65th National Film Awards

Film awards in India

65th National Film Awards

Awarded for| Best of Indian cinema in 2017
Awarded by| Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented by| Ram Nath Kovind
(President of India)
Announced on| 13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
Presented on| 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)
Official website| dff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature Film| Village Rockstars
Best Non-Feature Film| Not awarded
Best Book| Matmagi Manipur: The first Manipuri Feature Film
Best Film Critic| Giridhar Jha
Dadasaheb Phalke Award| Vinod Khanna
Most awards|  • Nagarkirtan
• Village Rockstars (4)

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The 65th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2017 in Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 13 April 2018.[1] The award ceremony was held on 3 May 2018.[2]

## Selection process

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The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 2 March 2018. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2017, and 31 December 2017, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2017, and 31 December 2017, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.[3]

For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.[3]

## Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion."[4]

A committee consisting five eminent personalities from Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the lifetime achievement award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Name of Award  | Image  | Awardee(s)  | Awarded As  | Awards

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Dadasaheb Phalke Award |  | Vinod Khanna (Posthumously) | Actor  | Shadan Azeez, ₹1 million (US$12,000) and a shawl

## Feature film

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### All India Awards

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#### Golden Lotus Award

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

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

Name of Award  | Name of Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Feature Film | Village Rockstars | Assamese | Producer: Rima Das
Director: Rima Das  | ₹ 250,000/- Each
Best Debut Film of a Director | Sinjar | Jasari | Producer: Shibu G. Suseelan
Director: Pampally | ₹ 125,000/- Each
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | Producer: Prasad Devineni
Director: S. S. Rajamouli | ₹ 200,000/- Each
Best Children's Film | Mhorkya | Marathi | Producer: Kalyan Rajmogli Padal
Director: Amar Bharat Deokar | ₹ 150,000/- Each
Best Direction | Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Jayaraj | ₹ 250,000/-

#### Silver Lotus Award

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Official Name: Rajat Kamal

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

Name of Award  | Name of Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Feature Film on National Integration | Dhappa | Marathi | Producer: Sumatilal Popatlal Shah
Director: Nipun Dharmadhikari  | ₹ 150,000/- Each
Best Film on Other Social Issues | Aalorukkam | Malayalam | Producer: Jolly Lonappan
Director: V. C. Abhilash  | ₹ 150,000/- Each
Best Film on Environment/Conservation/Preservation | Irada | Hindi | Producer: Irada Entertainment
Director: Aparnaa Singh | ₹ 150,000/- Each
Best Actor | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Riddhi Sen | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Actress | Mom | Hindi | Sridevi (Posthumous) | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Supporting Actor | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Malayalam | Fahadh Faasil | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Supporting Actress | Irada | Hindi | Divya Dutta | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Child Artist | Village Rockstars | Assamese | Bhanita Das | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Male Playback Singer | Viswasapoorvam Mansoor
(For the song "Poy Maranja Kalam") | Malayalam | K. J. Yesudas | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Female Playback Singer | Kaatru Veliyidai
(For the song "Vaan Varuvaan") | Tamil | Shashaa Tirupati | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Cinematography | Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Nikhil S Praveen | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Screenplay
• Screenplay Writer (Original) | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Malayalam | Sajeev Pazhoor | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Screenplay
• Screenplay Writer (Adapted) | Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Jayaraj | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Screenplay
• Dialogues | Hello Arsi | Odia  | Sambit Mohanty  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Audiography
• Location Sound Recordist | Village Rockstars | Assamese  | Mallika Das | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Audiography
• Sound designer | Walking with the Wind | Ladakhi  | Sanal George  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Audiography
• Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track | Walking with the Wind | Ladakhi  | Justin Jose | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Editing | Village Rockstars | Assamese | Rima Das | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Production Design | Take Off | Malayalam | Santhosh Raman  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Costume Design | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Gobinda Mandal  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Make-up Artist | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Ram Rajjak  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Music Direction
• Songs | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Music Direction
• Background Score | Mom | Hindi | A. R. Rahman | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Lyrics | March 22
(For the song "Mutthu Ratna") | Kannada | J. M. Prahlad  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Special Effects | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | R. C. Kamalakannan  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Choreography | Toilet Ek Prem Katha
(For the song "Gori Tu Latth Maar") | Hindi | Ganesh Acharya | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Stunt Choreographer | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu
|  • King Solomon
• Lee Whittaker
• Kecha Khamphakdee  | ₹ 50,000/-
Special Jury Award | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Producer: Sani Ghose Ray
Director: Kaushik Ganguly | ₹ 2,00,000/-
Special Mention | Newton | Hindi | Pankaj Tripathi (Actor) | Certificate only
Take Off | Malayalam | Parvathy (Actress)
Hello Arsi | Odia  | Prakruti Mishra (Actress)
Mhorkya | Marathi  | Yasharaj Karhade (Child artist)

### Regional Awards

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National Film Awards are also given to the best films in the regional languages of India. Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India. Awardees included producers and directors of the film. No films in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution were eligible.

