36th Filmfare Awards South explained

Number:	36
Award:	Filmfare Awards South
Award Link:	Filmfare Awards South
Date:	13 August 1989
Site:	Music Academy Hall Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Host:	Shobana
Last:	35th
Next:	37th

The 36th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1988 was an event held on 13 August 1989. The president of this year's function was Dr. M. Tamilkudimagan, Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly. The chief guest of the evening was Dev Anand.

Awards

Kannada cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Aasphota* - V. Verghese	Dinesh Babu - Suprabhatha
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Vishnuvardhan - Suprabhatha	Suhasini - Suprabhatha

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*1921* - Mohammed Mannil	Padmarajan - Aparan
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Mohanlal - Paadha Mudra	Revathi - Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Agni Natchathiram* - G. Venkateswaran	Balu Mahendra - Veedu
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Karthik - Agni Natchathiram	Archana - Veedu

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
*Swarna Kamalam* - Appa Rao Ch V.	M. V. Raghu - Kallu
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Venkatesh - Brahma Putrudu	Bhanupriya - Swarna Kamalam

Special Awards

Awards Presentation

V. Verghese (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from D. Ramanaidu
I. V. Sasi Receives Mohammed Mannil Award (Best Film Malayalam) from L. V. Prasad
Appa Rao Ch V. (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from S. Balachander
G. Venkateswaran (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Dev Anand
Suresh Babu Receives Dinesh Babu Award (Best Director Kannada) from Girija
Padmarajan (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Swapna
Balu Mahendra (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Bharathi Raja
Suhasini (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Sivakumar
Revathi (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Mani Rathnam
Bhanupriya (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Sathyaraj
Archana (Best Actress Tamil) Received Award from Sowcar Janaki
Vishnuvardhan (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from K. Vishwanath
Venkatesh (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from K. Balaji
Karthik (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Boney Kapoor
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (For Outstanding Contribution to Indian Films) Received Award from M. Tamilkudimagan

References

Filmfare Magazine September 1989.