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{{Short description|1987 Indian film award}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 34
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption = 34th National Film Awards
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1986
| award_org =
| presenting_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| announced_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1987|05|01}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 May 1987 |title=Charu Hasan gets best actor award |pages=6 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1987|09}}
| site =
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement = [[Bommireddy Nagi Reddy]]
| best_feature = ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
| best_non_feature = ''The Land of Sand Dunes''
| best_book = ''Rabindranath O Chalachithra''
| best_critic = [[Chidananda Dasgupta]]
| most_wins = {{*}}''[[Mirch Masala]]'' {{*}}''[[Phera]]'' (3)
| last = 33rd
| next = 35th
}}

The '''34th [[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 1986.<ref name="34thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/83_34thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227063045/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/83_34thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Ceremony took place in September 1987.

== 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:B Nagi Reddy 2018 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|[[Bommireddy Nagi Reddy]]
|[[Film producer]]
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}} 1,00,000 and a Shawl
|}

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 34th National Film Awards, a [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]], ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]], whereas a [[Bollywood|Hindi film]], ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' and a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]], ''[[Phera]]'' won the maximum number of awards (3). Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="34thaward"/>

==== Juries ====

A committee headed by [[Bhisham Sahni]] was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<ref name="34thaward"/>

* '''Jury Members'''
** [[Bhisham Sahni]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Ashokamitran|Ashok Mitran]]{{•}}[[Jahnu Barua]]{{•}}N. Krishnamoorthy{{•}}R. Lakshman{{•}}[[Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu|Ramesh Naidu]]{{•}}[[Sai Paranjpye]]{{•}}Sankar Bhattacharya{{•}}Swapan Ghosh{{•}}[[T. Prakash Rao]]

==== All India Award ====

Following were the awards given:<ref name="34thaward"/>

===== Golden Lotus Award =====

Official Name: Swarna Kamal<ref name="34thaward"/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kannada]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: Apoorva Chitra
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
|{{INR}} 25,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an extremely sensitive probe into the anguish of a helpless individual caught in a bureaucratic web, depicted with great feeling and expertise as he waits for his pension, which arrives too late.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|''[[Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer and Director: [[Sudhir Mishra]]
|{{INR}} 25,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an incisive analysis of history as seen through the eyes of three elderly freedom fighters and its impact on their stand against social injustice in contemporary times.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Film Providing Popular and Wholesome Entertainment]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Producer: [[AVM Productions]]
|{{INR}} 40,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Visu]]
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its entertaining presentation of a complex contemporary social problem - the disintegration of the joint family.''
|}

===== Silver Lotus Award =====

Official Name: Rajat Kamal<ref name="34thaward"/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:26%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:22%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:32%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Malayalam]]
|Producer: M. Mani
|{{INR}} 30,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Sibi Malayil]]
|{{INR}} 15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For focussing on the dire need for integrity in the educational system in remote areas in a heart warming film, charmingly narrated.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Oridathu]]''
|Malayalam
|[[G. Aravindan]]
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his masterly and powerful depiction of changing society reeling under the onslaught of technical progress.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 15,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the lyrical and brilliant visual presentation.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''[[Amma Ariyan]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For his powerful and disturbing black and white photography.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|''[[Phera]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its penetrative and sensitive screenplay depicting the trauma faced by an artist in search of his identity in relation to his professional and personal life.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
|[[Kannada]]
|[[Charuhasan]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an immensely moving and controlled portrayal of an individual's anguish, as he waits endlessly for justice.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Nakhakshathangal]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Monisha]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For her portrayal in the film, in which she depicts an entire range of human emotions and gives an extra dimension to the character os Gowri, a village lass destined to love and lose.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''[[Mirch Masala]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|[[Suresh Oberoi]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For breathing life into complex feaudal character, who tries to control a destiny beyond his reach.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''Bhangala Silata''
|[[Oriya language|Oriya]]
|[[Manjula Kanwar]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a startlingly realistic portrayal of an exploited, illiterate woman who lives like a haunted animal, trapped into accepting her ultimate fate.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Phera]]''
|Bengali
|Aniket Sengupta
|{{INR}} 5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his lively and poignant portrayal of a young boy who brings new faith and meaning to the life of an aged artiste.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|''[[Pathbhola|Path Bhola]]''
|Bengali
|{{*}}Durga Mitra {{*}}Jyoti Prasad Chatterjee
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For adding a new dimension to the film by a sensitive employment of sound.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Mirch Masala]]''
|Hindi
|Sanjiv Shah
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his perfection in creating a smooth flow.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
|''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]''
|Kannada
|[[P. Krishnamoorthy]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For effectively recreating the era of Madhvacharya.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]''
|Kannada
|[[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the effective use of classical music blended with folk music.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''Lalan Fakir''
|Bengali
|[[Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his superb rendering of the traditional songs in his deep and vibrant voice.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Nakhakshathangal]]'' {{small|("Manjal Prasadavum")}}
|Malayalam
|[[K. S. Chithra]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For her melodious rendering of songs.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Parinati]]''
|Hindi
|Prabhat Jha
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the authenticity in the use of costumes.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
|''[[Amma Ariyan]]''
|Malayalam
|[[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]]
|{{INR}} 5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his directorial excellence and originality in the treatment.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
| [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''Himghar''
|Bengali
|[[Sandip Ray]]
|Certificate only
|}

