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{{Short description|Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1966}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number = 14
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1966
| award_org = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| presenting_org =
| announced_date =
| presented_date = 10 October 1967
| site = [[Vigyan Bhavan]], [[Delhi]], India
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement =
| best_feature = ''[[Teesri Kasam]]''
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins =
| last = 13th
| next = 15th
}}

The '''14th [[National Film Awards]]''', then known as '''State Awards for Films''', presented by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]] to felicitate the best of [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]] released in 1966. The awards were presented on 10 October 1967 at the [[Vigyan Bhavan]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Film awards presentedagency=Press Trust of India|publisher=The Indian Express|date=11 October 1967|page=7}}</ref>

== Awards ==

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]], whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film]]. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.

=== Feature films ===
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level.

==== All India Award ====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:31%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Teesri Kasam]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|Gold Medal, {{INR}}20,000 and a plaque
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: [[Basu Bhattacharya]]
|{{INR}}10,000 and a plaque
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Jaise Ko Taise''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: M. V. Kunte
|{{INR}}5,000 and a plaque
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director:
|Silver Medal
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Iruttine Athmavu|Irrutinte Athmavu]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|Producer: [[P. Bhaskaran]]
|{{INR}}5,000 and a plaque
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director:
|Silver Medal
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Film on National Integration]]
|rowspan="2"|''Subhash Chandra''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: Ajit Kumar Banerjee
|{{INR}}5,000 and a plaque
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Pijush Bose
|Silver Medal
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|''[[Nayak (1966 film)|Nayak]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Satyajit Ray]]
|{{INR}}10,000
|}

==== Regional Award ====

The awards were given to the best films made in the [[Languages of India|regional languages of India]].<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/9/national-film-awards-1966 National Film Awards (1966)]</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:38%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:42%;"|Awardee(s)
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Cinema of Assam|Feature Films in Assamese]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''Loti Ghoti''
|Producer: Director:
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Cinema of West Bengal|Feature Films in Bengali]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
| ''[[Nayak (1966 film)|Nayak]]''
|Producer: R. D. Banshal & Sharankumari Bansal Director: [[Satyajit Ray]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Bollywood|Feature Films in Hindi]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]''
|Producer: L. B. Lachman Director: [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Cinema of Karnataka|Feature Films in Kannada]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Sandhya Raga]]''
|Producer: A. C. Narasimha Murthy Director: A. C. Narasimha Murthy & [[S. K. Bhagavan]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Malayalam cinema|Feature Films in Malayalam]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''Kunjali Marikkar''
|Producer: Director:
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Marathi cinema|Feature Films in Marathi]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''Pawana Kantcha Dondi''
|Producer: Director:
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Oriya cinema|Feature Films in Oriya]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''Maitra Manisha''
|Producer: Director:
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Tamil cinema|Feature Films in Tamil]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Ramu (1966 film)|Ramu]]''
|Producer: [[A. V. Meiyappan]] Director: [[A. C. Trilogchander]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|colspan="1"|'''''[[Telugu cinema|Feature Films in Telugu]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Rangula Ratnam (1966 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]''
|Producer: [[B. N. Reddy]] Director: [[B. N. Reddy]]
|}

=== Non-feature films ===

Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries, educational films and film strips made in the country. For the 13th National Film Awards, no award was given in the filmstrip category and only Certificate of Merit was awarded for Educational Films. Following were the awards given for the non-feature films category:

==== Documentaries ====

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25.5%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Glimpses of West Bengal''
|rowspan="2"|[[English language|English]]
|Producer:
|Certificate of Merit and {{INR}}2,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director:
|{{INR}}500
|}

==== Educational films ====

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25.5%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational Film]]
|''Paddy high yielding Varieties''
|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: Director:
|Certificate of Merit only
|}

=== Awards not given ===
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{National Film Awards}}

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