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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">National Film Award for Best Cinematography</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">National award for contributions to <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian Cinema</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Sponsored by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">National Film Development Corporation of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Formerly called</th><td class="infobox-data">Award for excellence in Cinematography (1967–1976)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Reward(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)</li><li><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹2,00,000</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">1967</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most recent winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Varman" title="Ravi Varman">Ravi Varman</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Highlights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total awarded</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>69 <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cameraman)</span></li><li>23 <span style="font-size:85%;">(Laboratory Processing)</span></li><li>1 <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cinematographer)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Ramachandra <span style="font-size:85%;">(Colour)</span></li><li>M. N. Malhotra <span style="font-size:85%;">(Black-and-white)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Film Award for Best Cinematography</b> is one of the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> presented annually by the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">National Film Development Corporation of India</a>. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). </p><p>The award was instituted in 1967, at <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">15th National Film Awards</a> and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. Till <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">34th National Film Awards</a>, awards were given for <a href="/wiki/Black-and-white" title="Black-and-white">Black-and-white</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Color_motion_picture_film" title="Color motion picture film">Color motion picture film</a>. Since <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">37th National Film Awards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a> are also awarded under the same category. From <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">70th National Film Awards</a>, the primary/main cinematographer is alone awarded, while eliminating the existing two sub-categories.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Multiple_Winners">Multiple Winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Multiple Winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>4 wins:</b> <a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avik_Mukhopadhyay" title="Avik Mukhopadhyay">Avik Mukhopadhyay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> </p><p><b>3 wins:</b> <a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> </p><p><b>2 wins:</b> Ramachandra, <a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. The only female who has won this award is <a href="/wiki/Anjuli_Shukla" title="Anjuli Shukla">Anjuli Shukla</a>, who won the award for her debut film, <i><a href="/wiki/Kutty_Srank" title="Kutty Srank">Kutty Srank</a></i> (2010). <a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> has been awarded eight times for the laboratory processing. Following are the award winners over the years: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#EBEBE0" width="30"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">*</div></td> <td>Indicates Black-and-white feature film </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7">List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Recipient(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Laboratory Processing </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Film(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:17%;" class="unsortable">Citation </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%" class="unsortable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Reference">Refs.</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(15th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">Ramachandra </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bambai_Raat_Ki_Bahon_Mein" title="Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein">Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-15thawardPDF_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">M. N. Malhotra </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hamraaz" title="Hamraaz">Hamraaz</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(16th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Nariman_Irani" title="Nariman Irani">Nariman Irani</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Saraswatichandra_(film)" title="Saraswatichandra (film)">Saraswatichandra</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-16thawardPDF_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16thawardPDF-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/K._S._Prasad" title="K. S. Prasad">K. S. Prasad</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thillana_Mohanambal" title="Thillana Mohanambal">Thillana Mohanambal</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(17th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sara_Akash" class="mw-redirect" title="Sara Akash">Sara Akash</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-17thawardPDF_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17thawardPDF-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bartley" title="Marcus Bartley">Marcus Bartley</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Nilayam" title="Shanti Nilayam">Shanti Nilayam</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(18th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uski_Roti" title="Uski Roti">Uski Roti</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-18thawardPDF_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18thawardPDF-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Radhu_Karmakar" title="Radhu Karmakar">Radhu Karmakar</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mera_Naam_Joker" title="Mera Naam Joker">Mera Naam Joker</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(19th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">Nando Bhattacharya </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anubhav_(1971_film)" title="Anubhav (1971 film)">Anubhav</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-19thaward_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19thaward-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ramachandra </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reshma_Aur_Shera" title="Reshma Aur Shera">Reshma Aur Shera</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(20th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Mankada_Ravi_Varma" title="Mankada Ravi Varma">Mankada Ravi Varma</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swayamvaram_(1972_film)" title="Swayamvaram (1972 film)">Swayamvaram</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-20thaward_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20thaward-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maya_Darpan" title="Maya Darpan">Maya Darpan</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(21st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/27_Down" title="27 Down">27 Down</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-21stawardPDF_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21stawardPDF-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ashani_Sanket" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashani Sanket">Ashani Sanket</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(22nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chorus_(1974_film)" title="Chorus (1974 