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32nd National Film Awards

Indian film awards


Indian film awards

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caption32nd National Film Awards
awarded_forBest of Indian cinema in 1984
award_orgDirectorate of Film Festivals
presenting_orgGiani Zail Singh
(President of India)
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lifetime_achievementSatyajit Ray
best_featureDamul
best_non_featureMusic of Satyajit Ray
best_bookChalachitrer Abirbhab
best_criticSwapan Mallik
most_winsMukhamukham (4)
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(President of India)

The 32nd National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1984. Ceremony took place in June 1985.

With 32nd National Film Awards, three more categories from feature films are awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) along with Best Feature Film, namely Best Debut Film of a Director, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Children's Film.

Also couple of new categories were introduced with 32nd National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Film on Other Social Issues and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). As per the Constitution of India, Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in schedule VIII of the constitution are also awarded with Rajat Kamal.

For Non-feature films section, a new award was introduced for Best Non-Feature Film and awarded with Swarna Kamal, for both, film producer and director.

For Best Writing on Cinema section, a new award was introduced for Best Film Critic and awarded with Rajat Kamal.

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Name of AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsAwards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award[[File:SatyajitRay.jpg75px]]Satyajit RayFilm directorSwarna Kamal, 1,00,000 and a Shawl

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 32nd National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Damul won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Malayalam film, Mukhamukham won the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries

A committee headed by Bhupen Hazarika was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:

  • Jury Members
    • Bhupen Hazarika (Chairperson)Sharmila TagoreT. V. Kunni KrishnanAjay Kumar DeyManmohan TalkhBharathirajaUsha BhagatGirish KasaravalliBhimsenG. Hanumant Rao

All India Award

Following were the awards given:

Golden Lotus Award

Official name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Feature FilmDamulHindiProducer: Prakash Jha
Director: Prakash Jha50,000
25,000
Best Debut Film of a DirectorMeendum Oru Kaathal KathaiTamilProducer: Radhika Pothan
Director: Prathap K. Pothan25,000 Each
Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic ValueKoniBengaliProducer: Government of West Bengal50,000
Director: Saroj Dey25,000
Best Children's FilmMy Dear KuttichathanMalayalamProducer: M. C. Punnoose30,000
Director: Jijo Punnoose15,000
Silver Lotus Award

Official name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Feature Film on National IntegrationAadmi Aur AuratHindiProducer: Doordarshan30,000
Director: Tapan Sinha15,000
Best Film on Family WelfareMohan Joshi Hazir Ho!HindiProducer: Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza30,000
15,000
Best Film on Other Social IssuesAccidentKannadaProducer: Sanket30,000
Director: Shankar Nag15,000
Best DirectionMukhamukhamMalayalamAdoor Gopalakrishnan20,000
Best CinematographyHoliHindiJehangir Choudhary15,000
Best ScreenplayMukhamukhamMalayalamAdoor Gopalakrishnan10,000
Best ActorPaarHindiNaseeruddin Shah10,000
Best ActressPaarHindiShabana Azmi10,000
Best Supporting ActorGhare BaireBengaliVictor Banerjee10,000
Best Supporting ActressPartyHindiRohini Hattangadi10,000
Best Child ArtistMy Dear KuttichathanMalayalamMaster Arvind
Master Suresh
Master Mukesh
Baby Sonia5,000/-
Best AudiographyMukhamukhamMalayalamP. Devdas10,000
Best EditingSitaaraTeluguAnil Malnad10,000
Best Art DirectionUtsavHindiNachiket Patwardhan
Jayoo Patwardhan10,000
Best LyricsSaaranshHindiVasant Dev10,000
Best Music DirectionAnkaheeHindiJaidev10,000
Best Male Playback SingerAnkaheeHindiBhimsen Joshi10,000
Best Female Playback SingerSitaaraTeluguS. Janaki10,000
Best Costume DesignGhare BaireBengaliHarudas
Bapuldas10,000
Special Jury AwardGiddhHindiT. S. Ranga5,000

Regional Awards

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.

Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Feature Film in AssameseSon MainaProducer: R. B. Mehta, M. P. N. Nair and Shiv Prasad Thakur20,000
Director: Shiv Prasad Thakur10,000
Best Feature Film in BengaliGhare BaireProducer: NFDC20,000
Director: Satyajit Ray10,000
Best Feature Film in HindiPaarProducer: Swapan Sarkar20,000
Director: Gautam Ghose10,000
Best Feature Film in KannadaBandhanaProducer: Rohini Pictures20,000
Director: R. B. Rajendra Singh10,000
Best Feature Film in MalayalamMukhamukhamProducer: K. Ravindran Nair20,000
Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan10,000
Best Feature Film in MarathiMahanandaProducer: Mahesh Satoskar20,000
Director: K. G. Koregaonkar10,000
Best Feature Film in OriyaKlanta AparahnaProducer: Dynamic Studio20,000
Director: Manmohan Mahapatra10,000
Best Feature Film in TamilAchamillai AchamillaiProducer: Rajam Balachander and V. Natarajan20,000
Director: K. Balachander10,000
Best Feature Film in TeluguSitaaraProducer: Edida Nageshwara Rao20,000
Director: Vamsy10,000

Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Feature Film in KhasiManik RaitongProducer: Rishan Rapsang20,000
Director: Ardhendu Bhattacharya10,000

Non-Feature films

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

Juries

A committee headed by V. K. Murthy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:

  • Jury Members
    • V. K. Murthy (Chairperson)Shanta Sabarjeet SinghAshish MukherjeeJ. P. Das

Golden Lotus Award

Official name: Swarna Kamal

Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Non-Feature FilmMusic of Satyajit RayEnglishProducer: NFDC
Director: Utpalendu Chakrabarty5,000/- Each

Silver Lotus Award

Official name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Anthropological / Ethnographic FilmBada MediaHindiProducer:
Director: Manohar S. Varpe10,000/- Each
Best Biographical FilmPadmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan NairMalayalamProducer: James Paul
Director: Matthew Paul10,000/- Each
Best Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology)Aranya AamarBengaliProducer: West Bengal Ministry of Forest
Director: Tarun Majumdar10,000/- Each
Best Agriculture Film and Best Industrial Film (Jointly given)Krishi JantrapatiHindiProducer and Director: Ghanashyam Mahapatra10,000/- Each
Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation FilmNehruEnglishProducer: Yash Chowdhary
Director: Shyam Benegal and Yuri Aldokhin10,000/- Each
Best Film on Family WelfareSweekarHindiProducer: Bal Mehta
Director: Vishram Revankar10,000/- Each
Geeli MeettiProducer: Women and Social Welfare Ministry
Director: Sanjay Kak
Best Exploration / Adventure FilmEverest 84EnglishProducer: Cinema Vision India
Director: Siddharth Kak10,000/- Each
Best News FilmThe Rickshaw Drivers of Madhya PradeshEnglishProducer: Madhya Pradesh Media
Director: Naren Kondra10,000/- Each
Best Animation FilmNational HighwayEnglishProducer: National Institute of Design
Director and Animator: R. N. Mistry10,000/- Each
Special Jury AwardShri Hemkunt Saahib5,000/-

Best Writing on Cinema

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

Juries

A committee headed by Vikram Singh was appointed to judge the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:

  • Jury Members
    • Vikram Singh (Chairperson)Muhammad ShameemJagmohan

Silver Lotus Award

Official name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Name of AwardName of BookLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prize
Best Book on CinemaChalachitrer AbirbhabBengaliAuthor: Jagannath Chathopadhyay5,000
Best Film CriticSwapan Mallick5,000

References

References

  1. "32nd National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals.
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