History
The awards were first given in 1954 and the ceremony used to be held at the Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai. Later the ceremony shifted to the distinctive Music Academy. Initially only Tamil and Telugu films were considered for the awards and from 1966, Malayalam films were added. Kannada films became a part of the event in 1969. In 1972 the awards were extended to Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories in all south Indian films. Categories for Special Awards were introduced in the 1980s and Best Music Direction in 1990s. Lifetime Achievement Award - South was first given in 1992. Award for Best Male debut and Female debut were given irregularly during the same period. Categories for Best Male Playback Singing and Best Female Playback Singing were introduced in 1997 and dropped in the subsequent years. In 2002, awards for Best Supporting actors were given for Tamil and Telugu films. Since 2005, these awards were extended to the Malayalam and Kannada film industries. In the same year additional categories such as Best Lyricist, Best Playback Singing were also introduced. Awards for Best Comedian were given from 2002 till 2007 and discontinued later.
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