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{{short description|Awards ceremony for Indian Cinema released in 1980}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 28
| award = National Film Awards
| image = 28th NFA.png
| alt =
| caption = 28th National Film Awards
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1980
| award_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| presenting_org = [[Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy]] {{small|([[President of India]])}}
| announced_date =
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1981|04}}
| site =
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement = [[P. Jairaj]]
| best_feature = ''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins = {{*}}''Akaler Shandhaney'' {{*}}''[[Oppol]]'' (4)
| last = 27th
| next = 29th
}}

The '''28th [[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 1980.<ref name="28thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/89_28thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=28th 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/20200725172353/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/89_28thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Ceremony took place in April 1981.

== Juries ==

Two different committees were formed for feature films and short films, headed by [[V. Shantaram]] and B. D. Garga respectively.<ref name="28thaward"/>

* '''Jury Members: Feature Films'''
** [[V. Shantaram]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Basanta Choudhury]]{{•}}B. V. Dharap{{•}}[[Sunil Gangopadhyay]]{{•}}[[R. N. K. Prasad]]{{•}}Ravichandran Nair{{•}}Arthur J. Pais{{•}}[[Purnendu Patri|Purnendu Sekhar Pattrea]]{{•}}Jayoo Patwardhan{{•}}T. S. Ranga{{•}}Kantilal Rathod{{•}}Mriganka Sekhar Ray{{•}}[[Shobhna Samarth]]{{•}}N. Seshadri{{•}}[[K. B. Tilak]]{{•}}[[Gummadi (actor)|G. Venkateshwara Rao]]
* '''Jury Members: Short Films'''
** B. D. Garga ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}Utpal K. Banerjee{{•}}P. D. P. Rao

== Awards ==

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

=== 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;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]
|[[File:P. Jairaj in Magroor (1950).jpg|75px]]
|[[Paidi Jairaj|P. Jairaj]]
|[[Actor]] and [[Film director|Director]]
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}}40,000 and a Shawl
|}

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 28th National Film Awards, a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]], ''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] also winning the maximum number of awards (four), along with a [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]], ''[[Oppol]]''. Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="28thaward"/>

==== All India Award ====

Following were the awards given:<ref name="28thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:17.5%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:22%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty
|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}}50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: [[Mrinal Sen]]
|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}}25,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For brilliantly recreating the tragedy of the 1943 Bengal famine and focussing on the disturbing continuity of the conditions which created it, for the cinematic excellence of the film which explores human experience at the different levels and for the consummate artistry with which the complexity of the social-economic situation is fused into a poignant statement.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Oppol]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|Producer: Rosamma George
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}30,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For boldly presenting a woman's love for her illegitimate child, for sensitive handling of complex situations, and for offering social acceptability to the mother and child, thereby giving a new perspective to the values prevalent body.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|Producer: Sanchar Film Cooperative Society Ltd.
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}30,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Ketan Mehta]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For tracing the history of social evil of untouchability through popular folk drama form, for synthesising diverse performing arts into socially relevant communication, for depicting the untouchable's fight for their rights.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|''Maina Tadanta''
|Bengali
|[[Utpalendu Chakrabarty]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For depicting with realistic vigor the exploitation perpetrated on the tribal and the landless, for portraying the spirited fight of the downtrodden and for showing great maturity in the conception and presentation of the theme in this maiden venture.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
|Bengali
|[[Mrinal Sen]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For exploring the inevitable conflict between urban and rural cultures, for displaying in almost every sequence masterly handling and complete command over the medium.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
|Bengali
|[[Mrinal Sen]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For effectively combining the terse and pithy dialogue with creation of well-defined, lively characters to convey a poignant story which leaves a lasting impression.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Oppol]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Balan K. Nair]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For extremely virile and sensitive portrayal of a man who is constantly puzzled by the behaviour of his wife, for conveying the flashes of anger and frustration he suffers and depicting ultimate acceptance of his wife's past with mellowed tenderness which reveals the virtuosity of a great artist.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Chakra (1981 film)|Chakra]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|[[Smita Patil]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a steering role as a middle-aged woman from the slums of Bombay, for depicting her stoic acceptance of an unkind fate and at the same time continuing to dream of a better future, which never arrives, with profound expressiveness and brilliant dialogue delivery.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Oppol]]''
|Malayalam
|Aravind
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For portraying the complex role of a lonely child who is a victim of social ostracisation for no fault of his own, for bringing out the terrible emotional trauma with little dialogue and a superb economy of gesture.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Color motion picture film|Color]])
|''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For brilliantly creating salient features of each character with the help of superb camera control and effective use of lighting and for significantly contributing to the mood of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Black-and-white|Black and White]])
|''[[Yagam (1982 film)|Yagam]]''
|Malayalam
|Sivan
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For depicting the grim and tense mood of the film, admirably depicting mellowed moments in the film with charm.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]''
|Tamil
|S. P. Ramanathan
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a highly sensitive use of sound to capture perfectly the rhythm and mood of each sequence.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
|Bengali
|Gangadhar Naskar
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a sensitive use of images, for gradually building up the tempo of the film in a well-knit pattern; for never permitting a slackening of pace and for underlining the whole film with a subdued sense of drama.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
|''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]''
|Gujarati
|Meera Lakhia
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For perfectly creating the glamour of the royal palace juxtaposed with the grim austerity of [[Shanty town|hutment]]s, for successfully providing a period touch down to the smallest details, for providing a stamp of authenticity to the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Hirak Rajar Deshe]]''
|Bengali
|[[Satyajit Ray]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For brilliant experimentation with different forms and modes of Indian music and for creating a mood of fantasy in a pleasing and harmonious style.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Hirak Rajar Deshe]]''
|Bengali
|[[Anup Ghoshal]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a wonderful range of voice and the sense of rhythm imparted to the songs rendered, by him.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Oppol]]'' {{small|("Ettumanoor Ambalathil Ezhunnallathu")}}
|Malayalam
|[[S. Janaki]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the serenity and pathos with which each rendering is imbued and for adding a new dimension to the theme of the film.''
|}

