67th National Film Awards

The 67th National Film Awards were announced at a press meet on 22 March 2021 to honour the best Indian films certified in India between 1 January and 31 December 2019.[1] The awards ceremony, at which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best in Indian cinema, was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2020. It was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was presented on 25 October 2021.[2]

67th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2019
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byM. Venkaiah Naidu
(Vice President of India)
Announced on22 March 2021 (2021-03-22)
Presented on25 October 2021 (2021-10-25)
Hosted byTBA
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmMarakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
Best Non-Feature FilmAn Engineered Dream
Best BookA Gandhian Affair: India's Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardRajinikanth
Most awardsMarakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (3)

Selection process

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The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 17 February 2020. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2019, and 31 December 2019, 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 2019, and 31 December 2019, 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. Following were the jury members:

  • Jury Members
 • Asha Bhosle
 • Subhash Ghai
 • Mohanlal
 • Shankar Mahadevan
 • Biswajit Chatterjee
Name of Award Image Awardee(s) Awarded as Awards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award   Rajinikanth Actor Swarna Kamal, 1 million (US$12,000) and a shawl

Best Film Friendly State

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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 a State Government Policy.

Jury
 • Shaji N. Karun (Chairperson)
 • Manju Borah  • Ravi Kottarakara
 • Ravi Kottarakara  • Firdausul Hasan
 • Firdausul Hasan  • Abhishek Shah
Award Name of State Citation
Best Film Friendly State State of Sikkim [5]

Feature films

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Jury

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Jury Panel Central North South-1 South-2 East West
Chairperson N. Chandra Manju Borah Arunoday Sharma Subhash Sehgal G P Vijayakumar C Umamaheswara Rao
Members C. Umamaheswara Rao Sasidharan Pillai Pampally Prashant Naik Rajesh Kumar Singh Christopher Dalton
Manju Borah Anuradha Singh Vinod Mankara Nidhi Prasad Maniram Singh GK Desai
Bijaya Jena Adeep Tandon Saran Prakash HB Ajaya Routray Dnyanesh Moghe
Dilip Shukla Atul Pandey K. Umamaheswara Rao Rajendra Prasad Choudrie Arijit Halder Sanjay Khanzode


Golden Lotus Awards

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

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

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Malayalam Producer: Antony Perumbavoor
Director: Priyadarshan
₹250,000 each
Best Direction Bahattar Hoorain (72 Hoorain) Hindi Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan ₹250,000 each
Best Debut Film of a Director Helen Malayalam Producer: Vineeth Sreenivasan
Director: Mathukutty Xavier
₹125,000 each
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Maharshi Telugu Producer:

Director: Vamshi Paidipally

₹200,000 each
Best Children's Film Kastoori Hindi Producer : Insight Films
Director: Vinod Uttreshwar Kamble
₹150,000 each

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.

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film on National Integration Tajmal Marathi Producer: Tuline Studios Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Niyaz Mujawar
₹150,000 each
Best Film on Other Social Issues Anandi Gopal Marathi Producer:
  • Essel Vision Productions Ltd.
  • Freshlime Films LLP
  • Namah Pictures Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Sameer Vidwans

