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{{short description|Award ceremony for South Indian films}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
|number=21
|award=Filmfare Awards South
|award_link=Filmfare Awards South
|image=
|caption=
|date= 11 April 1974
|site= Shanmukhananda Hall [[Bombay]]
|preshow=
|host= Devid
|producer=
|last = [[20th Filmfare Awards South|20th]]
|next = [[22nd Filmfare Awards South|22nd]]
}}

The '''21st Filmfare Awards South''' ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1973 was held in Shanmukhananda Hall [[Bombay]] on 11 April 1974 along with Hindi Awards.

The chief guests were Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[M. Karunanidhi]] and Hollywood actress [[Diane Baker]].

==Jury==
{| class="wikitable" width=50% |
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! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] & [[Kannada]]
|-
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*'''[[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====
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! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]]
|-
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*'''''[[Naagarahaavu]]'''''
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*'''[[Puttanna Kanagal]] - ''[[Edakallu Guddada Mele]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
|-
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*'''[[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]- ''[[Gandhada Gudi]]'''''
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*'''[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] - ''[[Edakallu Guddada Mele]]'''''
|}

====Malayalam cinema====
{| class="wikitable" width=100% |
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director]]
|-
|
*'''''[[Panitheeratha Veedu]]'''''
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*'''[[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] - ''[[Pani Theeratha Veedu]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress]]
|-
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*'''[[P. J. Antony]] - ''[[Nirmalayam]]'''''
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*'''[[Nanditha Bose]] - ''[[Swapnam]]'''''
|}

====Tamil cinema====
{| class="wikitable" width=100% |
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director]]
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Bharatha Vilas]]'''''
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*'''[[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] -''[[Bharatha Vilas]]'''''

|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]]
|-
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*'''[[Sivaji Ganesan]] - ''[[Gauravam (1973 film)|Gauravam]]'''''
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*'''[[Jayalalithaa]] -''[[Suryakanthi]]'''''
|}

====Telugu cinema====
{| class="wikitable" width=100% |
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Best Film]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]]
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Jeevana Tharangaalu]]'''''
| valign="top" |
*'''[[T. Rama Rao]] - ''[[Jeevana Tharangaalu]]'''''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor]]
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress]]
|-
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*'''[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]- ''Marupurani Manishi'''''
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*'''[[Vanisri]]- ''[[Jeevana Tarangalu]]'''''
|}

===Special Awards===
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! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Award for excellent performance]]
|-
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*'''[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]''' - '''[[Nagarahavu]]''' <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LAcfAQAAMAAJ&q=+Gandhada+Gudi |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley|year = 1974}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=50% |
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|[[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Award for excellent production values]]
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]]''' - '''[[M. G. Ramachandran]]'''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LAcfAQAAMAAJ&q=ulagam+sutrum | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| last1=Reed| first1=Sir Stanley| year=1974}}</ref>
|}

==Awards presentation==
Source:<ref>{{Citation |last=Santosh |title=21st Annual Filmfare South Winners |date=2024-08-06 |url=https://archive.org/details/21st-annual-filmfare-south-winners |access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Santosh |title=21st Annual Filmfare Awards South Winners |date=2024-08-06 |url=https://archive.org/details/21st-annual-filmfare-awards-south-winners |access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref>
* [[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 (actor)|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 (actress)|Jayanthi]] (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from [[Vijay Arora]]
* [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] (Best Actor Kannada)Received Award from [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|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 (actor)|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==
{{Reflist}}
* Filmfare Magazine 5 April 1974
* Filmfare Magazine 3 May 1974

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.filmfare.com/awards/}}
* {{IMDb event|0001531|Filmfare Awards South}}

{{Filmfare Awards South|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Filmfare Awards South by year]]

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