NEW DELHI (INDIA): The 62nd National Film Awards 2014 were announced by the Chairpersons of the three juries on Feature Films, Non Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema.
The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shri P. Bharathiraja a legend in Tamil cinema and National Film Award winner. The Central panel comprised of 11 members including Chairman, the Non Feature jury was headed by Kamal Swarup and comprised of 7 members including the Chairman.
The jury on Best Writing on Cinema was headed by Govind Kumar (Madhan) and comprised of three members including Chairperson.
Prior to the announcement of the awards, the Chairpersons of the three juries and members of the jury presented their reports to Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley. Secretary (I&B), Bimal Julka was also present on the occasion.
Jaitley appreciated the efforts put in by the jury members in deciding the awards in various categories and mentioned that the efforts would go a long way in promoting the quality of good cinema in the country.
The awards in the various categories are as follows:
FEATURE FILMS
S.No.
Name of Award
Name of Film
Awardees
Medal
& Cash Prize
Citation
1.
BEST FEATURE FILM
Court
(Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)
Producer:
Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Director :
Chaitanya Tamhane
Swarna Kamal and
2,50,000/- each to
the Producer and Director
COURT is a powerful and stark depiction of the mundaneness of judicial procedure revealed brilliantly by the film’s form, forcing us to reflect on the heart-wrenching insensitivity of institutional structures.
2.
INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR
Asha Jaoar Majhe
(Bengali)
Producer:F.O.R Films Pvt. Ltd.
Director :
Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Swarna Kamal and
1,25, 000/- each to
the Producer and Director
For the portrayal of routine ordinary life with extraordinary cinematic finesse.
3.
BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT
Mary Kom
(Hindi)
Producer:
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Director :
Omung Kumar
Swarna Kamal and
2,00,000/- each to
the Producer and Director
For an inspiring tale of a woman who becomes a national icon through her determined pursuit of sporting excellence.
4.
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
Chotoder Chobi
(Bengali)
Producer:
Shree Venkatesh Films Pvt. Ltd.
Director :
Kaushik Ganguly
Rajat Kamal and
1,50,000/- each to
the Producer and Director
For its empathetic portrayal of marginalized people and their struggle for a life of dignity.
5.
BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/
PRESERVATION
Ottaal
(Malayalam)
Producer:
Director Cutz Film Company (P) Ltd.
Director :
Jayaraj
Rajat Kamal and
1,50,000/- each to
the Producer and Director
Ottal, a visual poem, expresses the beauty and serenity of the protagonist’s rural environment and a way of life whose value is measured by the poignancy of its loss.
6.
BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
Kaakkaa Muttai
(Tamil)
&
Elizabeth Ekadashi
(Marathi)
Producer:
Grass Root Film Company
Director :
Manikandan M
&
Producer:
Essel Vision Productions Ltd.
Director :
Paresh Mokashi
Swarna Kamal and
1,50,000/- each to
the Producer and Director
(Cash component to be shared between films)
Kaakkaa Muttai for narrating a charming story of two brothers who are unaware of their deprived status and have a confrontation with the tastelessness of globalization.
Elizabeth Ekadashi is a delightful tale that reaffirms children`s ability to negotiate the complexities of life with relative ease.
7.
BEST DIRECTION
Chotushkone
(Bengali)
Srijit Mukherji
Swarna Kamal and
2,50,000/-
For its brilliantly reflexive use of the cinematic idiom through a playful and innovative mise-en-scene that tautens to an unexpected and gripping climax.
8.
BEST ACTOR
Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)
Vijay
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For his subtle and non-stereotypical playing of a woman trapped in a man’s body, portraying a gamut of emotions as s/he struggles through confusion, rejection and humiliation to finally chart her own course with confidence and dignity.
9.
BEST ACTRESS
Queen
(Hindi)
Kangana Ranaut
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For an endearingly etched out performance that is grounded in contextual specificity and at the same time is disarmingly spontaneous as to appear almost improvisatory.
