfare presented awards, for Hindi Cinema, in five categories only.
Thereafter, Filmfare introduced Filmfare Awards South in the year 1964. Meaning thereby, after ten (10) years of the First Filmfare Awards held in Bombay (now Mumbai).
In the meantime, Filmfare also introduced Filmfare Awards East and Filmfare Marathi Awards in 1963. Filmfare Awards East were initially meant for Bangla Cinema. However, Assamese and Odia cinema were also included in the year 2014.
South Indian Films (Tamil and Telugu only) were considered in the 11th, 12th, and 13th Filmfare Awards South. Malayalam Films were added to the 14th Filmfare Awards South (1967). Thereafter, Kannada Films were also added to the 17th Filmfare Awards South. Thus, all four languages of South Indian Films were considered for awards since the 17th Filmfare Awards South (1970).
Introduction of New Categories
Filmfare Awards South presented awards in the category of Best Film only from 1964 to 1972.
Filmfare introduced new categories of awards in the 20th Filmfare Awards (1973). These new categories were Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Thus, the number of award categories became four (4) since the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973). Now onwards all awards were presented in all four main categories as such Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Winners of 23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976)
Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | V. Govindarajan (Producer) | Apoorva Raagangal |
| J. Duraisamy (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | K. Balachandar | Apoorva Raagangal |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Apoorva Raagangal |
| Best Actress | Sujatha | Uravu Solla Oruvan |
Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | D. V. S. Raju (Producer) | Jeevana Jyothi |
| Best Director | K. Viswanath | Jeevana Jyothi |
| Best Actor | Sobhan Babu | Jeevana Jyothi |
| Best Actress | Vanisri | Jeevana Jyothi |
Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | N. P. Ali (Producer) | Raagam |
| Best Director | Bharathan | Prayanam |
| Best Actor | Adoor Bhasi | Raagam |
| Best Actress | Lakshmi | Chalanum |
Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Praja Films (Producer) | Chomana Dudi |
| Best Director | B. V. Karanth | Chomana Dudi |
| Best Actor | Rajkumar | Mayura |
| Best Actress | Aarathi | Shubhamangala |
Special Jury Award
| Recipient | Film |
| Srividya (Actress) (For excellent Performance) | Apoorva Raagangal (Tamil) |
Most Awards-23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976)
- Film Jeevana Jyothi won all four awards in the Telugu Cinema category.
- The film won Best Film (Telugu), Best Director (Telugu), Best Actor (Telugu), and Best Actress (Telugu).
- K. Viswanath won the Best Director Award (Telugu).
- Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor (Telugu)
- Vanisri won the Best Actress Award (Telugu)
- Film Apoorva Raagangal won three awards.
- The film won Best Film (Tamil), Best Director (Tamil), and Best Actor (Tamil).
- K. Balachandar won the Best Director (Tamil).
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor (Tamil).
- Film Raagam won two awards.
- The film Won Best Film (Malayalam) and Best Actor (Malayalam)
- Adoor Bhasi won the Best Actor award (Malayalam).
- Film Chomana Dudi won two awards.
- The film won Best Film (Kannada) and Best Director (Kannada).
- B. V. Karanth won the Best Director (Kannada).
Highlights (23rd Filmfare Awards South)
- Actress Srividya received the Special Award for the Tamil language film Apoorva Raagangal.
- She received the special award for excellent performance in the film.
- Apoorva Raagangal won the Best Film Award (Tamil).
- Raagam won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
- Chomana Dudi won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
- Jeevana Jyothi won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
- Film Jeevana Jyothi won all four awards in Telugu Cinema Awards.
- K. Viswanath won Best Director.
- Sobhan Babu won Best Actor, and Vanirsri won Best Actress.
- K. Balachandar won the Best Director Award (Tamil) for the film Apoorva Raagangal.
- K. Balachandar received his 2nd consecutive award for Best Director (Tamil).
- He won the Best Director Award (Tamil) for the film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- K. Viswanath won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film Jeevana Jyothi.
- K. Viswanath also won his 2nd consecutive award for Best Director (Tamil).
- He won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film O Seetha Katha in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Bharathan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Prayanam.
- B. V. Karanth won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Chomana Dudi.
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Apoorva Raagangal.
- Kamal Haasan won his 2nd consecutive Best Actor Award
- He won Best Actor (Malayalam) for the film Kanyakumari in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Jeevana Jyothi
- Sobhan Babu too won his 2nd consecutive Best Award.
- He won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Khaidi Babayi in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Adoor Bhasi won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Raaga.
- Rajkumar won the Best Actor Award (Kannada) for the film Mayura.
- Sujatha won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Uravu Solla Oruva.
- Vanisri won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Jeevana Jyothi.
- Vanisri won her 3rd consecutive Best Actress Award (Telugu).
- She won the 1st for the film Jeevana Tarangalu in the 21st Filmfare Awards South (1974).
- She won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Krishnaveni in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Chalanum.
- She won two awards for Best Actress in the last year’s ceremony too.
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress (Tamil) for the film Dikkatra Parvathi and Best Actress (Malayalam) for the film Chattakkari in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Thus Lakshmi became the 2nd actress to win two (2) Best Actress Awards in a single year.
- Earlier Jayalalithaa became the first actress to win two awards in the category of Best Actress in a single year.
- Jayalalithaa won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Sri Krishna Satya and Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Pattikada Pattanam in the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973).
- Aarathi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Shubhamangala.
- Aarathi won her 2nd consecutive Best Actress Award.
- She won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Upasane in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
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