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P. J. Abdul Kalam">Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</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">14 August 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-08-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented on</th><td class="infobox-data">2 February 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-02-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/">dff.nic.in</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFE4B0">Highlights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Shwaas" title="Shwaas">Shwaas</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><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></th><td class="infobox-data"> • <i>War and Peace</i><br /> • <i>Kaya Poochhe Maya Se</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Book_on_Cinema" title="National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema">Best Book</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Filmi Jagat Mein Ardhashakti Ka Romanch</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">Saibal Chatterjee</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/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"> • <i><a href="/wiki/Bhalo_Theko" title="Bhalo Theko">Bhalo Theko</a></i><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Chokher_Bali_(2003_film)" title="Chokher Bali (2003 film)">Chokher Bali</a></i><br />  • <i><a href="/wiki/Abar_Aranye" title="Abar Aranye">Abar Aranye</a></i> <br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Koi..._Mil_Gaya" title="Koi... Mil Gaya">Koi... Mil Gaya</a></i> (3)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li 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/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">50th</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/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">52nd</a> →</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>51st <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 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-51staward_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Awards were announced by the committee headed by <a href="/wiki/Basu_Chatterjee" title="Basu Chatterjee">Basu Chatterjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhimsain" title="Bhimsain">Bhimsain</a> and <a href="/wiki/K._N._T._Sastry" title="K. N. T. Sastry">K. N. T. Sastry</a> for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema, respectively, on 14 August 2004;<sup id="cite_ref-51stawardfeature_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardfeature-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whereas award ceremony took place on 3 February 2005 and awards were given away by then <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51stawardgiven_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardgiven-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With 51st National Film Awards, new category for Non-feature Film for <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Narration_/_Voice_Over" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over">Best Narration / Voice Over</a> was introduced and 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=51st_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=51st_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:Mrinal-sen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Mrinal-sen.jpg/75px-Mrinal-sen.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Mrinal-sen.jpg/113px-Mrinal-sen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Mrinal-sen.jpg/150px-Mrinal-sen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="594" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a><sup id="cite_ref-dadasahebarchive_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dadasahebarchive-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>director </td> <td>Swarna Kamal, <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 200,000 and a Shawl </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Feature_films">Feature films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=51st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Feature films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 51st National Film Awards, a <a href="/wiki/Marathi_cinema" title="Marathi cinema">Marathi film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Shwaas" title="Shwaas">Shwaas</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 three <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Bengali films</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Abar_Aranye" title="Abar Aranye">Abar Aranye</a></i> , <i><a href="/wiki/Bhalo_Theko" title="Bhalo Theko">Bhalo Theko</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chokher_Bali_(2003_film)" title="Chokher Bali (2003 film)">Chokher Bali</a></i>, along with a <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Hindi film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Koi..._Mil_Gaya" title="Koi... Mil Gaya">Koi... Mil Gaya</a></i> won the maximum number of awards (3). Following were the awards given in each category:<sup id="cite_ref-51staward_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardfeature_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardfeature-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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=51st_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/Basu_Chatterjee" title="Basu Chatterjee">Basu Chatterjee</a> was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<sup id="cite_ref-51staward_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardjuries_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardjuries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jury Members</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basu_Chatterjee" title="Basu Chatterjee">Basu Chatterjee</a> (Chairperson) • <a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Nirmala" title="Vijaya Nirmala">Vijaya Nirmala</a> • N. Krishnakumar (Unni) • <a href="/wiki/Sumalatha" title="Sumalatha">Sumalatha</a> • <a href="/wiki/K._B._Tilak" title="K. B. Tilak">K. B. Tilak</a> • Shailaja Bajpai • <a href="/wiki/Virendra_Saini" title="Virendra Saini">Virendra Saini</a></li> <li>Madhu Jain • <a href="/wiki/Rashmi_Doraiswamy" title="Rashmi Doraiswamy">Rashmi Doraiswamy</a> • Gayatri Chatterjee • Raj Datt • <a href="/wiki/Makhonmani_Mongsaba" title="Makhonmani Mongsaba">Makhonmani Mongsaba</a> • Sher Choudhary • <a href="/wiki/Mohan_Kumar_Kondajji" title="Mohan Kumar Kondajji">Mohan Kondajji</a></li> <li>Alaya Kumar Mohanty • <a href="/wiki/Jyoti_Sarup" title="Jyoti Sarup">Jyoti Sarup</a> • <a href="/wiki/Nimmala_Shankar" class="mw-redirect" title="Nimmala Shankar">Nimmala Shankar</a></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=51st_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-51staward_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardfeature_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardfeature-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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=51st_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-51staward_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardfeature_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardfeature-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shwaas" title="Shwaas">Shwaas</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Arun_Nalawade" title="Arun Nalawade">Arun Nalawade</a><br />director: <a href="/wiki/Sandeep_Sawant" title="Sandeep Sawant">Sandeep Sawant</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 50,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its sensitive and moving portrayal of the relationship between a grandfather and his grandson when the child is about to lose his vision.