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Vol. 36 2016 NO 1

NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ON MASS COMMUNICATION

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This service is meant primarily for the use of the

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and its media

units. This paper gives in brief a background to the

National Film Awards as also the details of the 63rd

National Film Awards.

Compiled, Edited & Issued

by

National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication

NEW MEDIA WING (Formerly Research, Reference & Training Division)

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath

Editor Alka Mathur

NATIONAL FILM AWARDS

Recognized as one of the liveliest of arts, cinema is both a means of creative expression and a powerful medium of mass

communication. It is a popular means of entertainment as well as an instrument of social change. Realizing its vast potential, the

government has been promoting cinema in the country for the past many years. The National Film Awards like various other

promotional schemes of the government aim at encouraging the production of quality films.

Started on the recommendations of the Film Enquiry Committee, (headed by S.K. Patil in 1954) as an annual incentive, the

State Film Awards strive to promote aesthetic and technical standards of films. The nomenclature of the awards was changed to

National Film Awards in 1956. The awards have since come a long way to cover the entire spectrum of Indian Cinema.

Initially, only three awards were instituted: the President’s Gold medal for the best feature film and the best documentary and

the Prime Minister’s Silver Medal for the best Children’s film. The medallions were later changed to Swrana Kamal and Rajat Kamal.

Cash prizes were also added to these awards subsequently.

In order to promote cinema, the government introduced awards in various Indian languages and dialects in 1955. Separate

awards for artistes and film technicians were also introduced in 1968.

To commemorate the centenary of Dada Saheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, an award was instituted in 1969 to honour

the distinguished film personalities for their outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. The award initially carried a cash prize of

Rs.11, 000/-, a plaque and shawl. The cash prize now has been enhanced to Rs. 10, 00,000/-.

In order to give encouragement to film writers, an award was instituted in 1980 for the “Best Book on Cinema”. It has now

been changed to “Best Writing on Cinema” to include the best book as well as the best film critic.

Advancement in film technology also warranted institution of more awards for technical excellence. The film awards have

been revamped recently. Several sub awards have been instituted in some categories. The best audiography award has been sub

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categorized in three. They are (a) for location sound recordist (b) for sound designer and (c) for re-recordist of the final mixed track.

All the above carry a Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- each. The best screenplay award has been expanded to include (a) Screenplay

writer (original) (b) Screenplay writer (adapted) and (c) dialogues. All the above carry a Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs 50, 000/-.

The best music direction category would now include (a) best music director (songs) and (b) best music director (background score).

Both these awards also carry a Rajat Kamal and Rs.. 50, 000/- each.

Non-feature films which started with the lone best documentary award have also come to encompass a wide range of

categories including the recently introduced technical award for the best cinematography, editing, audiography and music direction.

A new award has been introduced this year to be given to most film friendly state. The award carries a Rajat Kamal and a

Certificate.

As part of this revamp the selection process has also been changed. Five regional panels were set up for pre-selection of films

from north, west, east and two panels for south. The North panel included films in English, Punjabi, Dogri, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani

and Central Indian languages. West included Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and Konkani. East included Bengali, Assamese, Oriya and

dialects spoken in the north east. South-I had Tamil and Malayalam while South-II had Kannada, Telugu, and Tulu. Each regional

panel comprised a chairperson and one member (both of whom were from outside the region) and three other members from the

region. The Central Jury comprised of a Chairperson and 10 members of whom five were the Chairperson of the five regional juries.

This year the best feature film category awards were decided by the central jury under the chairmanship of noted film maker.

Ramesh Sippy. The Non-feature films awards were decided under the chairmanship of Vinod Ganatra while the Best Writing on

cinema awards were decided by a jury under the chairmanship of Advaita Kala. The jury for the Most Film Friendly State comprised

of Ashwani Lohani, Sudhir Mishra, Bharatbala Ganapathy and Pravesh Sahni

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Sixty Third National Film Awards

The Best Feature Film award has been bagged this year by Baahubali produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Arka Media Works

(P) Ltd.and directed by S.S. Rajamouli. The film gets a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 2, 50, 000/- (The cash component is to be shared

between the the producer and the director).

