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{{Short description|National Film Awards (India)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 31
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption = 31st National Film Awards
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1983
| award_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| presenting_org = [[Indira Gandhi]] {{small|([[Prime Minister of India]])}}
| announced_date =
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1984|06}}
| site =
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement = [[Durga Khote]]
| best_feature = ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
| best_non_feature =
| best_book = ''Cinemayude Lokam''
| most_wins = Adi Shankaracharya (4)
| last = 30th
| next = 32nd
}}

The '''31st [[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 1983.<ref name="31staward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/86_31stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=31st 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/20200725172139/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/86_31stNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Ceremony took place in June 1984 and awards were given by then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Indira Gandhi]].

== Juries ==

Three different committees were formed for feature films, short films and books on cinema, headed by veteran director [[K. Balachander]], [[S. Krishnaswamy]] and Justice G. D. Khosla respectively.<ref name="31staward"/>

* '''Jury Members: Feature Films'''
** [[K. Balachander]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Sai Paranjpye]]{{•}}[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]{{•}}Gangadhar Naskar{{•}}Meera Lakhia{{•}}[[Raghunath Seth]]{{•}}[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]{{•}}Swapan Mullick{{•}}Iqbal Masud{{•}}[[Mrinalini Sarabhai]]{{•}}[[M. K. Binodini Devi]]{{•}}[[M. Prabhakar Reddy]]{{•}}K. K. Shukla{{•}}[[G. G. Mayekar]]{{•}}[[Marcus Bartley]]{{•}}Gautam Kaul{{•}}Raghava Menon{{•}}[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]
* '''Jury Members: Short Films'''
** [[S. Krishnaswamy]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}Clement Baptista{{•}}[[Prakash Jha]]{{•}}[[Vinod Mehra]]
* '''Jury Members: Books on Cinema'''
** G. D. Khosla ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}Vivek Bhattacharya{{•}}[[O. M. Anujan]]{{•}}Sukumar Dutta{{•}}[[V. K. Madhavan Kutty]]{{•}}Arun Khanna

== Awards ==

Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.

=== 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:Durga Khote 2013 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|[[Durga Khote]]
|[[Actor]] and [[Film producer]]
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}}40,000 and a Shawl
|}

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 31st National Film Awards, a [[Sanskrit]] film, ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] also winning the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="31staward"/>

==== All India Award ====

Following were the awards given:<ref name="31staward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:22%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|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"|''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}}50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: [[G. V. Iyer]]
|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}}25,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its dedication, depth and power and the impressive skill with which it captures the Indian philosophical tradition.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Maya Miriga]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Oriya language|Oriya]]
|Producer: [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}30,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Nirad N. Mohapatra]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the sensitivity and compassion with which it depicts an aspect of middle class reality and its restrained and intelligent observation of people.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Sookha]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: [[M. S. Sathyu]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}30,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[M. S. Sathyu]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its sincerity in the portrayal of basic human values that unify mankind.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Bhombal Sardar''
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|Producer: [[Government of West Bengal]]
|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}}20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Nripen Ganguly
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its lively and lyrical description of a world seen through the eyes of a boy.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|''[[Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: [[National Film Development Corporation (India)|NFDC]] Director: [[Kundan Shah]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its treatment of contemporary theme with wit and humour.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Khandhar]]''
|Hindi
|[[Mrinal Sen]]
|Rajat Kamal only
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its subtle blending of nostalgia and contemporary social comment and the powerful visual exploration of the theme.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
|Sanskrit
|[[G. V. Iyer]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its rich texture, lyricism and cinematic elegance in its presentation of Shankaracharya as an embodiment of greatness.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Ardh Satya]]''
|Hindi
|[[Om Puri]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his authentic portrayal of the inner conflicts of a conscientious police officer.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Khandhar]]''
|Hindi
|[[Shabana Azmi]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the sensitivity with which she captures the tragic loneliness of the character of Jamini.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Malamukalile Daivam]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Suresh (actor)|Master Suresh]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For lively depiction of a wide range of emotions of a tribal lad.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Color motion picture film|Color]])
|''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
|Sanskrit
|[[Madhu Ambat]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For succeeding in capturing visually the spirit of the theme.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Black-and-white|Black and White]])
|''[[Neeraba Jhada]]''
|[[Oriya language|Oriya]]
|{{*}}B. Bindhani {{*}}Raj Shekhar
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For recording the stark realities of rural life in austere images.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
|Sanskrit
|S. P. Ramanathan
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the deft handling of the sound track to blend with the film's mood.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Khandhar]]''
|Hindi
|Mrinmoy Chakraborty
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his work which gives the film its structure, rhythm and brooding quality.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
|''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]''
|Hindi
|[[Nitish Roy]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the inventive creation of a backdrop which admirably complemented the varying moods of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Saagara Sangamam]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his lively, rich and vigorous recreation of traditional music composition and inventive musical ideas adapted to the visual demands of drama.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Saagara Sangamam]]''
|Telugu
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his resonant and technically rich rendering of musical forms to enhance dramatic impact.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[M. L. A. Yedukondalu]]'' {{small|("Yendho Beeda Vaade Gopaludu")}}
|Telugu
|[[P. Susheela]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For her fine flight of voice in the endearing of Gopal's magical childhood in the song "Gopaludu" from the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
|''[[Nokkukuthi]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Mankada Ravi Varma]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For successfully using a unique idiom to recreate a folk legend through dance and poetry.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
| [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''[[Tarang (film)|Tarang]]''
|Hindi
|[[Kumar Shahani]]
|Certificate Only
|}

