44th Filmfare Awards South explained

Number:	44
Award:	Filmfare Awards South
Award Link:	Filmfare Awards South
Date:	30 August 1997
Site:	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Host:	Raajeshwari Sachdev
Last:	43rd
Next:	45th

The 44th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema films released 1996, is an event that was held in Hyderabad 30 August 1997. The awards were distributed at Ravindra Bharati Auditorium, Hyderabad.^[1]

Main awards

Kannada cinema

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Janumada Jodi	T. S. Nagabharana – Janumada Jodi
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Shiva Rajkumar – Nammoora Mandara Hoove	Shilpa – Janumada Jodi
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
V. Manohar – Janumada Jodi

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
Thooval Kottaram	Satyan Anthikad – Thooval Kottaram
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Jayaram – Thooval Kottaram	Manju Warrier – Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri – Desadanam

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
Indian	Agathiyan – Kadhal Kottai
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan – Indian	Shruti – Kalki
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman – Kadhal Desam

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Director
Ninne Pelladatha	Krishna Vamsi - Ninne Pelladatha
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Venkatesh – Dharma Chakram	Tabu – Ninne Pelladatha
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Music Director
M. M. Keeravani – Pelli Sandadi

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Krishna Sharada

References

• Filmfare Magazine October 1997 ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best actress . Filmfare . 5 July 1998 . 15 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980705062035/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3e.htm . 5 July 1998 .
2. Web site: Filmfare - South Special . www.filmfare.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980705062011/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3a.htm . 5 July 1998 . dead.