10.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jigarthanda(Tamil)
Bobby Simhaa
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For an engaging portrayal of a dreaded Mafia don who plays both the villain and the comic with a rare flamboyance and abandon.
11.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Pagdi The Honour
(Haryanavi)
Baljinder Kaur
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For a very expressive performance as a gritty rustic woman who struggles as wife and mother to keep her family intact in a society obsessed with patriarchal honour.
12.
BEST CHILD ARTIST
Kaakkaa Muttai
(Tamil)
J. Vignesh
&
Ramesh
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
(cash component to be shared)
For their portrayal of inseparable siblings living in a slum who innocently struggle with rare dignity to acquire what attracts them in this vast market of products unleashed by a liberal economy only to realise the harsh reality of invincible class boundaries.
13.
BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Haider
(Hindi)
Sukhwinder Singh
(Song: Bismil)
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For a powerful rendition which effectively reflects the agony and anger of the protagonist.
14.
BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Saivam
(Tamil)
Uttara Unnikrishanan
(Song: Azhagu)
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For evoking an emotional resonance through the purity and innocence of her voice.
15.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Chotushkone
(Bengali)
Sudeep Chatterjee
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/- each
For exhibiting a wide spectrum of space and time while effortlessly knitting the emotional fabric of the film.
16.
BEST SCREENPLAY
i) Screenplay Writer (Original):
ii) Screenplay Writer (Adapted) :
iii) Dialogues :
i. Chotushkone
(Bengali)
ii. Ottal
(Malayalam)
iii. Haidar (Hindi)
Srijit Mukherji
Joshy Mangalath
Vishal Bhardwaj
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Chotushkone for the masterful telling of a taut suspense thriller which weaves a sinister web around the journey and lives of four egotistical characters.
Ottal for beautifully transposing Anton Chekov’s short story onto a canvas of nature that enhances the shades of the original.
Haider for the multi layered and resonant dialogues that evoke angst and passion with crispness and brevity.
17.
BEST AUDIOGRAPHY
i) Location Sound Recordist
ii) Sound Designer
iii) Re-recordist of the final mixed track
i. Khwada
(Marathi)
ii. Asha Jaoar Majhe
(Bengali)
iii. Nirbashito (Bengali)
Mahaveer Sabbanwal
Anish John
Anirban Sengupta & Dipankar Chaki
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Khwada for its excellent live sound quality which skillfully captures all the ambient sounds with the right tonal balance.
Asha Jaoar Majhe for creating a brilliant soundscape which enhances the narrative even in the absence of the spoken word.
Nirbashito for the seamless movement from chaos into the quietness of solitude while integrating various elements of sound.
18.
BEST EDITING
Jigarthanda (Tamil)
Vivek Harshan
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For structuring the different narratives of raw cruelty and urban cunning that eventually intermingle with positive and humourous overtones through skillful editing.
19.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nachom – IA Kumpasar
(Konkani)
Aparna Raina
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For convincingly recreating spaces from a different era and with minute attention to detail.
20.
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Haider (Hindi)
Dolly Ahluwalia
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For capturing the essence of the characters and moods with creative flourish.
21.
BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST
Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)
Nangaraju
&
Raju
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For the realistic creation of gender duality in a character through different phases of life.
22.
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
a) Songs
b) Background Score
Haider
(Hindi)
Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)
Vishal Bhardwaj
Gopi Sunder
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For developing the conflict of the inner and outer landscape through haunting music.
For maintaining the tempo of the film with an in-sync background score.
23.
BEST LYRICS
Saivam (Tamil)
(Azhagu)
NA. Muthukumar
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For embodying the world as seen through the eyes of a child using common place images to make an appeal to an adult world.
24.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Khwada(Marathi)
Director:Bhaurao Karhade
Rajat Kamal and
2,00,000/-
For a hard-hitting but restrained narration of the harsh realities of a nomadic shepherd community who are in search of stability.
25.
