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17th Filmfare Awards South 
Summary
The 17th Filmfare Awards South Ceremony honoring the winners of the best of South Indian cinema in 1969 was an event held in April 19, 1970 at Shanmukhananda hall in Bombay along with Hindi Awards.
| 17th Filmfare Awards South | |
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| Date | April 19, 1970 |
| Site | Shanmukhananda hall Bombay |
| Hosted by | David |
The Kannada films are added in this year. The president of this year's function was the minister of state information and broadcasting I. K. Gujral. The chief guest of the evening was Satyajit Ray.
Jury edit
| Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada |
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Awards edit
| Best Tamil Film | Best Telugu Film |
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| Best Kannada Film | Best Malayalam Film |
Awards presentation edit
- M. G. Ramachandran (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from I. K. Gujral
- Harini (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Achala Sachdev
- P. Joseph (Best Film Malayalam) Received Award from Raakhee
References edit
- Filmfare Magazine April 10, 1970.
- Filmfare Magazine May 8, 1970.
General edit
External links edit
- Official website
- Filmfare Awards South at IMDb