27th Filmfare Awards South (1980)

The 27th Filmfare Awards South (1980) was held in Chennai. It was the sixth time in a row when the ceremony was held in Chennai.

In the year 1972, the show was first held in Chennai. It was the first time when the show was held outside Bombay. The show was again held in Bombay in the years 1973 and 1974. 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 27th Filmfare Awards South (1980)

Tamil Cinema Awards

Telugu Cinema Awards

Malayalam Cinema Awards

Kannada Cinema Awards

Special Jury Award

Not awarded in the 27th Filfmare Awards South (1980).

Most Awards-27th Filmfare Awards South (1980)

• Film Dharmasere won three awards.
  • The film won Best Film (Kannada), Best Director (Kannada), and Best Actress (Kannada).
  • Puttanna Kanagal won the Best Actor Award (Kannada).
  •  Aarathi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada).
• Film Thakara also won three awards.
  • The film won Best Film (Malayalam), Best Director (Malayalam), and Best Actor (Malayalam).
  • Bharathan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam).
  • Prathap K. Pothan won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam).
• Film Pasi won two awards.
  • The film won Best Film (Tamil) and Best Actress (Tamil).
  • Shoba won the Best Actress (Tamil).
• Film Gorintaku won two awards.
  • The film won Best Film (Telugu) and Best Director (Telugu).
  • Dasari Narayana Rao won the Best Director (Telugu).

Highlights (27th Filmfare Awards South)

• Special Filmfare Award was not given this year.
• Pasi won the Best Film Award (Tamil).
  • Gorintaku won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
  • Thakara won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
  • Dharmasere won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
• Mahendran won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the film Uthiri Pookkal.
  • Dasari Narayana Rao won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film Gorintaku.
  • Bharathan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Thakara.
  • Puttanna Kanagal won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Dharmasere
• Sivakumar won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Rosapoo Ravikaikari.
  • Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Karthika Deepam.
  • Prathap K. Pothan won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Thakara.
  • Anant Nag won the Best Actor (Kannada) for the film Naa Ninna Baidalaare.
• Shoba won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Pasi.
  • Sujatha won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Guppedu Manasu.
  • Srividya won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha
  • Aarathi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Dharmasere.

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