The award for the best non-feature film has been given to Amdavad Ma Famous produced by Akanksha Tewari and Arya. A.

Menon and directed by Hardik Mehta. The film gets a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1, 50, 000/- each for the producer and the director.

In Best Writing on Cinema category, the best book on cinema award has gone to Dr. Rajakumar Samagra Charithre written by

Doddahulluru Rukkoji. The book has been published by Preeti Pustaka Prakashan. The award carries a Swarna Kamal and a cash prize

of Rs. 75, 000/- each for the author and the publisher. The award for the best film critic has gone to Meghachandra Kongbom. He gets

a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 75, 000/-.

The prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award is being conferred this year on veteran actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar.

The newly constituted award for the Most Film Friendly state has gone this year to Gujrat. The award carries a Rajat Kamal

and certificate.

(For details of the awards please see annexure)

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ANNEXURE

SIXTY THIRD NATIONAL FILM AWARDS

1. FEATURE FILMS

S. No. Category Film Recipient Award Citation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1. Best Feature Film Baahubali Producer: Shobu

Yarlagadda and

Mediaworks Pvt.

Ltd.

Director:

S.S. Rajamouli

Swarna Kamal and

Rs. 2,50,000/-each

to the Producer and

Director (Cash

Component to be

Shared)

An imaginative film and

monumental by its production

values and cinematic brilliance

in creating a fantasy world on

screen.

2. Indira Gandhi

Award for Best

Debut Film of a

Director

Masaan Producer:

Phantom Films

Director: Neeraj

Ghaywan

Swarna Kamal and

Rs. 1,25,000/- each

to the Producer and

Director

For his perceptive approach to

filmmaking in handling a

layered story of people caught

up changing social and moral

values.

3. Best Popular Film

Providing

Wholesome

Entertainment

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Producer: Salma

Khan,

Salman Khan,

Rockline Venktesh

Director: Kabir

Khan

Swarna Kamal and

Rs. 2,00,000/- each

to the Producer and

Director

Tackling an important social

issue in the simple heart-

warming & entertaining format.

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In the following categories the Producer & Director get a Rajat Kamal and cash Prize of Rs.1, 50,000/- each. The Producer &

Director of Best Children’s Film gets a Swarna Kamal in place of Rajat Kamal. The Best Director gets a Swarna Kamal and cash

prize of Rs. 2, 50, 000/-. The Best Animation film gets a Swarna Kamal and a cash Prize of Rs. 1, 00, 000/- for the producer, director

and animator.

S.

No.

Category Film Recipient Citation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

4. Nargis Dutt award for

Best Feature Film on

National Integration

Nanak Shah Fakir Producer: Gurbani Media Pvt.

Ltd.

The saga on the life of the great spiritual

master advocating the value of peace and

harmony.

5. Best Film on Social issues Nirnayakam Producer: Jairaj Films

Director: V.K. Prakash

For tackling a relevant and unaddressed

issue of curtailing freedom of movement of

the common man due to hartals and

processions.

6. Best Film on

Environment

Conservation/Preservation

Valiya Chirakulla

Pakshikal

Producer: Ananthakrishna

Pillai

Director: Dr. Biju

A dramatically disturbing exposition of the

ill effects of pesticides in North Kerala.

7. Best Children’s Film Duronto

Producer: Code Red Films

Director: Soumendra Padhi

Story of a child prodigy on his undying

spirit to achieve the impossble.

8. Best Direction Bajirao Mastani Director: Sanjay Leela Bansali For the masterful handling of all aspects of

the medium of cinema to weave a tragic

love story within a grand historic drama.

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II. BEST ARTISTES AND TECHNICIANS

The recipients in the following categories get a Rajat Kamal and cash prize of Rs. 50, 000/-

The recipient of Special Jury Award get Rs.2,00.000/- in place of Rs. 50, 000/-

S.

No.

Category Film Recipient Citation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

9. Best Actor Piku Amitabh Bachchan A delightful, delectable performance of a man

who finally lets himself go, at the age of

seventy.

