9th Cinema Express Awards
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| 9th Cinema Express Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1989 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Agni Natchathiram |
On 9 March 1989, Cinema Express magazine editor V. Ramamurthy announced the best of South Indian films for the year of 1988, selected by the readers of the magazine. G. Lakshma Reddy, sales manager of Dyanora Television, co-sponsor also announced the Dyanora Gold cine awards for excellence in film industry.[1][2][3]
Only four category of awards are selected for the languages Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.[1]
Tamil
| Category | Winner[1] | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best film | G. Venkateswaran | Agni Natchathiram |
| Best director | Balu Mahendra | Veedu |
| Best director (Special award) | Mani Ratnam | Agni Natchathiram |
| Best new face (director) | R. V. Udayakumar | Urimai Geetham & Puthiya Vaanam |
| Best actor | Prabhu | Manasukkul Mathappu |
| Best actress | Radhika | Paasa Paravaigal & Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran |
| Best actress (Special award) | Amala | Illam & Agni Natchathiram |
| Best character actor | Vijayakanth | Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran & Senthoora Poove |
| Best new face (actor) | Livingston | Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran |
| Best new face (actress) | Nirosha | Agni Natchathiram & Senthoora Poove |
| Best villain actor | Kitty | Sathyaa |
| Best comedy actor | S. S. Chandran | Vasanthi |
| Best comedy actress | Manorama | Paatti Sollai Thattathe |
| Best child artist | Master Silambarasan | En Thangai Kalyani |
| Best cameraman | M.M.Rengaswamy | Senthoora Poove |
| Best music | Ilaiyaraaja | Soora Samhaaram, Agni Natchathiram & Dharmathin Thalaivan |
| Best male playback singer | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (Song: ) |
| Best female playback singer | P. Susheela | Raasave Unnai Nambi (Song:Raasathi Manasule ...) |
Telugu
| Category | Winner[1] | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best film | Ch.V. Appa Rao | Swarnakamalam |
| Best director | K. Viswanath | Swarnakamalam |
| Best actor | Chiranjeevi | Swayamkrushi |
| Best actress | Bhanupriya | Swarnakamalam |
Kannada
| Category | Winner[1] | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best film | Prabha Raj | Suprabhatha |
| Best director | V. Ravichandran | Ranadheera |
| Best actor | Vishnuvardhan | Suprabhatha |
| Best actress | Suhasini | Suprabhatha |
Malayalam
| Category | Winner[1] | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best film | Atlas Ramachandran | Vaisali |
| Best director | I. V. Sasi | 1921 |
| Best actor | Mammootty | Oru CBI Diary Kurippu |
| Best actress | Geetha | Vaisali |
Dyanora Gold cine awards
| Winner[1] | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Nageswara Rao Akkineni | Contribution to south Indian cinema |
| Rajinikanth | For acting in the English film Bloodstone |
| Nagesh | Dedicated service to Tamil cinema |
| Anjali Devi | The most talented artiste in all south Indian language films |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 11 March 1989. p. 4.
- ^ "1988 Award Winners". Cinema Express (in Tamil). Indian Express Group. 1 May 1989.
- ^ സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ (10 March 1989). "മമ്മൂട്ടിക്കും ഗീതയ്ക്കും അവാർഡ്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).