23rd Filmfare Awards South

23rd Filmfare Awards South
23rd Filmfare Awards South
Date	6 June 1976
Site	Chennai
	← 22nd; Filmfare Awards South; 24th →;

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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