24th Filmfare Awards South

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|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.

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=

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

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

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

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Thulasi - K. N. Subbaiah

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G. V. Iyer - Hamsageethe

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

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

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Srinath - Besuge

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Jayanthi - Thulasi

=Malayalam cinema=

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

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

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

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Mohiniyaattam - Ragamalika

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Sreekumaran Thampi - Mohiniyaattam

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

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

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Madhu - Theekkanal

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Lakshmi - Mohiniyaattam

=Tamil cinema=

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

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

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

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Annakili - S. P. Thamizharasi

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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

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Kamal Haasan - Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu

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Sujatha - Annakili

=Telugu cinema=

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

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

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

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Soggadu - D. Ramanaidu

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Bapu - Seetha Kalyanam

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

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

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Sobhan Babu - Soggadu

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Jayasudha - Jyothi

=Special Awards=

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! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"\|Special Award for excellent performances of the year{{Cite web \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmLVAAAAMAAJ \|title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|year = 1978\|last1 = Reed\|first1 = Sir Stanley}}
valign="top" \| Jayapradha - Siri Siri Muvva & Anthuleni Katha Gummadi {{Cite web \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&q=gummidi \| title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\| year=1979}}- Jyothi Prem Nazir{{Cite web \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmLVAAAAMAAJ \|title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|year = 1978\|last1 = Reed\|first1 = Sir Stanley}} for Various films

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! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|Special Award for excellent performances of the year{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmLVAAAAMAAJ |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1978|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley}}

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Jayapradha - Siri Siri Muvva & Anthuleni Katha
Gummadi {{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&q=gummidi | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| year=1979}}- Jyothi
Prem Nazir{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmLVAAAAMAAJ |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1978|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley}} for Various films

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! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"\|Special Commendation Award
valign="top" \| K. G. George - Swapnadanam

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

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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=

External links

{{Official website|https://www.filmfare.com/awards/}}
{{IMDb event|0001531|Filmfare Awards South}}

Category:Filmfare Awards South