K.S. Sowmya, better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema in addition to Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She has received three Nandi Awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa.
Meena Durairaj, known professionally as Meena, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the South Indian films as well as Hindi cinema. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Meena has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films She is one of the most sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry. In addition to acting, Meena is also a playback singer, TV judge, and occasional dubbing artist. She has received numerous accolades, including two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Nandi Award for Best Actress and Cinema Express Awards. In 1998, she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.
Sampath Kumar, known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Vishnuvardhan has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 220 films. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, and holds the status of a matinée idol amongst the Kannada diaspora. He is popularly called as Sahasa Simha, Dada and The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema. Vishnuvardhan's contributions to Kannada cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of Karnataka honoured him with the Rajyothsava Prashasthi in 1990 and the Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 for his contributions to Kannada cinema. He was called The Phoenix of Indian Cinema. In 2008, a poll conducted by CNN-IBN listed Vishnuvardhan as the most popular star in the Kannada film industry.
K. S. Sethumadhavan was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He also directed films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards. They are presented by Filmfare magazine to honour artistic and technical excellence in the Indian film industry encompassing four languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. When it was introduced in 1954, the Filmfare Awards initially only recognized achievements in the Hindi film industry. In 1964 the awards were extended to Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi languages. Malayalam cinema was included in the awards in 1967 and Kannada cinema followed in 1970.
Yaragudipadi Venkata Mahalakshmi, known professionally as Lakshmi, is an Indian actress known for her works primarily in the South Indian film industry. She has also acted in some Hindi films. Her debut as a full fledged actress happened with the Tamil film Jeevanaamsam in 1968. In the same year, she acted in the Kannada film Goa Dalli CID 999 and Telugu film Bandhavyalu.
The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, India.
The 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2009 was held on 7 August 2010 in Chennai, India.
The 46th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 1998, is an event that was held at the Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public Gardens on 24 April 1999.The awards were distributed at Hyderabad.
The 40th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honouring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1992 is an event held on 13 October 1993 was an event held at the Kamaraj Hall, Madras.
The 21st Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1973 is an event held in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay on 11 April 1974 along with Hindi Awards.
The 34th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honouring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1986 is an event held on 9 August 1987 was an event held at the Madras. The Chief guests of the function is the minister of Information Karnataka Mr. M. P. Prakash and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair.
The 18th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1970 was an event held in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay on 18 April 1971 along with Hindi Awards.
The 20th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1972 was an event held on April 21, 1973 at Shanmukhananda hall in Bombay along with Hindi Awards.
The 22nd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1974 was an event held in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay on 30 March 1975 along with Hindi Awards.
The 24th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1976 was an event held on August 14, 1977, at Kalaivanar Arangam in Madras.
The 26th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1978 was an event held on 10 June 1979 at Kalaivanar Arangam in Madras.
The 27th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1979 was an event held on July 6, 1980, at Music Academy Madras.
The 33rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1985 was an event held on 10 August 1986 at Music Academy Chennai. The president of this year's function is Mr. A. C. Muthiah, the eminent industrialist.
The 36th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1988 was an event held on 13 August 1989. The president of this year's function was Dr. M. Tamilkudimagan, Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly. The chief guest of the evening was Dev Anand.