Name of Award  | Name of Film  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Feature Film in Assamese | Ishu | Producer: Children's Film Society
Director: Utpal Borpujari  | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Bengali | Mayurakshi | Producer: Firdausul Hasan, Prabal Halder
Director: Atanu Ghosh | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Gujarati | Dhh | Producer: Amruta Parande
Director: Manish Saini  | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Newton | Producer: Drishyam Films
Director: Amit V Masurkar | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Kannada | Hebbet Ramakka | Producer: S. A. Puttaraju
Director: N. R. Nanjunde Gowda  | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Producer: Urvasi Theatres
Director: Dileesh Pothan | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Marathi | Kachcha Limboo | Producer: Mandar Devasthali
Director: Prasad Oak | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Odia | Hello Arsi | Producer: Ajaya Routray
Director: Sambit Mohanty  | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Tamil | To Let | Producer: Prema Chezhian
Director: Chezhiyan | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Telugu | The Ghazi Attack | Producer: Prasad V. Potluri
Director: Sankalp Reddy | ₹ 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

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Best Feature Film in Jasari | Sinjar | Producer: Shibu G. Suseelan
Director: Sandeep Pampally | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Ladakhi | Walking with the Wind | Producer: Mahesh Mohan
Director: Praveen Morchhale | ₹ 1,00,000/- each
Best Feature Film in Tulu | Paddayi | Producer: Nithyananda Pai
Director: Abhaya Simha | ₹ 1,00,000/- each

## Non-Feature Films

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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.

### Golden Lotus Award

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

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

Name of Award  | Name of Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Director in Non-Feature Film | Pavsacha Nibandh | Marathi  | Nagraj Manjule | ₹ 150,000/-

### Silver Lotus Award

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Official Name: Rajat Kamal

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

Name of Award  | Name of Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best First Non-Feature Film | Water Baby |  | Producer: Varun Shah
Director: Pia Shah  | ₹ 75,000/- Each
Best Biographical Film / Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Naachi se Baanchi |  | Producer: Films Division of India
Director: Biju Toppo  | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
Sword of Liberty |  | Producer: R. C. Suresh
Director: Shiny Jacob Benjamin
Best Arts / Cultural Film | Girija |  | Producer: Madhu Chandra, Sudha Datta
Director: Debapriya Adhikary, Samanwaya Sarkar  | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Environment Film including Best Agricultural Film | The Pangti Story |  | Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra
Director: Sesino Yhoshü | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Promotional Film | Poetry on Fabric : Chanderinama |  | Producer: Sanjay Gupta for Pro Art India
Director: Rajendra Janglay  | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Film on Social Issues | I am Bonnie |  | Producer: Films Division of India
Director: Satarupa Santra  | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
Veil Done |  | Producer: Juhi Bhatt
Director: Rajiv Mehrotra
Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film | The Little Girl We Were and the Women We Are |  | Producer: Rahi Foundation
Director: Vaishali Sood  | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | Name, Place, Animal, Thing |  | Producer and Director: Nithin R.  | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
Slave Genesis |  | Producer and Director: Aneez K Mappila
Best Exploration / Adventure Film (including sports) | Ladakh Chale Richawala |  | Producer: Films Division of India
Director: Indrani Chakrabarti  | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Investigative Film | 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise |  | Producer and Director: Teenaa Kaur Pasricha | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Animation Film | Tokri – The Basket |  | Producer: Nilima Eriyat
Director: Suresh Eriyat
Animator: Studio Eeksaurus  | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
The Fish Curry |  • Hindi
• English  | Producer: Munish Tewari
Director and Animator: Abhishek Verma
Best Short Fiction Film | Mayat | Marathi  | Producer and Director: Suyash Shinde  | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Film on Family Welfare | Happy Birthday |  | Producer: FTII
Director: Medhpranav Babasaheb Powar  | ₹ 50,000/- Each
Best Cinematography | Eye Test |  | Cameraman: Appu Prabhakar | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
Dawn |  | Cameraman: Arnold Fernandes
Best Audiography | Pavsacha Nibandh | Marathi  | Avinash Sonawane  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Audiography
• Location Sound Recordist | The Unreserved |  | Samarth Mahajan  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Editing | Mrityubhoj The Death Feast | Marathi  | Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok  | ₹ 50,000/- (Cash Component to be shared)
Best Music Direction | Shored of Liberty |  | Ramesh Narayanan  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Narration / Voice Over | The Lion of Laddak |  | Francois Castellino  | ₹ 50,000/-
Special Jury Award | A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings |  | Producer: Films Division of India
Director: Prateek Vats  | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
Monday |  | Producer: FTII
Director: Arun K
Special Mention | Rebirth |  | Jayaraj (Director) | Certificate only
Cake Story |  | Rukshana Tabassum (Director)
Afternoon |  | Swapnil Vasant Kapure (Director)

## Best Writing on Cinema

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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.

