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{{Short description|Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1975}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 23
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption = 23rd National Film Awards
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1975
| award_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| presenting_org =
| announced_date =
| presented_date = 1976
| site = [[New Delhi]]
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement = [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]]
| best_feature = ''[[Chomana Dudi]]''
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins = {{ubl|{{*}}''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''|{{*}}''Chomana Dudi'' (3)}}
| last = 22nd
| next = 24th
}}

The '''23rd [[National Film Awards]]''', presented by [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up 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 the year 1975.<ref name="23rdaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/93_23rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725171537/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/93_23rdNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

At 23rd National Film Awards, two new awards were introduced for the short films category for [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Review]] and [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Newsreel Cameraman|Best Newsreel Cameraman]]. These newly introduced awards includes Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) and a Certificate.<ref name="23rdaward"/> Over the years, these two awards are discontinued.

== Awards ==

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

Awards were also renamed with 23rd National Film Awards. President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film renamed to [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]], whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is to [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film]]. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is renamed as [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is renamed as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language.

=== Lifetime Achievement Award ===

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Image
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awarded As
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]
|[[File:Dhirendra Nath Ganguly 2013 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|[[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]]
|[[Actor]] and [[Film director|Director]]
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}}20,000 and a Shawl
|}

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 23rd National Film Awards, a [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]], ''[[Chomana Dudi]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film]] also winning the maximum number of awards (three) with the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="23rdaward"/>

==== All India Award ====

Following were the awards given:<ref name="23rdaward"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:22%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Chomana Dudi]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: Ashok Kumar
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}}40,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: [[B. V. Karanth]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}15,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: P. Mallikharjuna Rao
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}15,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Gulzar]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}10,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]''
|rowspan="2"|Hindi
|Producer: [[Rajshri Productions]]
|Swarna Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Anil Ganguly]]
|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Jana Aranya]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Satyajit Ray]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}20,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Black-and-white|Black and White]])
|''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[B. S. Lokanath|B. S. Loknath]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Color motion picture film|Color]])
|''[[Muthyala Muggu]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Ishan Arya]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Chomana Dudi]]''
|Kannada
|[[M. V. Vasudeva Rao]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}10,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''
|Hindi
|[[Sharmila Tagore]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}10,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Hamsageethe]]''
|Kannada
|[[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''
|Tamil
|[[Vani Jairam]]
|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Chameli Memsaab]]''
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|[[Bhupen Hazarika]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}10,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Story|Best Story]]
|''[[Chomana Dudi]]''
|Kannada
|[[K. Shivaram Karanth]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}10,000 and a Certificate
|}

==== Regional Award ====

The awards were given to the best films made in the [[Languages of India|regional languages of India]]. For feature films in [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Meitei language|Meitei]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given.

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. The producer and director of the film were awarded with {{INR}}10,000 and {{INR}}5,000, respectively.<ref name="23rdaward"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%"|Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%"|Awardee(s)
|-
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|''[[Chameli Memsaab]]''
|Seuj Bolechari Santha
|Abdul Majid
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|''[[Palanka (film)|Palanka]]''
|Filmarts, Calcutta
|[[Rajen Tarafdar]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Nishant (film)|Nishant]]''
|Freni M. Variava
|rowspan="2"|[[Shyam Benegal]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Mohan J. Bijlani
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|''[[Hamsageethe]]''
|M/s. Anantha Lakshmi Films
|[[G. V. Iyer]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|''[[Swapnadanam]]''
|T. Mohamed Babu
|[[K. G. George]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
|''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''
|Ramdas Phutane
|[[Jabbar Patel]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''
|D. Jayalakshmi
|rowspan="2"|[[K. Balachander]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|G. Vijayalakshmi
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|''[[Muthyala Muggu]]''
|M. V. L. Narasimha Rao
|[[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]
|}

=== Non-Feature films ===

For 23rd National Film Awards, two new awards were introduced for the short films category for [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Review]] and [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Newsreel Cameraman|Best Newsreel Cameraman]]. These newly introduced awards includes Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) and a Certificate.<ref name="23rdaward"/> Over the years, these two awards are discontinued.

==== Short films ====

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:31%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Information Film (Documentary)]]
|rowspan="2"|''Winged Wonderland''
|rowspan="2"|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: Shanti Varma
|rowspan="2"|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Shanti Varma
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Instructional Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Induced Breeding''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: K. K. Kapil
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Suraj Joshi
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}4,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Documentation]]
|rowspan="2"|''Baster Rhythm Of Progress''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: Chandrashekhar Nair
|rowspan="2"|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Chandrashekhar Nair
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Commercial Promotional Film (Advertisement)]]
|rowspan="2"|''Zenith of India''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: Film Media, Bombay
|rowspan="2"|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Jyoti G. Thakur
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film (Non-Commercial)]]
|rowspan="2"|''Poems in Pattern''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: Ranabir Ray
|rowspan="2"|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Ranabir Ray
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Experimental Film|Best Experimental Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Awashesh''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}4,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Business is People''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: Akbar Films, Bombay
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}5,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Kantilal Rathod
|Rajat Kamal, {{INR}}4,000 and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Review]]
|''Indian News Review No. 1399''
|{{dash}}
|N. V. K. Murthy
|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Newsreel Cameraman|Best Newsreel Cameraman]]
|rowspan="3"|''Flood Havocs<br/>(Indian News Review No. 1399)''
|rowspan="3"|{{dash}}
|A. S. Agnihotri
|rowspan="3"|Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Abinashi Ram
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|A. R. Saroef
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="23rdaward"/>

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
* [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
* [[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 Manipuri|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in/Archive.aspx National Film Awards Archives]
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]

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