film)">Chorus</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-22ndawardPDF_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22ndawardPDF-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sonar_Kella" title="Sonar Kella">Sonar Kella</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(23rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Lokanath" title="B. S. Lokanath">B. S. Lokanath</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Raagangal" title="Apoorva Raagangal">Apoorva Raagangal</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-23rdawardPDF_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23rdawardPDF-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ishan_Arya" title="Ishan Arya">Ishan Arya</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Muthyala_Muggu" class="mw-redirect" title="Muthyala Muggu">Muthyala Muggu</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(24th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/P._S._Nivas" title="P. S. Nivas">P. S. Nivas</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mohiniyaattam_(film)" title="Mohiniyaattam (film)">Mohiniyaattam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-24thaward_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24thaward-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/S._Ramachandra" title="S. Ramachandra">S. Ramachandra</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i>Rishya Shringa</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(25th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kokila_(1977_film)" title="Kokila (1977 film)">Kokila</a></i> </td> <td>Kannada </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For smooth, crisp and immaculate camera work; for the clear, sensitive and discreet portrayal of beings in the first flush of youth; for seizing with a certain lyrical grace their romantic yearnings, their gay abandon, their zest and effervescence, their charming narcissism; for using the camera creatively to project their languid world of gossamer dreams out of which they are roused by the bitter harshness of reality.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-25thawardPDF_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25thawardPDF-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shatranj_Ke_Khilari" class="mw-redirect" title="Shatranj Ke Khilari">Shatranj Ke Khilari</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For capturing in meticulous detail the opulent splendor of the court of Wajid Ali Shah; for using color with discrimination and taste to evoke the distinctive decadent flavour of the period and to provide psychological insights into the characters; for projecting the action through a framework of shifting perspectives, thereby providing a movable feast for the eyes, for establishing by pointed contrast the somber hues and subdued functionalism of the environment of General Outram, emphasising by such means the furtive manoeuvring for power; for using the camera to create a visual tapestry, rich in the clash of conflicting events, ideologies and responsibilities.</i></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(26th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Shaji_N._Karun" title="Shaji N. Karun">Shaji N. Karun</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thampu" title="Thampu">Thampu</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For using the camera as a silent witness to the ironies of life. The reaction shots of circus audience taken unawares are in the best tradition of cinema-verite camera style.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-26thawardPDF_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26thawardPDF-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Govind_Nihalani" title="Govind Nihalani">Govind Nihalani</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Junoon_(1978_film)" title="Junoon (1978 film)">Junoon</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For eloquent camera work which is equally effective both in romantic passages and battle sequences. The camera faultlessly brings out all the colour hues in various locations and differing light conditions.</i></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(27th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">Kamal Nayak </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Neem_Annapurna" class="mw-redirect" title="Neem Annapurna">Neem Annapurna</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-27thaward_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27thaward-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Rajan Kinagi </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shodh" title="Shodh">Shodh</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(28th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Sivan_(Cinematographer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sivan (Cinematographer)">Sivan</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Yagam_(1982_film)" title="Yagam (1982 film)">Yagam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For depicting the grim and tense mood of the film, admirably depicting mellowed moments in the film with charm.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-28thawardPDF_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28thawardPDF-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar_(cinematographer)" title="Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)">Ashok Kumar</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nenjathai_Killathe" title="Nenjathai Killathe">Nenjathai Killathe</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For brilliantly creating salient features of each character with the help of superb camera control and effective use of lighting and for significantly contributing to the mood of the film.</i></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(29th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">Shripati R. Bhat </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i>Mooru Darigalu</i> </td> <td>Kannada </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For projecting the mood of the film in a vivid manner.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-29thawardPDF_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29thawardPDF-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/36_Chowringhee_Lane" title="36 Chowringhee Lane">36 Chowringhee Lane</a></i> </td> <td>English </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the technical excellence, for highlighting the tonality, texture and nuances of the story and for an outstanding work as a cameraman.</i></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(30th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moondram_Pirai" title="Moondram Pirai">Moondram Pirai</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the brilliant use of vivid imagery to create variety of moods.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-30thawardPDF_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30thawardPDF-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(31st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">B. Bindhani </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0" rowspan="2"> –  </th> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Neeraba_Jhada" title="Neeraba Jhada">Neeraba Jhada</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Oriya_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriya language">Oriya</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For recording the stark realities of rural life in austere images.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><sup id="cite_ref-31stawardPDF_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31stawardPDF-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">Raj Shekhar </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adi_Shankaracharya_(film)" title="Adi Shankaracharya (film)">Adi Shankaracharya</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For succeeding in capturing visually the spirit of the theme.