19th Filmfare Awards South

The 19th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1971 was an event held in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay on 24 March 1972 along with Hindi Awards.

19th Filmfare Awards South
Date24 March 1972
SiteShanmukhananda Hall Bombay

The awards were introduced in 1954, around the films released in 1953. Filmfare Awards, initially recognizing only the Hindi film industry, considered South Indian regional Telugu and Tamil cinema was honored from 1964 onwards. In 1966, awards were presented to Best Film in Malayalam cinema and the Kannada cinema was honored from 1970 onwards. The chief guest of the evening was General Sam Manekshaw.

Jury

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Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada

Awards

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Best Tamil Film Best Telugu Film
  • Babu - Cine Bharath Productions
  • Tahsildar Gari Ammayi - N. V. V. Sathya Narayana, A. Surya Narayana
Best Kannada Film Best Malayalam Film

Awards presentation

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References

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  • Filmfare Magazine March 24, 1972.

General

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