### Golden Lotus Award

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) accompanied with a cash prize.

Name of Award  | Name of Book  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Book on Cinema | Matmagi Manipur: The first Manipuri Feature Film |  | Author: Bobby Wahengbam
Publisher: Angomningthou Preservation and Documentation  | ₹ 75,000/- Each
Best Film Critic | NA  | English  | Giridhar Jha  | ₹ 75,000/-
Special Mention (Film Critic) | NA  | Hindi  | Sunil Mishra  | Certificate Only

## References

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1. ^ "65th National Film Awards LIVE: Sridevi Posthumously Awarded Best Actress; Vinod Khanna Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award". News 18. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. ^ Press Trust of India (3 May 2012). "Nat Film Awards ceremony to be held on May 3 every year: Soni". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
3. ^ a b "Call for entries; 65th National Film Awards for 2017" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
* "Call for entries; 65th National Film Awards for 2017" (PDF). Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
4. ^ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 38\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

## External links

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* National Film Awards Archives
* Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India

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Lifetime Achievement|

* Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Feature Films|

| Current awards|

| Golden Lotus|

* Feature Film
* Direction
* Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
* Children's Film
* Debut Film of a Director
* AVGC (Animation Film)

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Silver Lotus|

* Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values
* Assamese Feature Film
* Bengali Feature Film
* Gujarati Feature Film
* Hindi Feature Film
* Kannada Feature Film
* Konkani Feature Film
* Malayalam Feature Film
* Manipuri Feature Film
* Marathi Feature Film
* Odia Feature Film
* Punjabi Feature Film
* Tamil Feature Film
* Telugu Feature Film
* Screenplay
* Actor in a Leading Role
* Actress in a Leading Role
* Actor in a Supporting Role
* Actress in a Supporting Role
* Child Artist
* Cinematography
* Editing
* Music Direction
* Male Singer
* Female Singer
* Lyrics
* Production Design
* AVGC (Visual Effects)
* Choreography
* Stunt Choreography
* Costume Design
* Make-up
* Sound Design
* Special Mention

Intermittent awards|

* Bhojpuri Feature Film
* Bodo Feature Film
* Chhattisgarhi Feature Film
* Dimasa Feature Film
* Dogri Feature Film
* English Feature Film
* Garo Feature Film
* Haryanvi Feature Film
* Jasari Feature Film
* Kashmiri Feature Film
* Khasi Feature Film
* Kodava Feature Film
* Kokborok Feature Film
* Ladakhi Feature Film
* Maithili Feature Film
* Mising Feature Film
* Mizo Feature Film
* Monpa Feature Film
* Moran Feature Film
* Paniya Feature Film
* Pangchenpa Feature Film
* Rabha Feature Film
* Rajasthani Feature Film
* Sanskrit Feature Film
* Sherdukpen
* Tiwa Feature Film
* Tulu Feature Film
* Urdu Feature Film
* Wancho Feature Film

Discontinued awards|

* Second Feature Film
* Third Feature Film
* Story
* Film Based on High Literary Work
* Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
* Film on Family Welfare
* Film on National Integration
* Film on Other Social Issues
* Special Jury
* Animated Film
* Special Effects

Non-Feature Films|

| Current awards|

| Golden Lotus|

* Non-Feature Film
* Direction
* Debut Film of a Director

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Silver Lotus|

* Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values
* Documentry
* Arts/Cultural Film
* Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film
* Animation Film
* Short Film
* Script
* Cinematography
* Editing
* Narration / Voice Over
* Best Music Direction
* Sound Design
* Special Mention

Discontinued awards|

* Experimental Film
* Industrial Film
* Agriculture Film
* Anthropological/Ethnographic Film
* Biographical Film
* Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
* Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film
* Exploration/Adventure Film
* Film on Family Welfare
* Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film
* Investigative Film
* Promotional Film
* Scientific Film
* Film on Social Issues
* Filmstrip
* News Review
* Newsreel Cameraman
* Special Jury

Writing on cinema|

| Current awards|

* Best Book on Cinema
* Best Film Critic

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Intermittent awards|

* Special Mention (Book on Cinema)
* Special Mention (Film Critic)

Awards by year|

| 1953–1960|

* 1953 (1st)
* 1954 (2nd)
* 1955 (3rd)
* 1956 (4th)
* 1957 (5th)
* 1958 (6th)
* 1959 (7th)
* 1960 (8th)

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1961–1980|

* 1961 (9th)
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* 1968 (16th)
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* 1975 (23rd)
* 1976 (24th)
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* 1979 (27th)
* 1980 (28th)

1981–2000|

* 1981 (29th)
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* 1984 (32nd)
* 1985 (33rd)
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* 2000 (48th)

2001–2020|

* 2001 (49th)
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2021–present|

* 2021 (69th)
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