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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 MEDIAWORKS (P) 2,50,000/- values and cinematic brilliance 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, ENTERTAINMENT ROCKLINE 2,00,000/- warming & entertaining format. 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. SABYASACHI MOHAPATRA i) BEST PUNJABI CHAUTHI KOOT Producer: NFDC & Rajat Kamal and Effectively captures the sense FILM KARTIKEYA SINGH of fear psychosis and tension 1,00,000/- each Director: during the times of insurgency GURVINDER to the Producer in Punjab. SINGH and Director

VISAARANAI Producer: Rajat Kamal and A gripping drama about the j) BEST TAMIL FILM WUNDERBAR atrocities thrust on by the FILMS 1,00,000/- each police on innocent citizens, Director: VETRI to the Producer based on a true story. MAARAN and Director

k) BEST TELUGU FILM KANCHE Producer: Y. Rajat Kamal and Barriers of caste and RAJEEV REDDY conventions breaks down as 1,00,000/- each Director: RADHA this romantic period drama KRISHNA to the Producer unveils it magic. JAGARLAMUDI and Director (KRISH) l) BEST SANSKRIT PRIYAMANASAM Producer: BABY Rajat Kamal and An artistic and culturally FILM MATHEW vibrant portrayal of the mind of SOMATHEERAM 1,00,000/- each a poet during the time he Director: VINOD to the Producer creates his masterpiece MANKARA and Director Nalacharitam.

m) BEST MAITHILI MITHILA MAKHAAN Producer: NEETU Rajat Kamal and A back-to- the-roots story told FILM CHANDRA & with great sincerity, about a SAMIR KUMAR 1,00,000/- each courageous youthful rescue effort, happening in Bihar. Director: NITIN to the Producer CHANDRA and Director n) BEST MIZO FILM KIMA’S LODE Producer: Rajat Kamal and An adventurous coming-of-age BEYOND THE CHILDREN’S FILM story of a boy, set in the CLASS SOCIETY 1,00,000/- each pristine environments of Mizoram. Director: ZUALAA to the Producer

CHHANGTE and Director o) BEST MANIPURI EIBUSU Producer: Rajat Kamal and A moving film about the FILM YAOHANBIYU YUNMAN HITALAR victory of a differently-abled (NETA) SINGH 1,00,000/- each boy’s attempt to join a football team. Director: to the Producer

MAIPAKSANA and Director HAORONGBAM 29. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED OTHER THAN SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION

a) BEST WANCHO THE HEAD Producer: SPLASH Rajat Kamal and A cinematic contemplation on FILM HUNTER FILMS PRIVATE the lives of the Wancho tribe, LIMITED 1,00,000/- each regarding the balance required in modernising tribal environment, Director: to the Producer while intruding and displacing NILANJAN DATTA and Director their lifestyles.

b) BEST HARYANVI SATRANGI Producer: PUNAM Rajat Kamal and FILM DESWAL SHARMA The film earnestly tries to 1,00,000/- each address the social issue of Director: neglect of the girl child in the SUNDEEP to the Producer state of Haryana and the eventual SHARMA and Director empowering of the girl.

c) BEST KHASI FILM ONAATAH Producer: POMU Rajat Kamal and A sensitive portrayal of a rape DAS- MARJINA victim in the course of her KURBAH 1,00,000/- each revival, in the healing background of the tribal setting. Director: PRADIP to the Producer KURBAH and Director

g) BEST BODO FILM DAU Producer: Rajat Kamal and An honest attempt to HUDUNI METHAI SHANKARLAL document the dilemma of the GOENKA 1,00,000/- each common man, helplessly Director: MANJU BORAH to the Producer victimised during the times of and Director insurgency in the north east.

30. SPECIAL MENTION

a) SPECIAL MENTION SAIRAT RINKU RAJGURU CERTIFICATE For her effective portrayal of a lively girl who defies societal norms but ultimately has to face the wrath of her family.

b) SPECIAL MENTION SU SU SUDHI JAYASURYA CERTIFICATE For his inventive and heartfelt VATHMEEKAM performance in varied roles. & LUKKA CHUPPI c) SPECIAL MENTION IRUDHI SUTTRU RITIKA SINGH CERTIFICATE For her gutsy performance of a

boxer in the making.

