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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Best of Indian cinema in 1993</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Film_Festivals" title="Directorate of Film Festivals">Directorate of Film Festivals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma" title="Shankar Dayal Sharma">Shankar Dayal Sharma</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Announced on</th><td class="infobox-data">21 April 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-04-21</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented on</th><td class="infobox-data">30 September 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday 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Book on Cinema">Best Book</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Naalo Nenu</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Pritiman Sarkar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majrooh_Sultanpuri" title="Majrooh Sultanpuri">Majrooh Sultanpuri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"> • <i><a href="/wiki/In_Custody_(1993_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="In Custody (1993 film)">Muhafiz</a></i><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><style 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li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Awards (India)">National Film Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">42nd</a> →</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>41st <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a></b>, presented by <a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Film_Festivals" title="Directorate of Film Festivals">Directorate of Film Festivals</a>, the organisation set up by <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India</a> to felicitate the best of <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian Cinema</a> released in the year 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ceremony took place in 1994. </p><p>With 41st National Film Awards, a new award for <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Music_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction">Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction</a> was introduced for non-feature films section awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lifetime_Achievement_Award">Lifetime Achievement Award</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lifetime Achievement Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Image </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Awarded As </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Awards </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/75px-Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/113px-Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/150px-Majrooh_Sultanpuri_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="930" data-file-height="693" 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For 41st National Film Awards, a <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Bengali film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Charachar" title="Charachar">Charachar</a></i> won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a> whereas an Urdu film, <i><a href="/wiki/In_Custody_(1993_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="In Custody (1993 film)">Muhafiz</a></i> along with a <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Juries">Juries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Juries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A committee headed by <a href="/wiki/T._Subbarami_Reddy" title="T. Subbarami Reddy">T. Subbarami Reddy</a> was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jury Members</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T._Subbarami_Reddy" title="T. Subbarami Reddy">T. Subbarami Reddy</a> (Chairperson) • <a href="/wiki/Gautam_Bora" title="Gautam Bora">Gautam Bora</a> • <a href="/wiki/Madhabi_Mukherjee" title="Madhabi Mukherjee">Madhabi Mukherjee</a> • <a href="/wiki/Salil_Chowdhury" title="Salil Chowdhury">Salil Chowdhury</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bidhu_Bhusan_Das" title="Bidhu Bhusan Das">Bidhu Bhusan Das</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> • Sitakant Misra • Nachiket Patwardhan • J. L. Ralhan • <a href="/wiki/B._Narsing_Rao" title="B. Narsing Rao">B. Narsing Rao</a> • <a href="/wiki/R._C._Sakthi" title="R. C. Sakthi">R. C. Sakthi</a> • <a href="/wiki/Valampuri_Somanathan" title="Valampuri Somanathan">Valampuri Somanathan</a> • Vijaya</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All_India_Award">All India Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: All India Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following were the awards given:<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Golden_Lotus_Award">Golden Lotus Award</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Golden Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Swarna Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Charachar" title="Charachar">Charachar</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Producer: M/s Gope Movies Pvt Ltd. </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 50,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>director: <a href="/wiki/Buddhadeb_Dasgupta" title="Buddhadeb Dasgupta">Buddhadeb Dasgupta</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its poetic and typical representation of the eternal human longing for liberation and man's alienation from Nature.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director">Best Debut Film of a Director</a> </td> <td><i>Sunya Theke Suru</i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td>Producer: H. Das, Madhumanti Maitra and M. Das<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Ashoke_Viswanathan" title="Ashoke Viswanathan">Ashoke Viswanathan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its creative handling of sensitive subject, exhibiting the socio-political situation of out society, spanning three decades.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Manichitrathazhu" title="Manichitrathazhu">Manichitrathazhu</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/PD_Abraham" class="mw-redirect" title="PD Abraham">Appachan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 40,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Fazil_(Indian_filmmaker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fazil (Indian filmmaker)">Fazil</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For handling an unusual subject of psychological aberration in a conservative society and the ultimate acceptance of a modern approach.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Darr" title="Darr">Darr</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Yash_Chopra" title="Yash Chopra">Yash Chopra</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 40,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Yash Chopra </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its convincing presentation of the theme of love, which has been rendered complex by its relationship with past experiences of fear.