The 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004) is a segment of the annual Filmfare Awards South. The ceremony was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 12 June May 2004.
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 44th Filmfare South (1996) was held at the Ravindra Bharati Auditorium, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 30 August 1997.
This was the first time when Filmfare Awards South were held outside Bombay/Mumbai or Madras/Chennai.
The award function started to be held in Chennai and Hyderabad in alternate years since the 43rd Filmfare Awards South (1996).
The 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004) were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 12 June 2004.
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.
Four new award categories were introduced in the 50th Filmfare Awards South for Tamil and Telugu Cinema. These categories were Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Villain, and Best Comedian.
List of Winners-51st Filmfare Awards South (2004)
Nominees and Winners of Tamil Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
Award Category
Winner
Film
Best Film
+V. A. Durai (Producer)
Pithamagan
K. Muralitharan (Producer)
Anbe Sivam
V. Swaminathan (Producer)
G. Venugopal (Producer)
A. M. Rathnam (Producer)
Dhool
Kalaipuli S. Thanu (Producer)
Kaaka Kaaka
Dr. K. Vimalageetha (Producer)
Kadhal Kondein
K. Balachander (Producer)
Saamy
Pushpa Kandasamy (Producer)
Best Director
+Bala
Pithamagan
Dharani
Dhool
Gautham Menon
Kaaka Kaaka
Hari
Saamy
Selvaraghavan
Kadhal Kondein
Best Actor
+Vikram
Pithamagan
Dhanush
Kadhal Kondein
Kamal Haasan
Anbe Sivam
Suriya
Kaaka Kaaka
Vikram
Saamy
Best Actress
+Laila
Pithamagan
Jyothika
Kaaka Kaaka
Dhool
Sneha
Parthiban Kanavu
Simran
Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
Best Supporting Actor
+Suriya
Pithamagan
R. Madhavan
Anbe Sivam
Prakash Raj
Chokka Thangam
Best Supporting Actress
+Sangeeta
Pithamagan
Reemma Sen
Dhool
Sridevi Vijayakumar
Priyamana Thozhi
Best Comedian
+Vivek
Saamy
Best Villain
+Jeevan
Kaaka Kaaka
Best Music Director
+Harris Jayaraj
Kaaka Kaaka
A. R. Rahman
Boys
Vidyasagar
Dhool
Ilaiyaraaja
Pithamagan
Harris Jayaraj
Saamy
Nominees and Winners of Telugu Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
Award Category
Winner
Film
Best Film
+M. S. Raju (Producer)
Okkadu
Gangaraju Gunnam (Producer)
Aithe
K.L.N Raju (Producer)
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
N V Prasad (Producer)
S. Naga Ashok Kumar (Producer)
Vasantham
Best Director
+Gunasekhar
Okkadu
S. S. Rajamouli
Simhadri
Rasool Ellore
Okariki Okaru
Puri Jagannadh
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Best Actor
+Mahesh Babu
Okkadu
Mahesh Babu
Nijam
Jr. NTR
Simhadri
Chiranjeevi
Tagore
Nandamuri Harikrishna
Seetayya
Best Actress
+Asin
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Asin
Sivamani
Bhoomika Chawla
Missamma
Sridevi Vijayakumar
Ninne Istapaddanu
Best Supporting Actor
+Prakash Raj
Tagore
Shashank
Aithe
Prakash Raj
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Krishnam Raju
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Best Supporting Actress
+Jayasudha
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Talluri Rameshwari
Nijam
Kalyani
Vasantham
Sindhu Tolani
Aithe
Best Comedian
+Ali
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Venu Madhav
Dil
Satyam Rajesh
Satyam
M. S. Narayana
Ottesi Cheputunna
Best Villain
+Pawan Malhotra
Aithe
Mukesh Rishi
Seetayya
Prakash Raj
Okkadu
Rahul Dev
Simhadri
Best Music Director
+Mani Sharma
Okkadu
M. M. Keeravani
Gangotri
Chakri
Satyam
S. A. Rajkumar
Vasantham
Nominees and Winners of Malayalam Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
Award Category
Winner
Film
Best Film
+Maha Subair (Producer)
Manassinakkare
Best Director
+Sathyan Anthikad
Manassinakkare
Best Actor
+Jayaram
Manassinakkare
Best Actress
+Meera Jasmine
Kasthooriman
Best Music Director
+Ilaiyaraja
Manassinakkare
Nominees and Winners of Kannada Cinema Awards
+ indicates winner
Award Category
Winner
Film
Best Film
+Amarnatha Gowda (Producer)
Paris Pranaya
+Harinath Policharla (Producer)
+Tumkur Dayanand (Producer)
+Vidyashankar (Producer)
Best Director
+P. A. Arun Prasad
Kiccha
Best Actor
+Sudeep
Swathi Muthu
Best Actress
+Meena
Swathi Muthu
Best Music Director
+R. P. Patnaik
Excuse Me
Special Jury Award
Tamil language film Anbe Sivam received Special Filmfare Awards South in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
The Filmfare Special Award was not presented in the 49th and 50th Filmfare Awards.