</i></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(32nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row">Jehangir Choudhary </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Holi_(1984_film)" title="Holi (1984 film)">Holi</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> –  </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-32ndawardPDF_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32ndawardPDF-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(33rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi_Times_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Delhi Times (film)">New Delhi Times</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For inspired camera work which brings out the delicate nuances of light and shade resulting in a strong visual presentation.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-33rdawardPDF_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33rdawardPDF-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(34th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Namukku_Parkkan_Munthiri_Thoppukal" class="mw-redirect" title="Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal">Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the lyrical and brilliant visual presentation.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-34thawardPDF_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34thawardPDF-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amma_Ariyan" title="Amma Ariyan">Amma Ariyan</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For his powerful and disturbing black and white photography.</i></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(35th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sreeram" title="P. C. Sreeram">P. C. Sreeram</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nayakan" title="Nayakan">Nayakan</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the precise interpretation in lighting and camera operation adding a very vital dimension to the narrative.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-35thawardPDF_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35thawardPDF-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(36th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daasi_(1988_film)" title="Daasi (1988 film)">Daasi</a></i> </td> <td>Telugu </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For high technical excellence and creative participation in evolving the basic statement.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-36thawardPDF_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36thawardPDF-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(37th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Saini" title="Virendra Saini">Virendra Saini</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reliance_MediaWorks" title="Reliance MediaWorks">Adlabs</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Salim_Langde_Pe_Mat_Ro" title="Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro">Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the high technical skills shown in evoking the special ethos of the film.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-37thawardPDF_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37thawardPDF-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(38th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> </th> <th scope="row">Vijay Colour Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Perumthachan_(film)" title="Perumthachan (film)">Perumthachan</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For heightening the mood of the film with the highest visual standards.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-38thawardPDF_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38thawardPDF-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(39th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aadi_Mimansa" title="Aadi Mimansa">Aadi Mimansa</a></i> </td> <td>Oriya </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For achieving high degree of accomplishment in painting the film with light, imparting a sensuous quality to the texture and feel of the film.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-39thawardPDF_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39thawardPDF-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(40th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Beatty%27s_Children" title="Miss Beatty's Children">Miss Beatty's Children</a></i> </td> <td>English </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For his masterely, unobtrusive and technically excellent camera work.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-40thawardPDF_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40thawardPDF-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(41st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the masterly use of the camera, in order to capture the feel of the background, setting, atmosphere of the subject and making use of striking visuals to communicate the theme.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-41stawardPDF_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41stawardPDF-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(42nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/K._V._Anand" title="K. V. Anand">K. V. Anand</a> </th> <th scope="row">Gemini Color Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thenmavin_Kombath" title="Thenmavin Kombath">Thenmavin Kombath</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>In recognition of the outstanding cinematography executed with sincerity, imagination and flexibility. Fluid camera movements, praise compositions, and use of light are the highlights of this visual experience.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-42ndawardPDF_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndawardPDF-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(43rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> </th> <th scope="row">Gemini Color Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaalapani_(1996_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaalapani (1996 film)">Kaalapani</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For bringing out the flavour and authenticity of a period with a remarkable use of lights, shades and colours.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-43rdawardPDF_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43rdawardPDF-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(44th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row">Mrinal Kanti Das </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td> • <i><a href="/wiki/Adajya" title="Adajya">Adajya</a></i><br /> • <i>Rag Birag</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For his versatile, imaginative and superb combinations and mood lighting.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-44thawardPDF_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44thawardPDF-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(45th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Iruvar" title="Iruvar">Iruvar</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For maintaining a consistent style and pattern that does justice to the period and scale that the narrative deals with.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-45thawardPDF_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45thawardPDF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(46th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> </th> <th scope="row">Gemini Color Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dil_Se.." title="Dil Se..">Dil Se..</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>His camera travels across spectacular landscapes and architecture and through bustling humanity with great seductive charm, colours and moods are created with equal ease in a film which sets a high standard of cinematic perfection.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-46thawardPDF_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46thawardPDF-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(47th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Anil_Mehta" title="Anil Mehta">Anil Mehta</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reliance_MediaWorks" title="Reliance MediaWorks">Adlabs</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Dil_De_Chuke_Sanam" title="Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam">Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For a wide range of tonal variations achieved by the cinematographer to express the changing moods of this musical in a given space and time.