28th Filmfare Awards South (1981)

The 28th Filmfare Awards South (1981) was held in Chennai. It was the seventh 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 28th Filmfare Awards South (1981)

Tamil Cinema Awards

Telugu Cinema Awards

Malayalam Cinema Awards

Kannada Cinema Awards

Special Jury Award

Not awarded in the 28th Filfmare Awards South (1981).

Most Awards-28th Filmfare Awards South (1981)

• Film Chamaram 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 Varumayin Niram Sigappu won two awards.
  • The film won Best Film (Tamil) and Best Director (Tamil).
  • K. Balachandar won the Best Director (Tamil) Award.
• Film Vandichakkaram won two awards.
  • The film won Best Actor (Tamil) and Best Actress (Tamil).
  • Sivakumar won the Best Actor (Tamil) Award.
  • Saritha won the Best Actress (Tamil) Award.
• Film Vamsa Vruksham won two awards.
  • The film won Best Director (Telugu) and Best Actress (Telugu).
  • Bapu won the Best Director (Telugu) Award.
  • Jyothi won the Best Actress (Telugu) Award.
• Film Ellindalo Bandavaru won two awards.
  • The film won Best Film (Kannada) and Best Actor (Kannada).
  • Lokesh won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam).

Highlights (28th Filmfare Awards South)

• Special Filmfare Award was not given this year.
• Varumayin Niram Sigappu won the Best Film Award (Tamil).
  • Maa Bhoomi won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
  • Chamaram won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
  • Ellindalo Bandavaru won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
  • K. Balachandar won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the film Varumayin Niram Sigappu.
  • Bapu (Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana) won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film Sankarabharanam.
• Bharathan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Chamaram.
  • Bharathan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the 2nd consecutive year.
  • He won the Best Director (Malayalam) Award for the film Thakara in the 27th Filmfare Awards South (1980).
• Shankar Nag won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Minchina Ota.
• Sivakumar won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Vandichakkaram.
  • Sivakumar won the Best Actor (Tamil) Award for the 2nd consecutive year.
  • He won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Rosapoo Ravikaikari in the 27th Filmfare Awards South (1980).
• J. V. Somayajulu won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Sankarabharanam.
• Prathap K. Pothan won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Chamaram.
  • Prathap K. Pothan won the Best Actor (Malayalam) Award for the 2nd consecutive year.
  • He won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Thakara in the 27th Filmfare Awards South (1980).
• Lokesh won the Best Actor (Kannada) for the film Ellindalo Bandavaru.
• Saritha won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Vandichakkaram.
• Jyoti won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Vamsa Vruksham.
• Srividya won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Puzha.
  • She won the Best Actress (Malayalam) for the 2nd consecutive year.
  • She won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha in the 27th Filmfare Awards South (1980).
• Ashwini won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Savithri.

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