10. Best Actress Tanu Weds Manu

Returns

Kangana Ranaut For her dynamic portrayal of two contrast

characters, laced with mirth and charm.

11. Best Supporting Actor Visaaranai Samuthirakani For the minimalistic yet stark and moving

performance as a cop, caught in a moral

dilemma.

12. Best Supporting Actress Bajirao Mastani Tanvi Azmi For her powerful portrayal of a royal widow

caught in the vortex of love for her son and

commitment to the clan.

13. Best Child Artist Ben Gaurav Menon An outstanding performance on a wide

spectrum of emotions, of a boy going through

great turmoil.

14. Best Male Playback Singer Katyar Kalijat Ghusli Mahesh Kale A consummate performance in the best of

Hindustani musical traditions.

15. Best Female Playback

Singer

Dum Laga Ke Haisha Monali Thakur A delightful and soulful rendition of a song of

love

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16. Best Cinematography Bajirao Mastani Sudeep Chatterjee For bringing about an outstanding visual

dynamics, depicting the grand interiors of

palaces and vast landscapes with an artistic

interplay of light & shadows.

17. Best Screenplay

i) Screenplay

Writer

(Original)

ii) Screenplay

Writer

(Adapted)

iii) Dialogues

Piku

And

Tanu Weds Manu

Return

Talvar

Piku

And

Tanu Weds Manu

Return

Juhi Chaturvedi

And

Himanshu

Sharma

Vishal Bhardwaj

Juhi Chaturvedi

And

Himanshu

Sharma

For effortless movement of the plot structure,

and natural repartees which happens in a

delightful love/hate relationship of a father and

daughter.

The writer’s interpretation of love story set in a

small town becomes populated with interesting

characters and their dialogues and dialects.

The dramatic structure devised by this writer

effectively mirrors the tragedy of a family

when their daughter is found murdered.

For effortless movement of the plot structure,

and natural repartees which happens in a

delightful love/hate relationship of a father and

daughter.

The writer’s interpretation of love story set in a

small town becomes populated with interesting

characters and their dialogues and dialects.

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18. Best Audiography

i) Location Sound

Recordist

ii) Sound

Designer

iii) Re-recordist of

the final mixed

track

Talwar

Bajirao Mastani

Bajirao Mastani

Sanjay Kurian

Biswadeep Chatterjee

Justin Gose

For capturing the natural voices, with all its

nuances predominantly of characters

undergoing great stress.

Creating a rich aural tapestry, evoking the

romantic moods and heroic tension

Perfect blend of the ambiences ranging from

royal palace interiors to war fronts.

19.

Best Editing

Visaaranai

Late Kishore T.E.

Maintaining the momentum and edginess of

the plot progression of police interrogation,

with innovative editing techniques.

20. Best Production Design Bajirao Mastani

Shriram Iyengar,

Saloni Dhatrak And

Sujeet Sawant

For the inventive use of spaces, props and set

decoration to provide a dramatic setting for a

grand historical spectacle.

21. Best Costume Designer Nanak Shah Fakir Payal Saluja An imaginative use of colours, design and

textures to recreate costumes for a host of

characters, of an era, from different cultures

and continents.

22. Best Make-Up Artist Nanak Shah Fakir Preetisheel G Singh

And Clover Wootton

Creating detailed appearances, and meticulous

‘ageing’ technique to a wide range of historic

characters.

23. Best Music Direction

i) Songs

ii) Background

Score

Ennu Ninte

Moideen

Thaarai

Trappattai

M. Jayachandran

Ilaiyaraaja

Creating a haunting melodic composition, that

resonates the tragic love story.

For effectively using folk musical instruments

and melodies, to give a harmonic layer of

meaning to the world of the characters.

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24. Best Lyrics Dum Laga Ke Haisha Varun Grover For the fresh simple array of metaphors, in the

form of a song, expressing love.

25. Special Jury Award Margarita with straw Kalki Koechlin For the realistic performance as a young

woman afflicted with cerebral palsy.

