National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film | |
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National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
Awarded for | Second Best Feature Film of the year |
Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
Formerly called | All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film (1957–1967) |
Reward(s) |
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First awarded | 1957 |
Last awarded | 1992 |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 26 |
First winner | Andhare Alo |
Last winner | Padma Nadir Majhi |
The National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1957, at the 5th National Film Awards. It was awarded annually to a film produced in India that year, in any Indian language. It was last awarded in 1992, at the 40th National Film Awards.
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
Awards legends | |
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Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |
List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation | ||||||
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Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | Refs. |
1957 (5th) |
Andhare Alo | Bengali | Sreemati Pictures | Haridas Bhattacharya | – | [1] |
1958 (6th) |
Jalsaghar | Bengali | Satyajit Ray | Satyajit Ray | – | [2] |
1959 (7th) |
Heera Moti | Hindi | Pravin Desai | Krishnan Chopra | – | [3] |
1960 (8th) |
Kshudhita Pashan | Bengali | Hemen Ganguly | Tapan Sinha | – | [4] |
1961 (9th) |
Pava Mannippu | Tamil | Buddha Pictures | A. Bhimsingh | – | [5] |
1962 (10th) |
Abhijan | Bengali | Abhijatrik | Satyajit Ray | – | [6] |
1963 (11th) |
Nartanasala | Telugu | • Sridhar Rao • C. Lakshmi Rajyam |
K. Kameswara Rao | – | [7] |
1964 (12th) |
Haqeeqat | Hindi | Chetan Anand | Chetan Anand | – | [8] |
1965 (13th) |
Atithi | Bengali | New Theaters Pvt Ltd. | Tapan Sinha | – | [9] |
1966 (14th) |
No Award | [10] | ||||
1967 (15th) |
Upkar | Hindi | R. N. Goswami | Manoj Kumar | – | [11] |
1968 (16th) |
Thulabharam | Malayalam | Supriya Pictures | A. Vincent | – | [12] |
1969 (17th) |
Dibratrir Kabya | Bengali | • Bimal Bhowmick • Narayan Chakraborty |
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | – | [13] |
1970 (18th) |
Pratidwandi | Bengali | • Nepal Dutta • Asim Dutta |
Satyajit Ray | – | [14] |
1971 (19th) |
Anubhav | Hindi | Basu Bhattacharya | Basu Bhattacharya | – | [15] |
1972 (20th) |
Calcutta 71 | Bengali | D. S. Sultania | Mrinal Sen | – | [16] |
1973 (21st) |
Kaadu | Kannada | • K. N. Narayan • G. N. Lakshmipathy |
Girish Karnad | – | [17] |
1974 (22nd) |
Ankur | Hindi | Blaze Film Enterprises | Shyam Benegal | – | [18] |
1975 (23rd) |
Mausam | Hindi | P. Mallikharjuna Rao | Gulzar | – | [19] |
1976 (24th) |
No Award | [20] | ||||
1977 (25th) |
No Award | [21] | ||||
1978 (26th) |
No Award | [22] | ||||
1979 (27th) |
No Award | [23] | ||||
1980 (28th) |
Oppol | Malayalam | Rosamma George | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
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. |
[24] |
1981 (29th) |
Pokkuveyil | Malayalam | K. Ravindranathan Nair | G. Aravindan |
For visualising in a sustained, poetic manner the gnawing agony of the human mind dangerously hovering on the edge of insanity; for marrying the images superbly with haunting classical music on the sound track and creating an unorthodox, sensitive, deeply moving work of exquisite beauty. |
[25] |
1982 (30th) |
Kharij | Bengali | Neel Kanth Films | Mrinal Sen |
For the subtlety and simplicity with which it analyses the dehumanisation creeping into our society, with cinematic elegance and economy of expression. |
[26] |
1983 (31st) |
Maya Miriga | Oriya | NFDC | Nirad N. Mohapatra |
For the sensitivity and compassion with which it depicts an aspect of middle class reality and its restrained and intelligent observation of people. |
[27] |
1984 (32nd) |
No Award | [28] | ||||
1985 (33rd) |
No Award | [29] | ||||
1986 (34th) |
No Award | [30] | ||||
1987 (35th) |
No Award | [31] | ||||
1988 (36th) |
No Award | [32] | ||||
1989 (37th) |
Parshuramer Kuthar | Bengali | Dhurjati Prasad Mukherji | Nabyendu Chattopadhyay |
For the moving fashion in which it elaborates the political and social hypocrisy of a town's middle class and its exploitation of a woman who is both the object of desire and the prey. |
[33] |
1990 (38th) |
Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Hindi | NFDC | Tapan Sinha |
For making a relevant social comment, presented in a tremendously communicative yet emotional manner. |
[34] |
1991 (39th) |
Firingoti | Assamese | • Sailadhar Baruah • Jahnu Barua |
Jahnu Barua |
For its artistic excellence and for the effective use of the medium for portraying a theme of immense social relevance. |
[35] |
1992 (40th) |
Padma Nadir Majhi | Bengali | Government of West Bengal | Gautam Ghose |
For depicting the plight of boat people of the river Padma in an unforgettable experience. |
[36] |