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/-

[edit] 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<>

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[edit] 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<>