23rd Filmfare Awards South

23rd Filmfare Awards South
23rd Filmfare Awards South
Date	6 June 1976
Site	Chennai

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

Kannada cinema

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

Malayalam cinema

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

Tamil cinema

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

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

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

Awards Presentation

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

References

^ "Siobhan received best actor award for Jeevanajyoti". ia601200.us.archive.org. 1976.
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Pennsylvania State University. 1980. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023.

Filmfare Magazine July 1976.

General

External links

[1] "Siobhan received best actor award for Jeevanajyoti". ia601200.us.archive.org. 1976.

[2] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Pennsylvania State University. 1980. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023.

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