26. Best Choreography Bajirao Mastani

Remo D’Souza For creating enchanting moves that expresses

anguish of love, defying social barriers,

resonating the core theme of the film.

27. Best Special Effects Baahubali V. Srinivas Mohan For creating breath-taking special effects which

bring out the emotional and dramatic upheavals

of the story.

III. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH REGIONAL LANGUAGE

In the following categories the Producer and Director get a Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 1, 00, 000/- each. In the special

mention category the film gets a certificate only.

S.

No.

Category Film Producer Director Citation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

28. Assamese Kothanodi Anurupa

Hazarika

Bhaskar

Hazarika

A stylized, poetic film inter-weaving four

folk stories, evoking the terrifying

undercurrents of human mind as depicted

in folk mythology.

29. Bengali Shankhachil Nideas Creations

& Productions

Pvt. Ltd.

Goutam

Ghose

An evocative story that highlights the

theme of suffering humanity, divided by

national borders.

30. Hindi Dum Laga ke Haisha Maneesh Sharma

& Yash Raj

Films

Sharat

Katariya

A sweet and resonant film set in Haridwar

and challenges the middle class prejudices

in choosing bride.

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31. Kannada Thithi Prspctvs

Productions Pvt.

Ltd.

Raam Reddy A striking and realistically charming

portrayal of life in a village, told in the

idiom of comedy and surrealism.

32. Konkani Enemy A. Durga

Prasad

Dinesh P.

Bhonsle

A powerful film about a soldier’s plight,

caught up in the legal entanglement trying

to safeguard his property.

33. Malayalam Pathemari Allens Media Salim

Ahamed

Artistically narrated saga of two

generations of Malayali workers who

migrated to the gulf for livelihood, told

through the poignant story of one man.

34. Marathi Ringan My Role Motion

Pictures

Makarand

Mane

A heart rending survival story of a father-

son duo, who decide to fight and live

rather than end their lives, in the

background of farmer suicides in

Maharashtra.

35.

Odiya Pahada Ra Luha

Mohapatra

Movie Magic

Pvt. Ltd.

Sabyasachi

Mohapatra

Chronicles 25 years of the life of innocent

tribals of Odisha, in the backdrop of the

massive political transformations and

maoist insurgency.

36.

Punjabi Chauthi Koot NFDC &

Kartikeya Singh

Gurvinder

Singh

Effectively captures the sense of fear

psychosis and tension during the times of

insurgency in Punjab.

37.

Tamil Visaaranai Wunderbar

Films

Vetri Maaran A gripping drama about the atrocities

thrust on by the police on innocent

citizens, based on a true story.

38.

Telugu Kanche

Rajeev Reddy

Radha

Krishna

Jagarlamudi

Barriers of caste and conventions breaks

down as this romantic period drama

unveils it magic.

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39.

Sanskrit

Priyamanasam

Baby Mathew

Somatheeram

Vinod

Mankara

An artistic and culturally vibrant portrayal

of the mind of a poet during the time he

creates his masterpiece Nalacharitam.

40.

Maithili

Mithila Makhaan

Neetu Chandra

& Samir Kumar

Nitin Chandra

A back-to-roots story told with great

sincerity, about a courageous youthful

rescue effort, happening in Bihar.

41. Mizo Kima’s Lode Beyond

The Class

Children’s Film

Society

Zualla

Chhangte

An adventurous coming-of-age story of a

boy, set in the pristine environments of

Mizoram.

42. Manipuri Eibusu Yaohanbiyu Yunman Hitalar

(neta) Singh

Maipaksana

Haorongbam

A moving film about the victory of a

differently-abled boy’s attempt to join a

football team

43. Wancho The Head Hunter Splash Films

Private Limited

Nilajan Datta A cinematic contemplation on the lives of

the Wancho tribe, regarding the balance

required in modernizing tribal

environment, while intruding and

displacing their lifestyles.

44. Haryanvi Satrangi Punam Deswal

Sharma

Sundeep

Sharma

The film earnestly tries to address the

social issue of neglect of the girl child in

state of Haryana and the eventual

empowering of the girl.

