23rd Filmfare Awards South

23rd Filmfare Awards South
23rd Filmfare Awards South
Date	6 June 1976
Site	Chennai
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The 23rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1975 is an event held in centenary auditorium Madras on 6 June 1976.^[1]

The chief guests of the evening was Tamil Nadu governor K. K. Shah & director B. N. Reddy.

Awards[edit]

Kannada cinema[edit]

Best Film	Best Director
Chomana Dudi - Praja Films	B. V. Karanth - Chomana Dudi
Best Actor	Best Actress
Rajkumar - Mayura	Aarathi - Shubhamangala

Malayalam cinema[edit]

Best Film	Best Director
Raagam - N. P. Ali	Bharathan - Prayanam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Adoor Bhasi - Raagam	Lakshmi - Chalanum

Tamil cinema[edit]

Best Film	Best Director
Apoorva Raagangal - P. R. Govindarajan	K. Balachandar - Apoorva Raagangal
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Apoorva Raagangal	Sujatha - Uravu Solla Oruvan

Telugu cinema[edit]

Best Film	Best Director
Jeevana Jyothi - D. V. S. Raju	K. Viswanath - Jeevana Jyothi
Best Actor	Best Actress
Sobhan Babu - Jeevana Jyothi	Vanisri - Jeevana Jyothi

Special Awards[edit]

Special Commendation Award for Performance^[2]
Srividya Dasari Narayana Rao - Apoorva Raagangal Swargam Narakam & Balipeetam

Awards Presentation[edit]

Sobhan Babu (Best Actor Telugu) received award from Sivaji Ganesan
Vanisri (Best Actress Telugu) received award from Amol Palekar

References[edit]

Filmfare Magazine July 1976.

General[edit]

External links[edit]

[1] ttps://ia601200.us.archive.org/27/items/sobhan-received-best-actor-award-for-jeevanajyoti/Sobhan%20received%20best%20actor%20award%20for%20Jeevanajyoti.jpg

[2] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1980.

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