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Haider (Hindi)
(Bismil)
Sudesh Adhana
Rajat Kamal and
50,000/-
For the evocative fusion of performative grammars, interweaving a staccato whirling of masculinised bodies with larger than life puppets, to create a dance that is firmly embedded within the narrative.
26.
BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
a)
BEST ASSAMESE FILM
Othello
Producer:
Artha Films
Director :
Hemanta Kumar Das
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its tangential evocation of the Shakespeare play as it explores mistrust and prejudice in a society ridden with political turmoil.
b)
BEST BENGALI FILM
Nirbashito
Producer:
Kaushik Ganguly Productions
Director :
Churni Ganguly
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its poignant articulation of the suffocation one experiences when exiled in a land that is not one’s own, as a price that is paid for asserting one’s right to freedom of expression.
c)
BEST HINDI FILM
Queen
Producer:
Phantom Films Pvt. Ltd. & Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Director :
Vikas Bahl
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For a delightful portrayal of a young girl who emerges from her cocoon of diffidence and middle-class mores to discover the pleasure and fulfillment of a life lived on her own terms.
d)
BEST KANNADA FILM
Harivu
Producer:
Om Studio
Director :
Manjunath S. (Mansore)
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For the lingering pathos of a father’s struggle to provide medical treatment to his only child and his long trek back home with his son’s corpse.
e)
BEST KONKANI FILM
Nachom – IA Kumpasar
Producer: Goa Folklore Productions
Director:Bardroy Barretto
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its nostalgic recovery of a distinctive musical legacy, as told through the rollercoaster lives of its practitioners, that has remained unsung despite its influence upon Bombay cinema.
f)
BEST MALAYALAM FILM
Ain
Producer: 1: 1: Enternatments
Director:Sidhartha Siva
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its gently nuanced narrative in which a carefree young man embraces responsibility and compassion for the lives of others.
g)
BEST MARATHI FILM
Killa
Producer:JAR Pictures& M R Film Works
Director:Avinash Arun
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its warm portrait of a young boy as he emerges from the shadows of dislocation and loss in an unfamiliar environment to embracing what life has to offer.
h)
BEST ODIYA FILM
Aadim Vichar
Producer:
Mohapatra Movie Magic Pvt. Ltd.
Director:
Sabyasachi Mohapatra
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its vibrant portrayal of a tribal community whose enabling humanism shows a way out of pettiness and prejudice.
i)
BEST PUNJABI FILM
Punjab 1984
Producer:White Hill Production India Pvt. Ltd.
Director:Anurag Singh
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its searing portrayal of how ordinary lives and simple dreams are shattered in a time of militancy.
j)
BEST TAMIL FILM
Kuttram Kadithal
Producer:
JSK Film Corporation
Director:
Bramma.G
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For the pervasive empathy with which it examines the guilt and the anger that follows upon a school teacher’s impulsive slapping of a student.
k)
BEST TELUGU FILM
Chandamama Kathalu
Producer: Working Dream Production
Director:Praven Sattaru
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its skilful interweaving of stories featuring a variety of characters bound together by a common anxiety about securing their future.
27.
BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED OTHER THAN SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
a)
BEST HARYANVI FILM
Pagdi The Honour
Producer: V R Entertainers
Director:
Rajeev Bhatia
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For capturing honestly the abrasive fabric of a patriarchal society that places an inordinate premium on honour, and also offering the possibility of liberation through an acknowledgement of others’ pain.
b)
BEST RABHA FILM
Orong
Producer:Suraj Kr. Duwarah,
Aucto Creation
Director:Suraj Kr. Duwarah
Rajat Kamal and
1,00,000/- each
to the Producer and Director
For its sensitive portrayal of a young man as he drifts through a life that offers little promise or excitement.
28.
SPECIAL MENTION
a)
Ain (Malayalam)
Musthafa
CERTIFICATE
For the minute and nuanced manner in which he assays the imperceptible transformation of a carefree youth into a compassionate and responsible young man.
b)
Nachom – IA Kumpasar
(Konkani)
Palomi Ghosh
CERTIFICATE
For her extraordinarily energetic performance as a girl whose infectious passion for singing and love comes at enormous personal cost.
c)
Killa (Marathi)
&
Bhootnath Returns(Hindi)
Parth Bhalerao
CERTIFICATE
For lovable portrayals with rare aplomb of an impish and caring child in both Killa and Bhootnath Returns.
