The 7th Cinema Express Awards were held on 12 April 1987, and honoured the best of South Indian films released in 1986. The awards were announced in February.
Tamil +CategoryRecipientFilmBest FilmM. SaravananSamsaram Adhu MinsaramBest ActorVijayakanthAmman Kovil KizhakaleBest ActressLakshmiSamsaram Adhu MinsaramBest DirectorMani RatnamMouna RagamSpecial Commendation for DirectionVisuSamsaram Adhu MinsaramBest New Face ActorRamarajanNamma Ooru Nalla OoruBest New Face ActressRekhaKadalora KavithaigalBest New Face DirectorR. AravindrajOomai VizhigalBest Music DirectorT. RajendarMythili Ennai KaathaliBest CameramanRamesh KumarOomai VizhigalBest Comedy ActorSenthilNatpuBest Comedy ActressKovai SaralaVariousBest Child ArtistBaby ShaliniNilave MalareBest Playback Singer – MaleMalaysia VasudevanVariousBest Playback Singer – FemaleK. S. ChithraVarious
Telugu +CategoryRecipientFilmBest FilmSwathi MuthyamBest ActorKamal HaasanSwathi MuthyamBest ActressRadhikaSwathi MuthyamBest DirectorK. ViswanathSwathi Muthyam
Kannada +CategoryRecipientFilmBest FilmSundara SwapnagaluBest ActorShiva RajkumarAnandBest ActressSarithaMouna GeetheBest DirectorK. BalachanderSundara Swapnagalu
Malayalam +CategoryRecipientFilmBest FilmVarthaBest ActorMohanlalPanchagniBest ActressShobanaVariousBest DirectorI. V. SasiVartha
Special awards Radha Ravi and Ambika were given separate special awards for Odangal and Natpu, and Thazhuvatha Kaigal, respectively.
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