37th Filmfare Awards South explained

Number:	37
Award:	Filmfare Awards South
Award Link:	Filmfare Awards South
Date:	12 August 1990
Site:	Kamaraj Memorial Hall Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Last:	36th
Next:	38th

The 37th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honouring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1989 is an event held at the Kamaraj Memorial Hall, Madras 12 August 1990. The chief guest of the evening was Dilip Kumar & Tamil Nadu governor Krishan Kant addressing the gathering. The winners list announced on 13 June 1990.^[1]

Awards

Main awards

Kannada cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Sankranthi - K S Sacchidananda,H B Dharmaraj	Sunil Kumar Desai - Tarka
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Ananth Nag - Hendthighelbedi	Saritha - Sankranthi

Malayalam cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha - P. V. Gangadharan	Shaji N Karun - Piravi
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Premji - Piravi	Rekha - Dasharatham

Tamil cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Apoorva Sagodharargal - Kamal Haasan	K. Balachander -Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Karthik - Varusham Padhinaaru	Bhanupriya -Aararo Aaariraro

Telugu cinema

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Film	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"	Best Director
Shiva - Akkineni Venkat, Yarlagadda Surendra	Mani Ratnam - Geethanjali
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actor	! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"	Best Actress
Kamal Haasan - Indrudu Chandrudu	Vijayashanti - Bharatanaari

Special Awards

Awards Presentation

• Rekha Harris (Best Actress Malayalam) received award from Khushbu
• Saritha (Best Actress Kannada) received award from Bharathi Raja
• A. M. Rathnam receives on behalf of Vijayashanti (Best Actress Telugu) award from Abhilasha
• Bhanupriya (Best Actress Tamil) received award from Balu Mahendra
• Manirathnam (Best Director Telugu) received award from Madhavi
• K. Balachander (Best Director Tamil) received award from Krishan Kant
• Sunil Kumar Desai (Best Director Kannada) received award from Archana
• Shaji N. Karun (Best Director Malayalam) received award from Sarika Thakur
• Kamal Haasan (Best film Tamil) received award from Mrs. Krishan Kant
• P. V. Gangadharan (Best film Malayalam) received award from G. Venkateswaran
• Dharmaraj (Best film Kannada) received award from Hariharan
• A. Venkat (Best film Telugu) received award from Revathi
• Kamal Haasan (Best Actor Telugu) received award from Dilip Kumar
• Premji (Best Actor Malayalam) received award from Padmini
• Karthik (Best Actor Tamil) received award from Saira Banu
• Prakash receives on behalf of Anant Nag (Best Actor Kannada) award from Gemini Ganesan
• Ilaiyaraaja (for outstanding contributions to South Indian Cinema as a Music Composer) received award from Dilip Kumar

References

• Filmfare Magazine September 1990

Notes and References

1. Web site: 37th Annual Filmfare Awards South winners . 22 April 2022 .