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.
Thereafter since the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975), the ceremony started regularly in Chennai.
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 24th Filmfare Awards South (1977)
Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | P. Thamizharasi (Producer) | Annakili |
| Best Director | S. P. Muthuraman | Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu |
| Best Actress | Sujatha | Annakili |
Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | D. Rama Naidu (Producer) | Soggadu |
| Best Director | Bapu | Seetha Kalyanam |
| Best Actor | Sobhan Babu | Soggadu |
| Best Actress | Jayasudha | Jyothi |
Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Ragamalika | Mohiniyaattam |
| Best Director | Sreekumaran Thampi | Mohiniyaattam |
| Best Actor | Madhu | Theekkanal |
| Best Actress | Lakshmi | Mohiniyaattam |
Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K. S. L. Swamy (Producer) | Thulasi |
| Best Director | G. V. Iyer | Hamsageethe |
| Best Actor | Srinath | Besuge |
| Best Actress | Jayanthi | Thulasi |
Special Jury Award
| Recipient | Film |
| Jaya Prada (Actress) (For excellent Performance) | Siri Siri Muvva and Anthuleni Katha (both Tamil) |
| JGummandi (Producer & Actor) (For excellent Performance) | Jyothi (Telugu) |
| Prem Wazir (Actor) | For Various films |
| K. G. George (Filmmaker) | Swapnadanam (Malayalam) |
Most Awards-24th Filmfare Awards South (1977)
- Mohiniyaattam won three awards.
- The film won Best Film (Malayalam), Best Director (Malayalam), and Best Actress (Malayalam).
- Sreekumaran Thamp won the Best Director (Malayalam).
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress (Malayalam).
- Film Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu won two awards.
- The film Won Best Director (Tamil) and Best Actor (Tamil).
- S. P. Muthuraman won Best Director (Tamil).
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor award (Tamil).
- Film Soggad won two awards.
- The film won Best Film (Telugu) and Best Actor (Telugu).
- Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor (Telugu).
Highlights (24th Filmfare Awards South)
- Actress Jaya Prada received the Special Award for the Telugu language films Siri Siri Muvva and Anthuleni Katha.
- Actor & Producer Gummandi received the Special Award for the Telugu film Jyothi.
- Actor Prem Nazir won the Special Award for various films.
- Filmmaker K.G. George received Special Commendation Award for the Malayalam language film Swapnadanam.
- Annakili won the Best Film Award (Tamil).
- Soggadu won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
- Mohiniyaattam won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
- Thulasi won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
- S. P. Muthuraman won the Best Director Award (Tamil) for the film Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu.
- Bapu (Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana) won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film Seetha Kalyanam.
- Sreekumaran Thampi won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Mohiniyaattam.
- G. V. Iyer won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Thulasi.
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu.
- Kamal Haasan won his 3rd consecutive Best Actor Award.
- He won Best Actor (Malayalam) for the film Kanyakumari in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Apoorva Raagangal in the 23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976).
- Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Soggadu.
- Sobhan Babu too won his 3rd consecutive Best Award.
- Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Khaidi Babayi in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- He won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Jeevana Jyothi in the 23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976).
- Madhu (Madhavan Nair) won Best Actor (Malayalam) for the film Theekkanal.
- Srinath won the Best Actor Award (Kannada) for the film Besuge.
- Sujatha won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Annakili.
- Sujatha won her 2nd consecutive Best Actress Award (Tamil).
- She won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Uravu Solla Oruva in the 23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976).
- Jayasudha won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Jyothi.
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Mohiniyaattam.
- She won her 4th consecutive Best Actress Awards.
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Chalanum in the 23rd Filmfare Awards South (1976)
- She won two awards for Best Actress in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975) too.
- She won the Best Actress (Tamil) for the film Dikkatra Parvathi and Best Actress (Malayalam) for the film Chattakkari.
- 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).
- Jayanthi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Thulasi.
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