24th Filmfare Awards South explained

Number:	24
Award:	Filmfare Awards South
Award Link:	Filmfare Awards South
Date:	14 August 1977
Site:	Chennai
Last:	23rd
Next:	25th

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 president of this year's function was the Governor of Andhra Pradesh Mrs. Sharda Mukherjee. The chief guest of the evening was President of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce Mr. D. V. S. Raju.

Awards

Kannada cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Thulasi* - K. N. Subbaiah	G. V. Iyer - Hamsageethe
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Srinath - Besuge	Jayanthi - Thulasi

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Mohiniyaattam* - Ragamalika	Sreekumaran Thampi - Mohiniyaattam
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Madhu - Theekkanal	Lakshmi - Mohiniyaattam

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Annakili* - S. P. Thamizharasi	S. P. Muthuraman - Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu	Sujatha - Annakili

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Soggadu* - D. Ramanaidu	Bapu - Seetha Kalyanam
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Sobhan Babu - Soggadu	Jayasudha - Jyothi

Special Awards

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Special Award for excellent performances of the year^[1]
Jayapradha - Siri Siri Muvva & Anthuleni Katha Gummadi ^[2] - Jyothi Prem Nazir^[3] for Various films

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	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

Filmfare Magazine September 16–29, 1977.

General

Notes and References

Web site: The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1978. Reed. Sir Stanley.
Web site: The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1979.
Web site: The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1978. Reed. Sir Stanley.