61st National Film Awards 2013

61st NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2013 FEATURE FILMS

S.No. : 1

Name of  Award  :  BEST FEATURE FILM S

Name of Film :   Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi)

Awardee  : Producer: Recyclewala Films Pvt Ltd Director : Anand Gandhi

Medal & Cash Prize  : Swarna Kamal and 2,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Citation :A quietly powerful film of an unusual photographer, an erudite Jain monk and a young stock broker told through different segments which finally unites them through a strange circumstance. In the process the film depicts issues of intuitive brilliance, metaphysical belief and intricate morality in a world full of contradictions.

S.No. : 2 

Name of  Award  :  
INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR

Name of Film :  Fandry (Marathi)

Awardee  : Producer: Navalkha Arts and Holy Basil Combine

Director : Nagraj Manjule

Medal & Cash Prize  : Swarna Kamal and 1,25, 000/- each to the Producer and Director

Citation : A stark and realistic portrayal of Dalits in India seen through the eyes of a young boy who is desperately trying to break age old shackles. It makes a strong statement that despite various reformers doing their best…. much remains to be done.

S.No. : 3
Name of  Award  :  BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT

Name of Film : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Hindi)

Awardee  :Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, ROMP Pictures
Director : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Medal & Cash Prize  : Swarna Kamal and 2,00,000/- to the Producer and Director

Citation : For retaining the story and values of a great sportsman and translating it into the cinematic medium with aplomb.

S.No. :4 

Name of  Award  :   NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION

Name of Film : Thalaimuraigal (Tamil)

Awardee  : Producer: Company Productions

Director : Balu Mahendra

Medal & Cash Prize  : Rajat Kamal and 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Citation : A sensitive tale about the breaking of walls of orthodoxy and religious and linguistic bias in a small village in Tamil Nadu. Love and compassion of a small boy and his mother wins over not only their own blood but the whole rural community.

S.No. : 5 

Name of  Award  :  BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES

Name of Film :  Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)  

Awardee  : 

Producer: Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd.

Director : Satish Manwar

Medal & Cash Prize  : Rajat Kamal and 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Citation : Tale of a poor tribal family being torn between prosecution by law enforcing agencies on one hand and issue of loss of their traditional faith and culture through religious conversions on the other.

S.No. : 6 
Name of  Award  :  
BEST FILM ON
ENVIRONMENT
CONSERVATION/
PRESERVATION

Name of Film :  Perariyathavar (Malayalam) 
Awardee  : Producer: Ambalakkara Global Films
Director : Dr Biju

Medal & Cash Prize  : Rajat Kamal and 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Citation : It tells the story of those nameless, faceless marginalized people through the life of a widowed father who works as a scavenger and his eight year old son. It depicts the real lives of the poor who live in the margin of civilized society with an unusual power and artistic honesty

S.No. : 7 
Name of  Award  :  BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
Name of Film : Kaphal (Hindi) 
Awardee  :
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India
Director : Batul Mukhtiar

Medal & Cash Prize  : Swarna Kamal and 1,50,000/- each to the Producer and Director

Citation : A small village deep in Uttarakhand. A touching story set in beautiful mountains where two young boys pine for their father who has been away for quite a few years. They have dreams which they share with their close friends as they frolic around.

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