The 41st Filmfare Awards South (1994) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu 24 September 1994
Post Content:
- Show Host
- Venue
- About Filmfare Awards South
- Introduction of Filmfare Awards South
- Introduction of New Categories
- List of Winners-41st Filmfare Awards South
- Most Awards
- Special Jury Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Highlights
- Bollywood Celebritis-Filfmare Awards South
Show Host
Actress Priya Raman hosted the 41st Filmfare Awards South (1994). She hosted the show for the 2nd consecutive year.
Co-Optes produced the award ceremony. Some Bollywood celebrities were also present at the ceremony.
Venue
Initially, Filmfare Awards South was part of the Filmfare Awards (Hindi Cinema). Therefore, the award ceremonies were held in Bombay (now Mumbai) from 1964 to 1971 in a row.
Filmfare Awards South was held in Chennai for the first time in the year 1972. Moreover, it was the first time when the show was held outside Bombay.
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.
The 39th Filmfare Awards were also held in Bombay along with Filmfare Awards (Hindi Cinema) on 31 March 1993.
The 41st Filmfare South was held at the Kamaraj Hall, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu.
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.
Best Music Director Award South was introduced in the 38th Filmfare Awards South (1991).
List of Winners-41st Filmfare Awards South (1994)
Winners of Tamil Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K. T. Kunjumon (Producer) | Gentleman |
| Best Director | Shankar | Gentleman |
| Best Actor | Karthik | Ponnumani |
| Best Actress | Revathi | Marupadiyum |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Gentleman |
Winners Telugu Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K. S. Rama Rao (Producer) | Matru Devo Bhava |
| Best Director | K. Raghavendra Rao | Allari Priyudu |
| Best Actor | Chiranjeevi | Muta Mesthri |
| Best Actress | Vijayashanti | Police Lockup |
| Best Music Director | M M Keeravani | Allari Priyudu |
Winners of Malayalam Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Movie Basheer | Vatsalyam |
| Best Director | Shaji Kailas | Ekalavyan |
| Best Actor | Mohanlal | Devasuram |
| Best Actress | Madhavi | Aakashadoothu |
| Best Music Director | S. P. Venkatesh | Paithrukam |
Winners of Kannada Cinema Awards
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | S A Govindaraju (Producer) | Aakasmika |
| Best Director | Rajendra Singh Babu | Hoovu Hannu |
| Best Actor | Rajkumar | Aakasmika |
| Best Actress | Lakshmi | Hoovu Hannu |
| Best Music Director | Hamsalekha | Aakasmika |
Special Jury Award
Filmfare Special Award not presented in the 41st Filmfare Awards South (1994).
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name | Occupation |
| Gemini Ganesan | Film Director |
Most Awards-41st Filmfare Awards South (1994)
- Tamil language film Gentleman won three (3) awards.
- The film won Best Film (Tamil), Best Director (Tamil), and Best Music Director (Tamil).
- Shankar won the Best Actor (Tamil).
- A.R. Rahman won the Best Music Director (Tamil).
- Kannada language film Aakasmika also won three (3) awards.
- The film won Best Film (Kannada), Best Actor (Kannada), and Best Music Director (Kannada).
- Dr. Rajkumar won the Best Actor (Kannada).
- Hamsalekha won the Best Music Director (Kannada).
- Telugu language film Allari Priyudu won two (2) awards.
- The film won Best Director (Telugu) and Best Music Director (Telugu).
- K. Raghavendra Rao won the Best Director (Telugu).
- M M Keeravani won the Best Music Director (Telugu).
- Kannada film Hoovu Hannu also won two (2) awards.
- The film won Best Director (Kannada) and Best Actress (Kannada).
- Rajendra Singh Babu won the Best Director (Kannada) Award.
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress (Kannada).
Highlights (41st Filmfare Awards South)
- Filmfare Special Award was not given in the 40th Filmfare Awards South (1993).
- The award was last given in the 34th Filmfare Awards South (1987).
- Actor Gemini Ganesan received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Film Gentleman won the Best Film (Tamil) Award.
- Film Matru Devo Bhava won the Best Film (Telugu) Award.
- Film Vatsalyam won the Best Film (Malayalam) Award.
- Film Aakasmika won the Best Film (Kannada) Award.
- Shankar won the Best Director (Tamil) Award for the film Gentleman.
- K. Raghavendra Rao won the Best Director (Telugu) Award for the film Allari Priyudu.
- Shaji Kailas won the Best Director (Malayalam) Award for the film Ekalavyan.
- Rajendra Singh Babu won the Best Director Award (Kannada) for the film Hoovu Hannu.
- Karthik won the Best Actor (Tamil) Award for the film Ponnumani.
- Chiranjeevi won the Best Actor (Telugu) Award for the film Muta Mesthri.
- Chiranjeevi won the Best Actor (Telugu) Award for the 2nd consecutive year.
- He won the Best Actor (Telugu) Award for the film Aapadbandhavudu in the 40th Filmfare Awards South (1993).
- Mohanlal won the Best Actor (Malayalam) Award for the film Devasuram.
- Dr. Rajkumar won the Best Actor (Kannada) Award for the film Aakasmika.
- Revathi won the Best Actress (Tamil) Award for the film Marupadiyum.
- Revathi won the Best Actress (Tamil) and Best Actress (Telugu) in the 40th Filmfare Awards South (1993).
- She won the Best Actress (Tamil) Award for the film Thevar Magan.
- She won the Best Actress (Telugu) Award for the film Ankuram.
- Revathi became the 4th Actress to win the Best Actress Award for different language films in a single year
- Earlier Jayalalithaa won Best Actress (Tamil) and Best Actress (Telugu) in the 20th Filmfare Awards South (1973).
- Thus, Jayalalithaa became the first Actor (Male or Female) to win the Best Actress Award for different language films in a single year.
- Thereafter, Lakshmi won Best Actress (Tamil) and Best Actress (Malayalam) in the 22nd Filmfare Awards South (1975).
- Thus, Lakshmi became the 2nd Actress to win the Best Actress Award for different language films in a single year.
- Poornima Bhagyaraj also won the Best Actress Award (Malayalam) for the film Olangal in the 30th Filmfare Awards South (1983).
- Poornima Bhagyaraj became the 3rd Actress to win the Best Actress Award for different language films in a single year.
- Vijayashanti won the Best Actress Award (Telugu) for the film Police Lockup.
- Madhavi won the Best Actress (Malayalam) Award for the film Aakashadoothu.
- Lakshmi won the Best Actress (Kannada) for the film Hoovu Hannu.
- A.R. Rahman won Best Music Director (Tamil) for the film Gentleman.
- A.R. Rahman won the Best Music Director (Tamil) for the 2nd consecutive year.
- He won his first Best Music Director (Tamil) for the film Roja in the 40th Filmfare Awards South (1993).
- M M Keeravani won the Best Music Director (Telugu) Award for the film Allari Priyudu.
- S. P. Venkatesh won the Best Music Director (Malayalam) Award for the film Paithrukam.
- Hamsalekha won the Best Music Director (Kannada) Award for the film Aakasmika.
Bollywood Celebrities at 41st Filmfare Awards South (1994)
Some Bollywood celebrities were invited to the 41st Filmfare Awards (1994). Here is the list of some of the awards presented by Bollywood celebrities:
- Gemini Ganesan received Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award South from Bollywood actress Rekha.
- Revathi received the Best Actress (Tamil) Award from South and Bollywood Actress Madhoo.
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