The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the

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and Kannada cinema. They are presented by '' Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was introduced in 1954, the

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initially only recognized achievements in the

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. In 1964 the awards were extended to Telugu, Tamil, Bengali and Marathi languages.

was included in the awards in 1967 and Kannada cinema followed in 1970. Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in

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and

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. Before 1976, the ceremony was held in

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along with Hindi segment. From 1976, the southern region segment were separated from Hindi and moved to Chennai and later to Hyderabad.

History

The awards were first given in 1953 and the ceremony used to be held along with Hindi cinema's

. The awards were being held in the Kalaivanar Arangam,

in the early days. Later the ceremony was shifted to the distinctive Music Academy. In 1953, initially only the Hindi film industry was recognized. In 1963 Awards extended to Best Picture in Telugu, Tamil, Bengali & Marathi, for the awards and from 1966 Malayalam films were added. Kannada films became a part of the event in 1969. In 1972 the awards were extended to Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories in all south Indian films. The categories for Special Awards were introduced in the 1980s and Best Music Direction in 1990s. Lifetime Achievement Award – South was first given in 1983. Award for Best Male debut and Female debut were given irregularly during the same period. Categories for Best Male Playback Singing and Best Female Playback Singing were introduced in 1997. In 2002, awards for Best Supporting actors were given for Telugu and Tamil films. Since 2005, these awards were extended to the Malayalam and Kannada film industries. In the same year, additional categories such as Best Lyricist, Best Playback Singing were also introduced. Awards for Best Comedian were given from 2002 till 2006 and was discontinued later.

Statuette

The statuette, depicting a woman whose arms uprise in a dance number with her fingers touching, is commonly referred to as "Black Lady" (or "The Lady in Black"). Originally designed by N.G. Pansare under the supervision of ''

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s art director Walter Langhammer, it is generally made of bronze, its height is 46.5 cm and it weighs around five kg. To celebrate the 25th year of the awards, the statues were made in

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and to celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in

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The Red Carpet

The Red Carpet is a segment that takes place before the beginning of the actual ceremony. This is where actors, actresses, producers, directors, singers, composers, and others that have contributed to Indian cinema are introduced. Hosts question the celebrities about upcoming performances and who they think deserves to take the Black Lady home.

Superlatives

Records

Most Awards for a film

Most Awards for Best Director

Most Awards for Best Actor

Most Awards for Best Actress

Most Awards for Best Actor – Critics

Most Awards for Best Actress – Critics

Most Awards for Best Supporting Actor

Most Awards for Best Supporting Actress

Most Awards for Music Direction

Most Awards for Lyricist

Most Awards for Male Singer

Most Awards for Female Singer

Most Awards for Cinematographer

Most Awards for Choreographer

Most Awards for Production Designer

Award Categories

Creative awards

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: since 1999 * Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil: since 2011 * Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil: since 2015

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Kannada cinema

Technical awards

* Filmfare Award for Best Production Design – South: since 1998 * Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South: since 1997 * Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South: since 1997 * Filmfare Award for Best Action Director – South: since 2005 * Filmfare Award for Best Editor – South: since 2005 * Filmfare Award Best Costume Design – South: since 2010 * Filmfare Award for Best Visual Effects – South: since 2012

Special awards

* Filmfare Special Award – South: Since 1972 * Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director – South: from 2023 * Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South: since 2000 * Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South: since 1997 * Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South: since 1984

Retired awards

* Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Telugu: 2002 to 2005 * Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Tamil: 2002 to 2005 * Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu: 2002 to 2005 * Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Tamil: 2002 to 2005

Ceremonies

* 69th Filmfare Awards South, held on 3 August 2024 in

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* 68th Filmfare Awards South, announced digitally on 12 July 2024 * 67th Filmfare Awards South, held on 9 October 2022 in

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* 66th Filmfare Awards South, held on 21 December 2019 in

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* 65th Filmfare Awards South, held 16 June 2018 in

* 64th Filmfare Awards South, held 17 June 2017 in Hyderabad, Telangana * 63rd Filmfare Awards South, held 18 June 2016 in Hyderabad, Telangana * 62nd Filmfare Awards South, held 26 June 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * 61st Filmfare Awards South, held 12 July 2014 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * 60th Filmfare Awards South, held 20 July 2013 in

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* 59th Filmfare Awards South, held 7 July 2012 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * 58th Filmfare Awards South, held 2 July 2011 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh * 57th Filmfare Awards South, held 7 August 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * 56th Filmfare Awards South, held 31 July 2009 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh * 52nd Filmfare Awards South, held 23 July 2005 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh * 51st Filmfare Awards South, 12 June 2004 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * 49th Filmfare Awards South, held 20 April 2002 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * 45th Filmfare Awards South, held 13 June 1998 in

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, Tamil Nadu * 42nd Filmfare Awards South, held 23 September 1995 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 41st Filmfare Awards South, held 24 September 1994 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 40th Filmfare Awards South, held 13 October 1993 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 38th Filmfare Awards South, held 11 August 1991 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 37th Filmfare Awards South, held 12 August 1990 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 36th Filmfare Awards South, held 13 August 1989 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 34th Filmfare Awards South, held 9 August 1987 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 33rd Filmfare Awards South, held 10 August 1986 in Madras, Tamil Nadu * 27th Filmfare Awards South,Archived a
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* 21st Filmfare Awards South, held 11 April 1974 in Bombay, Maharashtra * 20th Filmfare Awards South, held 21 April 1973 in Bombay, Maharashtra * 19th Filmfare Awards South, held 24 March 1972 in Bombay, Maharashtra * 18th Filmfare Awards South, held 18 April 1971 in Bombay, Maharashtra * 17th Filmfare Awards South, held 19 April 1970 in Bombay, Maharashtra * 11th Filmfare Awards South, held 17 June 1964 in Bombay, Maharashtra

References

External links

* * {{The Times Group * Indian film awards Events of The Times Group Awards established in 1964 1964 establishments in Madras State South India Telugu film awards Tamil film awards