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">Best Children's Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Lavanya Preeti</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Oriya_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriya language">Oriya</a> </td> <td>Producer: National Center of Films for Children and Young People </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/A._K._Bir" class="mw-redirect" title="A. K. Bir">A. K. Bir</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its subtle and delicate exposition of the growing-up process from childhood to adolescence through the use of myths and striking visuals.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Best Direction</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._V._Chandran" title="T. V. Chandran">T. V. Chandran</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 50,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a masterly rendering of a whole range of human experience into celluloid poetry.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Silver_Lotus_Award">Silver Lotus Award</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Silver Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Rajat Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Best Feature Film on National Integration</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Sardar_(1993_film)" title="Sardar (1993 film)">Sardar</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Haribhai_M._Patel" class="mw-redirect" title="Haribhai M. Patel">Haribhai M. Patel</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Ketan_Mehta" title="Ketan Mehta">Ketan Mehta</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For presenting a panoramic view of India in a period of transition to reveal the goals of nationalism by the integration of a mass disparate materials and shaping them into a coherent saga of Indian nationalism in an epic style.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">Best Film on Family Welfare</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Akashadoothu" title="Akashadoothu">Akashadoothu</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: Anupama Cinema </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Siby_Malayil" class="mw-redirect" title="Siby Malayil">Siby Malayil</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the urgency of family welfare through human love and compassion.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Best Film on Other Social Issues</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Janani_(1993_film)" title="Janani (1993 film)">Janani</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Producer: Sanat Dasgupta </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Sanat Dasgupta </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its delicate portrayal of an obscurantist practice like witchcraft, prevalent in certain parts of the country.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Naaraayam_(film)" title="Naaraayam (film)">Naaraayam</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Malayalam </td> <td>Producer: Raju Pilakat </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Sasi_Shanker" title="Sasi Shanker">Sasi Shanker</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its subdued depiction of the possibilities of realising communal harmony.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Devara Kadu</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td>Producer: Pattabhirami Reddy Productions </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Pattabhirami_Reddy_Tikkavarapu" class="mw-redirect" title="Pattabhirami Reddy Tikkavarapu">Pattabhirami Reddy Tikkavarapu</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For presenting the two themes of "Back to Village" and "Preservation of Nature" by an imaginative use of myths and legends.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td> <td> • <i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Vidheyan" title="Vidheyan">Vidheyan</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his sensitive portrayal in the film Ponthan Mada of the role of an outsider and in Vidheyan for the depiction of the relationship of power and terror at an existential level.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actress">Best Actress</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manichithrathazhu" class="mw-redirect" title="Manichithrathazhu">Manichithrathazhu</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For her unusual capacity to reveal complex nuances of a variety of human emotions.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> </td> <td> • <i><a href="/wiki/Woh_Chokri" title="Woh Chokri">Woh Chokri</a></i><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Sir_(1993_film)" title="Sir (1993 film)">Sir</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paresh_Rawal" title="Paresh Rawal">Paresh Rawal</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his performances in the films to reveal contradictory human emotions at the outer and inner levels.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Woh_Chokri" title="Woh Chokri">Woh Chokri</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gupta" title="Neena Gupta">Neena Gupta</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a realistic portrayal of a loving mother and a betrayed wife, revealing shades of love, hate and anxiety.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist" title="National Film Award for Best Child Artist">Best Child Artist</a> </td> <td><i>Lavanya Preeti</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oriya_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriya language">Oriya</a> </td> <td>Tarasankar Misra </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 5,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For depicting successfully the process of growing up from childhood to adolescence and the first awareness of sexuality.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sopanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Sopanam">Sopanam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his superb capacity to render a variety of moods by means of a rich and melodious voice, which is capable of delineating both the range and depth of human emotions.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Best Female Playback Singer</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Hain_Rahi_Pyar_Ke" title="Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke">Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alka_Yagnik" title="Alka Yagnik">Alka Yagnik</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For her ability to identify herself with the characters and render the delicate nuances of human feelings in complex situations.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: <a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a>: Prasad Film Laboratories </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <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> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Best Screenplay</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Broken_Journey" title="The Broken Journey">Uttoran</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> (Posthumously) </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For designing and structuring a screenplay from an imaginative and aesthetic angle, with a superb control over the unity of impressions.