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India - 55th National Film Awards Winner
| The 55th National Awards is given by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals. The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama. |
Golden Lotus Award
| Name of Award |
Name of Film |
Awardee(s) |
Language |
Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film |
Kanchivaram |
Producer: Percept Picture Company
Director: Priyadarshan |
Tamil |
2,50,000/- Each |
| Best Debut Film of A Director |
Frozen |
Producer: Shivajee Chandrabhushan
Director: Shivajee Chandrabhushan |
Hindi, Ladakhi |
1,25,000/- Each |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment |
Chak De! India |
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Director: Shimit Amin |
Hindi |
2,00,000/- Each |
| Best Direction |
Naalu Pennungal |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
Malayalam |
2,50,000/- |
| Best Children's Film |
Foto |
Producer: Children's Film Society, India
Director: Virendra Saini |
Hindi |
1,50,000/- Each |
Silver Lotus Award
| Name of Award |
Name of Film |
Awardee(s) |
Language |
Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration |
Dharm |
Producer: Sheetal V. Talwar
Director: Bhavna Talwar |
Hindi |
1,50,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Family Welfare |
Taare Zameen Par |
Producer: Aamir Khan
Director: Aamir Khan |
Hindi |
1,50,000/- Each |
| Best Animated Film |
Inimey Nangathan |
Producer: S. Sridevi
Director: S. Venky Baboo |
Tamil |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues |
Antardwand |
Producer: Sushil Rajpal
Director: Sushil Rajpal |
Hindi |
1,50,000/- Each |
| Best Actress |
Kanchivaram |
Prakash Raj |
Tamil |
50,000/- |
| Best Actress |
Gulabi Talkies |
Umashree |
Kannada |
50,000/- |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Gandhi, My Father |
Darshan Jariwala |
Hindi, Gujarati, English |
50,000/- |
| Best Supporting Actress |
The Last Lear |
Shefali Shah |
English |
50,000/- |
| Best Child Artist |
Tingya |
Sharad Goekar |
Marathi |
50,000/- |
| Best Male Playback Singer |
Taare Zameen Par |
Shankar Mahadevan
("Maa") |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Female Playback Singer |
Jab We Met |
Shreya Ghoshal
("Yeh Ishq Haaye") |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Cinematography |
Frozen |
Cameraman: Shanker Raman
Laboratory Processing: Deluxe Laboratories Inc., USA |
Hindi, Ladakhi |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Screenplay |
Gandhi, My Father |
Feroz Abbas Khan |
Hindi, Gujarati, English |
50,000/- |
| Best Audiography |
1971 |
Kunal Sharma |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Editing |
Naalu Pennungal |
B. Ajith Kumar |
Malayalam |
50,000/- |
| Best Art Direction |
Om Shanti Om |
Sabu Cyril |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Costume Design |
Krishnakanter Will |
Ruma Sengupta |
Bengali |
50,000/- |
| Best Make-up Artist |
Paradesi |
Pattnam Rasheed |
Malayalam |
50,000/- |
| Best Music Direction |
Ore Kadal |
Ouseppachan |
Malayalam |
50,000/- |
| Best Lyrics |
Taare Zameen Par |
Prasoon Joshi
("Maa") |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Special Jury Award |
Gandhi, My Father |
Anil Kapoor (Director)
Feroz Abbas Khan (Producer) |
Hindi, Gujarati, English |
1,25,000/- |
| Best Special Effects |
Sivaji |
M/s Indian Artists, Chennai |
Tamil |
50,000/- |
| Best Choreography |
Jab We Met |
Saroj Khan
("Yeh Ishq Haaye") |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
| Name of Award |
Name of Film |
Awardee(s) |
Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali |
Ballygunge Court |
Producer: Ganesh Kumar Bagaria
Director: Pinaki Chaudhuri |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi |
1971 |
Producer: Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.)
Director: Amrit Sagar |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada |
Gulabi Talkies |
Producer: Basant Kumar Patil
Director: Girish Kasaravalli |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam |
Ore Kadal |
Producer: Vindhyan N. B.
Director: Shyamaprasad |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi |
Nirop |
Producer: Aparna Dharmadhikari
Director: Sachin Kundalkar |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil |
Periyar |
Producer: M/s Liberty Creations Ltd.
Director: Gnana Rajasekaran |
1,00,000/- Each |
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
| Name of Award |
Name of Film |
Awardee(s) |
Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film in English |
The Last Lear |
Producer: Arindam Chaudhuri
Director: Rituparno Ghosh |
1,00,000/- Each |
Golden Lotus Award
| Name of Award |
Name of Film |
Awardee(s) |
Language |
Cash Prize |
| Best Non-Feature Film |
Hope Dies Last In War |
Producer: Supriyo Sen
Director: Supriyo Sen |
English, Hindi |
1,00,000/- Each |
| Best Direction |
Vellapokathil |
Jayaraj |
Malayalam |
1,00,000/- Each |
Silver Lotus Award
| Name of Award |
Name of Film |
Awardee(s)> |
Language |
Cash Prize |
| Best Debut Film of A Director |
Lal Juto |
Producer: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
Director: Shweta Merchant |
Bengali |
75,000/- Each |
| Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film |
Tai Phakey |
Producer: Priyam Chaliha
Director: Mridul Gupta |
English |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation film |
Antardhwani |
Producer: Films Division
Director: Jabbar Patel |
Hindi |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Scientific Film (Including method and process of science, contribution of Scientists etc.) |
Bhanga Ghara |
Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Nilanjan Datta |
Bengali |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Environment Film Including Agriculture |
Bhanga Ghara |
Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Nilanjan Datta |
Bengali |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Social Issues (Such as prohibition, women and child welfare and dowry, drug abuse, welfare of the handicapped etc.) |
Bagher Bacha |
Producer: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
Director: Bishnu Dev Halder |
Bengali |
50,000/- Each |
| Shifting Prophecy |
Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Director: Merajur Rahman Baruah |
English |
| Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film |
Prarambha |
Producer: Santosh Sivan
Director: Santosh Sivan |
Kannada |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Investigative Film |
The Journalist And A Jihadi |
Producer: Ramesh Sharma
Director: Ramesh Sharma and Ahmad Jamal |
English |
50,000/- Each |
| Special Jury Award |
Bhultir Khero |
Producer: Amalan Datta
Director: Anirban Datta |
Bengali |
1,00,00/- |
| Poomaram |
Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Director: Vipin Vijay |
Malayalam |
| Best Short Fiction Film |
Udedh Bun |
Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Siddharth Sinha |
Hindi |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Family Welfare |
Making The Face |
Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Director: Suvendu Chatterjee |
English |
50,000/- Each |
| Best Cinematography |
Kramasha |
Savita Singh |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Audiography |
Kramasha |
Ajit Singh Rathore |
Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Editing |
Hope Dies Last In War |
Saikat Ray |
English & Hindi |
50,000/- |
| Best Music Direction |
Echoes Of Silence |
Zubeen Garg |
English, Khasi |
50,000/- |
| Best Narration / Voice Over |
Ayodhya Gatha |
Vani Subramanian |
English, Hindi |
50,000/- |
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