The 37th Filmfare Awards South (1990) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu on 12 August 1990. It was the 16th time in a row when the ceremony was held in Chennai.
Filmfare Awards South was first held in Chennai in the year 1972. Moreover, it was the first time when the show was held outside Bombay.
Earlier Filmfare Awards South were used to be held in Bombay (now Mumbai) from 1964 to 1971 in a row.
However, the show was again held in Bombay in the years 1973 and 1974.
Thereafter since the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975), the ceremony started regularly in Chennai.
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 onward all awards were presented in all four main categories as such Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
List of Winners of 37th Filmfare Awards South (1990)
Winners of Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Kamal Haasan (Producer) | Apoorva Sagodharargal |
| Best Director | K. Balachander | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal |
| Best Actor | Karthik | Varusham Padhinaaru |
| Best Actress | Bhanupriya | Aararo Aaariraro |
Winners Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Akkineni Venkat (Producer) | Shiva |
| Yarlagadda Surendra (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | Mani Ratnam | Geethanjali |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Indrudu Chandrudu |
| Best Actress | Vijayashanti | Bharatanaari |
Winners of Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | P. V. Gangadharan (Producer) | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha |
| Best Director | Shaji N Karun | Piravi |
| Best Actor | Premji | Piravi |
| Best Actress | Rekha (Sumathi Josephine) | Dasharatham |
Winners of Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K S Sacchidananda (Producer) | Sankranthi |
| H B Dharmaraj (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | Sunil Kumar Desai | Tarka |
| Best Actor | Ananth Nag | Hendthighelbedi |
| Best Actress | Saritha | Sankranthi |
Special Jury Award
Filmfare Special Award not presented in the 37th Filmfare Awards South (1990).
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name | Occupation |
| Ilaiyaraaja | Music Director |
Most Awards-37th Filmfare Awards South (1990)
- Malayalam language film Piravi won two awards.
- The film won Best Director (Malayalam), Best Actor (Malayalam).
- Shaji N Karun won the Best Director (Malayalam) Award.
- Rekha won the Best Actress (Malayalam) Award.
- Sumathi Josephine is the real name of South Indian Actress Rekha.
- No other film could win more than one award.
Highlights (37th Filmfare Awards South)
- Filmfare Special Award was not given in the 37th Filmfare Awards South (1990).
- Music Director Ilaiyaraaja received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Agni Natchathiram won the Best Film (Tamil) Award.
- Siva won the Best Film (Telugu) Award.
- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha won the Best Film (Malayalam) Award.
- Sankranthi won the Best Film (Kannada) Award
- K. Balachander won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the film Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal.
- Mani Ratnam won the Best Director (Telugu) Award for the film Geethanjali.
- Shaji N Karun won the Best Director (Malayalam) Award for the film Piravi.
- Sunil Kumar Desai Rao won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Tarka.
- Karthik won the Best Actor (Tamil) Award for the film Varusham Padhinaaru.
- Karthik won the Best Actor (Tamil) Award for the 2nd consecutive year.
- He won the Best Actor Award (Tamil) for the film Agni Natchathiram in the 36th Filmfare Awards South (1989).
- Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor (Telugu) Award for the film Indrudu Chandrudu.
- Premji won the Best Actor (Malayalam) Award for the film Piravi.
- Ananth Nag won the Best Actor (Kannada) Award for the film Suprabhatha.
- Bhanupriya won the Best Actress (Tamil) Award for the film Aararo Aaariraro.
- Bhanupriya won the Best Actress Award for the 2nd consecutive year.
- She won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Swarna Kamalam 36th Filmfare Awards South (1989).
- Vijayashanti won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Bharatanaari.
- Rekha (South Indian Actress) won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Dasharatham.
- Saritha won the Best Actress (Kannada) Award for the film Sankranthi.
Related Articles
Filmfare Awards
- 5th Filmfare Awards (1958)
- 10th Filmfare Awards (1963)
- 15th Filmfare Awards (1968)
- 20th Filmfare Awards (1973)
- 25th Filmfare Awards (1978)
- 30th Filmfare Awards (1983)
- 35th Filmfare Awards (1990)
- 37th Filmfare Awards (1992)