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Audiography" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Audiography">Best Audiography</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mahanadhi_(1994_film)" title="Mahanadhi (1994 film)">Mahanadhi</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td> • <a href="/wiki/H._Sridhar" title="H. Sridhar">H. Sridhar</a><br /> • K. M. Surya Narayan<br />(M/s Media Artiste Pvt. Ltd) </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For their capacity to the use of technique to contribute to the total effect of the film as an audio-visual gestalt.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Best Editing</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sardar_(1993_film)" title="Sardar (1993 film)">Sardar</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renu_Saluja" title="Renu Saluja">Renu Saluja</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For combining expertise with artistry in a diverse and disparate series of sequences into a memorable experience of epic cinema.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Art Direction">Best Art Direction</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Custody_(1993_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="In Custody (1993 film)">Muhafiz</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urdu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu language">Urdu</a> </td> <td>Suresh Sawant </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For recreating architecture, landscape and interiors of exceptional beauty and cinematic integrity, synchronised to perfection with the thematic content of the protagonist's search for the poetry of an ailing maestro.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Best Costume Design</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Custody_(1993_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="In Custody (1993 film)">Muhafiz</a></i> </td> <td>Urdu </td> <td>Loveleen Bains </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For recreating an entire spectrum of costumes, representing not only the protagonist, the ageing litterateur and his closeted world, but the entire milieu of the city and the small town.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Best Music Direction</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnson_(composer)" title="Johnson (composer)">Johnson</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his music, which exhibits imagination, competence and presentation of the changing contours of music from traditional to modern styles.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Best Lyrics</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mathru_Devo_Bhava" title="Mathru Devo Bhava">Mathru Devo Bhava</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Raalipoye Puvva")</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veturi" title="Veturi">Veturi</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his lyric "Raalipoye Puvva", which demonstrates his poetic imagination, enriched by his deep experience of life and a consequential competence in using language with felicity.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Best Special Effects</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thiruda_Thiruda" title="Thiruda Thiruda">Thiruda Thiruda</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td>Sethu </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For professional and apt handling of spectacular scenes on a large scale, contributing significantly to the overall impact of the film.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thiruda_Thiruda" title="Thiruda Thiruda">Thiruda Thiruda</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mugur_Sundar" title="Mugur Sundar">Sundaram</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the orchestration of scores of dancers in unison, with massive sets, stunning light effects and foot thumping music.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)">Special Jury Award</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Custody_(1993_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="In Custody (1993 film)">Muhafiz</a></i> </td> <td>Urdu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a sensitive portrayal of the feeling of the poet, who is a representative of a dying humanistic culture, in course of which the life of imagination is undermined by the pressure of materialistic values.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Woh_Chokri" title="Woh Chokri">Woh Chokri</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pallavi_Joshi" title="Pallavi Joshi">Pallavi Joshi</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For enacting competently and realistically, a whole gamut of experiences and emotions, embracing a women's life from childhood to adulthood.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)">Special Mention</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Hain_Rahi_Pyar_Ke" title="Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke">Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> • <a href="/wiki/Tahir_Hussain" title="Tahir Hussain">Tahir Hussain</a> (Producer)<br /> • <a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Bhatt" title="Mahesh Bhatt">Mahesh Bhatt</a> (Director) </td> <td rowspan="4">Certificate Only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an enjoyable and wholesome entertainment at the level of innocent comedy.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadows_of_the_Rainbow" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadows of the Rainbow">Indradhanura Chhai</a></i> </td> <td>Oriya </td> <td> • Jugal Debata (Producer)<br /> • <a href="/wiki/Susant_Mishra" title="Susant Mishra">Susant Mishra</a> (Director) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For their film, a sensitive exploration of a woman's experience of loneliness in the context of the inexorable passage of time, culminating on a positive note of redemption through symbolic images.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Awards">Regional Awards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regional Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Assamese" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese">Best Feature Film in Assamese</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Abartan</i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Bhabendra_Nath_Saikia" title="Bhabendra Nath Saikia">Bhabendra Nath Saikia</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Bhabendra Nath Saikia </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a successful experiment in the dramatic technique of a play-within-a-play to reveal the relationship of appearances to reality.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Bengali" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali">Best Feature Film in Bengali</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Antareen" title="Antareen">Antareen</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a sensitive exploration of modern man's loneliness and the failure of human communication in a dehumanised civilization.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Feature_Film_in_Gujarati" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Feature Film in Gujarati</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Manvini Bhavai</i> </td> <td>Producer: Aashish Trivedi and <a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Upendra Trivedi </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For depicting the drought-torn lives of villagers through the eyes of the protagonist.