National Film Awards (India): 2014

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These films were released in 2013. The 61st awards were announced in 2014.

61st National Film Awards (India): 2014 Winners

Feature Films

S.No.	Name Of Award	Name of Film	Awardee	Medal & Cash Prize	Citation
1	Best Feature Film	Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi)	Producer: Recyclewala Films Pvt Ltd   Director : Anand Gandhi	Swarna Kamal and   Rs 2,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director	A quietly powerful film of an unusual photographer, an erudite Jain monk and a young stock broker told through different segments which finally unites them through a strange circumstance. In the process the film depicts issues of intuitive brilliance, metaphysical belief and intricate morality in a world full of contradictions.
2	Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director	Fandry (Marathi)	Producer:  Navalkha Arts and Holy Basil Combine   Director : Nagraj Manjule	Swarna Kamal and   Rs 1,25, 000/- each to the Producer and Director	A stark and realistic portrayal of Dalits in India seen through the eyes of a young boy who is desperately trying to break age old shackles. It makes a strong statement that despite various reformers doing their best…. much remains to be done.
3	Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Hindi)	Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, ROMP Pictures   Director : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Swarna Kamal and   Rs 2,00,000/- to the Producer and Director	For retaining the story and values of a great sportsman and translating it into the cinematic medium with aplomb.
4	Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration	Thalaimuraigal (Tamil)	Producer: Company Productions   Director : Balu Mahendra	Rajat Kamal and   Rs 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director	A sensitive tale about the breaking of walls of orthodoxy and religious and linguistic bias in a small village in Tamil Nadu. Love and compassion of a small boy and his mother wins over not only their own blood but the whole rural community.
5	Best Film On Social Issues	Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)	Producer: Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd.   Director : Satish Manwar	Rajat Kamal and   Rs 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director	Tale of a poor tribal family being torn between prosecution by law enforcing agencies on one hand and issue of loss of their traditional faith and culture through religious conversions on the other.
6	Best Film On Environment Conservation/ Preservation	Perariyathavar (Malayalam)	Producer: Ambalakkara Global Films     Director : Dr Biju	Rajat Kamal and   Rs 1,50,000/- each to   the Producer and Director	It tells the story of those nameless, faceless marginalized people through the life of a widowed father who works as a scavenger and his eight year old son. It depicts the real lives of the poor who live in the margin of civilized society with an unusual power and artistic honesty.
7	Best Children’s Film	Kaphal (Hindi)	Producer: Children’s Film Society of India     Director : Batul Mukhtiar	Swarna Kamal and   Rs 1,50,000/- each to   the Producer and Director	A small village deep in Uttarakhand. A touching story set in beautiful mountains where two young boys pine for their father who has been away for quite a few years. They have dreams which they share with their close friends as they frolic around.
8	Best Direction	Shahid (Hindi)	Hansal Mehta	Swarna Kamal and   Rs 2,50,000/-	A remarkably handled film that traces the true story of a slain human right activist and a lawyer Shahid Azmi in the backdrop of communal violence unleashed in Mumbai. The story of an impoverished Muslim struggling to come to terms with injustice, inequality and rise above his circumstances. It is an inspiring testament to the human spirit.
9	Best Actor	Shahid (Hindi)   &           Perariyathavar (Malayalam)	Raj Kumar   &           Suraj Venjaramoodu	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-  (Cash component to be shared)	For portrayal of the intriguing journey of a Muslim young man who is persecuted. He rebels and ultimately comes back to fight the injustice as a committed law abiding lawyer. Raj Kumar brings to life the soul of Shahid.   For the dignified and quiet portrayal of a man on the lower margins of the society. His turmoil struggles and sufferings are soulfully brought out with subtle body language and eyes which transcend word
10	Best Actress	Liar’s Dice (Hindi)	Geetanjali Thapa	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs  50,000/-	If ever an actress could merge completely into a role and look the character to perfection, it is Geetanjali Thapa. Her searching eyes and vulnerability are breath taking.
11	Best Supporting Actor	Jolly LLB (Hindi)	Saurabh Shukla	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs  50,000/-	For a heart-warming and exuberant performance as a judge, who discovers his authority and conscience in the process of conducting a  high profile case.
12	Best Supporting Actress	Astu (Marathi)   &       Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi)	Amruta Subhash     &     Aida  El-Kashef	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-      (cash component will be shared)	Amruta touchingly portrays the emotions of  a poor woman who brings to life compassion and warmth in dealing with human relationships..   For a sensitive portrayal of a blind photographer who entirely depends on her intuitive creative power and has a fiercely independent mind.
