The 21st Filmfare Awards South was once again held in Bombay (now Mumbai). The ceremony was held on 11 April 1974 at Shanmukhananda Hall, Bombay along with Hindi Cinema Filmfare Awards.
In the year 1972, the show was held in Chennai. It was the first time when the show was held outside Bombay. Earlier the ceremony was held in Bombay from 1964 to 1971 in a row. Last year the show was again held in Bombay.
About Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is a separate segment of the annual Filmfare Awards. The First Filmfare Awards were given on 21 March 1954.
Initially, only Hindi cinema personalities get nominated and awarded in various Filmfare Categories. Thereafter, Filmfare started new segments like Filmfare South, Filmfare Marathi, and Filmfare Bengali.
Filmfare Magazine presents Filmfare Awards. The Time Group publish the Filmfare magazine. Filmfare Awards acknowledge and honor the talent of Hindi Cinema. Whereas Filmfare Awards South aims to consider South Indian Films and related film personalities to honor and encourage them.
Introduction of Filmfare Awards South
South Film Industry makes films in mainly four languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Thus, Filmfare Magazine introduced the new segment of Filmfare Awards for South.
The First Filmfare Award was held in the year 1954 in Bombay (now Mumbai). Filmfare presented awards, for Hindi Cinema, in five categories only.
Thereafter, Filmfare introduced Filmfare Awards South in the year 1964. Meaning thereby, after ten (10) years of the First Filmfare Awards held in Bombay (now Mumbai).
In the meantime, Filmfare also introduced Filmfare Awards East and Filmfare Marathi Awards in 1963. Filmfare Awards East were initially meant for Bangla Cinema. However, Assamese and Odia cinema were also included in the year 2014.
South Indian Films (Tamil and Telugu only) were considered in the 11th, 12th, and 13th Filmfare Awards South. Malayalam Films were added to the 14th Filmfare Awards South (1967). Thereafter, Kannada Films were also added to the 17th Filmfare Awards South. Thus, all four languages of South Indian Films were considered for awards since the 17th Filmfare Awards South (1970).
Introduction of New Categories
Filmfare Awards South presented awards in the category of Best Film only from 1964 to 1972.
Filmfare introduced new categories of awards in the 20th Filmfare Awards (1973). These new categories were Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Thus, the number of award categories became four (4) since the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973). Now onwards all awards were presented in all four main categories as such Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Winners of 21st Filmfare Awards South (1974)
Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | A. C. Tirulokchandar (Producer) | Bharatha Vilas |
| Best Director | A. C. Tirulokchandar | Bharatha Vilas |
| Best Actor | Sivaji Ganesan | Gauravam |
| Best Actress | Jayalalithaa | Suryakanthi |
Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | D. Rama Naidu | Jeevana Tharangaalu |
| Best Director | T. Rama Rao | Jeevana Tharangaalu |
| Best Actor | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Marupurani Manishi |
| Best Actress | Vanisri | Jeevana Tarangalu |
Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K. S. R. Moorthy (Producer) | Panitheeratha Veedu |
| Best Director | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Panitheeratha Veedu |
| Best Actor | P. J. Antony | Nirmalayam |
| Best Actress | Nanditha Bose | Swapnam |
Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | N. Veeraswamy (Producer) | Naagarahaavu |
| Best Director | S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Edakallu Guddada Mele |
| Best Actor | Rajkumar | Gandhada Gudi |
| Best Actress | Jayanthi | Edakallu Guddada Mele |
Special Jury Award
| Recipient | Film |
| Vishnuvardhan (For excellent Performance) | Nagarahavu (Kannada) |
| M. G. Ramachandran (For excellent proeuction values) | Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (Tamil) |
Most Awards-21st Filmfare Awards South (1974)
- Film Jeevana Tharangaalu won three awards.
- The film won Best Film (Telugu), Best Director (Telugu), and Best Actress (Telugu).
- T. Rama Rao won the Best Director Award (Telugu).
- Vanisri won the Best Actress Award (Telugu).
- Film Panitheeratha Veedu won two awards.
- The film won Best Film (Malayalam) and Best Director (Malayalam).
- K. S. Sethumadhavan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam).
- Film Bharatha Vilas won two awards.
- The film Won Best Film (Tamil) and Best Director (Tamil).
- A.C. Tirulokchandar won the Best Director award (Tamil).
Highlights (21st Filmfare Awards South)
- Actor Vishnuvardhan received the Special Award for the Kannada language film Nagarahavu.
- He received the special award for excellent performance in the film.
- M. G. Ramachandran also received Special Award.
- He received the award for excellent production values for the Tamil film Ulagam Sutrum Valiban.
- Bharatha Vilas won the Best Film Award (Tamil).
- Jeevana Tharangaalu won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
- Panitheeratha Veedu won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
- Naagarahaavu won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
- A. C. Tirulokchandar won the Best Director Award (Tamil) for the film Bharatha Vilas.
- T. Rama Rao won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film Jeevana Tharangaalu.
- K. S. Sethumadhavann won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Panitheeratha Veedu.
- S.R. Puttana Kanagal won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Edakallu Guddada Mele.
- Shivaji Ganeshan won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Gauravam.
- Shivaji Ganeshan won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the 2nd consecutive year.
- He won the Best Actor Award for the film Gnana Oli in the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973).
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Marupurani Manishi.
- P. J. Antony won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Nirmalayam.
- Rajkumar won the Best Actor Award (Kannada) for the film Gandhada Gudi.
- Jayalalithaa won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Suryakanthi.
- Jayalalithaa won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the 2nd consecutive year.
- She won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for Pattikada Pattanam in the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973).
- Jayalalithaa also won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Sri Krishna Satya in the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973).
- Thus Jayalalithaa became the first actress to win two awards in the category of Best Actress in a single year.
- Vanisri won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Jeevana Tarangalu.
- Nanditha Bose won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Swapnam.
- Jayanthi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Edakallu Guddada Mele.
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