Name Of Award

Name of Film

Awardees

Citation

Medal

& Cash Prize

Best Feature Film 

Court

(Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

Producer:

Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Director :

Chaitanya Tamhane

COURT is a powerful and stark depiction of the mundaneness of judicial procedure revealed brilliantly by the film’s form, forcing us to reflect on the heart-wrenching insensitivity of institutional structures.

Swarna Kamal and

 2,50,000/- each to

the Producer and Director

Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director 

Asha Jaoar Majhe

(Bengali)

Producer: F.O.R Films Pvt. Ltd.

Director :

Aditya Vikram Sengupta 

For the portrayal of routine ordinary life with extraordinary cinematic finesse.

Swarna Kamal and

 1,25, 000/- each to the Producer and Director

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

 Mary Kom

(Hindi)

Producer:

Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

 Director :

Omung Kumar 

For an inspiring tale of a woman who becomes a national icon through her determined pursuit of sporting excellence.

Swarna Kamal and

 2,00,000/- each to

 the Producer and Director

Best Film On Social Issues

Chotoder Chobi

(Bengali)

Producer:

Shree Venkatesh Films Pvt. Ltd.

Director :

Kaushik Ganguly

For its empathetic portrayal of marginalized people and their struggle for a life of dignity.

Rajat Kamal and

Rs1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Best Film On Environment Conservation/

Preservation

Ottaal

(Malayalam)

Producer:

Director Cutz Film Company (P) Ltd.

Director :

Jayaraj

Ottal, a visual poem, expresses the beauty and serenity of the protagonist’s rural environment and a way of life whose value is measured by the poignancy of its loss.

Rajat Kamal and Rs1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Best Children’s Film: (joint)

Kaakkaa Muttai

(Tamil)

Producer:

Grass Root Film Company

Director :

Manikandan M

Kaakkaa Muttai for narrating a charming story of two brothers who are unaware of their deprived status and have a confrontation with the tastelessness of globalization.

Swarna Kamal and

 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

(Cash component to be shared between films)­ 

Best Children’s Film (joint)

Elizabeth Ekadashi (Marathi)

Producer:

Essel Vision Productions Ltd.

 Director :

Paresh Mokashi

Elizabeth Ekadashi is a delightful tale that reaffirms children's ability to negotiate the complexities of life with relative ease.

Best Direction

Chotushkone

(Bengali)

Srijit Mukherji

For its brilliantly reflexive use of the cinematic idiom through a playful and innovative mise-en-scene that tautens to an unexpected and gripping climax.

Swarna Kamal and

 Rs 2,50,000/-

Best Actor

Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)

Vijay

For his subtle and non-stereotypical playing of a woman trapped in a man’s body, portraying a gamut of emotions as s/he struggles through confusion, rejection and humiliation to finally chart her own course with confidence and dignity.

Rajat  Kamal and

Rs50,000/- 

Best Actress

Queen

(Hindi)

Kangana Ranaut

For an endearingly etched out performance that is grounded in contextual specificity and at the same time is disarmingly spontaneous as to appear almost improvisatory.

Rajat  Kamal and Rs50,000/-  

Best Supporting Actor

Jigarthanda (Tamil)

Bobby Simhaa

For an engaging portrayal of a dreaded Mafia don who plays both the villain and the comic with a rare flamboyance and abandon.

Rajat  Kamal and Rs 50,000/-

Best Supporting Actress

Pagdi The Honour

(Haryanavi)

Baljinder Kaur

For a very expressive performance as a gritty rustic woman who struggles as wife and mother to keep her family intact in a society obsessed with patriarchal honour.

Rajat  Kamal and

 50,000/- 

Best Child Artist

Kaakkaa Muttai

 (Tamil)

J. Vignesh

& Ramesh

For their portrayal of inseparable siblings living in a slum who innocently struggle with rare dignity to acquire what attracts them in this vast market of products unleashed by a liberal economy only to realise the harsh reality of invincible class boundaries.

Rajat  Kamal and

Rs50,000/-

(cash component to be shared)

Best Male Playback Singer

Haider

(Hindi)

Sukhwinder Singh

(Song: Bismil)

For a powerful rendition which effectively reflects the agony and anger of the protagonist.

Rajat  Kamal and Rs50,000/-

Best Female Playback Singer

Saivam

 (Tamil)

Uttara Unnikrishanan

(Song: Azhagu)

For evoking an emotional resonance through the purity and innocence of her voice. 