 In case award being shared between two films or more than one director the cash component would be shared.

 The awardees have been listed as per the entry forms received and Credit Titles of the submitted films.

63rd NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2015

NON-FEATURE FILMS

S.No. Name of Award Name of Film Awardee Medal & Cash Citation Prize 1. BEST NON FEATURE Amdavad Ma Producer: SWARNA The kites soar high bringing alive the FILM Famous Akanksha Tewari KAMAL colours of the land. & Arya A. Menon & 1,50,000/- each to the Director: Hardik Producer & Mehta Director

2. BEST DEBUT FILM Daaravtha Producer: A stepping stone towards reinventing OF A DIRECTOR Nishantroy RAJAT KAMAL the age old shackles of society. Bombarde & 75,000/- each to Director: the Producer & Nishantroy Director Bombarde

3. BEST Aoleang Producer: Maulana RAJAT KAMAL Watering the roots to hold onto the ANTHROPOLOGICAL Abul Kalam Azad & ethos and history of the land and its / Institute of Asian 50,000/- each to people. ETHNOGRAPHIC Stuidies the Producer FILM & Director: Ranajit 50,000/- Ray Director

4. BEST Life in Producer: RAJAT KAMAL Philosophical images of life and BIOGRAPHICAL/ Metaphors: A Reelism Film & beyond. HISTORICAL Portrait of 50,000/- each to RECONSTRUCTION Girish Director: O.P the Producer & Kasaravalli Shrivastava Director

5. BEST ARTS 1. A Far Producer: Piramal 1. Breathing life into the canvas /CULTURAL FILM Afternoon- A Art Foundation to articulate and assimilate. Painted Saga Director: Sruti Harihara RAJAT KAMAL Subramanian & 50,000/- each to the Producer & And And Director* And

(Cash Component 2. Yazhpanam Producer: to be shared) 2. Crossing over the boundaries to Thedchanamo Siddhartha resurrect the art of Tavil. orthy -Music Productions Beyond Boundaries Director: Amshan Kumar

6. BEST PROMOTIONAL Weaves of Producer: RAJAT KAMAL Strengthening the fabric of age old FILM (to cover tourism, Maheshwar Storyloom Films & practices with newer threads. exports, crafts, industry 50,000/- each to etc) Director: Keya the Producer & Vaswani & Nidhi Director Kamath

7. BEST 1. The Man Producer: Rajiv ENVIRONMENT FILM who Dwarfed Mehrotra, PSBT 1. An urge to embrace for a better INCLUDING the Mountains habitat. AGRICULTURE Director: Ruchi RAJAT KAMAL Shrivastava & & Sumit Sunderlal 50,000/- each to Khanna the Producer & Director* And And And

(Cash Component to be shared)

2. God On Producer: 2. Rediscovering the distances between The Edge Elements Picture man and the wild. Studio

Director: Ashok Patel 8. BEST FILM ON Auto Driver Director: Longjam RAJAT KAMAL SOCIAL ISSUES Meena Devi & 50,000/- each Kick-starting a courageous drive. Producer: Producer & Oinam Doren & Director Longjam Meena Devi

9. bBEST EDUCATIONAL Paywat Producer: RAJAT KAMAL A walk through on a winning path. FILM Mithunchandra & Chaudhari 50,000/- each to the Producer & Director: Nayana Director Dolas & Mithunchandra Chaudhari

10. BEST EXPLORATION/ Dribbling Producer: N. RAJAT KAMAL Sporting determination against an ADVENTURE FILM with their Dinesh Raj Kumar & uphill journey. (TO INCLUDE Future & Mathew 50,000/- each SPORTS) Varghese to the Producer & Director Director: Jacob Varghese 11. 1BEST Tezpur 1962 Producer: Films RAJAT KAMAL Lost in the mist of time – an attempt to 1INVESTIGATIVE Division & trace the untold… FILM 50,000/- each to Director: Samujjal the Producer & Kashyap Director 12. BEST ANIMATION Fisherwoman Producer: Nilima RAJAT KAMAL To dream a dream through lines and FILM and TukTuk Eriyat & strokes. 50,000/- each to Director: Suresh the Producer, Eriyat Director & Animator Animator: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Private Limited