</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><a href="/wiki/Margam_(film)" title="Margam (film)">Margam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Vijay_Raghavan" title="Rajiv Vijay Raghavan">Rajiv Vijay Raghavan</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Vijay_Raghavan" title="Rajiv Vijay Raghavan">Rajiv Vijay Raghavan</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 poignantly capturing the troubled journey of a middle-aged individual re-examining his political past in the light of prevailing socio-political values.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Munna_Bhai_M.B.B.S." title="Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.">Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Vidhu_Vinod_Chopra" title="Vidhu Vinod Chopra">Vidhu Vinod Chopra</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani" title="Rajkumar Hirani">Rajkumar Hirani</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 40,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For dealing with social issues with humor and compassion.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Tora_(film)" title="Tora (film)">Tora</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Film_Society,_India" title="Children's Film Society, India">Children's Film Society</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For showing how a child brings down the boundaries and barriers created by adults.</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/Abar_Aranye" title="Abar Aranye">Abar Aranye</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Ghose" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautam Ghose">Gautam Ghose</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 his complex weaving of human destines across a wide range of socio-political and cinematic histories.</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=51st_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-51staward_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardfeature_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardfeature-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Pinjar_(film)" title="Pinjar (film)">Pinjar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: Lucky Star Entertainment Ltd<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Chandraprakash_Dwivedi" title="Chandraprakash Dwivedi">Chandraprakash Dwivedi</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For exploring the power of human relationships in overcoming social and religious schisms.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Paadam_Onnu:_Oru_Vilapam" title="Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam">Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Aryadan_Shoukath" title="Aryadan Shoukath">Aryadan Shaukat</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/T._V._Chandran" title="T. V. Chandran">T. V. Chandran</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For raising a voice against early marriage and for its advocacy of women's education in a conservative society.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Koi..._Mil_Gaya" title="Koi... Mil Gaya">Koi... Mil Gaya</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Rakesh_Roshan" title="Rakesh Roshan">Rakesh Roshan</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Rakesh_Roshan" title="Rakesh Roshan">Rakesh Roshan</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its compassionate portrayal of a mentally challenged young man who is able to reach out to the wonders of the universe.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gangaajal" title="Gangaajal">Gangaajal</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Prakash_Jha" title="Prakash Jha">Prakash Jha</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Prakash_Jha" title="Prakash Jha">Prakash Jha</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its stark delineation of a wide range of wrongs pervading society, and state.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i>Juye Poora Xoon</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td>Producer: Sanjib Sabhapandit<br />Director: Sanjib Sabhapandit </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its representation of large-scale migration and the erosion of a way of life by floods and industrialisation.</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/Pithamagan" title="Pithamagan">Pithamagan</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</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 powerful performance in a difficult and demanding role.</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/Paadam_Onnu:_Oru_Vilapam" title="Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam">Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meera_Jasmine" title="Meera Jasmine">Meera Jasmine</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 sustained and subtle portrayal of a young girl trapped in an early, polyandrous marriage and her ability to convey her little joys and large sorrows.</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/Maqbool" title="Maqbool">Maqbool</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Kapoor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pankaj Kapoor">Pankaj Kapoor</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 riveting yet understated performance as a mafia don.</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/Abar_Aranye" title="Abar Aranye">Abar Aranye</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore" title="Sharmila Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</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 grace with which she handles social and personal relationships.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><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><a href="/wiki/Shwaas" title="Shwaas">Shwaas</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashwin_Chitale" title="Ashwin Chitale">Ashwin Chitale</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 5,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his haunting performance as a child who realises he is going to lose his eyesight.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Veedu_Appoontem" class="mw-redirect" title="Ente Veedu Appoontem">Ente Veedu Appoontem</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalidas_Jayaram" title="Kalidas Jayaram">Kalidasan</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his versatility in portraying a range of complex emotions.</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/Kal_Ho_Naa_Ho" title="Kal Ho Naa Ho">Kal Ho Naa Ho</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("<a href="/wiki/Kal_Ho_Naa_Ho_(song)" title="Kal Ho Naa Ho (song)">Kal Ho Naa Ho</a>")</span> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sonu_Nigam" title="Sonu Nigam">Sonu Nigam</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 memorable rendition of the title song that captures the spirit of the film.</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>Akashitorar Kothare</i> </td> <td>Assamese </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tarali_Sarma" title="Tarali Sarma">Tarali Sarma</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 tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment.</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/Bhalo_Theko" title="Bhalo Theko">Bhalo Theko</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: <a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a>: Rainbow Color Lab </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 enriching the narrative with tranquility and beauty.</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/Abar_Aranye" title="Abar Aranye">Abar Aranye</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><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="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For weaving together the strands of time creating a resonant dialogue between the past and the present.</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/Bhalo_Theko" title="Bhalo Theko">Bhalo Theko</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td> • Anup Mukhopadhyay<br /> • Deepon Chatterjee </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 innovative use of sound, its quality and timbre.</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/Samay:_When_Time_Strikes" title="Samay: When Time Strikes">Samay: When Time Strikes</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aarif_Sheikh_(film_editor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aarif Sheikh (film editor) (page does not exist)">Aarif Sheikh</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 its crisp cutting that successfully sustains the tempo of the film's suspense.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><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/Chokher_Bali_(2003_film)" title="Chokher Bali (2003 film)">Chokher Bali</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td>Indranil Ghosh </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 5,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his muted recreation of a period and its ambiance.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Meenaxi:_A_Tale_of_Three_Cities" title="Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities">Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharmishta_Roy" title="Sharmishta Roy">Sharmishta Roy</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For creating a colourful ambiance which effectively supported the narrative.</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/Chokher_Bali_(2003_film)" title="Chokher Bali (2003 film)">Chokher Bali</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td> • Bibi Ray<br /> • Sushanto Pal </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 evoking a period in harmony with the spirit of the film's art direction.</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/Kal_Ho_Naa_Ho" title="Kal Ho Naa Ho">Kal Ho Naa Ho</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Ehsaan%E2%80%93Loy" title="Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy">Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy</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 its wide range of styles and modes, enriching the themes of the film.</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/Tagore_(film)" title="Tagore (film)">Tagore</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Nenusaitham")</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suddala_Ashok_Teja" title="Suddala Ashok Teja">Suddala Ashok Teja</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 relating Sri Sri's poem to contemporary times in order to awaken the masses against social evils.</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/Koi..._Mil_Gaya" title="Koi... Mil Gaya">Koi... Mil Gaya</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td> • Creator Bimmini Special Fx and Design Studios – James Colmer and Lara Denman<br /> • Digital Art Media – Marc Kolbe and Craig Mumma </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 its apt incorporation of special effects in its depiction of fantasy.</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/Koi..._Mil_Gaya" title="Koi... Mil Gaya">Koi... Mil Gaya</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala")</span> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Farah_Khan" title="Farah Khan">Farah Khan</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 its seamless weaving of different dance styles, in the best traditions of the musical.</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/Pinjar_(film)" title="Pinjar (film)">Pinjar</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Bajpai" class="mw-redirect" title="Manoj Bajpai">Manoj Bajpai</a> (Actor) </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 12,500/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his portrayal of the dilemma of a man caught between the dictates of his community and his love for his wife.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhalo_Theko" title="Bhalo Theko">Bhalo Theko</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td> • Roopkatha (Producer)<br /> • <a href="/wiki/Goutam_Halder" title="Goutam Halder">Goutam Halder</a> (director) </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 6,250/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its quiet but masterful foray into the new cinematic idioms.</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/Mouni_(2003_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mouni (2003 film)">Mouni</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._G._Dattatreya" title="H. G. Dattatreya">H. G. Dattatreya</a> (Actor) </td> <td rowspan="4">Certificate Only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his tremendous screen presence that makes the film.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nedumudi_Venu" title="Nedumudi Venu">Nedumudi Venu</a> (Actor) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his extra ordinary versatility in a range of roles in Malayalam films made in 2003.</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=51st_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-51staward_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardfeature_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardfeature-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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="2"><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><i>Akashitarar Kathare</i> </td> <td>Producer: Sangeeta Tamuli<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Manju_Borah" title="Manju Borah">Manju Borah</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Chokher_Bali_(2003_film)" title="Chokher Bali (2003 film)">Chokher Bali</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh" title="Rituparno Ghosh">Rituparno Ghosh</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its operatic play of passions, breaking social norms and taboos.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Romeo" title="Raghu Romeo">Raghu Romeo</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Rajat_Kapoor" title="Rajat Kapoor">Rajat Kapoor</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a zestful spoof of popular culture where the boundaries of illusion and reality collapse and the common man turns into hero.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Preethi_Prema_Pranaya" title="Preethi Prema Pranaya">Preethi Prema Pranaya</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Kavitha_Lankesh" title="Kavitha Lankesh">Kavitha Lankesh</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Kavitha_Lankesh" title="Kavitha Lankesh">Kavitha Lankesh</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For depicting the contrasting values of three generations in a light hearted manner.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Saphalam" title="Saphalam">Saphalam</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Anil Thomas<br />Director: Asok R. Nath </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its sensitive portrayal of an old couple in their loneliness and togetherness.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Not_Only_Mrs._Raut" title="Not Only Mrs. Raut">Not Only Mrs. Raut</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Aditi Deshpande<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Gajendra_Ahire" title="Gajendra Ahire">Gajendra Ahire</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its treatment of two women's struggle against male exploitation and domination.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Odia" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia">Best Feature Film in Odia</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aw_Aaakare_Aa" title="Aw Aaakare Aa">Aw Aaakare Aa</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Subash Das<br />Director: Subash Das </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a passionate call for reforms in the present education system.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Iyarkai" title="Iyarkai">Iyarkai</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: V. R. Kumar<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/S._P._Jananathan" title="S. P. Jananathan">S. P. Jananathan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a rich visual portrayal of a love story set against a unique canvas.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><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><i><a href="/wiki/Aithe" title="Aithe">Aithe</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Gangaraju_Gunnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangaraju Gunnam">Gangaraju Gunnam</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Chandra_Sekhar_Yeleti" title="Chandra Sekhar Yeleti">Chandra Sekhar Yeleti</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its portrayal of frustration in the youth, successfully solving it through a positive approach almost making the characters role models.</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="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_English" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English">Best Feature Film in English</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_Like_A_Man&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dance Like A Man (page does not exist)">Dance Like A Man</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Pamela_Rooks" title="Pamela Rooks">Pamela Rooks</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a human drama that engages issues of creativity and gender dynamics.</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=51st_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=51st_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 Bhim Sen was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<sup id="cite_ref-51staward_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardjuries_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardjuries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jury Members</b> <ul><li>Bhim Sen (Chairperson) • Jose Sebastian • Satyabrata Kalita • Haimanti Banerjee • Rajiv Khandagle • N. S. Shankar • Anwar Jamal</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=51st_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-51staward_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardnonfeature_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardnonfeature-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardnonfeaturedff_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardnonfeaturedff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<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="4"><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>War and Peace</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Anand_Patwardhan" title="Anand Patwardhan">Anand Patwardhan</a><br />Director: Anand Patwardhan </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For setting out to search for the roots of violence manifest in many forms in the current times- from communal forces to nuclear race, Shot in India, Pakistan, Japan and USA, the film achieves a multi-layered understanding of these deep rooted tensions- at the same time recording the aspirations for peace, harmony and secularism, in the backdrop of Gandhian thought.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>Kaya Poochhe Maya Se</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: Arvind Sinha<br />Director: Arvind Sinha </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a probing, thoughtful, intense, yet a non-judgmental record of the myriad faces of humanity floating around the Howrah Station that lies by the side of the river Ganga. The director with just his keen eye and an unpredictable symmetry of images, gains an inner eye into the mystery called people. It is as though an entire civilisation is reconstructed through images of floating faces, people and sounds.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction">Best Non-Feature Film Direction</a> </td> <td><i>Kaya Poochhe Maya Se</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Arvind Sinha </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 teeming surge of humanity in Howrah station with compassion and warmth.</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=51st_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-51staward_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardnonfeature_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardnonfeature-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardnonfeaturedff_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardnonfeaturedff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<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>An Encounter with a Life Living</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> and English </td> <td>Producer: Vinu Abraham<br />Director: Suja </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 depicting the plight of a physically incapacitated Sarasu and her cheerful will to live. The director achieves this bringing out the totality, spiritual richness of a "life lived only in the mind" – through an innovative narrative idiom.</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>Aur Ghumantu Thhahar Gaye</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: Leo Arts Communication<br />Director: Meenakshi Vinay Rai </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 records the life of the nomadic tribe Ghumantu and their peculiar plight of being labelled "habitual offenders". It also records the efforts made at rehabilitating them.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Historical_Reconstruction/Compilation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film">Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film</a> </td> <td><i>Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varrier</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Development_Corporation" title="Kerala State Film Development Corporation">Kerala State Film Development Corporation</a><br />Director: T. Krishnan Unni </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 records the life of a pioneer in Ayurvedic medicine Dr. P.S. Varrier. The film also brings out his many faceted personality along with his contribution to performing arts and literature.</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>Picasso Metamorphoses</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Y. N. Engineer <span style="font-size:85%;">for</span> <a href="/wiki/Films_Division_of_India" title="Films Division of India">Films Division</a><br />Director: Nandkumar Sadamate </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 its rare attempt at interpreting the works of the legendary painter making him accessible even to those uninitiated to his art. The film examines the troubled times that Picasso lived in, his ideals, his relationships and the inevitable symbiosis of his life and work.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Scientific_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Scientific Film">Best Scientific Film</a> / <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> (Jointly given) </td> <td><i>The 18 Elephant – Three Monologues</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: Savithri Divakaran<br />Director: P. Balan </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 using the novel method of elephants narrating their own story (in human voice) to raise a cry against "man centric" concept of development. The film also succeeds in raising bigger issues of ecological balance, and cruelty to animals.</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>Ladakh – The Land Of Mystery</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Biyot Projna Tripathy<br />Director: Biyot Projna Tripathy </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 capturing the shining landscape, the people, their culture, beliefs and way of life in pleasing visuals.</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>Seeds Of Life</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra" title="Rajiv Mehrotra">Rajiv Mehrotra</a><br />Director: Usha Albuquerque </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 its focus on "Navadanya" the movement launched to retrieve the traditional wisdom in alternative farming methods. The film's importance emerges in the face of the current globalisation-led agrarian uncertainties.</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>Way Back Home</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Producer:Rajasri Mukhopadhyay <br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Supriyo_Sen" title="Supriyo Sen">Supriyo Sen</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 its recounting of a remarkable journey to a homeland lost for ever, as a result of partition. A family driven out of East Pakistan during partition, undertakes a journey back after fifty years to their "homeland". The journey eventually turns into a story of painful memories, lost relationships and the madness of partition- all achieved through a touching personal narrative.</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>Fiddlers on the Thatch</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra" title="Rajiv Mehrotra">Rajiv Mehrotra</a><br />Director: Trisha Das </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>This film is the story of "The Gandhian Ashram School" in Kalimpong but it is also a story of the deprived kids gaining their dignity and hope of a teacher who fed their bodies and spirit – all bound by the common thread of music. The director achieves a poignant blend of visual narrative and music to create a heartwarming tale of "sharing and caring" in this film.</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>Madness in the Desert</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Aamir_Khan" title="Aamir Khan">Aamir Khan</a><br />Director: Satyajit Bhatkal </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 explores the spirit, the effort and the mammoth ambition behind the making of "Lagaan". The director has rendered this into a gripping and slick tale.</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>A Silent Killer</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Dhananjoy Mondal<br />Director: Dhananjoy Mondal </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>The film is a forceful statement on the disastrous consequences of millions of people drinking water contaminated with "arsenic". In a simple but effective manner, the filmmaker explores and then brings out the enormity of the problem.</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>Jeo Aur Jeene Do</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Film_Society,_India" title="Children's Film Society, India">Children's Film Society</a><br />Director: B. R. Sarnaik<br />Animator: Harshad Sayeed Noori </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>In a humorous, colourful but effective way, the film conveys the message of wild life protection. The imaginative use of animation techniques enhances the appeal of the film, especially to children.</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>Sati Radhika</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td>Producer: Anjali Das<br />Director: Anjali Das </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 popular tale relating to the great 14th century reformer Shankara Deva who stood against caste inequality. The tale narrates an allegory wherein Sati Radhika a fisherwoman perform a miraculous feat, which others could not, thus bringing out the noble concept of social equality.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><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>Kaya Poochhe Maya Se</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: Ranjan Palit<br /><a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a>: Prasad Film Laboratory </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 5,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a cinematic observation of myriad shades of humanity and breathtaking chiaroscuro of light and shade.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>The 18 Elephants – 3 Monologues</i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: K. G. Jayan<br /><a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a>: Prasad Film Laboratory </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his camera vision, which is a manifesto of exploring the reality, and transporting it to the surreal, to beyond the manifest.</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>Bhaba Paagla</i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td>Ramesh Birajdar </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 sound design which evokes a vision of a world far, far away from the madding crowd, which oscillates between the silences and nature's pristine sounds.</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>Unni</i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beena_Paul" title="Beena Paul">Beena Paul</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 way she supports the eerie pace of a story that swings from here to beyond.</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>Fiddlers on the Thatch</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Julius Packiam </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 creating an ambience of music that effectively works also as part of the main narrative.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Narration_/_Voice_Over" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over">Best Narration / Voice Over</a> </td> <td><i>The 18 Elephants – 3 Monologues</i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Balachandran_Chullikkadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Balachandran Chullikkadu">Balachandran Chullikkadu</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 lending feel and depth to the agonies of elephants through his 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>The Lijjat Sisterhood</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Kadhambari Chintamani (Director)<br />Ajit Oommen (director) </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 2,500/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For documenting the inspiring story of hundreds of women workers in the Lijjat papad making, selling and exporting. Through the first person interviews ranging from the oldest to the youngest, it is a vibrant narration of a unique experiment turned famously successful.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>Ek Aakash</i> </td> <td>Silent </td> <td>Sudhakar Reddy (Director) </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 starting off as a simple rivalry of two kids from different backgrounds – in kite flying, becomes a battle of one-upmanship. Both are led by their ego and aggressive instincts, but eventually reach a point when they need others help.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(Non-Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)">Special Mention</a> </td> <td><i>Mangali – An Exorcision</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>Shilpi Dasgupta (Director) </td> <td rowspan="4">Certificate Only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the thoughtful and laudable craft that shaped the film.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>Water</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Aseem Bose (<a href="/wiki/Cameraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameraman">Cameraman</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For enhancing the impact of the film with his eloquent lens, that captures the spirit of the subject of the 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=51st_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=51st_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/K._N._T._Sastry" title="K. N. T. Sastry">K. N. T. Sastry</a> was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:<sup id="cite_ref-51staward_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardjuries_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardjuries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jury Members</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._N._T._Sastry" title="K. N. T. Sastry">K. N. T. Sastry</a> (Chairperson) • Kodalli Shivaram • Aruna Anant Damle</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=51st_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-51staward_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardbooks_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardbooks-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<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>Filmi Jagat Mein Ardhashakti Ka Romanch</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Author: <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Jnanpith" title="Bharatiya Jnanpith">Bharatiya Jnanpith</a><br />Publisher: Ramakrishna </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 a unique style of chronicling the flip side of film personality through his own biography. It gives an insight into the history of cinema and film journalism in a refreshingly different style</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> </td> <td>Saibal Chatterjee </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 incisive, bold and realistic criticism of the film industry couched in a refreshing style of writing.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Special_Mention">Special Mention</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=51st_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Special Mention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.<sup id="cite_ref-51staward_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51staward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51stawardbooks_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51stawardbooks-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Book_on_Cinema)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)">Special Mention (Book on Cinema)</a> </td> <td><i>Kathapurush</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Author: Deepankar Mukhopadhyay </td> <td rowspan="6">Certificate Only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a commendable revelation of the personality of the filmmaker (Mrinal Sen).</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>Chalanchitra Nirdeshaka</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> </td> <td>Author: P. N. Srinivas </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a unique presentation of the technicalities of film-making and international film personalities.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Film_Critic)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)">Special Mention (Film Critic)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td>Vasiraju Prakashan </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For introducing film personalities of parallel cinema in the parched atmosphere of Telugu filmdom.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_not_given">Awards not given</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 28em;"> <ul><li><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></li> <li><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></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film" 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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 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href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Male Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Female Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Lyrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Production Design">Production Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Visual Effects)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Stunt_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography">Stunt Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="National Film Award for Best Make-up">Make-up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bhojpuri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bhojpuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bodo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bodo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Dogri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Dogri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_English_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best English Feature Film">English Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Garo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Garo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Haryanvi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Haryanvi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Jasari_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Jasari Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kashmiri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kashmiri Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Khasi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Khasi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kodava_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kodava Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kokborok_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kokborok Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Ladakhi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Ladakhi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Maithili_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Maithili Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mishing_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mishing Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mizo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mizo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Monpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Monpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Pangchenpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Pangchenpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Rabha_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Rabha Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sanskrit_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sanskrit Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sherdukpen_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sherdukpen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tiwa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tiwa Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tulu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tulu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Urdu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Urdu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Wancho_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Wancho Feature Film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film">Second Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Third_Best_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Third Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Story" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Story</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Film_Based_On_High_Literary_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Film Based on High Literary Work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Film on National Integration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Film on Other Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)">Special Jury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animated_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animated Film">Animated Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Special Effects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Non-Feature Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Golden Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Non-Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (non-feature film)">Debut Film of a Director</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Silver Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li>Documentry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Arts/Cultural Film</a></li> <li>Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animation Film">Animation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Film">Short Film</a></li> <li>Script</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Narration_/_Voice_Over" title="National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over">Narration / Voice Over</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction (non-feature film)">Best Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design (non-feature film)">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Experimental_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Experimental Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Industrial_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Industrial Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Agriculture_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film">Agriculture Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Anthropological/Ethnographic_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film">Anthropological/Ethnographic Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Biographical Film">Biographical Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film">Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Environment/Conservation/Preservation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film">Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Exploration/Adventure_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film">Exploration/Adventure Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Historical_Reconstruction/Compilation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film">Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Investigative_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Investigative Film">Investigative Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Promotional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Promotional Film">Promotional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Scientific_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Scientific Film">Scientific Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues">Film on Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Filmstrip" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Filmstrip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_News_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">News Review</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Newsreel_Cameraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Newsreel Cameraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film)">Special Jury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Writing on cinema</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Book_on_Cinema" title="National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema">Best Book on Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Book_on_Cinema)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Film_Critic)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Awards by year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1953–1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_National_Film_Awards" title="1st National Film Awards">1953 <span style="font-size:85%;">(1st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_Film_Awards" title="2nd National Film Awards">1954 <span style="font-size:85%;">(2nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_Film_Awards" title="3rd National Film Awards">1955 <span style="font-size:85%;">(3rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_National_Film_Awards" title="4th National Film Awards">1956 <span style="font-size:85%;">(4th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_National_Film_Awards" title="5th National Film Awards">1957 <span style="font-size:85%;">(5th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_National_Film_Awards" title="6th National Film Awards">1958 <span style="font-size:85%;">(6th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Film_Awards" title="7th National Film Awards">1959 <span style="font-size:85%;">(7th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">1960 <span style="font-size:85%;">(8th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1961–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Film_Awards" title="9th National Film Awards">1961 <span style="font-size:85%;">(9th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Film_Awards" title="10th National Film Awards">1962 <span style="font-size:85%;">(10th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Film_Awards" title="11th National Film Awards">1963 <span style="font-size:85%;">(11th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Film_Awards" title="12th National Film Awards">1964 <span style="font-size:85%;">(12th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Film_Awards" title="13th National Film Awards">1965 <span style="font-size:85%;">(13th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Film_Awards" title="14th National Film Awards">1966 <span style="font-size:85%;">(14th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967 <span style="font-size:85%;">(15th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968 <span style="font-size:85%;">(16th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969 <span style="font-size:85%;">(17th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970 <span style="font-size:85%;">(18th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971 <span style="font-size:85%;">(19th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972 <span style="font-size:85%;">(20th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973 <span style="font-size:85%;">(21st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974 <span style="font-size:85%;">(22nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975 <span style="font-size:85%;">(23rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976 <span style="font-size:85%;">(24th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977 <span style="font-size:85%;">(25th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978 <span style="font-size:85%;">(26th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979 <span style="font-size:85%;">(27th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980 <span style="font-size:85%;">(28th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981 <span style="font-size:85%;">(29th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982 <span style="font-size:85%;">(30th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983 <span style="font-size:85%;">(31st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984 <span style="font-size:85%;">(32nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985 <span style="font-size:85%;">(33rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986 <span style="font-size:85%;">(34th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987 <span style="font-size:85%;">(35th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(36th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989 <span style="font-size:85%;">(37th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990 <span style="font-size:85%;">(38th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991 <span style="font-size:85%;">(39th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992 <span style="font-size:85%;">(40th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993 <span style="font-size:85%;">(41st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994 <span style="font-size:85%;">(42nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995 <span style="font-size:85%;">(43rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996 <span style="font-size:85%;">(44th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997 <span style="font-size:85%;">(45th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998 <span style="font-size:85%;">(46th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(47th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000 <span style="font-size:85%;">(48th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">2001–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(49th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002 <span style="font-size:85%;">(50th)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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