Rajat  Kamal and  50,000/-

Best Cinematography

Chotushkone

(Bengali)

Sudeep Chatterjee

For exhibiting a wide spectrum of space and time while effortlessly knitting   the emotional fabric of the film.

Rajat  Kamal and Rs  50,000/-  each

Best Screenplay Writer (Original):  

  i.      Chotushkone

        (Bengali)

Srijit Mukherji

Chotushkone for the masterful telling of a taut suspense thriller which weaves a sinister web around the journey and lives of four egotistical characters.  

Rajat  Kamal and

 50,000/-

Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted) :

Ottal (Malayalam)

Joshy Mangalath

Ottal for beautifully transposing Anton Chekov’s short  story onto a canvas of nature that enhances the shades of the original.

Rajat  Kamal and

 50,000/-

Best Dialogues

Haidar (Hindi)

Vishal Bhardwaj

Haider for the multi layered and resonant dialogues that evoke angst and passion with crispness and brevity.

Rajat  Kamal and

 50,000/-

Best Audiography

I)    Location Sound Recordist

        i.      Khwada (Marathi)

Mahaveer Sabbanwal
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Khwada for its excellent live sound quality which skillfully captures all the ambient sounds with the right tonal balance.

Rajat  Kamal  and  50,000/-

Sound Designer

Asha Jaoar Majhe

          (Bengali)

Anish John

Asha Jaoar Majhe for creating a brilliant soundscape which enhances the narrative even in the absence of the spoken word.

Rajat  Kamal and 50,000/-

Re-Recordist Of The Final Mixed Track

Nirbashito (Bengali)

Anirban Sengupta & Dipankar Chaki

Nirbashito for the seamless movement from chaos into the quietness of solitude while integrating various elements of sound.

Rajat  Kamal  and

        50,000/-

Best Editing 

Jigarthanda (Tamil)

Vivek Harshan

For structuring the different narratives of raw cruelty and urban cunning that eventually intermingle with positive and humourous overtones through skillful editing.

Rajat  Kamal and        50,000/-

Best Production Design

Nachom – IA Kumpasar

(Konkani)

Aparna Raina

For convincingly recreating spaces from a different era and with minute attention to detail.

Rajat  Kamal and 

 50,000/- 

Best Costume Designer

Haider (Hindi)

Dolly Ahluwalia

For capturing the essence of the characters and moods with creative flourish.

Rajat  Kamal and  50,000/-

Best Make-Up Artist

Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)

Nangaraju
& Raju

For the realistic creation of gender duality in a character through different phases of life.

Rajat  Kamal and  50,000/-

Best  Music Direction

Songs

Haider

(Hindi)

Vishal Bhardwaj

For developing the conflict of the inner and outer landscape through haunting music.

Rajat  Kamal and

  50,000/-

Background Score

Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)

Gopi Sunder

For maintaining the tempo of the film with an in-sync background score.

Rajat  Kamal and

  50,000/-

Best Lyrics

Saivam (Tamil)
(Azhagu)

NA. Muthukumar

For embodying the world as seen through the eyes of a child using common place images to make an appeal to an adult world.  

Rajat  Kamal and

        50,000/- 

Special Jury Award

Khwada (Marathi)

Director: Bhaurao Karhade

For a hard-hitting but restrained narration of the harsh realities of a nomadic shepherd community who are in search of stability.

Rajat  Kamal and 

 2,00,000/-

Best Choreography

Haider (Hindi)

(Bismil)

Sudesh Adhana

For the evocative fusion of performative grammars, interweaving a staccato whirling of masculinised bodies with larger than life puppets, to create a dance that is firmly embedded within the narrative. 

Rajat  Kamal and  50,000/-

Best Assamese Film

Othello

Producer:

 Artha Films 

Director :

Hemanta Kumar Das

 Best Bengali Film

Nirbashito

Producer:

Kaushik Ganguly Productions

Director :

Churni Ganguly

Best Hindi Film

Queen

Producer:

Phantom Films Pvt. Ltd. & Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

Director :

Vikas Bahl

Best Kannada  Film

Harivu

Producer:

Om Studio

Director :

Manjunath S. (Mansore)

Best Konkani Film

Nachom – IA Kumpasar

Producer: Goa Folklore Productions

Director: Bardroy Barretto

Best Malayalam Film

Ain

Producer: 1: 1: Enternatments

Director: Sidhartha Siva 

Best Marathi Film

Killa

Producer: JAR Pictures & M R Film Works

Director: Avinash Arun

Best Odiya  Film

Aadim Vichar

Producer:

Mohapatra Movie Magic Pvt. Ltd.

