26th Filmfare Awards South

26th Filmfare Awards South
26th Filmfare Awards South
Date	10 June 1979
Site	Chennai
Hosted by	Sowcar Janaki
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The 26th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1978 was an event held on 10 June 1979 at Kalaivanar Arangam in Madras.

The president of this year's function was the Major General S. P. Mahadevan, AVSM, General officer commanding, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. The chief guest of the evening was Tamil Nadu Minister for Information and Hindu Endowments Mr. Thiru R. M. Veerappan.

Awards

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Ondanondu Kaladalli - L. N. Combines	Girish Karnad - Ondanondu Kaladalli
Best Actor	Best Actress
Rajkumar - Shankar Guru	Shoba - Aparichita

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Rathinirvedam - Hari Pothan	I. V. Sasi - Eeta
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Eeta	Jayabharathi - Vadakakku Oru Hridayam

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Mullum Malarum - Venu Chettiar	Bharathiraja - Sigappu Rojakkal
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Sigappu Rojakkal	Latha - Vattathukkul Sathuram

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Mana Voori Pandavulu - Jayakrishna	K. Balachandar - Maro Charitra
Best Actor	Best Actress
Chandra Mohan - Padaharella Vayasu	Talluri Rameshwari - Seetamalakshmi

Special Awards

Special Commendation Award
Lakshmi - Panthulamma

Awards presentation

Lakshmi (Special Award) Received Award from Srividya
G. N. Lakshmipathy (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Manjula Vijayakumar
G. N. Lakshmipathy Received Girish Karnad Award (Best Director Kannada) from Vidhubala
Shoba (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Prem Nazir
Rajkumar (Best Actor Kannada)Received Award from Major General S. P. Mahadevan
Hari Pothan (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Bindiya
I. V. Sasi (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Thiru Veerappan
Jayabharathi (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from K. R. Vijaya
Kamal Haasan (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Rekha
Jayakrishna (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Krishnam Raju
K. Balachandar (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Nutan
Talluri Rameshwari (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Sheela
Chandra Mohan (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Sharada
V. Mohan (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Vijayakumar
Bharathiraja (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Adoor Bhasi
Rajkumar Sethupathy brother of Latha Received Latha's Award (Best Actress Tamil) from Asrani
Kamal Haasan (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Rajesh Khanna

References

Filmfare Magazine September 16–30, 1979.