The 29th Filmfare Awards South (1982) was held in Chennai. It was the eighth time in a row when the ceremony was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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 29th Filmfare Awards South (1982)
Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | P. R. Govindarajan (Producer) | Thanneer Thanneer |
| J. Duraisamy (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | K. Balachandar | Thanneer Thanneer |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Raja Paarvai |
| Best Actress | Sridevi | Meendum Kokila |
Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Buchi Reddy Bheemavarapu | Saptapadi |
| Best Director | Dasari Narayana Rao | Premabhishekam |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Aakali Rajyam |
| Best Actress | Raadhika | Nyayam Kavali |
Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Rosamma George (Producer) | Trishna |
| Best Director | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Oppol |
| Best Actor | Nedumudi Venu | Vida Parayum Munpe |
| Best Actress | Jalaja | Venal |
Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Shringar Nagaraj | Ranganayaki |
| Best Director | Puttanna Kanagal | Ranganayaki |
| Best Actor | Rajkumar | Keralida Simha |
| Best Actress | Aarathi | Ranganayaki |
Special Jury Award
Not awarded in the 29th Filfmare Awards South (1982).
Most Awards-29th Filmfare Awards South (1982)
- Film Ranganayaki won three awards.
- The film won Best Film (Kannada), Best Director (Kannada), and Best Actress (Kannada).
- Puttanna Kanagal won the Best Director Award (Kannada).
- Aarathi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada).
- Film Thanneer Thanneer won two awards.
- The film won Best Film (Tamil) and Best Director (Tamil).
- K. Balachandar won the Best Director (Tamil) Award.
Highlights (29th Filmfare Awards South)
- Special Filmfare Award was not given this year.
- Thanneer Thanneerwon the Best Film Award (Tamil).
- Saptapadi won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
- Trishna won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
- Ranganayaki won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
- K. Balachandar won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the film Thanneer Thanneer.
- K. Balachandar won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the 2nd consecutive year.
- He won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the film Varumayin Niram Sigappu in the 28th Filmfare Awards South (1981).
- Dasari Narayana Rao won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film Premabhishekam.
- K. S. Sethumadhavan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Oppol.
- Puttanna Kanagal won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Ranganayaki.
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Raja Paarvai.
- Kamal Haasan also won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Raja Paarvai Aakali Rajyam.
- Earlier Kamal Haasan won two Best Actor Awards in the 26th Filmfare Awards South (1979).
- He won the Best Actor (Tamil) for the film Sigappu Rojakkal and Best Actor (Malayalam) for the film Eeta.
- Kamal Haasan was the first Actor (Male) to won two acting awards in a single year for different language films.
- Nedumudi Venu won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Vida Parayum Munpe.
- Rajkumar won the Best Actor (Kannada) for the film Keralida Simha.
- Sridevi won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Meendum Kokila.
- Raadhika won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Nyayam Kavali.
- Jalajawon the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Venal.
- Aarathi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Ranganayaki.
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