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-47thawardPDF_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47thawardPDF-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(48th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moksha_(2001_film)" title="Moksha (2001 film)">Moksha</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For providing wide range of tonal variation and outstanding compositions to cater to the changing moods of the film's narrative.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-48thawardPDF_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48thawardPDF-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(49th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row">Ramachandra Halkare </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dweepa" title="Dweepa">Dweepa</a></i> </td> <td>Kannada </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For his excellent camerawork that captures the agrarian milieu with strong visual metaphors. His work stands out for its deft handling of the situation, social vignettes and characters.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-49thawardPDF_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49thawardPDF-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(50th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> </th> <th scope="row">Rainbow Color Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Patalghar" title="Patalghar">Patalghar</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For creating the distinctive and elegant visual ambience of the film that is excellently in tune with the mood of the story.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-50thawardPDF_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50thawardPDF-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">2003<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(51st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> </th> <th scope="row">Rainbow Color Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhalo_Theko" title="Bhalo Theko">Bhalo Theko</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For enriching the narrative with tranquility and beauty.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardPDF_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardPDF-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">2004<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(52nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Aney" title="Mahesh Aney">Mahesh Aney</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reliance_MediaWorks" title="Reliance MediaWorks">Adlabs</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swades" title="Swades">Swades</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For his lens that captures the rural Indian landscape with reality and harshness.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-52ndawardPDF_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52ndawardPDF-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">2005<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(53rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Film Lab</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sringaram" title="Sringaram">Sringaram</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the technical brilliance which is evident in the framing, lighting and execution throughout the film.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-53rdawardPDF_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53rdawardPDF-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">2006<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(54th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Ghose" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautam Ghose">Gautam Ghose</a> </th> <th scope="row">Rainbow Colour Lab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Yatra_(2007_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yatra (2007 film)">Yatra</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For creating evocative moods and capturing the nuances of a feudal system changing to modern times.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-54thawardPDF_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54thawardPDF-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">2007<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(55th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0">Shanker Raman </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Deluxe_Entertainment_Services_Group_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.">Deluxe Laboratories Inc.</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Frozen_(2007_film)" title="Frozen (2007 film)">Frozen</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the artistic and technical excellence of cinematography revealed through superb reproduction of tonalities and stark compositions, maintaining the texture on high altitude.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-55thawardPDF_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55thawardPDF-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">2008<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(56th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> </th> <th scope="row">Filmlab </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Antaheen" title="Antaheen">Antaheen</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the poetically captured visuals with inspired use of light and shades to enhanced the mood of the film.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-56thawardPDF_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56thawardPDF-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(57th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Anjuli_Shukla" title="Anjuli Shukla">Anjuli Shukla</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reliance_MediaWorks" title="Reliance MediaWorks">Adlabs</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kutty_Srank" title="Kutty Srank">Kutty Srank</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the breathtaking sweep that captures the magical mystery of a multilayered narrative.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-57thawardPDF_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57thawardPDF-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(58th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adaminte_Makan_Abu" title="Adaminte Makan Abu">Adaminte Makan Abu</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the visual poetry that augments and reinforces the concern of the narrative and for unfolding the infinite vistas of nascent digital technology in the visual medium.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-58thawardPDF_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58thawardPDF-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(59th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row">Satya Rai Nagpaul </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reliance_MediaWorks" title="Reliance MediaWorks">Reliance MediaWorks</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anhe_Ghore_Da_Daan" title="Anhe Ghore Da Daan">Anhe Ghore Da Daan</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjabi_language" title="Punjabi language">Punjabi</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For skilfully blending the narrative and the moving image to describe the desolate fields of Punjab making its painful transition towards a dehumanised urban world. He provides a human feel to the textures of this once bountiful landscape with some brilliant lighting and compositional unity. The minimalism employed opens up a rich tapestry of rural faces, landscapes and its animals in a way that allows the viewer to virtually inhabit these spaces.