The 24th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1976 was an event held in 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
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Malayalam cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Tamil cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Telugu cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Special Awards
| Special Award for excellent performances of the year[1] |
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| Special Commendation Award |
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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.