22nd Filmfare Awards South explained

The 22nd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1974 was an event held in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay on 30 March 1975 along with Hindi Awards.

The president of this year's function was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra S. B. Chavan. The chief guest of the evening G. P. Sippy, being indisposed was represented by Mr. B. R. Chopra.

Jury

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Tamil & Malayalam	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Telugu & Kannada
Justice S. Mohan - (Chairman) Mrs. Alamelu Rangachari Dada Mirasee Mrs. Mammen Mappillai S. V. Venugopalan - (Ex Officio)	Justice G. Ramanujam - (Chairman) T. S. Muthuswami A. Varadappa Chetty S. V. Venugopalan - (Ex Officio)

Awards

Kannada cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Kaadu - K. N. Narayan	Girish Karnad - Kaadu
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Lokesh - Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu	Aarathi - Upasane

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Nellu - N. P. Ali	K. S. Sethumadhavan - Chattakkari
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Kanyakumari	Lakshmi - Chattakkari

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Dikkatra Parvathi - Singeetham Srinivasa Rao	K. Balachandar - Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Gemini Ganesan - Naan Avanillai	Lakshmi - Dikkatra Parvathi

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
O Seetha Katha - Sharma	K. Viswanath - O Seetha Katha
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Actress
Sobhan Babu - Khaidi Babayi	Vanisri - Krishnaveni

Special Awards

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Special Commendation Award for Performance[1]
K. R. Vijaya - Dheerga Sumangali

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Filmfare Special Award - South
Upasane - Rashi Brothers

Awards presentation

• K. N. Narayan (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Asrani
• Amrish Puri Received Girish Karnad's award (Best Director Kannada) from Madan Puri
• Aarathi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Jeetendra
• Lokesh (Best Actor Kannada)Received Award from Prema Narayan
• S. R. Puttanna Kanagal Received Producers (Rashi Brothers) award (Special Award) from A. K. Hangal
• N. P. Ali (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Dara Singh
• K S Sethumadhavan (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Asha Sachdev
• Lakshmi (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Shammi Kapoor
• Kamal Haasan (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Reeta Bhaduri
• K. R. S. Sharma (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Zarina Wahab
• K. Viswanath (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Farida Jalal
• Vanisri (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from B. R. Chopra
• Sobhan Babu (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Nirupa Roy
• Singeetham Srinivasa Rao (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Helen
• K. Balachandar (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Vidya Sinha
• Lakshmi (Best Actress Tamil) Received Award from Amitabh Bachchan

References

• Filmfare Magazine 1975.

General

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Reed. Sir Stanley. 1980.