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
| Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada |
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Awards
Main awards
Kannada cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Malayalam cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Tamil cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
Telugu cinema
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Special Awards
| Special Award for excellent performance |
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| Special Award for excellent production values |
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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
- Filmfare Magazine 5 April 1974
- Filmfare Magazine 3 May 1974