45. Khasi Onaatah Pomu Das-

Marjina Kurbah

Pradip Kurbah A sensitive portrayal of a rape victim in the

healing background of the tribal setting.

46. Bodo Dau Huduni Methai Shankarlal

Goenka

Manju Borah An honest attempt to document the

dilemma of the common man, helplessly

victimized during the times of insurgency

in the north east.

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47. a) Special

Mention

Sairat Rinku Rajguru For her effective portrayal of a lively girl

who defies social norms but ultimately has

to face the wrath of her family.

b) Special

Mention

Su Su Sudhi

Vathmeekam

&

Lukka Chuppi

Jayasurya For his inventive and heartfelt performance

in varied roles.

c) Special

Mention

Irudhi Suttru Ritika Singh For her gutsy performance of a boxer in the

making.

Jury: - Feature Films (Central Panel)

Chairman: Ramesh Sippy

Members: GangaiAmeran, Sanjib Dutta, JohnMathewMathan, Dharam Gulati, Gyan Sahay, Shyamaprasad, S.R. Leela, K. Vasu,

Satish Kaushik and Munin Barua.

IV NON FEATURE FILMS

The recipients in the following categories get a Rajat Kamal and Cash Prize of Rs. 50, 000/- each except the Producer and

Director of the best non-feature film who gets a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1, 50, 000/- and the producer and director of the best debut

non-feature film of a director who get a Rajat Kamal and Rs, 75,000/- each.

S.

No.

Category Film Producer Director Citation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

48. Best Non-

Feature Film

Amdavad Ma Famous Akanksha

Tewari & Arya

A. Menon

Hardik Mehta The kites soar high bringing alive the

colours of the land.

49. Best Debut Non-

Feature film of a

Director

Daaravtha Nishantory

Bombarde

Nishantory

Bombarde

A stepping stone towards reinventing the

age old shackles of society.

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50. Best

Anthropologic

al/Ethnographi

c film

Aoleang Maulana Abul

Kalam Azad

Institute of Asian

Studies

Ranajit Ray Watering the roots to hold onto the

ethos and history of the land and its

people.

51. Best

Biographical/

Historical

Reconstruction

film

Life in Metaphors: A

Portrait of Girish

Kasaravalli

Reelism Film

O.P.

Shrivastava

Philosophical images of life and

beyond.

52. Best

Arts/Cultural

film

1.A Far Afternoon-A

Painted Saga

2.Yazhpanam

Thedchanamoorthy-Music

Beyond Boundaries

Piramal Art

Foundation

Siddhartha

Productions

Sruti Harihara

Subramanian

Amshan

Kumar

1. Breathing life into the canvas to

articulate and assimilate

2. Crossing over the boundaries to

resurrect the art of Tavil.

53. Best

Promotional

film (to cover

tourism,

exports, crafts,

industry etc).

Weaves of Maheshwar Storyloom Films Keya

Vaswani &

Nidhi Kamath

Strengthening the fabric of age old

practices with newer threads.

54. Best

Environment

film including

Agriculture

1. The Man who

Dwarfed the

Mountains

2. God On The Edge

Rajiv Mehrotra,

PSBT

Elements Picture

Studio

Ruchi

Shrivastava &

Sumit

Sunderlal

Khanna

Ashok Patel

1. An urge to embrace for a habitat.

2. Rediscovering the distances

between man and the wild.

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55. Best film on

Social issues

Auto Driver Oinam Doren &

Longjam Meena

Devi

Longjam

Meena Devi

Kick-starting a courageous drive.

56. Best

Educational

film

Paywat Mithunchandra

Chaudhari

Nayana Dolas

&

Mithunchandra

Chaudhari

A walk through on a winning path.

57. Best

Exploration/A

dventure film

(to include

sports)

Dribbling with their Future N. Dinesh Raj

Kumar &

Mathew

Varghese

Jacob

Varghese

Sporting determination against an uphill

journey.