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-59thaward_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59thaward-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(60th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row">Sudheer Palsane </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Studios" title="Prasad Studios">Prasad Studios</a> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ko_Yad" title="Ko Yad">Ko:Yad</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mishing_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mishing language">Mishing</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>The unexplored charm of <a href="/wiki/Northeast_India" title="Northeast India">North-East India</a> through different seasons is all the more alluring in the eyes of this Cinematographer.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-60thaward_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60thaward-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(61st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Ravi" title="Rajeev Ravi">Rajeev Ravi</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Liar%27s_Dice_(film)" title="Liar's Dice (film)">Liar's Dice</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For capturing life from the picturesque snow-laden mountains through a strenuous bus journey, to the crowded and dingy streets of Delhi with a rare fluidity.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-61staward_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61staward-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(62nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chotushkone" title="Chotushkone">Chotushkone</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For exhibiting a wide spectrum of space and time while effortlessly knitting the emotional fabric of the film.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-62ndaward_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62ndaward-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(63rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bajirao_Mastani" title="Bajirao Mastani">Bajirao Mastani</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For bringing about an outstanding visual dynamics, depicting the grand interiors of palaces and vast landscapes with an artistic interplay of light & shadows.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-63rdaward_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63rdaward-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(64th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tirru" title="Tirru">Tirru</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/24_(2016_film)" title="24 (2016 film)">24</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For understating the basic requirements of popular 'movie watching experience' and enhancing it manifold.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-64thaward_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64thaward-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(65th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_S._Praveen" title="Nikhil S. Praveen">Nikhil S. Praveen</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhayanakam" title="Bhayanakam">Bhayanakam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(66th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/M._J._Radhakrishnan" title="M. J. Radhakrishnan">M. J. Radhakrishnan</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Olu" title="Olu">Olu</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>Different landscapes, elements and texture come alive to bring a sense of beauty and grace.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"> <p><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">2019<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(67th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Girish_Gangadharan" title="Girish Gangadharan">Girish Gangadharan</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jallikattu_(2019_film)" title="Jallikattu (2019 film)">Jallikattu</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For the brilliant picturisation of long night sequences where frantic locals chase a wild bull in a forest without compromising the beauty of the night and the forest.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"> <p><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(68th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"><a href="/wiki/Supratim_Bhol" title="Supratim Bhol">Supratim Bhol</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#EBEBE0"> –  </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Avijatrik" title="Avijatrik">Avijatrik</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <i>For fulfilling the aspirations of the script through the images of classical elegance.</i></div></div> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">2021<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(69th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Avik_Mukhopadhyay" title="Avik Mukhopadhyay">Avik Mukhopadhyay</a> </th> <th scope="row"> –  </th> 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=32nd+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F32nd_nff_1985.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33rdawardPDF-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33rdawardPDF_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf">"33rd National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=33rd+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F33nfa.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34thawardPDF-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34thawardPDF_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf">"34th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=34th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F34th_NFF.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35thawardPDF-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35thawardPDF_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf">"35th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=35th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F35th_nff_1988.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36thawardPDF-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36thawardPDF_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf">"36th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=36th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F36nfa.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37thawardPDF-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37thawardPDF_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf">"37th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=37th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F37nfa.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38thawardPDF-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38thawardPDF_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf">"38th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=38th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F38th_nff_1991.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39thawardPDF-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39thawardPDF_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf">"39th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 February</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=39th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F39nd_nff_1985.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40thawardPDF-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40thawardPDF_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf">"40th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=40th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F40th_nff_1993.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41stawardPDF-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41stawardPDF_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf">"41st National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=41st+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F41st_nff_1994.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42ndawardPDF-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42ndawardPDF_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf">"42nd National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=42nd+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F42nd_nff_1995.