21st Filmfare Awards South

Award ceremony for South Indian films

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The 21st Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1973 is an event held in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay on 11 April 1974 along with Hindi Awards.

The chief guest of the evening was Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi and Hollywood Actress Diane Baker.

Jury

Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada
Justice G. Ramanujam - (Chairman) S. V. Chitti Babu K. Vishwanathan C. N. Ramanujam C. V. George P. Pulliah B. K. Anantharaman Vasudev Nayak Mrs. S. Kurien S. V. Venugopalan - (Ex Officio)

Awards

Main awards

Kannada cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Naagarahaavu	Puttanna Kanagal - Edakallu Guddada Mele
Best Actor	Best Actress
Rajkumar- Gandhada Gudi	Jayanthi - Edakallu Guddada Mele

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Panitheeratha Veedu	K. S. Sethumadhavan - Pani Theeratha Veedu
Best Actor	Best Actress
P. J. Antony - Nirmalayam	Nanditha Bose - Swapnam

Tamil cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Bharatha Vilas	A. C. Tirulokchandar -Bharatha Vilas
Best Actor	Best Actress
Sivaji Ganesan - Gauravam	Jayalalithaa -Suryakanthi

Telugu cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Jeevana Tharangaalu	T. Rama Rao - Jeevana Tharangaalu
Best Actor	Best Actress
Akkineni Nageswara Rao- Marupurani Manishi	Vanisri- Jeevana Tarangalu

Special Awards

Special Award for excellent performance
Vishnuvardhan - Nagarahavu ^[1]

Special Award for excellent production values
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban - M. G. Ramachandran^[2]

Awards presentation

K. S. R. Murthy (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Mehtab Modi
K S Sethumadhavan (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Radha Saluja
Nanditha Bose (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Feroz Khan
N. Veeraswamy (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Reena Roy
S. R. Puttanna Kanagal (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from Neetu Singh
Jayanthi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Vijay Arora
Rajkumar (Best Actor Kannada)Received Award from Helen
Vishnuvardhan (Special Acting Award Kannada) Received Award from Farida Jalal
D. Rama Naidu (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Vinod Mehra
D. Rama Naidu Receives T Rama Rao's Award (Best Director Telugu) from Ambika Johar
S. V. Venugopal Receives A Nageswara Rao's Award (Best Actor Telugu) from Tariq
T. Bharathi (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Sujeet Kumar
A. C. Tirulokchandar (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Prem Chopra
Sivaji Ganesan (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Lata Mangeshkar

References

^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1974). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".
^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1974). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

Filmfare Magazine 5 April 1974
Filmfare Magazine 3 May 1974

General

External links

Official website
Filmfare Awards South at IMDb

Filmfare Awards South

Creative awards

Kannada	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Malayalam	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Tamil	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Telugu	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback