Name of Award
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Name of Film
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Language
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Awardee(s)
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Cash Prize
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Best Feature Film
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Chokh
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Bengali
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Producer: Government of West Bengal
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Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/-
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Director: Utpalendu Chakrabarty
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Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/-
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Citation: For its courage in exposing an aspect of contemporary reality which has great social relevance and for doing so with passion and integrity.
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Second Best Feature Film
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Kharij
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Bengali
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Producer: Neel Kanth Films
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Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
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Director: Mrinal Sen
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Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
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Citation: For the subtlety and simplicity with which it analyses the dehumanisation creeping into our society, with cinematic elegance and economy of expression.
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Best Feature Film on National Integration
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Aroodam
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Malayalam
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Producer: Rosamma George
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Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
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Director: I. V. Sasi
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Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
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Citation: For its compassionate treatment of the plight of the under-privileged.
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Best Film on Family Welfare
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Spandan
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Hindi
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Producer: Satyanarayanan Misra, Abdul Majid and Durga Nanda
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Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
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Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhary
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Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
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Citation: For its intense and graphic representation of the twin problem of poverty and over-population, which it tackles on the level of both the family and of society.
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Best Debut Film of a Director
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Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
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Tamil
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Producer: R. Venkat Raman Director: Sreedhar Rajan
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For its original interpretation of a deep-rooted social evil, combining folk art with modern cinematic idiom.
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Best Direction
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Chokh
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Bengali
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Utpalendu Chakrabarty
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Rajat Kamal
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Citation: For his merciless expose of several aspects of social injustice with admirable command over his medium.
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Best Screenplay
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Kharij
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Bengali
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Mrinal Sen
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For its economy of expression in the treatment of a sensitive theme.
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Best Actor
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Moondram Pirai
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Tamil
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Kamal Haasan
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For the versatility and naturalness with which he portrays the character of Seenu.
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Best Actress
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Arth
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Hindi
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Shabana Azmi
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For the restraint with which she conveys a wide range of emotions.
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Best Child Artist
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Aroodam
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Malayalam
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Vimal
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Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
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Citation: For its touching innocence and lack of self-consciousness which lend meaning to the theme.
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Best Cinematography (Color)
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Moondram Pirai
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Tamil
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Balu Mahendra
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For the brilliant use of vivid imagery to create variety of moods.
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Best Audiography
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Namkeen
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Hindi
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Essabhai M. Suratwala
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For his skilful structuring of the sound track to create the atmosphere for the film.
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Best Editing
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Arth
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Hindi
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Keshav Hirani
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For sustaining the inherent tension in the plot by precise timing and artistic juxtaposition of images and sounds.
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Best Art Direction
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Kharij
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Bengali
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Nitish Roy
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For recreating milieu with delicate details.
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Best Music Direction
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Meghasandesam
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Telugu
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Ramesh Naidu
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For his use of classical music to enhance the aesthetic quality of the film.
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Best Male Playback Singer
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Meghasandesam
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Telugu
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K. J. Yesudas
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For his rich contribution to the musical element of the film.
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Best Female Playback Singer
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Meghasandesam
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Telugu
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P. Susheela
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Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
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Citation: For her immense contribution to the musical excellence of the film.
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