| Name of Award
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Name of Film
|
Language
|
Awardee(s)
|
Cash Prize
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| Best Feature Film
|
Akaler Shandhaney
|
Bengali
|
Producer: Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty
|
Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/-
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| Director: Mrinal Sen
|
Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/-
|
| Citation: For brilliantly recreating the tragedy of the 1943 Bengal famine and focussing on the disturbing continuity of the conditions which created it, for the cinematic excellence of the film which explores human experience at the different levels and for the consummate artistry with which the complexity of the social-economic situation is fused into a poignant statement.
|
| Second Best Feature Film
|
Oppol
|
Malayalam
|
Producer: Rosamma George
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
|
| Director: K. S. Sethumadhavan
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
|
| Citation: For boldly presenting a woman's love for her illegitimate child, for sensitive handling of complex situations, and for offering social acceptability to the mother and child, thereby giving a new perspective to the values prevalent body.
|
| Best Feature Film on National Integration
|
Bhavni Bhavai
|
Gujarati
|
Producer: Sanchar Film Cooperative Society Ltd.
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
|
| Director: Ketan Mehta
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
|
| Citation: For tracing the history of social evil of untouchability through popular folk drama form, for synthesising diverse performing arts into socially relevant communication, for depicting the untouchable's fight for their rights.
|
| Best Debut Film of a Director
|
Maina Tadanta
|
Bengali
|
Utpalendu Chakrabarty
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For depicting with realistic vigor the exploitation perpetrated on the tribal and the landless, for portraying the spirited fight of the downtrodden and for showing great maturity in the conception and presentation of the theme in this maiden venture.
|
| Best Direction
|
Akaler Shandhaney
|
Bengali
|
Mrinal Sen
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹20,000/-
|
| Citation: For exploring the inevitable conflict between urban and rural cultures, for displaying in almost every sequence masterly handling and complete command over the medium.
|
| Best Screenplay
|
Akaler Shandhaney
|
Bengali
|
Mrinal Sen
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For effectively combining the terse and pithy dialogue with creation of well-defined, lively characters to convey a poignant story which leaves a lasting impression.
|
| Best Actor
|
Oppol
|
Malayalam
|
Balan K. Nair
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For extremely virile and sensitive portrayal of a man who is constantly puzzled by the behaviour of his wife, for conveying the flashes of anger and frustration he suffers and depicting ultimate acceptance of his wife's past with mellowed tenderness which reveals the virtuosity of a great artist.
|
| Best Actress
|
Chakra
|
Hindi
|
Smita Patil
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For a steering role as a middle-aged woman from the slums of Bombay, for depicting her stoic acceptance of an unkind fate and at the same time continuing to dream of a better future, which never arrives, with profound expressiveness and brilliant dialogue delivery.
|
| Best Child Artist
|
Oppol
|
Malayalam
|
Aravind
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
|
| Citation: For portraying the complex role of a lonely child who is a victim of social ostracisation for no fault of his own, for bringing out the terrible emotional trauma with little dialogue and a superb economy of gesture.
|
| Best Cinematography (Color)
|
Nenjathai Killathe
|
Tamil
|
Ashok Kumar
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For brilliantly creating salient features of each character with the help of superb camera control and effective use of lighting and for significantly contributing to the mood of the film.
|
| Best Cinematography (Black and White)
|
Yagam
|
Malayalam
|
Sivan
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
|
| Citation: For depicting the grim and tense mood of the film, admirably depicting mellowed moments in the film with charm.
|
| Best Audiography
|
Nenjathai Killathe
|
Tamil
|
S. P. Ramanathan
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
|
| Citation: For a highly sensitive use of sound to capture perfectly the rhythm and mood of each sequence.
|
| Best Editing
|
Akaler Shandhaney
|
Bengali
|
Gangadhar Naskar
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
|
| Citation: For a sensitive use of images, for gradually building up the tempo of the film in a well-knit pattern; for never permitting a slackening of pace and for underlining the whole film with a subdued sense of drama.
|
| Best Art Direction
|
Bhavni Bhavai
|
Gujarati
|
Meera Lakhia
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
|
| Citation: For perfectly creating the glamour of the royal palace juxtaposed with the grim austerity of hutments, for successfully providing a period touch down to the smallest details, for providing a stamp of authenticity to the film.
|
| Best Music Direction
|
Hirak Rajar Deshe
|
Bengali
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For brilliant experimentation with different forms and modes of Indian music and for creating a mood of fantasy in a pleasing and harmonious style.
|
| Best Male Playback Singer
|
Hirak Rajar Deshe
|
Bengali
|
Anup Ghoshal
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For a wonderful range of voice and the sense of rhythm imparted to the songs rendered, by him.
|
| Best Female Playback Singer
|
Oppol
("Ettumanoor Ambalathil Ezhunnallathu")
|
Malayalam
|
S. Janaki
|
Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
|
| Citation: For the serenity and pathos with which each rendering is imbued and for adding a new dimension to the theme of the film.
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