==== 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]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Meitei language|Meitei]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Oriya language]], award for Best Feature Film was not given.<ref name="28thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|rowspan="2"|''Anirban''
|Producer: Preeti Saikia
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Bhabendra Nath Saikia]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For depicting man's attachment to life through the story of an unfortunate married couple, through severe agony and funeral pyres, for providing a touch of realism by a delicate representation of a piece of lower middle class existence.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Hirak Rajar Deshe]]''
|Producer: Information and Cultural Affairs Department, [[Government of West Bengal]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Satyajit Ray]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For an allegorical representation of the victory of good over evil, embellished by superb acting and haunting music.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]''
|Producer: Devi Dutt
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Govind Nihalani]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its severe indictment of an establishment and a society that permits injustice, for presenting a bold theme in a cinematic style which makes it both socially and aesthetically significant.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Yagam (1982 film)|Yagam]]''
|Producer: B. Chandramani Bai
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Sivan
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For presenting dilemma of romantic revolutionary who understands the futility of his misadventure at the cost of some rare moments of happiness, for successfully building up the sense of impending doom underlining the human relationships throughout the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Chann Pardesi]]''
|Producer: Swarn Sedha, Baldev Gill And J. S. Cheema
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Chitrartha Singh
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For presenting a story of human passion in cinematic terms, representing a departure from the usual trends prevalent in Punjabi cinema.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]''
|Producer: K. Rajgopal Chetty
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For artistically portraying the gradual development of a girl from adolescence to womanhood, for depicting in a gentle moving narrative her emotional suffering and how she overcomes them.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Harischandrudu]]''
|Producer: U. D. Murali Krishna
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[U. Visweswar Rao]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For an exposure of the manoeuvrings and misdeeds of politicians and for contributing significantly to the development of political cinema in India.''
|}

=== Non-Feature films ===

Following were the awards given:<ref name="28thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:27%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:22%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Information Film]]
|''Daldal''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: Krystyna Khote Director: Pradeep Dixit
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For powerful indictment of a social malaise-bonded labour-very sensitively handled and well researched.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Instructional Film]]
|''Mariculture''
|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: [[Films Division of India|Films Division]] Director: C. J. Paulose
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For diligent research and meticulous execution.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
|''Oil Offshore''
|English
|Producer: Prem Prakash Director: Satya Prakash
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For visual excitement and controlled handling of a difficult subject.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Experimental Film|Best Experimental Film]]
|''Arrival''
|English
|Producer: Films Division Director: [[Mani Kaul]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For searing imagery and outstanding soundtrack.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Newsreel Cameraman|Best Newsreel Cameraman]]
|''Tragedy of Gendi (Indian News Review No. 1657)''
|English
|Mahesh Pratap Sinha and Rajgopal Rao
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For displaying a keen news sense.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Review]]
|''News Magazine No. 3 (Day of the Dark Sun)''
|English
|Films Division
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For capturing the high drama of an historic event - the total solar eclipse.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''The Chola Heritage''
|English
|Producer and Director: [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
|rowspan="4"|Certificate only
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its outstanding photography of the Chola sculpture.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Pampa''
|English
|Producer: Films Division Director: P. C. Sharma
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its sensitive handling of a purposeful theme, encouraging initiative as a child.''
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="28thaward"/>

{{col start}} {{col 2}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Documentation]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
{{col 2}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|Best Feature Film in English]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri|Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
{{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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