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Hindi" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi">Best Feature Film in Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Patang_(film)" title="Patang (film)">Patang</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Sanjay Sahay and Durba Sahay </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Gautam_Ghose" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautam Ghose">Gautam Ghose</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a restrained and symbolic portrayal of love and betrayal and of the various layers of moral corruption, which overpower the lives of innocents.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Kannada" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada">Best Feature Film in Kannada</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Chinnari_Mutha" title="Chinnari Mutha">Chinnari Mutha</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Nagini Nagabharana, Saroja and Nandakumar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/T._S._Nagabharana" title="T. S. Nagabharana">T. S. Nagabharana</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an imaginative rendering of a child's growing-up process, in terms of the widening ambiance of human life.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Malayalam" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam">Best Feature Film in Malayalam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Vidheyan" title="Vidheyan">Vidheyan</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/K._Ravindran_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Ravindran Nair">K. Ravindran Nair</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its in-depth handling and complex delineation of the psychological evolution of two characters, representative of the transformation of terror into power and its hold over the life of the existentialist outsider.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Manipuri" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri">Best Feature Film in Manipuri</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Sambal_Wangma" title="Sambal Wangma">Sambal Wangma</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Sobita Devi </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: K. Ibohal </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For correlating the integration of Man with Nature for the development of the human personality.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Marathi" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi">Best Feature Film in Marathi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Lapandav" title="Lapandav">Lapandav</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Sachin Parekar and Sanjay Parekar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Shraboni Deodhar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its clever portrayal of comedy of errors, cutting across the generation gap and for its charming depiction of puppy-love, extending from the campus to the homes of today's youth, in a refreshing directorial debut.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Oriya" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya">Best Feature Film in Oriya</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Aranya_Rodan" title="Aranya Rodan">Aranya Rodan</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Prasan Prusti </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Biplab Ray Chaudhuri </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its very sensitive and cinematic handling of an urban journalist's quest to understand the complexities of tribal life, seen through the eyes of an orphaned boy.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Punjabi" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi">Best Feature Film in Punjabi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Kachehri" title="Kachehri">Kachehri</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Vijay Tandon </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Ravindra Peepat </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For highlighting the vulnerability of the judicial system, in which sometimes justification prevails over justice.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Mahanadhi_(1994_film)" title="Mahanadhi (1994 film)">Mahanadhi</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: S. A. Rajkannu </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Santhana_Bharathi" title="Santhana Bharathi">Santhana Bharathi</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For depicting the aspiration and frustrations of the protagonist, his separation from reunion with his children, spanning a vast canvas of various cinema skills put together into an epic saga of a struggle against justice.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Telugu" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu">Best Feature Film in Telugu</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Mister_Pellam" title="Mister Pellam">Mister Pellam</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Gavara Partha Sarathi </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its satirical exploration of the myth of the male ego, being superior to that of female.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Urdu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Feature Film in Urdu</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/In_Custody_(1993_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="In Custody (1993 film)">Muhafiz</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Wahid Chowhan </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Ismail_Merchant" title="Ismail Merchant">Ismail Merchant</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>A breath-taking film, uniting the various film arts, crafts and technical skills into an integrated experience, with lasting images of a dying culture, in which a humanistic vision of life is being undermined by encroachment from acquisitive commercialism.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kodava_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Feature Film in Kodava</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Mandhara Phu</i> </td> <td>Producer: B. N. Ravishankar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: S. R. Rajan </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For depicting how unusual parental love affects children's life adversely too.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tulu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Feature Film in Tulu</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Bangar_Patler" title="Bangar Patler">Bangara Patler</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Richard Castellano </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Richard Castellano </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For depicting how money-power can take away everything from a simple and innocent community of villagers, using muscle power and political force.