Director:

Sabyasachi Mohapatra 

Best Punjabi Film

Punjab 1984

Producer: White Hill Production India Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Anurag Singh

Best Tamil Film 

Kuttram Kadithal

Producer:

JSK Film Corporation

Director:

Bramma.G

Best Telugu Film 

Chandamama Kathalu

Producer:  Working Dream Production

Director: Praven Sattaru

Best Haryanvi   Film

Pagdi The Honour

Producer: V R Entertainers

Director:

Rajeev Bhatia

Best Rabha Film

Orong

Producer: Suraj Kr. Duwarah,

Aucto Creation

Director: Suraj Kr. Duwarah

Ain (Malayalam)

Musthafa

Nachom – IA Kumpasar

(Konkani)

Palomi Ghosh

Killa (Marathi)
&
Bhootnath Returns (Hindi)

Parth  Bhalerao

Name Of Award

Name of Film

Awardee

Citation

Medal & Cash Prize

Best Non Feature Film

Tender is the Sight

Producer: Films Division

Director: Torsha Banerjee

For its sensitive and lyrical portrayal of ten-year-old Hassirbullah, who, though visually challenged, creates a symphony of sounds. The film captures his universe, his life and his talent, softly and gently.

SWARNA KAMAL

&

 1,50,000/-

each to the Producer & Director

Best Debut Film Of A Director

Goonga Pahalwan

Producer: Drishti Media 

Director:  Mit Jani, Prateek Gupta & Vivek Chaudhary

For its fun, yet mature portrayal of its protagonist, a champion at the Deaf Olympics. It pointedly questions the politics that impede this capable athlete’s route to the Rio Olympics.

RAJAT  KAMAL

& 75,000/- each to the Producer &

 Director *

Best Anthropological/

Ethnographic Film

Qissa – e – Parsi : The Parsi Story

Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust

Director: Divya Cowasji & Shilpi Gulati

For its light-hearted yet comprehensive telling of the story of India’s much loved community, the Parsis. It explores their history, the philosophy of their faith, their enterprise and their way of life, with delight and laughter.

RAJAT  KAMAL&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & 50,000/-  Director *

Best Biographical/ Historical Reconstruction

Aamaar Katha: Story of Binodini

Producer:  Films Division

Director: Tuhinabha Majumdar 

For its stylistic and poetic portrayal of the 19^th century theatre actress Binodini Devi’s autobiography.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Arts /Cultural Film

Kapila

Producer: Films Division

Director: Sanju Surendran

For its unique and expressive rendering of Kapila’s sheer artistry over Kudiyattam, the world’s oldest theatrical art form.

RAJAT  KAMAL&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Promotional Film (To Cover Tourism, Exports, Crafts, Industry Etc)

Documentation of Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli

 Producer: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Director: Ranajit Ray

For its extensive study of the craft and community of the clay makers in the context of changing times. 

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Environment Film  Including Agriculture

I Cannot Give You My Forest

Producer: Top Quark Films Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Nandan Saxena  & Kavita Bahl

For its concerned and empathetic exploration of the tribal communities in Rayagada, Orissa, who derive their sustenance and identity from the forest.  

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Film On Social Issues (joint)

Can’t Take This Shit Anymore

 
&

Director: Vinod Kapri

Producer: Bhagirathi Films

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For incisively highlighting the acute desperation of rural women and the problems they face from the lack of basic and essential facilities for sanitation.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each Producer & Director

(Cash Component to be shared)

Best Film On Social Issues (joint)

Daughters of Mother India

Director: Vibha Bakshi
Producer: V2 Film & Design Pvt. Ltd.

For explicitly and determinedly turning the spotlight on the burning issue of rape in the country and the brutal mentality that drives it.

Best Educational Film  (joint)

Komal

Producer: Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Prashant Shikare 

KOMAL – For effectively and concisely communicating essential information to children to protect themselves from sexual abuse.

RAJAT  KAMAL& 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director 

(Cash Component to be shared)

Best Educational Film (joint)

Behind the Glass Wall

Producer: Gaahimedia

Director:

Aruna Raje Patil

BEHIND THE GLASS WALL –For its exhaustive exploration of the world and challenges of the autistic and their caregivers.