₹150,000 each
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation Water Burial Monpa Producer: Faruque Iftikar Laskar
Director: Shantanu Sen
₹150,000 each
Best Actor Bhonsle Hindi Manoj Bajpayee ₹50,000 each
Asuran Tamil Dhanush
Best Actress Hindi Kangana Ranaut ₹50,000
Best Supporting Actor Super Deluxe Tamil Vijay Sethupathi ₹50,000
Best Supporting Actress The Tashkent Files Hindi Pallavi Joshi ₹50,000
Best Child Artist KD Tamil Naga Vishal ₹50,000
Best Male Playback Singer Kesari
(For the song "Teri Mitti")
Hindi B Praak ₹50,000
Best Female Playback Singer Bardo
(For the song "Raan Petala")
Marathi Savani Ravindra ₹50,000
Best Cinematography Jallikattu Malayalam Girish Gangadharan ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
 • Screenplay Writer (Original)
Jyeshthoputro Bengali Kaushik Ganguly ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
 • Screenplay Writer (Adapted)
Gumnaami Bengali Srijit Mukherji ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
 • Dialogues
The Tashkent Files Hindi Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri ₹50,000
Best Audiography
 • Location Sound Recordist
Iewduh Khasi Debajit Gayan ₹50,000
Best Audiography
 • Sound Designer
Trijya Marathi Mandar Kamalapurkar ₹50,000
Best Audiography
 • Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track
Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Tamil Resul Pookutty ₹50,000
Best Editing Jersey Telugu Naveen Nooli ₹50,000
Best Production Design Anandi Gopal Marathi
  • Sunil Nigwekar
  • Nilesh Wagh
₹50,000
Best Costume Design Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Malayalam
  • Sujith Sudhakaran
  • V. Sai
₹50,000
Best Make-up Artist Helen Malayalam Ranjith ₹50,000
Best Music Direction
 • Songs
Viswasam Tamil D. Imman ₹50,000
Best Music Direction
 • Background Score
Jyeshthoputro Bengali Prabuddha Banerjee ₹50,000
Best Lyrics Kolaambi
(For the song "Arodum Parayuka Vayya")
Malayalam Prabha Varma ₹50,000
Best Special Effects Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Malayalam Siddharth Priyadarshan ₹50,000
Best Choreography Maharshi
(For the song "Everest Anchuna")[6]
Telugu Raju Sundaram ₹50,000
Best Stunt Choreographer Avane Srimannarayana Kannada Vikram More ₹50,000
Special Jury Award Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Tamil R. Parthiban ₹2,00,000
Special Mention Biriyaani Malayalam Sajin Babu (Director) Certificate only
Jonaki Porua Assamese Benjamin Daimary (Actor)
Lata Bhagwan Kare Marathi Lata Kare (Actress)
Picasso Marathi Abhijeet Mohan Warang (Director)

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.

Award Film Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Producer Director
Best Feature Film in Assamese Ronuwa - Who Never Surrender Bornali Creative Vision Entertainment Chandra Mudoi ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Bengali Gumnaami SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Srijit Mukherji ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Hindi Chhichhore  • Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
 • Fox Star Studios
Nitesh Tiwari ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Kannada Akshi Kalaadegula Studio Manoj Kumar ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Konkani Kaajro de Goan Studio Nitin Bhaskar ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Malayalam Kalla Nottam First Print Studios Rahul Riji Nair ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Manipuri Eigi Kona Luwang Apokpa Mamikol Production  • Bobby Wahengbam
 • Haorongbam
₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Odia Sala Budhar Badla New Generation Films Sabyasachi Mohapatra ₹1,00,000 each
Kalira Atita Eleeanora Images Pvt. Ltd. Nila Madhab Panda
Best Feature Film in Marathi Bardo Ritu Films Cut LLP Bhimrao Mude ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Punjabi Rabb Da Radio 2 Vehli Janta Films Sharandeep Singh ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Tamil Asuran V Creations Vetrimaaran ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Telugu Jersey Sithara Entertainments Gowtam Tinnanuri ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Award Film Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Producer Director
Best Feature Film in Chhattisgarhi Bhulan The Maze Swapnil Film Productions Manoj Verma ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Haryanvi Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti  • Vision Productions Limited
 • Satish Kaushik Entertainment
Rajesh Amar Lal Babbar ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Khasi Iewduh Shiven Arts Pradip Kurbah ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Mishing Anu Ruwad Obonori Pictures Dilip Kumar Doley ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Paniya Kenjira Neru Films Manoj Kana ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Tulu Pingara DMR Productions R. Preetham Shetty ₹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.

Jury

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 • Arun Chaddha (Chairman)
 • Sesino Yhoshü  • Meena Longjam
 • Sriprakash Menon  • Sushil Rajpal
 • Harish Bhimani  • Sanjib Parasar

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.

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Non-Feature Film An Engineered Dream Hindi Hemant Gaba ₹1,50,000 each
Best Director in Non-Feature Film Knock Knock Knock English
Bengali
Sudhanshu Saria ₹1,50,000

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.