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-Feature_Films">Non-Feature Films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Non-Feature Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Juries_2">Juries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Juries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A committee headed by Bikram Singh was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jury Members</b> <ul><li>Bikram Singh (Chairperson) • <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> • Paresh Mehta • <a href="/wiki/K._R._Mohanan" title="K. R. Mohanan">K. R. Mohanan</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tanusree_Shankar" title="Tanusree Shankar">Tanusree Shankar</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Golden_Lotus_Award_2">Golden Lotus Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Golden Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Swarna Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Best Non-Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i>Maihar Raag</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Shanbag" title="Sunil Shanbag">Sunil Shanbag</a><br />Director: Arun Bhattacharjee </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For presenting a candid and spontaneous portrayal of the decay of our heritage, as it is being engulfed by clouds of heartless commercialism.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Silver_Lotus_Award_2">Silver Lotus Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Silver Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Rajat Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_First_Non-Feature_Film_of_a_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director">Best First Non-Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i>Bazar Sitaram</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Neena_Gupta" title="Neena Gupta">Neena Gupta</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">for</span> <a href="/wiki/Films_Division_of_India" title="Films Division of India">Films Division</a><br />Director: Neena Gupta </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For presenting a delicate and sensitive portrayal of the culture, traditions and milieu of Old Delhi as a personalised experience.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Anthropological/Ethnographic_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film">Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film</a> </td> <td><i>Ladakh – Life Along the Indus</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Bappa Ray<br />Director: Bappa Ray </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a visually enchanting depiction of the life patterns of the people living along the River Indus in Ladakh, with rich details emerging from their environment.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Biographical Film">Best Biographical Film</a> </td> <td><i>Colors of Absence</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Shanta_Gokhale" title="Shanta Gokhale">Shanta Gokhale</a> and Arun Khopkar<br />Director: Arun khopkar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a beautifully crafted and successful presentation of the biography of the painter, <a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a>, through his work. The sound design of the film has also been meticulously conceived.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Best Arts / Cultural Film</a> </td> <td><i>Anukampan</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: Balaka Ghosh<br />Director: Balaka Ghosh </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For focussing attention on a unique intermingling of classical and folk dance traditions which is in danger of extinction through an appealing film form.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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">Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Orchids_of_Manipur_(film)" title="Orchids of Manipur (film)">Orchids of Manipur</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a> </td> <td>Producer: Tomchou Singh<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Aribam_Syam_Sharma" title="Aribam Syam Sharma">Aribam Syam Sharma</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a colourful and extremely aesthetic presentation of the exalting abundance of the wild orchids of Manipur.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Promotional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Promotional Film">Best Promotional Film</a> </td> <td><i>Timeless India</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Zafar Hai<br />Director: Zafar Hai </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For taking the viewer through a visually beautiful experience of the landmass called India, in all its varied colours and variety.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Agriculture_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film">Best Agricultural Film</a> </td> <td><i>Building From Below</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: N. G. Hegde<br />Director: Vishram Revankar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For demonstrating the prime importance of human development along with basic agricultural development activities.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues">Best Film on Social Issues</a> </td> <td><i>The Women Betrayed</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Sehjo Singh and <a href="/wiki/Anwar_Jamal" title="Anwar Jamal">Anwar Jamal</a><br />Director: Sehjo Singh </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the critical presentation of the phenomenon of witches and witch-hunting, provoked by forces within and outside, which is symbolic of the exploitation of a tribal community.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film">Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film</a> </td> <td><i>AIDS</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: Nooranad Ramachandran, Ganesh Babu and Ochira Sathar<br />Director: Nooranad Ramachandran </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For presenting information on this disease in a simple, straightforward and direct manner.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Exploration/Adventure_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film">Best Exploration / Adventure Film</a> </td> <td><i>The Splendour of Garhwal and Roopkund</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: The Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Banerjee" title="Victor Banerjee">Victor Banerjee</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an imaginatively told and poetically picturised exploration of Garhwal and Roopkund.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Investigative_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Investigative Film">Best Investigative Film</a> </td> <td><i>Benefit For Whom at Whose Cost?</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Dinesh Lakhanpal<br />Director: Dinesh Lakhanpal </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a well researched and detailed investigation of the fears and tribulations of the people living under the looming shadow of a long-delayed multipurpose hydel project.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Animation_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film">Best Animation Film</a> </td> <td><i>Chetak</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: National Center of Films for Children and Young People<br />Director: V. G. Samant<br />Animator: V. G. Samant </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For bringing alive the legendary horse in a most charming manner.