13. SPECIAL JURY In Search of Producer: Films RAJAT KAMAL Fading colours of the twilight of an era. AWARD Fading Division & Canvas 50,000/- each to Director: Manohar the Producer & Singh Bisht Director 14. BEST SHORT Aushadh Producer: Amol RAJAT KAMAL An untiring effort to stay humane. FICTION FILM Deshmukh & 50,000/- each Director: Amol to the Producer & Deshmukh Director 15. BEST FILM ON Best Friends Producer: Syed RAJAT KAMAL Reclaiming strained chords. FAMILY VALUES Forever Sultan Ahmed & (Edumedia India 50,000/- each to Pvt. Ltd.) the Producer & Director Director: Sandeep Modi 16. BEST DIRECTION Kamuki Director: Christo SWARNA A sensitive portrayal of a young Tomy KAMAL woman’s determination to uphold her & dignity against odds. 1,50,000/- 17. BEST Benaras- The Cameraperson: RAJAT KAMAL Poetry of visuals leaving a lasting CINEMATOGRAPHY Unexplored Amartya & imprint. Attachments Bhattacharyya 50,000/- to Cameraperson 18. BEST Edpa Kana Audiographer: RAJAT KAMAL Soulful sound amidst silence – AUDIOGRAPHY Moumita Roy & differences made audible. 50,000/-

19. BEST EDITING Breaking Free Editor: Pravin RAJAT KAMAL An orchestrated cuts and curves to Angre and Sridhar & depict the hardship of the oppressed. Rangayan 50,000/- * to Editor

(Cash Component to be shared)

20. BEST MUSIC A Far Aravind - Shankar RAJAT KAMAL Harmony of notes enhancing the brush Afternoon- A & strokes breathing life through the Painted Saga 50,000/- * canvas. (Cash Component to be shared)

21. BEST NARRATION/ 1. Mala Laj 1. Narrator: 1. The rich baritone of the narrative VOICE OVER Watat Nahai Harish Bhimani underlines the plight of the under RAJAT KAMAL privileged. & 50,000/-* And And And

(Cash Component 2. Arangile 2. Narrator: to be shared) 2. The rich history of voice artistry Nithya Aliyaar enhancing the narrative of a living Vismayam Guru legend. Chemancherr y Kunhiraman Nair 22. SPECIAL MENTION 1. The Director: Arun 1. The twists and turns of a distorted Chameleon Shankar mind. CERTIFICATE

And And And

2. Amma Director: Neelan 2. The rich tapestry of an era of struggle seen through the eyes of the

protagonist. And And And

Director: Varun 3. Conglomeration of sense and 3. Syaahi Tandon sensibilities depicted through the innocence of a young mind.

 In case award being shared between two films or more than one director the cash component would be shared.  The awardees have been listed as per the entry forms received and Credit Titles of the submitted films.

63rd National Film Awards, 2015 Best Writing on Cinema

Best Book on Cinema

Title of the Book Author Publisher Citation

DR. RAJAKUMAR Swarna Kamal and Swarna Kamal Doddahulluru Rukkoji’s work is an encyclopaedic SAMAGRA CHARITHRE Rs 75000/- to the and Rs 75000/- study into the life and career of one of India’s Author: to the greatest screen legends Dr Rajkumar. The 15 year DODDAHULLURU Publisher: research behind the writing of this double volume RUKKOJI PREETI makes it a valuable resource for scholars, students PUSTAKA and cinephiles of today and tomorrow. PRAKASHANA

Special Mention

Title of the Book Author Citation

Forgotten Masters of Only Certificate : Satish Chopra’s book is an anecdotal and affectionate insight that Hindi Cinema Satish Chopra brings to life the early maestros of Hindi film music. Written from the perspective of a lifelong music lover, its effervescence engages and makes one fall in love with the classics again.

Best Film Critic

Name of the Critic Citation

Swarna Kamal and Rs Meghachandra Kongbom interprets the world of Indian cinema for his readers in 75000/- to the Critic: Manipuri. His lucid understanding and love for cinema makes him the ideal “Film MEGHACHANDRA KONGBAM Whisperer” in Manipur, where access to Indian films is often limited.

 In case award being shared between two or more than one the cash component would be shared.  The awardees have been listed as per the entry forms received.