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43rdawardPDF-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43rdawardPDF_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf">"43rd National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=43rd+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F43rd_nff_1996.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44thawardPDF-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44thawardPDF_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf">"44th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=44th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F44th_nff_1997.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45thawardPDF-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45thawardPDF_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf">"45th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=45th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F45th_NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46thawardPDF-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46thawardPDF_33-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf">"46th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=46th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F46_nff_1999.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47thawardPDF-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47thawardPDF_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf">"47th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=47th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F47th_nff_2000.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48thawardPDF-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48thawardPDF_35-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf">"48th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=48th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F48th_nff_2001.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49thawardPDF-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49thawardPDF_36-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf">"49th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=49th+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2F2011%2F49th_nff_2002.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Cinematography" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50thawardPDF-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50thawardPDF_37-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf">"50th National Film Awards"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1968)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1969)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> <a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></a></li> <li>Nando Bhattacharya <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankada_Ravi_Varma" title="Mankada Ravi Varma">Mankada Ravi Varma</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._S._Lokanath" title="B. S. Lokanath">B. S. Lokanath</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._S._Nivas" title="P. S. Nivas">P. S. Nivas</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaji_N._Karun" title="Shaji N. Karun">Shaji N. Karun</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li>Kamal Nayak <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li>Sivan <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Color</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M. N. Malhotra <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1967)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Prasad" title="K. S. Prasad">K. S. Prasad</a> <a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1968)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bartley" title="Marcus Bartley">Marcus Bartley</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1969)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radhu_Karmakar" title="Radhu Karmakar">Radhu Karmakar</a> <a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></a></li> <li>Ramachandra <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Mahajan" title="K. K. Mahajan">K. K. Mahajan</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishan_Arya" title="Ishan Arya">Ishan Arya</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Ramachandra" title="S. Ramachandra">S. Ramachandra</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Nihalani" title="Govind Nihalani">Govind Nihalani</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li>Rajan Kinagi <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar_(cinematographer)" title="Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)">Ashok Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Black-and-white</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Shripati R. Bhat <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li>No Award <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li>B. Bindhani and Raj Shekharand <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;">Discontinued after 1983</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Color</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a> <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li>Jehangir Choudhary <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sreeram" title="P. C. Sreeram">P. C. Sreeram</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Saini" title="Virendra Saini">Virendra Saini</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Anand" title="K. V. Anand">K. V. Anand</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a></li> <li>Mrinal Kanti Das <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1998)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Mehta" title="Anil Mehta">Anil Mehta</a> <a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1999)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a> <a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2000)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2001–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Ramachandra Halkare <a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2001)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Aney" title="Mahesh Aney">Mahesh Aney</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> <a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goutam_Ghose" title="Goutam Ghose">Goutam Ghose</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></a></li> <li>Shanker Raman <a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjuli_Shukla" title="Anjuli Shukla">Anjuli Shukla</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li>Satya Rai Nagpaul <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li>Sudheer Palsane <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Ravi" title="Rajeev Ravi">Rajeev Ravi</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirru" title="Tirru">Tirru</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_S._Praveen" title="Nikhil S. Praveen">Nikhil S. Praveen</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._J._Radhakrishnan" title="M. J. Radhakrishnan">M. J. Radhakrishnan</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Gangadharan" title="Girish Gangadharan">Girish Gangadharan</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supratim_Bhol" title="Supratim Bhol">Supratim Bhol</a> <a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avik_Mukhopadhyay" title="Avik Mukhopadhyay">Avik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards"><span 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href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Cinema of India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Lifetime Achievement</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Feature Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Golden Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">Children's Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director">Debut Film of a Director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Animation