13	Best Child Artist	Fandry (Marathi)     &   Thanga Meengal (Tamil)	Somnath Avghade     &   Sadhana	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-    (cash component will be shared)	Somnath Avghade plays the role of a Dalit teenager to perfection. His angst clearly boils over as the realities of life dawn upon him.   Sadhana has played the part of a dyslexic child with sensitivity and exuberance and yet with ease.
14	Best Male Playback Singer	Jaatishwar (Bengali)	Rupankar For the song E Tumi Kemon Tumi	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs  50,000/-	A soulful voice with a rich resonance that enhances the theme of the film.
15	Best Female Playback Singer	Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)	Bela Shende   For the song Khura Khura	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs  50,000/-	The singer has evoked the requisite emotions of the theme of the film. She has displayed a rare variety in the rendering of this composition.
16	Best Cinematography	Liar’s Dice (Hindi)	Rajeev Ravi	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-	Rajeev Ravi captures life from the picturesque snow-laden mountains through a strenuous bus journey, to the crowded and dingy streets of Delhi with a rare fluidity.
17   i)     ii)         iii)	Best Screenplay I)  Screenplay Writer      (Original) :     Ii)  Screenplay Writer (Adapted) :       Iii)  Dialogues :	December I (Kannada)       Prakruti (Kannada)         Astu (Marathi)	P. Sheshadri         Panchakshari         Sumitra Bhave	Rajat  Kamal and Rs 50,000/-       Rajat  Kamal and Rs 50,000/-        Rajat  Kamal and Rs 50,000/-	For its kaleidoscopic variety that uses realism and colloquialism that is soaked in a contemporary flavour.      For retaining the concerns and values of an original work by a celebrated author while adapting it into the cinematic idiom.     An extraordinary blend in language and conversations that cover philosophy day-to-day anxieties and emotions in a most compelling manner.
18   i)         ii)       iii)	Best Audiography   I)    Location Sound Recordist       Ii)   Sound Design       Iii)   Re-Recordist Of The Final Mixed Track	Madras Café (Hindi)       Madras Café (Hindi)     Swapaanam (Malayalam)	Nihar Ranjan Samal         Bishwadeep Chatterjee     D Yuvaraj	Rajat  Kamal  and   Rs 50,000/-     Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-   Rajat  Kamal  and   Rs 50,000/-	Superlative professional job, in picking up minute nuances, covering indoor as well as outdoor locations.     With his competent sound design Bishwadeep adds authenticity and another dimension to the film.   A commendable job of keeping a perfect balance between, dialogues, sound effects and resonant ‘chenda’ playing.
19	Best Editing	Vallinam (Tamil)	V.J. Sabu Joseph	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs  50,000/-	An excellent pace set in this sport based film by the editor. The match sequences have been masterly cut.
20	Best Production Design	Miss Lovely (Hindi)	Ashim Ahluwalia, Tabsheer Zutshi, Parichit Paralkar	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-	For a style and finesse realized by authentic recreating an era in a not too distant past and dressing up the location that is coherent with the visual style of the narrative.
21	Best Costume Designer	Jaatishwar (Bengali)	Sabarni Das	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-	For realizing effectively the texture of colonial Bengal upto the modern period through a rigorous attention to details .
22	Best Make-Up Artist	Jaatishwar (Bengali)	Vikram Gaikwad (for the make-up of the actor Prasenjit)	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-	For the admirable detailing and remarkable consistency achieved in the etching of the characters played by Prasenjit Chatterjee.
23   i) ii)	Best  Music Direction I)        Songs Ii)      Background Score	Jaatishwar (Bengali)   Na Bangaaru Talli (Telugu)	Kabir Suman     Shantanu Moitra	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/- Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-	The music director has presented a rich variety of musical genres of Bengal with appropriate voices, instruments and orchestration. The music composer has kept a balance of music programming and regional acoustic instruments like Saraswati Veena, Mridangam, Ghatam, Morsing and voices to underline the theme of the film.
24	Best Lyrics	Thanga Meengal (Tamil)	Na. Muthukumar for the lyric Ananda Yaazhai	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 50,000/-	For giving a poetic expression to the narrative through contextual amplification of emotions.
25	Special Jury Award	Yellow (Marathi)   &   Miss Lovely (Hindi)	Producer: Viva In En   Director : Mahesh Limaye   Producer:  Future East Film Pvt Ltd   Director : Ashim Ahluwalia	Rajat  Kamal and   Rs 2,00,000/-   (Cash component to be shared)	An unbelievably inspiring film about a specially gifted girl who overcomes all the odds to make an international mark.   Set in the criminal depths of Mumbai’s c-grade film industry, bathed in sleaze and sex, the plot explores intense and mutually destructive relationships. A densely layered narrative, period costumes and production design conveys a pulp style, all its own.
26	Best Special Effects	Jal (Hindi)	Intermezzo Studio Alien Sense Films Pvt Ltd	Rajat  Kamal  and   Rs  50,000/- See also National Film Awards (India): 2014<>National Film Awards (India) 2014, II: Other awards<>National Film Awards (India): 2015<>National Film Awards (India): 2016<>National Film Awards (India): 2017<> Source Press Information Bureau See also National Film Awards (India): 2014<>National Film Awards (India) 2014, II: Other awards<>National Film Awards (India): 2015<>National Film Awards (India): 2016<>National Film Awards (India): 2017<>