NON-FEATURE FILMS
S. No.
Name of Award
Name of Film
Awardee
Medal & Cash Prize
Citation
1.
BEST NON FEATURE FILM
Tender is the Sight
Producer: Films Division
Director: Torsha Banerjee
SWARNA KAMAL
&
1,50,000/-
each to the Producer & Director
For its sensitive and lyrical portrayal of ten-year-old Hassirbullah, who, though visually challenged, creates a symphony of sounds. The film captures his universe, his life and his talent, softly and gently.
2.
BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR
Goonga Pahalwan
Producer:Drishti Media
Director: Mit Jani, Prateek Gupta & Vivek Chaudhary
RAJAT KAMAL
&
75,000/- each to the Producer &
Director *
For its fun, yet mature portrayal of its protagonist, a champion at the Deaf Olympics. It pointedly questions the politics that impede this capable athlete’s route to the Rio Olympics.
3.
BEST ANTHROPOLOGICAL/
ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM
Qissa – e – Parsi : The Parsi Story
Producer:Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Director: Divya Cowasji & Shilpi Gulati
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer
&
50,000/- Director *
For its light-hearted yet comprehensive telling of the story of India’s much loved community, the Parsis. It explores their history, the philosophy of their faith, their enterprise and their way of life, with delight and laughter.
4.
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/ HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION
Aamaar Katha : Story of Binodini
Producer: Films Division
Director:Tuhinabha Majumdar
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its stylistic and poetic portrayal of the 19th century theatre actress Binodini Devi’s autobiography.
5.
BEST ARTS /CULTURAL FILM
Kapila
Producer:Films Division
Director: Sanju Surendran
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its unique and expressive rendering of Kapila’s sheer artistry over Kudiyattam, the world’s oldest theatrical art form.
6.
BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM (to cover tourism, exports, crafts, industry etc)
Documentation of Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli
Producer:Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Director:Ranajit Ray
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its extensive study of the craft and community of the clay makers in the context of changing times.
7.
BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM INCLUDING AGRICULTURE
I Cannot Give You My Forest
Producer: Top Quark Films Pvt. Ltd.
Director:Nandan Saxena & Kavita Bahl
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its concerned and empathetic exploration of the tribal communities in Rayagada, Orissa, who derive their sustenance and identity from the forest.
8.
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
Can’t Take This Shit Anymore
&
Daughters of Mother India
Director:Vinod Kapri
Producer:Bhagirathi Films
Director: Vibha Bakshi
Producer: V2 Film & Design Pvt. Ltd.
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each Producer & Director
(Cash Component to be shared)
For incisively highlighting the acute desperation of rural women and the problems they face from the lack of basic and essential facilities for sanitation.
For explicitly and determinedly turning the spotlight on the burning issue of rape in the country and the brutal mentality that drives it.
9. b
BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM
Komal
&
Behind the Glass Wall
Producer:Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd.
Director:Prashant Shikare
&
Producer:Gaahimedia
Director:
Aruna Raje Patil
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
(Cash Component to be shared)
KOMAL – For effectively and concisely communicating essential information to children to protect themselves from sexual abuse.
BEHIND THE GLASS WALL –For its exhaustive exploration of the world and challenges of the autistic and their caregivers.
10.
BEST EXPLORATION/
ADVENTURE FILM (TO INCLUDE SPORTS)
Life Force – India’s Western Ghats
Producer:Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd.
Director:Nallamuthu Subbiah
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For taking the viewer deep into the Western Ghats and engagingly revealing its rare and incredible biodiversity.
11. 11
BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM
Phum Shang
Producer:Films Division
Director:Haobam Paban Kumar
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its quiet and fair-hearted investigation of the fishermen communities and their floating dwellings on Loktak Lake, Manipur, even as government agencies and conservationists struggle to save the lake.