==== 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]] and [[Punjabi language]], award for Best Feature Film was not given.<ref name="31staward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|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:21.5%;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|rowspan="2"|''Alokar Ahban''
|Producer: Do-Re-Me Films
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Kamal Hazarika
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a realistic presentation of the theme of rural co-operatives in the handloom industry of Assam.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|rowspan="2"|''Vasundhra''
|Producer: Sanjukta Films
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Sekhar Chatterjee]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its sincere attempt to depict the struggle against social injustice.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ardh Satya]]''
|Producer: [[Manmohan Shetty]] and [[Pradeep Uppoor]]
|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 powerful exploration of a labyrinthine socio-political situation.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Banker Margayya]]''
|Producer: T. S. Narasimhan and B. S. Somasundar
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[T. S. Nagabharana]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a faithful and effective rendering of a classic Indian novel into the medium of cinema.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Malamukalile Daivam]]''
|Producer: Surya Mudra Films
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the courageous effort to present the cause of tribals and their efforts to join the national mainstream.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri|Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Sanakeithel]]''
|Producer: Th. Doren
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: M. A. Singh
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the sympathetic portrayal of a human relationship in the context of a social tragedy.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
|rowspan="2"|''Smruti Chitre''
|Producer: Vinayak Chaskar
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Vijaya Mehta]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its compassionate portrayal of an early woman writer and its compelling study of a tormented soul coming to terms with her social condition.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Neeraba Jhada]]''
|Producer: [[Manmohan Mahapatra]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Manmohan Mahapatra]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For sensitive narration of the looming tragedy of an uprooted rural community.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Oru Indhiya Kanavu]]''
|Producer: T. P. Varadarajan and Vijayalakshmi Desikan
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Komal Swaminathan]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its honesty of purpose to articulate the cause of tribal welfare.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Rangula Kala]]''
|Producer: [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao|K. Venkateswara Rao]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[B. Narsing Rao]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}7,500/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a vivid portrayal of urban life as seen by a sensitive painter in search of his identification with the masses.''
|}

=== Non-Feature films ===

Following were the awards given:<ref name="31staward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:27%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:26%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Information Film]]
|''The Procession''
|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: Aurora Films Corporation Director: Anjan Bose
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For portraying the innocence of the Indian villager and making a political comment, with telling images of evocative sensitivity that needs no words.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Instructional Film]]
|''Oval Crop''
|English
|Producer: Radha Narayanan Director: Mohi-ud-Din Mirza
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its qualities of technical excellence combined with the precision of content so vital to making an instructional film which sustains the interests of an audience even with its mundane subject matter.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
|''Ekta Aur Anushasan''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: K. S. Kulkarni Director: S. K. Sharma
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its exuberant youthful energy, bringing forth of a sense of pride in the National Cadet Corps, with an enthusiasm for National Integration without falling into cliches.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Experimental Film|Best Experimental Film]]
|''The Clown and The Dog''
|Hindi
|Producer: [[Film and Television Institute of India]] Director: Sunny Joseph
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its attempt to unfold the intellectual yearnings of youth for freedom if thought and action, interpreted in a brilliantly photographed stylised form.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
|''Fire Games''
|English
|Producer: Ranabir Ray Director: [[Ram Mohan]] [[Animator]]: Naik Satam and Bapu Parulekar
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a highly professional standard of animation conceived and executed with great finesse.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''A Race With Death''
|English
|Producer: B. R. Shedge Director: Yash Choudhary Animator: V. G. Samant and V. K. Wankhede
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For using media of animation with much skill for easy communication to any audience group - rural or urban.''
|- 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. 1799)''
|English
|C. Ramani, Uday Shankar and S. L. Prasad
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For their well planned team work (in Indian News Review No. 1799) covering the scientific, technical, ceremonious and human aspects of a great event of national importance recording sensitive emotions of expectation and fulfilment during the launching of SLV-3.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Film]]
|''Shelter''
|English
|Film and Television Institute of India
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its brave and sympathetic visual coverage and journalistic report of a controversial issue affecting the lives of the pavement dwellers of Bombay.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="9"|[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''Jalshakti''
|Hindi
|Producer: [[National Institute of Design]] Director: I. S. Mathur
|rowspan="9"|Certificate only
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Thalam''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|Producer: [[Kerala State Film Development Corporation]] Director: Joy Mathew
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Energy-Merry-Go-Round''
|English
|Producer: National Institute of Design
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Veer Savarkar'' {{small|([[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Biographical Film]])}}
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Handling Fuel Oils Fission Power 306 Rejuvenation'' {{small|([[National Film Award for Best Scientific Film|Scientific Film]])}}
|English
|
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Against Current Exploration Antartica'' {{small|([[National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film|Exploration Film]])}}
|English
|
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|{{•}}''Cobra - The Snake God'' {{•}}''Perumkaliattam'' {{•}}''Leather Puppetry of Karnataka'' {{•}}''Nishan'' {{small|([[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film|Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]])}}
|{{•}}English {{•}}Malayalam {{•}}English {{•}}Hindi
|
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Two Men and an Ideal'' {{small|([[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film|Historical Reconstruction Film]])}}
|English
|
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|{{•}}''Tambaccucha Samna'' {{•}}''Bidaai'' {{small|([[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Social Welfare]])}}
|{{•}}Marathi {{•}}Hindi
|
|}

=== Best Writing on Cinema ===

Following were the awards given:<ref name="31staward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Book
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]]
|''Cinemayude Lokam''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|[[Author]]: [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000/-
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="31staward"/>

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* [[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 Film on Family Welfare|Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|Best Feature Film in English]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|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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UpdateBot at 07:51, 4 January 2022