Best Exploration/

Adventure Film (To Include Sports)

Life Force – India’s Western  Ghats

Producer: Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Nallamuthu Subbiah

For taking the viewer deep into the Western Ghats and engagingly revealing its rare and incredible biodiversity.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Investigative Film

Phum Shang

Producer: Films Division

Director: Haobam Paban Kumar

For its quiet and fair-hearted investigation of the fishermen communities and their floating dwellings on Loktak Lake, Manipur, even as government agencies and conservationists struggle to save the lake. 

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best  Animation Film

Sound of Joy

Producer: Aura Cinematics

Director: Sukankan Roy

Animator: Rishi Sanay

For its flowing and engaging animation style in telling the stories from Vivekananda’s childhood and its emphasis on developing the power of concentration. 

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer, Director & Animator

Special Jury Award

A Poet, A City & A Footballer

Producer: Films Division

 Director: Joshy Joseph

For demonstrating the power of cinema in weaving together life, poetry and reflections of its protagonist in the face of impending death 

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Short Fiction Film

Mitraa

Producer: Athaansh Communications

Director: Ravindra Jadhav

For its empathetic portrayal of its pivotal character’s sexual orientation, and the question of freedom around it. Shot in monochrome, the film adds to the antiquity for the era it is set in.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/-  each to the Producer & Director

Best Film On Family Values

Towards the Silver Lining

Producer: Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute 

 Director: Bhabani Tamuli

For its sensitive portrayal of a paraplegic girl who builds a house for her mother, and the touching bond between them.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director

Best Direction

Aaranyak

Director: Renu Savant

For its existential definition of layered thoughts and emotion that move through a reflective search to end in an ironic arrival into the real.

SWARNA KAMAL

&

 1,50,000/-

Best Cinematography

Aamaar Katha: Story of Binodini

Cameraman:  Indraneel Lahiri

For its stunning and sensual visual imagery that brings the story of Binodini alive.

RAJAT  KAMAL &Rs 50,000/- to Cameraman

Best Audiography

Tender is the Sight

Audiographers :

Anindit Roy,

Ateesh Chattopadhyay &

Ayan Bhattacharya

The film travels through the imaginary line of manifest and unmanifest worlds of visual and sound that balance effortlessly, imprinting the audience with a haunting aural experience.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/-

Best Editing

Tigress Blood

Editor: Andi Campbell Waite

For seamlessly structuring the inner worlds of four tigress sisters through an incisive cinematic arrangement of their outer spaces.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/-

Best Narration/ Voice Over

Nitya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam Patham

Narrator: Ambooty Devi

For the depth of its research and its poetic rendition of the history of Mohinyattam across the mighty empires along the riverbanks of Tungabhadra to Thanjavur.

RAJAT  KAMAL

&

 50,000/-

Special Mention

a)  Gunjaa

 Director: Mrinal Dev

For poignantly telling the story of Gunjaa, a young girl in Bihar, and her innocent but ironic understanding of death.

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Special Mention

Seek and Hide

Director: Manoj Kumar Nitharwal

For its fine juxtaposition of a child’s expression of fear with the unawareness of the parents to elucidate a complex story of paedophelia.

Special Mention

5 O’Clock Accident

Director: Ruchir Arun

For its gritty story and compelling treatment of a voyeuristic teenager and the darkness that comes with his obsession.

Title of the Book

Author

Publisher

Citation

Silent Cinema:
 (1895-1930)

Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Author: Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao

Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Publisher: EMESCO BOOKS

Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao’s work on silent cinema commands attention. It is as worthy of a scholar’s consideration as a common cinegoer’s time. He walks down the memory lane to come up with a work that is likely to go down as a benchmark for serious research in Indian cinema.

Title of the Book

Author

Citation

Pride of Tamil Cinema (1931-2013)

Only Certificate:
G. Dhananjayan

G. Dhananjayan’s Pride of Tamil Cinema deserves careful consideration for the sheer expanse of the work. The book is a painstaking effort which will have a relevance many years down the line.

Name of the Critic

Citation

Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Critic: Tanul Thakur

Tanul Thakur’s work is like a breath of fresh air. In brevity lies the strength of Thakur’s analysis of crests and troughs of Indian cinema. Without being didactic, Thakur is able to provide a different perspective to seemingly disparate elements and string them together in a lucid fashion.