The 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975) was held in Chennai. It was the second time when the ceremony was held outside Bombay.
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.
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 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975)
Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (Producer) | Dikkatra Parvathi |
| M. Lakshmikantha Reddy (Producer) | ||
| H. M. Sanjeeva Reddy (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | K. Balachandar | Aval Oru Thodar Kathai |
| Best Actor | Gemini Ganesan | Naan Avanillai |
| Best Actress | Lakshmi | Dikkatra Parvathi |
Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | A.R.S. Sharma (Producer) | O Seetha Katha |
| Best Director | K. Viswanath | O Seetha Katha |
| Best Actor | Sobhan Babu | Khaidi Babayi |
| Best Actress | Vanisri | Krishnaveni |
Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | N. P. Ali (Producer) | Nellu |
| Best Director | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Chattakkari |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Kanyakumari |
| Best Actress | Lakshmi | Chattakkari |
Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K. N. Narayan (Producer) | Kaadu |
| G. N. Lakshmipathy (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | Girish Karnad | Kaadu |
| Best Actor | Lokesh | Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu |
| Best Actress | Aarathi | Upasane usman |
Special Jury Award
| Recipient | Film |
| K. R. Vijaya (Actress) (For excellent Performance) | Dheerga Sumangali (Tamil) |
Most Awards-22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975)
- 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 (22nd Filmfare Awards South)
- Actress K. R. Vijya received the Special Award for the Tamil language film Dheera Sumangali.
- She received the special award for excellent performance in the film.
- Dikkatra Parvathi won the Best Film Award (Tamil).
- O Seetha Katha won the Best Film Award (Telugu).
- Nellu won the Best Film Award (Malayalam).
- Kaadu won the Best Film Award (Kannada).
- K. Balachandar won the Best Director Award (Tamil) for the film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai.
- K. Viswanath won the Best Director Award (Telugu) for the film O Seetha Katha.
- Girish Karnad won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Kaddu.
- K. S. Sethumadhavan won the Best Director Award (Malayalam) for the film Chattakkari.
- K. S. Sethumadhavan won the 2nd consecutive Best Director (Malayalam) Award.
- He won the award for the film Panitheeratha Veedu in the 21st Filmfare Awards South (1974).
- Gemini Ganesa won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai.
- Sobhan Babu won the Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the film Khaidi Babayi.
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor Award (Malayalam) for the film Kanyakumari.
- Lokesh won the Best Actor Award (Kannada) for the film Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu.
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Dikkatra Parvathi.
- Lakshmi also won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Chattakkari.
- Lakshmi became the 2nd actress to win two (2) Best Actress Awards in a single year.
- Earlier Jayalalithaa became the first actress to win two awards in the category of Best Actress in a single year.
- Jayalalithaa won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Sri Krishna Satya and Best Actress Award (Tamil) for the film Pattikada Pattanam in the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973).
- Vanisri won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Krishnaveni.
- Vanisri won her 2nd consecutive Best Actress Award (Telugu).
- She won the award for the film Jeevana Tarangalu in the 21st Filmfare Awards South (1974).
- Aarathi won the Best Actress Award (Kannada) for the film Upasane.
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