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Fiction_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film">Best Short Fiction Film</a> </td> <td><i>Sunday</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: National Center of Films for Children and Young People<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Advani_(director)" title="Pankaj Advani (director)">Pankaj Advani</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For taking a total holiday from logic and inhibitions and creating a most entertaining and humorous fantasy which, with all its improbabilities, will succeed in casting a spell on its audiences.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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">Best Film on Family Welfare</a> </td> <td><i>Taveez</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: Rajeev Mohan <span style="font-size:85%;">for</span> Films Division<br />Director: Purushottam Berde <span style="font-size:85%;">for</span> Films Division </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For promoting the small family norm in a direct and effective manner.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Cinematography" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> </td> <td><i>Moksha</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: Piyush Shah </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For documenting a tragic reality with all its moods and emotions.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Audiography" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography">Best Audiography</a> </td> <td><i>Maihar Raag</i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td>Indrajit Neogi </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For extremely imaginative and conceptual use of location sounds to depict the crumbling heritage of the Maihar orchestra.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing">Best Editing</a> </td> <td><i>Colors of Absence</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Rajesh Parmar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For smooth, precise and excellently edited work, which gives the film its unique rhythm, in keeping with its form and content.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Music_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction">Best Music Direction</a> </td> <td><i>Sunday</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajat_Dholakia" title="Rajat Dholakia">Rajat Dholakia</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For contributing significantly to the mood of fantasy which pervades the film through refreshing music, with innovative use of the human voice.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(Non-Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film)">Special Jury Award</a> </td> <td><i>Tragedy of an Indian Farmer</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murali_Nair" title="Murali Nair">Murali Nair</a> (Director) </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For transcreating a well-known and touching Malayalam poem into a celluloid poem, with great sensitivity and economy.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>Death of a Prodigal Son</i> </td> <td>Hindi, English </td> <td>Mahesh Thottathil (Director) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an interesting exploration of the stream-of-consciousness of a dying man in a restrained and stylised student film.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Writing_on_Cinema">Best Writing on Cinema</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Best Writing on Cinema"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Juries_3">Juries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Juries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A committee headed by <a href="/wiki/Khalid_Mohamed" title="Khalid Mohamed">Khalid Mohamed</a> was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jury Members</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khalid_Mohamed" title="Khalid Mohamed">Khalid Mohamed</a> (Chairperson) • Udaya Tara Nayar • Uma Vasudev</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Golden_Lotus_Award_3">Golden Lotus Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Golden Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Swarna Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-41staward_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Book </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:35%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:15%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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> </td> <td><i>Naalo Nenu</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td>Author: <a href="/wiki/Bhanumathi_Ramakrishna" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhanumathi Ramakrishna">Bhanumathi Ramakrishna</a><br />Publisher: <a href="/wiki/K._N._T._Sastry" title="K. N. T. Sastry">K. N. T. Sastry</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>Her riveting autobiography provides an insight into the working of the Telugu film industry, while tracing her fascinating life and career, written with candour and in an immensely fluent style, the book undergoes the independent spirit of a woman in an excessively male dominated system of the show business. The lively and self-analytical work is a rare phenomenon in a field, where artistes seem to be unnecessarily hesitant to author their life stories</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Pritiman Sarkar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>His articles are fine example of serious film criticism. Scholarly and sensitive to minute details of films, he has distilled years of his experience as a film society enthusiast into his writing. 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#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 href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">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_Chhattisgarhi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Chhattisgarhi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Dimasa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Dimasa 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</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_Mising_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mising 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_Moran_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Moran Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Paniya_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Paniya 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_Rajasthani_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Rajasthani 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</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</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_Mention_(Book_on_Cinema)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (Book on Cinema)">Special Mention (Book on Cinema)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Special_Mention_(Film_Critic)" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 <span style="font-size:85%;">(67th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020 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