Film)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Silver Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Assamese_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film">Assamese Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Bengali_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film">Bengali Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Gujarati_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film">Gujarati Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Hindi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film">Hindi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Kannada_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film">Kannada Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Konkani_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film">Konkani Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film">Malayalam Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Manipuri_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film">Manipuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Marathi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film">Marathi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Odia_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Odia Feature Film">Odia Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Punjabi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film">Punjabi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film">Tamil Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Telugu_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Telugu Feature Film">Telugu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Screenplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role">Actor in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role">Actress in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role">Actor in a Supporting Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role">Actress in a Supporting Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist" title="National Film Award for Best Child Artist">Child Artist</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Male Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Female Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Lyrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Production Design">Production Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Visual Effects)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Stunt_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography">Stunt Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="National Film Award for Best Make-up">Make-up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bhojpuri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bhojpuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bodo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bodo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Dogri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Dogri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_English_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best English Feature Film">English Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Garo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Garo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Haryanvi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Haryanvi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Jasari_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Jasari Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kashmiri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kashmiri Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Khasi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Khasi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kodava_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kodava Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kokborok_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kokborok Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Ladakhi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Ladakhi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Maithili_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Maithili Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mishing_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mishing Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mizo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mizo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Monpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Monpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Pangchenpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Pangchenpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Rabha_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Rabha Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sanskrit_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sanskrit Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sherdukpen_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sherdukpen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tiwa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tiwa Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tulu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tulu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Urdu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Urdu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Wancho_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Wancho Feature Film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film">Second Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Third_Best_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Third Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Story" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Story</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Film_Based_On_High_Literary_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Film Based on High Literary Work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Film on National Integration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Film on Other Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)">Special Jury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animated_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animated Film">Animated Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Special Effects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Non-Feature Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Golden Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Non-Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (non-feature film)">Debut Film of a Director</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Silver Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li>Documentry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Arts/Cultural Film</a></li> <li>Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animation Film">Animation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Film">Short Film</a></li> <li>Script</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Narration_/_Voice_Over" title="National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over">Narration / Voice Over</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction (non-feature film)">Best Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design (non-feature film)">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Experimental_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Experimental Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Industrial_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Industrial Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Agriculture_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film">Agriculture Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Anthropological/Ethnographic_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film">Anthropological/Ethnographic Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Biographical Film">Biographical Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film">Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Environment/Conservation/Preservation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film">Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Exploration/Adventure_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film">Exploration/Adventure Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Historical_Reconstruction/Compilation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film">Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Investigative_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Investigative