Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South
61st Filmfare Awards South
Awarded for Best in film
Country India
Presented by Filmfare
First awarded
  • Tamil (1954)
  • Telugu (1954)
  • Malayalam (1967)
  • Kannada (1970)
Official website awards.filmfare.com
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Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards were introduced in 1954, around the films released in 1953. In the same year as the original Filmfare Awards and National Film Awards, initially recognizing the Tamil and Telugu film industries. The inclusion of Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970. Each industry is given is own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Chennai and Hyderabad.

Unlike the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Government of India, the Filmfare Awards South are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts. The Filmfare Awards has been referred to as India's equivalent to the Academy Awards for its ostentatious ceremonies and media coverage, although the National Film Awards is more commonly given this distinction for its critical rigour and pan-Indian appeal.[1]

History

The awards were first given in 1954 and the ceremony used to be held along with Bollywood Filmfare Awards. Since 1954, the awards were being held in the Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai around the films released in 1953.[2] Later the ceremony shifted to the distinctive Music Academy.

In 1954 initially only Tamil and Telugu films were considered around the films released in 1953, for the awards and from 1966 Malayalam films were added.[2] Kannada films became a part of the event in 1969.[2] In 1972 the awards were extended to Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories in all south Indian films.[3] 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 Tamil and Telugu 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 discontinued later.

Statuette

The statuette, depicting a woman whose arms uprise in a dance number with her fingers touching, is commonly referred to as "The Black Lady" (or "The Lady in Black"). Originally designed by N.G. Phansare under the supervision of Times of India's art director Walter Langhammer, it is generally made of bronze, its height is 46.5 cm and it weighs around five kg.[4] To celebrate the 25th year of the awards, the statues were made in silver and to celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold.[5]

Prizes

As of 2011, there are a total of 10 categories across each of the four film industries.

Creative awards

List of frequent winners
Artist Wins Nominations
Kamal Haasan
 17 24
A. R. Rahman
 14 18
K. Balachander
 12 12
Mammootty
 11 11
Rajkumar
 10 10
Mohanlal
 9 12
Chiranjeevi
 9 11
K. Viswanath
 9 9
Lakshmi
 8 8
Shreya Ghoshal
 7 25

Tamil cinema

Telugu cinema

Malayalam cinema

Kannada cinema

Technical awards

Special awards

Retired awards

Ceremonies

See also

References

  1. ↑ Anne Cooper-Chen (23 June 2005). Global Entertainment Media: Content, Audiences, Issues. L. Erlbaum. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-0-8058-5168-7. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Magadheera,Nadodigal,Josh bag top honours at the Filmfare awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Film world, Volume 9. T.M. Ramachandran. 1973.
  4. ↑ Pinto, Jerry (April 1997). "Tangy titbits from the Filmfare past". Filmfare. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  5. ↑ "A golden glow for Filmfare". The Hindu. PTI. 2005-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-26.

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