24th Filmfare Awards South

24th Filmfare Awards South
24th Filmfare Awards South
Date	14 August 1977
Site	Chennai
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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.

Awards

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Thulasi - K. N. Subbaiah	G. V. Iyer - Hamsageethe
Best Actor	Best Actress
Srinath - Besuge	Jayanthi - Thulasi

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Mohiniyaattam - Ragamalika	Sreekumaran Thampi - Mohiniyaattam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Madhu - Theekkanal	Lakshmi - Mohiniyaattam

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Annakili - S. P. Thamizharasi	S. P. Muthuraman - Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu	Sujatha - Annakili

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Soggadu - D. Ramanaidu	Bapu - Seetha Kalyanam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Sobhan Babu - Soggadu	Jayasudha - Jyothi

Special Awards

Special Award for excellent performances of the year ^[1]
Jayapradha - Siri Siri Muvva & Anthuleni Katha Gummadi ^[2]- Jyothi Prem Nazir ^[3] for Various films

Special Commendation Award
K. G. George - Swapnadanam

Awards presentation

K. G. George (Special Award) Received Award from Vidhubala
Jayapradha (Special Award) Received Award from Zarina Wahab
Gummadi (Special Award) Received Award from Raja Sulochana
Prem Nazir (Special Award) Received Award from Sheela
K. N. Subbiah (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Ramakrishna
G. V. Iyer (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from S. R. Puttanna Kanagal
Jayanthi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Krishnam Raju
Srinath (Best Actor Kannada)Received Award from Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Mrs. Raji Thampi (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Vijayakumar
Sreekumaran Thampi (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Sowcar Janaki
Lakshmi (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from D. V. S. Raju
Madhu (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Jayalakshmi
D. Rama Naidu (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Vidya Sinha
Bapu (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Jayachitra
Jayasudha (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from B. R. Chopra
Sobhan Babu (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Sharada Mukherjee
S. K. Subbu (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Nirmala
S. P. Muthuraman (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Manjula
Sujatha (Best Actress Tamil) Received Award from Amol Palekar
Kamal Haasan (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Gemini Ganesan

References

↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (1978). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1979.
↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (1978). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

Filmfare Magazine September 16–29, 1977.

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[1] Reed, Sir Stanley (1978). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

[2] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1979.

[3] Reed, Sir Stanley (1978). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

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