Thotta Tharani won the award for the Telugu language film Choodalani Vundi.
Filmfare Award for Best Art Director-South was not awarded in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004) for the 5th consecutive year.
Most Nominations and Most Awards-51st Filmfare Awards South (2004)
Most Awards-Tamil Cinema
Film
Awards
Nominations
Pithamagan
6
7
Kaaka Kaaka
4
8
Saamy
1
5
Most Nominations-Tamil Cinema
Film
Nominations
Awards
Kaaka Kaaka
8
4
Pithamagan
7
6
Saamy
5
1
Dhool
5
0
Anbe Sivam
4
1
Kadhal Kondein
3
0
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Tamil Cinema)
Tamil language film Pithamagan received most awards in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
The film won six (6) awards.
Film Pithamagan won a record number of awards that no film won earlier.
The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Music Director.
The film won all except for the Best Music Director (Tamil).
Tamil language film Kaaka Kaaka received six (6) nominations.
The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Villain, and Best Music Director.
The film won two (2) awards out of these six (6) nominations.
Jeevan won the award for Best Villain.
Harris Jayaraj won the award for Best Music Director.
Film Kaaka Kaaka also won Best Cinematographer and Best Dance Choreographer awards.
Thus the number of nominations and won for the film Kaaka Kaaka becomes 8 and 4 respectively.
By receiving eight (8) nominations Kaaka Kaaka became the most nominated film in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
Film Saamy received five (5) nominations.
The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Comedian, and Best Music Director.
However, Saamy won only one award.
Vivek won the award for Best Comedian (Tamil).
Harris Jayaraj received two (2) nominations for Best Music Director.
He received nominations for the films Kaaka Kaaka and Saamy.
Harris won the award for Kaaka Kaaka.
Film Dhool also received five (5) nominations.
The film did not win any awards.
Film Anbe Sivam received three (3) nominations but failed to win any awards.
However, the film received Special Jury Award.
Film Kadhal Kondein received three (3) nominations.
The film, however, failed to win any awards.
Most Awards-Telugu Cinema
Film
Awards
Nominations
Okkadu
4
5
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
3
6
Aithe
1
4
Satyam
1
3
Tagore
1
2
Most Nominations-Telugu Cinema
Film
Nominations
Awards
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
6
3
Okkadu
5
4
Aithe
4
1
Vasantham
3
0
Satyam
3
1
Simhadri
3
0
Tagore
2
1
Nijam
2
0
Seetayya
2
0
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Telugu)
Telugu language film Okkadu won the most awards (4) [Telugu Cinema] in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
Film Okkadu received five (5) nominations and won four (4) of them.
The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Villain, and Best Music Director.
Okkadu won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Music Director.
Gunasekhar won the award for Best Director (Telugu).
Mahesh Babu won the award for Best Actor (Telugu).
Mani Sharma won the award for Best Music Director (Telugu).
Film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi received the most nominations (Telugu Cinema) in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Comedian.
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi won three (3) awards.
Asin won the award for Best Actress.
Jayasudha won the award for Best Supporting Actress.
Ali won the award for Best Comedian.
Film Aithe received four (4) nominations.
The film received nominations for Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Villain.
The film won only one (1) award.
Pawan Malhotra won the award for Best Villain.
Film Satyam received two (2) nominations for Best Comedian and Best Music Director.
The film did not win any of them.
However, Chakri (Gilla Chakradhar) won the award for Best Playback Singer for the film Satyam.
Film Tagore received two (2) nominations.
Chiranjeevi received nominations for the Best Actor Award.
Prakash Raj received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) and won the same.
Film Vasantham and Simhadri received three (3) nominations each.
Both films did not win any awards.
Film Nijam and Seetayya received two nominations each.
Both films also did not win any awards.
Most Awards-Malayalam Cinema
Film
Awards
Meesa Madhavan
3
Nandanam
2
Most Nominations-Malayalam Cinema
Film
Nominations
Meesa Madhavan
3
Nandanam
2
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Malayalam Cinema)
Malayalam language film Manassinakkare won the most awards (4) in the Malayalam Cinema Awards
The film won in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Sathyan Anthikad won the award for Best Director (Malayalam).
Jayaram won the award for Best Actor (Malayalam).
Meera Jasmine won the award for Best Actress (Malayalam).
Film Manassinakkare won one (1) award.
Ilaiyaraja won the award for Best Music Director (Malayalam).
Most Awards-Kannada Cinema
Film
Awards
Dweepa
3
Nandhi
1
Dhumm
1
Most Nominations-Kannada Cinema
Film
Nominations
Dweepa
3
Nandhi
1
Dhumm
1
Highlights-Most Awards and Most Nominations (Kannada Cinema)
Film Swathi Muthu won the most awards in Kannada Cinema Awards in the 51st Filmfare Awards South (2004).
The film won Best Actor and Best Actress.
Sudeep won the Best Actor (Kannada) for the film Swathi Muthu.
He won the award for Best Actor (Kannada) for the 3rd consecutive year.
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