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Debut Non-Feature Film of A Director Khisa Marathi Producer : Santosh Maithani
Director: Raj Pritam More
75,000/- each
Best Biographical Film Elephants Do Remember English Producer: Films Division
Director:
  • Swati Pandey
  • Viplove Rai Bhatia
  • Manohar Singh Bisht
50,000/- each
Best Arts / Cultural Film Shrikshetra Ru Sahijata Odia Director and Producer: Ashutosh Pattnaik 50,000/- each
Best Environment Film The Stork Saviours Hindi Producer:
  • Rajiv Mehrotra
  • PSBT

Director:

  • Ajay Bedi
  • Vijay Bedi
50,000/- each
Best Promotional Film The Shower Hindi Producer: Little Lamb Films Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Bauddhayan Mukherji
50,000/- each
Best Film on Social Issues Holy Rights Hindi Producer: Priyanka Pradeep More
Director: Farha Khatun
Producer & Director: Sudipta Kundu
50,000/- each
Best Educational Film Apples and Oranges English Producer: LXL Ideas Private Limited
Director: Rukshana Tabassum
50,000/- each
Best Ethnographic Film Charan - Atva the Essene of Being A Nomad Gujarati Producer: Films Division
Director: Dinaz Kalwachwala
50,000/- each
Best Exploration Film Wild Karnataka English Producer: Amoghavarsha J. S.
Director:
  • Amoghavarsha J. S.
  • Kalyan Varma
  • Sarath Champati
  • Vijaya Mohan Raj
50,000/- each
Best Investigative Film Jakkal Marathi Producer: Neon Reel Creation
Director: Vivek Wagh
50,000/- each
Best Animation Film Radha (Musical) Producer: Fairy Cows
Director: Bimal Poddar
Animator: Nitin Kharkar
50,000/- each
Best Short Fiction Film Custody English
Hindi
Producer & Director: Ambiecka Pandit 50,000/- each
Best Film on Family Values Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole Malayalam Producer: Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
Director: Sharan Venugopal
50,000/- each
Best Cinematography Sonsi Hindi Savita Singh 50,000/- each
Best Audiography Radha (Musical) Re-recordist (final mixed track):
  • Allwin Rego
  • Sanjay Maurya
50,000/-
Best On-Location Sound Recordist Rahas Hindi Saptarshi Sarkar 50,000/-
Best Editing Shut Up Sona Hindi
English
Arjun Gourisaria 50,000/-
Best Music Direction Kranti Darshi Guruji - Ahead of Times Hindi Bishakh jyoti 50,000/-
Best Narration / Voice Over Wild Karnataka English David Attenborough 50,000/-
Special Jury Award Small Scale Societies English Vipin Vijay 1,00,000/-

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.

Jury

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A committee of three, headed by Utpal Borpujari was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were as follows:

 • Saibal Chatterjee (Chairman)
 • Raghavendra Patil  • Rajeev Masand

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.

Award Book Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Book on Cinema A Gandhian Affair: India's Curios Portrayal of Love in Cinema Malayalam Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Author: Sanjay Suri
75,000/- each
Best Film Critic English Sohini Chattopadhyay 75,000/-

Special Mention

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All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.

Award Book Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Special Mention Cinema Pahanara Manus Marathi Ashok Rane Certificate Only
Kannada Cinema:Jagathika Cinema Vikasa Prerane Prabhava Kannada P. R. Ramadasa Naidu

References

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  1. ^ "67th National Film Awards". Cinematic Illusions. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ Entertainment, Quint (25 April 2020). "67th National Film Awards Delayed Indefinitely, Jury Not Formed". TheQuint.
  3. ^ a b "Call for entries; 67th National Film Awards for 2018" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  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.
  5. ^ "67th National Film Awards: Kangana Ranaut, Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore win. See complete list of winners here". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "67th National Film Awards: Mahesh Babu's 'Maharshi' and Nani's 'Jersey' win big at the award ceremony". 25 October 2021 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
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