An Imaginative Film and Monumental by Its Production Values and Cinematic Brilliance in Creating a Fantasy World on Screen
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63rd NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2015 FEATURE FILMS S.No. Name of Award Name of Film Awardees Medal Citation & Cash Prize 1. BEST FEATURE BAAHUBALI Producer: SHOBU Swarna Kamal An imaginative film and FILM YARLAGADDA AND and monumental by its production ARKA values and cinematic brilliance MEDIAWORKS (P) 2,50,000/- LTD. each to in creating a fantasy world on screen. the Producer and Director : S.S Director RAJAMOULI (CASH COMPONENT TO BE SHARED) 2. INDIRA GANDHI MASAAN Producer: Swarna Kamal For his perceptive approach AWARD FOR BEST PHANTOM FILMS and to filmmaking in handling a DEBUT FILM OF A layered story of DIRECTOR Director : NEERAJ 1,25, 000/- people caught up changing GHAYWAN each to social and moral values. the Producer and Director 3. BEST POPULAR BAJRANGI Producer: SALMA Swarna Kamal Tackling an important social FILM PROVIDING BHAIJAAN KHAN, and issue in the simple heart- WHOLESOME SALMAN KHAN, warming & entertaining format. ENTERTAINMENT ROCKLINE 2,00,000/- VENKTESH each to Director : KABIR the Producer and KHAN Director 4. NARGIS DUTT NANAK SHAH Producer: Rajat Kamal and The saga on the life of the FAKIR GURBANI MEDIA AWARD FOR great spiritual master BEST FEATURE PVT. LTD. 1,50,000/- each to advocating the values of peace FILM ON and harmony. NATIONAL the Producer and INTEGRATION Director 5. BEST FILM ON NIRNAYAKAM Producer: JAIRAJ Rajat Kamal and For tackling a relevant and SOCIAL ISSUES FILMS unaddressed issue of 1,50,000/- each curtailing freedom of Director : V.K to movement for the common PRAKASH the Producer and man due to hartals and Director processions. 6. BEST FILM ON VALIYA Producer: Rajat Kamal and A dramatically disturbing ENVIRONMENT CHIRAKULLA ANANTHAKRISHNA exposition of the ill effects CONSERVATION/ PAKSHIKAL PILLAI 1,50,000/- each PRESERVATION to of pesticides in North Kerala. Director : DR. BIJU the Producer and Director 7. BEST CHILDREN’S DURONTO Producer: CODE Swarna Kamal Story of a child prodigy on his FILM RED FILMS and undying spirit to achieve the impossible. Director : 1,50,000/- SOUMENDRA each to PADHI the Producer and Director 8. BEST DIRECTION BAJIRAO DIRECTOR: Swarna Kamal For the masterful handling of MASTANI SANJAY LEELA and all aspects of the medium of BANSALI 2,50,000/- cinema to weave a tragic love story within a grand historic drama. 9. BEST ACTOR PIKU AMITABH Rajat Kamal and A delightful, delectable BACHCHAN performance of a man who 50,000/- finally lets himself go, at the age of seventy. 10. BEST ACTRESS TANU WEDS KANGANA RANAUT Rajat Kamal and For her dynamic portrayal of MANU RETURNS two contrast characters, laced 50,000/- with mirth and charm. 11. BEST VISAARANAI SAMUTHIRAKANI Rajat Kamal and For the minimalistic yet stark SUPPORTING and moving performance as a ACTOR 50,000/- cop, caught in a moral dilemma. 12. BEST BAJIRAO TANVI AZMI Rajat Kamal and For her powerful portrayal of a SUPPORTING MASTANI royal widow caught in the ACTRESS 50,000/- vortex of love for her son and commitment to the clan. 13. BEST CHILD BEN GAURAV MENON Rajat Kamal and An outstanding performance ARTIST on a wide spectrum of 50,000/- emotions, of a boy going through great turmoil. 14. BEST MALE KATYAR KALIJAT MAHESH KALE Rajat Kamal and A consummate performance in PLAYBACK GHUSLI SONG: ARUNI the best of Hindustani musical SINGER KIRANI 50,000/- traditions. 15. BEST FEMALE DUM LAGA KE MONALI THAKUR Rajat Kamal and A delightful and soulful PLAYBACK HAISA rendition of a song of love. SINGER SONG: MOH MOH 50,000/- KE DHAGE 16. BEST BAJIRAO SUDEEP Rajat Kamal and For bringing about an CINEMATOGRAPHY MASTANI CHATTERJEE outstanding visual dynamics, 50,000/- depicting the grand interiors of each palaces and vast landscapes with an artistic interplay of light & shadows. 17. For effortless movement of the BEST plot structure, and natural SCREENPLAY repartees which happens in a delightful love/ hate i) Screenplay PIKU JUHI CHATURVEDI Rajat Kamal and Writer (Original): 50,000/- relationship of a father and AND AND daughter. TANU WEDS HIMANSHU Rajat Kamal and The writer’s interpretation of MANU RETURN SHARMA 50,000/- love story set in a small town, becomes populated with (CASH interesting characters and COMPONENT their dialogues and dialects. TO BE SHARED) ii) Screenplay TALVAR VISHAL BHARDWAJ Rajat Kamal and The dramatic structure Writer (Adapted) : 50,000/- devised by this writer effectively mirrors the tragedy of a family when their daughter is found murdered. For effortless movement of the iii) Dialogues : PIKU JUHI CHATURVEDI Rajat Kamal and plot structure, and natural 50,000/- repartees which happens in a AND AND delightful love/ hate TANU WEDS HIMANSHU Rajat Kamal and relationship of a father and MANU RETURN SHARMA 50,000/- daughter. (CASH The writer’s interpretation of COMPONENT love story set in a small town, TO BE SHARED) becomes populated with interesting characters and their dialogues and dialects. 