43rd Filmfare Awards South

The 43rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema films released 1995, is an event that was held in Madras 14 September 1996 and the awards were distributed at Kamaraj Hall.^[2]

43rd Filmfare Awards South
Date	14 September 1996
Site	Kamaraj Memorial Hall, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Hosted by	Heera Rajagopal, VJ Karthik[1]
Highlights
Most awards	Bombay (Tamil), 4
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Main awards

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Beladingala Baale	Sunil Kumar Desai – Beladingala Baale
Best Actor	Best Actress
Shiva Rajkumar – Om	Shruti – Aagatha

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Spadikam	Bhadran – Spadikam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mohanlal – Spadikam	Annie Shaji Kailas – Mazhayethum Munpe
Best Music Director
Raveendran – Mazhayethum Munpe

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Bombay	Mani Ratnam – Bombay
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan – Kuruthipunal	Manisha Koirala – Bombay
Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman – Bombay

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Subha Sankalpam	K. Vishwanath - Subha Sankalpam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mohan Babu – Pedarayudu	Soundarya – Ammoru Ramya Krishnan - Ammoru
Best Music Director
M. M. Keeravani – Subha Sankalpam

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Nagesh Manorama	Special Award for Best Child Actor Akhil for Sisindri