12.
BEST ANIMATION FILM
Sound of Joy
Producer:Aura Cinematics
Director:Sukankan Roy
Animator:Rishi Sanay
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer, Director & Animator
For its flowing and engaging animation style in telling the stories from Vivekananda’s childhood and its emphasis on developing the power of concentration.
13.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
A Poet, A City & A Footballer
Producer:Films Division
Director: Joshy Joseph
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For demonstrating the power of cinema in weaving together life, poetry and reflections of its protagonist in the face of impending death.
14.
BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Mitraa
Producer:Athaansh Communications
Director:Ravindra Jadhav
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its empathetic portrayal of its pivotal character’s sexual orientation, and the question of freedom around it. Shot in monochrome, the film adds to the antiquity for the era it is set in.
15.
BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES
Towards the Silver Lining
Producer:Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
Director:Bhabani Tamuli
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- each to the Producer & Director
For its sensitive portrayal of a paraplegic girl who builds a house for her mother, and the touching bond between them.
16.
BEST DIRECTION
Aaranyak
Director: Renu Savant
SWARNA KAMAL
&
1,50,000/-
For its existential definition of layered thoughts and emotion that move through a reflective search to end in an ironic arrival into the real.
17.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Aamaar Katha: Story of Binodini
Cameraman: Indraneel Lahiri
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/- to Cameraman
For its stunning and sensual visual imagery that brings the story of Binodini alive.
18.
BEST AUDIOGRAPHY
Tender is the Sight
Audiographers:
Anindit Roy,
Ateesh Chattopadhyay,
&
Ayan Bhattacharya
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/-*
The film travels through the imaginary line of manifest and unmanifest worlds of visual and sound that balance effortlessly, imprinting the audience with a haunting aural experience.
19.
BEST EDITING
Tigress Blood
Editor: Andi Campbell Waite
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/-
For seamlessly structuring the inner worlds of four tigress sisters through an incisive cinematic arrangement of their outer spaces.
20.
BEST NARRATION/ VOICE OVER
Nitya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam Patham
Narrator:Ambooty Devi
RAJAT KAMAL
&
50,000/-
For the depth of its research and its poetic rendition of the history of Mohinyattam across the mighty empires along the riverbanks of Tungabhadra to Thanjavur.
21.
SPECIAL MENTION
a) Gunjaa
b) Seek and Hide
c) 5 O’Clock Accident
Director: Mrinal Dev
Director: Manoj Kumar Nitharwal
Director:Ruchir Arun
CERTIFICATE
For poignantly telling the story of Gunjaa, a young girl in Bihar, and her innocent but ironic understanding of death.
For its fine juxtaposition of a child’s expression of fear with the unawareness of the parents to elucidate a complex story of paedophelia.
For its gritty story and compelling treatment of a voyeuristic teenager and the darkness that comes with his obsession.
Best Book on Cinema
Title of the Book
Author
Publisher
Citation
Silent Cinema:
(1895-1930)
Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Author: Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao
Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Publisher: EMESCO BOOKS
Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao’s work on silent cinema commands attention. It is as worthy of a scholar’s consideration as a common cinegoer’s time. He walks down the memory lane to come up with a work that is likely to go down as a benchmark for serious research in Indian cinema.
Special Mention
Title of the Book
Author
Citation
Pride of Tamil Cinema (1931-2013
Only Certificate:
G. Dhananjayan
G. Dhananjayan’s Pride of Tamil Cinema deserves careful consideration for the sheer expanse of the work. The book is a painstaking effort which will have a relevance many years down the line.
Best Film Critic
Name of the Critic
Citation
Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Critic: Tanul Thakur
Tanul Thakur’s work is like a breath of fresh air. In brevity lies the strength of Thakur’s analysis of crests and troughs of Indian cinema. Without being didactic, Thakur is able to provide a different perspective to seemingly disparate elements and string them together in a lucid fashion.
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