18. BEST AUDIOGRAPHY i) Location Sound TALWAR SANJAY KURIAN Rajat Kamal and For capturing the natural Recordist voices, with all its nuances 50,000/- predominantly of characters undergoing great stress. ii) Sound Designer BAJIRAO BISHWADEEP Rajat Kamal and MASTANI CHATTERJEE Creating a rich aural tapestry, 50,000/- evoking the romantic moods and heroic tension iii) Re-recordist of BAJIRAO JUSTIN JOSE Rajat Kamal and Perfect blend of the ambiences the final mixed track MASTANI 50,000/- ranging from royal palace interiors to war fronts. 19. BEST EDITING VISAARANAI LATE KISHORE T.E Rajat Kamal and Maintaining the momentum and edginess of the plot 50,000/- progression of police interrogation, with innovative editing techniques. 20. BEST BAJIRAO SHRIRAM Rajat Kamal and For the inventive use of PRODUCTION MASTANI IYENGAR, SALONI spaces, props and set DESIGN DHATRAK AND 50,000/- SUJEET SAWANT decoration to provide a (CASH dramatic setting for a grand COMPONENT historical spectacle. TO BE SHARED) 21. BEST COSTUME NANAK SHAH PAYAL SALUJA Rajat Kamal and An imaginative use of colours, DESIGNER FAKIR design and textures to 50,000/- recreate costumes for a host of characters, of an era, from different cultures and continents. 22. BEST MAKE-UP NANAK SHAH PREETISHEEL G Rajat Kamal and Creating detailed appearances, ARTIST FAKIR SINGH AND and meticulous ‘ageing’ CLOVER 50,000/- technique to a wide range of WOOTTON historic characters. (CASH COMPON ENT TO BE SHARED) 23. BEST MUSIC ENNU NINTE M JAYACHANDRAN Rajat Kamal and Creating a haunting melodic DIRECTION MOIDEEN composition, that resonates a) Songs SONG:KAATHIRUN 50,000/- the tragic love story NU KAATHIRUNNU b) Background ILAIYARAAJA Rajat Kamal and For effectively using folk Score THAARAI musical instruments and THAPPATTAI 50,000/- melodies, to give a harmonic layer of meaning to the world of the characters. 24. BEST LYRICS DUM LAGA KE VARUN GROVER Rajat Kamal and For the fresh simple array of HAISA metaphors, in the form of a SONG: MOH MOH 50,000/- song, expressing love. KE DHAGE 25. SPECIAL JURY MARGARITA WITH KALKI KOCHLIN Rajat Kamal and For the realistic performance AWARD STRAW as a young woman afflicted 2,00,000/- with cerebral palsy. 26. BEST BAJIRAO REMO D’SOUZA Rajat Kamal and For creating enchanting CHOREOGRAPHY MASTANI moves that expresses anguish SONG: DEEW ANI 50,000/- of love, defying social barriers, MASTANI resonating the core theme of the film. 27. BEST SPECIAL BAAHUBALI V. SRINIVAS Rajat Kamal and For creating breath-taking EFFECT MOHAN special effects which bring out 50,000/- the emotional and dramatic upheavals of the story. 28. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION a) BEST ASSAMESE KOTHANODI Producer: Rajat Kamal and A stylised, poetic film inter- FILM ANURUPA weaving four folk stories, HAZARIKA 1,00,000/- evoking the terrifying each undercurrents of human mind Director : BHASKAR to the Producer as depicted in folk mythology. HAZARIKA and Director b) BEST BENGALI SHANKHACHIL Producer: NIDEAS Rajat Kamal and An evocative story that FILM CREATIONS & highlights the theme of PRODUCTIONS 1,00,000/- each suffering humanity, divided by PVT LTD. national borders. to the Producer Director : and Director GOUTAM GHOSE . c) BEST HINDI FILM DUM LAGA KE Producer: Rajat Kamal and A sweet and resonant film set HAISHA MANEESH in Haridwar and challenges the SHARMA & YASH 1,00,000/- each middle class prejudices in RAJ FILMS choosing a bride. to the Producer Director : SHARAT and Director KATARIYA (CASH COMPONENT TO BE SHARED) d) BEST KANNADA THITHI Producer: Rajat Kamal and A striking and realistically FILM PRSPCTVS charming portrayal of life in a PRODUCTIONS 1,00,000/- each PVT LTD. village, told in the idiom of to the Producer comedy and surrealism. Director : RAAM and Director REDDY e) BEST KONKANI ENEMY Producer: A Rajat Kamal and A powerful film about a FILM DURGA PRASAD soldier’s plight, caught up in 1,00,000/- each the legal entanglement trying Director: DINESH to safeguard his property. P. BHONSLE to the Producer and Director f) BEST MALAYALAM PATHEMARI Producer: ALLENS Rajat Kamal and Artistically narrated saga of FILM MEDIA two generations of Malayali 1,00,000/- each workers who migrated to the Director: SALIM gulf for livelihood, told AHAMED to the Producer and Director through the poignant story of one man. g) BEST MARATHI RINGAN Producer: MY Rajat Kamal and A heart rending survival story FILM ROLE MOTION of a father-son duo, who PICTURES 1,00,000/- each decide to fight and live rather Director: to the Producer than end their lives, in the MAKARAND MANE and Director background of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. h) BEST ODIYA FILM PAHADA RA LUHA Producer: Rajat Kamal and Chronicles 25 years of the life MOHAPATRA of innocent tribals of Odisha, MOVIE MAGIC 1,00,000/- each PVT. LTD. in the backdrop of the massive to the Producer political transformations and Director: and Director maoist insurgency.