Film">Investigative Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Promotional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Promotional Film">Promotional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Scientific_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Scientific Film">Scientific Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues">Film on Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Filmstrip" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Filmstrip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_News_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">News Review</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Newsreel_Cameraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Newsreel Cameraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film)">Special Jury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Writing on cinema</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Book_on_Cinema" title="National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema">Best Book on Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Book_on_Cinema)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Film_Critic)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Awards by year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1953–1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_National_Film_Awards" title="1st National Film Awards">1953 <span style="font-size:85%;">(1st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_Film_Awards" title="2nd National Film Awards">1954 <span style="font-size:85%;">(2nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_Film_Awards" title="3rd National Film Awards">1955 <span style="font-size:85%;">(3rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_National_Film_Awards" title="4th National Film Awards">1956 <span style="font-size:85%;">(4th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_National_Film_Awards" title="5th National Film Awards">1957 <span style="font-size:85%;">(5th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_National_Film_Awards" title="6th National Film Awards">1958 <span style="font-size:85%;">(6th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Film_Awards" title="7th National Film Awards">1959 <span style="font-size:85%;">(7th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">1960 <span style="font-size:85%;">(8th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1961–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Film_Awards" title="9th National Film Awards">1961 <span style="font-size:85%;">(9th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Film_Awards" title="10th National Film Awards">1962 <span style="font-size:85%;">(10th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Film_Awards" title="11th National Film Awards">1963 <span style="font-size:85%;">(11th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Film_Awards" title="12th National Film Awards">1964 <span style="font-size:85%;">(12th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Film_Awards" title="13th National Film Awards">1965 <span style="font-size:85%;">(13th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Film_Awards" title="14th National Film Awards">1966 <span style="font-size:85%;">(14th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967 <span style="font-size:85%;">(15th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968 <span style="font-size:85%;">(16th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969 <span style="font-size:85%;">(17th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970 <span style="font-size:85%;">(18th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971 <span style="font-size:85%;">(19th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972 <span style="font-size:85%;">(20th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973 <span style="font-size:85%;">(21st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974 <span style="font-size:85%;">(22nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975 <span style="font-size:85%;">(23rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976 <span style="font-size:85%;">(24th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977 <span style="font-size:85%;">(25th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978 <span style="font-size:85%;">(26th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979 <span style="font-size:85%;">(27th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980 <span style="font-size:85%;">(28th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981 <span style="font-size:85%;">(29th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982 <span style="font-size:85%;">(30th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983 <span style="font-size:85%;">(31st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984 <span style="font-size:85%;">(32nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985 <span style="font-size:85%;">(33rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986 <span style="font-size:85%;">(34th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987 <span style="font-size:85%;">(35th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(36th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989 <span style="font-size:85%;">(37th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990 <span style="font-size:85%;">(38th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991 <span style="font-size:85%;">(39th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992 <span style="font-size:85%;">(40th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993 <span style="font-size:85%;">(41st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994 <span style="font-size:85%;">(42nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995 <span style="font-size:85%;">(43rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996 <span style="font-size:85%;">(44th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997 <span style="font-size:85%;">(45th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998 <span style="font-size:85%;">(46th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(47th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000 <span style="font-size:85%;">(48th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">2001–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(49th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002 <span style="font-size:85%;">(50th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">2003 <span style="font-size:85%;">(51st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">2004 <span style="font-size:85%;">(52nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">2005 <span style="font-size:85%;">(53rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">2006 <span style="font-size:85%;">(54th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">2007 <span style="font-size:85%;">(55th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">2008 <span style="font-size:85%;">(56th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009 <span style="font-size:85%;">(57th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010 <span style="font-size:85%;">(58th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011 <span style="font-size:85%;">(59th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012 <span style="font-size:85%;">(60th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013 <span style="font-size:85%;">(61st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014 <span style="font-size:85%;">(62nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015 <span style="font-size:85%;">(63rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016 <span style="font-size:85%;">(64th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017 <span style="font-size:85%;">(65th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018 <span style="font-size:85%;">(66th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">2019 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