58. Best

Investigative

film

Tezpur 1962 Films Division

Samujjal

Kashyap

Lost in the mist of time-an attempt to trace

the untold…

59. Best

Animation

film

Fisherwoman and Tuk Tuk Nilima Eriyat Director:

Suresh Eriyat

Animator:

Studio

Eeksaurus

Productions

Pvt. Ltd.

To dream a dream through lines and

strokes.

60.

Special Jury

Award

In Search of Fading

Canvas

Films Division

Manohar Singh

Bisht

Fading colours of the twilight of an era.

61. Best Short

Fiction film

Aushadh Amol

Deshmukh

Amol

Deshmukh

An untiring effort to stay humane.

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62.

Best Film on

family values

Best Friends Forever

Syed Sultan

Ahmed

(Edumedia

India Pvt.

Ltd.)

Sandeep Modi

Reclaiming strained chords.

63. Best Direction Kamuki ------------------

-

Christo Tomy A sensitive portrayal of a young woman’s

determination to uphold her dignity against

odds.

64. Best

Cinematography

Benaras-The Unexplored

Attachments

Cameraman:

Amartya

Bhattacharyya

Poetry of visuals leaving a lasting imprint.

65. Best

Audiography

Edpa Kana Audiographer:

Moumita Roy

Soulful sound amidst silence-differences

made audible.

66. Best Editing Breaking Free Editor:

Parvin Angre

and Sridhar

Rangayan

An orchestrated cuts and curves to depict

the hardship of the oppressed.

67. Best Music A Far Afternoon-A

Painted Saga

Aravind –

Shankar

Harmony of notes enhancing the brush

strokes breathing life through the canvas.

68.

Best

Narration/voice

over

1. Mala Laj Watat

Nahai

2. Arangile Aithya

Vismayam Guru

Chemancherry

Kunhiraman Nair

Narrator: Harish

Bhimani

Narrator:

Aliyaar

1. The rich baritone of the narrative

underlines the plight of the under

privileged.

2. The rich history of voice artistry

enhancing the narrative of a living

legend.

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69. Special Mention 1. The Chameleon

2. Amma

3. Syaahi

Director:

Arun Shankar

Director:

Neelan

Director:

Varun Tandon

1. The twists and turns of a distorted

mind

2. The rich tapestry of era of struggle

seen through the eyes of the

protagonist.

3. Conglomeration of sense and

sensibilities depicted through the

innocence of a young mind

Jury:-

Chairperson: Vinod Ganatra

Members: Vasanth Sai, Vijaykrishnan, Neelabh Kaul, Suchendra Prasad, Pinki Brahma Choudhury and Rajen Rajkhowa.

V BEST WRITING ON CINEMA

S. No. Category Title Recipient Award Citation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

70.. Best Book on

Cinema

Dr. Rajakumar

Samagra Charithre

Doddahulluru

Rukkoji (Author)

Publishers:

Preeti Pustaka

Prakahan

Swarna Kamal and

Rs. 75,000/-

Swarna Kamal and

Rs. 75,000/-

Doddahulluru Rukkoji’s work is

an encyclopaedic study into the

life and career of one of India’s

greatest screen legends Dr.

Rajkumar. The 15 year research

behind the writing of this double

volume makes it a voluble

resource for scholars, students

and cinephiles of today and

tomorrow.

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71. Best Film Critic Meghachandra

Kongbom

Swarna Kamal and

Rs. 75,000/-

Meghachandra Kongbom

interprets the world of Indian

cinema for his readers in

Manipuri. His lucid

understanding and love for

cinema makes him the ideal “

Film Whisperer” in Manipur,

where access to Indian films is

often limited.

Jury:-

Chairperson: Advaita Kala

Members: Gautam Chintamaini and Majoj Barpujari

VI MOST FILM FRIENDLY STATE

S.No. Category Recipient Award

72. Most Film Friendly State Gujarat Rajat Kamal and a Certificate

73. Special Mention Uttar Pradesh Certificate only

74 Special Mention Kerala Certificate only

Jury for Most Film Friendly State Ashwani Lohani, Sudhir Mishra, Bharatbala Ganpathy and Pravesh Sahni

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