The 27th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1979 was an event held in July 6, 1980 at Music Academy Madras.[1]
The president of this year's function was Judge of the Supreme Court P. N. Bhagwati. The chief guest of the evening was L. V. Prasad.
Awards
Kannada cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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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 |
Awards Presentation
- Aarathi (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Amol Palekar
- V. V. Babu (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Moushumi Chatterjee
- K. Murari (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Sheela
- Durai (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Jayasudha
- Puttanna Kanagal (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from Vidhubala
- Bharathan (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Jayachithra
- Dasari Narayana Rao (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Jeetendra
- Mahendran (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Latha
- Aarathi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Shashi Kapoor
- Srividya (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Kamal Haasan
- Sujatha (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Jayalalithaa
- Prema Menon Receives her daughter Shoba's Award (Best Actress Tamil) from Sowcar Janaki
- Amol Palekar Receives Anant Nag Award (Best Actor Kannada) from Deepa
- Prathap K. Pothan (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Rekha
- Sobhan Babu (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Rati Agnihotri
- Sivakumar (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from K. R. Vijaya
References
- Filmfare Magazine 1980.