27th Filmfare Awards South explained

Number:	27
Award:	Filmfare Awards South
Award Link:	Filmfare Awards South
Date:	July 6, 1980
Site:	Chennai
Last:	26th
Next:	28th

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.^[1]

The president of this year's function was Judge of the Supreme Court P. N. Bhagwati. The chief guest of the evening was L. V. Prasad.

Awards

Kannada cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Dharmasere - Aarathi	Puttanna Kanagal - Dharmasere
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Anant Nag - Naa Ninna Bidalaare	Aarathi - Dharmasere

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Thakara - V. V. Babu	Bharathan - Thakara
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Prathap K. Pothan - Thakara	Srividya - Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Pasi - Durai	Mahendran - Uthiri Pookkal
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Sivakumar - Rosapoo Ravikaikari	Shoba - Pasi

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Gorintaku - K. Murari	Dasari Narayana Rao - Gorintaku
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Sobhan Babu - Karthika Deepam	Sujatha - Guppedu Manasu

Awards Presentation

• Aarathi (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Amol Palekar
• V. V. Babu (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Moushumi Chatterjee
• K. Murari (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Sheela
• Durai (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Jayasudha
• Puttanna Kanagal (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from Vidhubala
• Bharathan (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Jayachithra
• Dasari Narayana Rao (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Jeetendra
• Mahendran (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Latha
• Aarathi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Shashi Kapoor
• Srividya (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Kamal Haasan
• Sujatha (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Jayalalithaa
• Prema Menon Receives her daughter Shoba's Award (Best Actress Tamil) from Sowcar Janaki
• Amol Palekar Receives Anant Nag Award (Best Actor Kannada) from Deepa
• Prathap K. Pothan (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Rekha
• Sobhan Babu (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Rati Agnihotri
• Sivakumar (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from K. R. Vijaya

References

• Filmfare Magazine August 1-15, 1980.

General

Notes and References

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: Rare Video of 27th Annual Film Fare Awards - 1980 (Voice Over - Radhika Sarathkumar) . YouTube.