==== Regional Awards ====

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.<ref name="34thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:42%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|rowspan="2"|''Baan''
|Producer: Do-Re-Me Films
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Charu Kamal Hazarika
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its incisive comment on the post-independence establishment in a flood-prone region.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Phera]]''
|Producer: [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its depiction of dilemma of a creative artiste in a world of changing values.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Mirch Masala]]''
|Producer: [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Ketan Mehta]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its moving depiction of a rural woman's struggle against oppressive social conditions in the pre-Independence era.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|rowspan="2"|''Shankha Nada''
|Producer: Umesh Kulkarni
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Umesh Kulkarni
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its satirical presentation of the facts of the panchayat system in a faction-ridden village.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Uppu]]''
|Producer: K. M. A. Rahim
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[V. K. Pavithran]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its depiction of people caught in the midst of religious conservatism.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
|rowspan="2"|''Majhi Pahacha''
|Producer: Dipti Mohanty
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Manmohan Mahapatra]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a faithful portrayal of a range of individuals in today's urban milieu.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Mouna Ragam]]''
|Producer: [[G. Venkateswaran]]
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Mani Ratnam]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its sensitive portrayal of an urban young woman's voyage to self-discovery.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Swathi Muthyam]]''
|Producer: [[Edida Nageshwara Rao]]
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[K. Viswanath]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For an effective rendering of a dramatic story about a man too innocent and child-like to fit into the scheme of the hard, calculating world.''
|}

'''Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution'''

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|Best Feature Film in English]]
|rowspan="2"|''Watchman''
|Producer: T. S. Narasimhan
|{{INR}} 20,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Shankar Nag]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the charming rendering of the story an old watchman saving a young girl from suicide, himself having lost all his near and dear ones.''
|}

=== Non-Feature Films ===

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

==== Juries ====

A committee headed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<ref name="34thaward"/>

* '''Jury Members'''
** [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Jalal Agha]]{{•}}[[Manmohan Shetty]]{{•}}Sivan

==== Golden Lotus Award ====

Official Name: Swarna Kamal<ref name="34thaward"/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Non-Feature Film]]
|''The Land of Sand Dunes''
|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: Orchid Films Pvt. Ltd. Director: [[Gautam Ghose]]
|{{INR}} 15,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the sensitivity and feel for the subject expressed in its effective cinematic style.''
|}

==== Silver Lotus Award ====

Official Name: Rajat Kamal<ref name="34thaward"/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:27%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film|Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film]]
|''The Land Where Wind Blows Free''
|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: Director of Cultural Affairs, Assam Director: Chandra Narayan Barua
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its faithful and authentic portrayal of the tribal communities of North-East India.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Best Biographical Film]]
|''Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam''
|English
|Producer: Dejo Kappen and George Sebastian Director: Rajiv Vijay Raghavan
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its creative use of cinematography in portraying with great sympathy and understanding the life of Sister Alphonsa.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Kamala Nehru''
|English
|Producer: Uma Shankar Director: Ashish Mukherjee
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the innovative use of graphics in the effective depiction of the subject.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film|Best Arts / Cultural Film]]
|''Our Islamic Heritage - Part II''
|English
|Producer: K. K. Garg{{small| for }}[[Films Division of India|Films Division]] Director: K. K. Garg
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its well researched treatment and the artistry and imagination employed in bringing an aspect of our great heritage into focus.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''[[Kudiattam|Classical Dance Forms of India - Koodiattam]]''
|English
|Producer: [[Doordarshan]] Director: [[Prakash Jha]]
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its excellent visual treatment of a great traditional theatre form.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Scientific Film|Best Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology)]]
|''Kaamdhenu Redeemed''
|English
|Producer: Radha Narayanan and Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza Director: Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its very effective use of cinematographic medium for covering modern scientific methods of cattle breeding.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Industrial Film|Best Industrial Film]]
|''The Story of Glass''
|English
|Producer: S. Kumar Director: [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its comprehensive and engaging treatment of glass-making in our country.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film|Best Agricultural Film]]
|''Three Spices - Cinnamon Part I''
|English
|Producer: D. Gautaman{{small| for }}Films Division Director: D. Gautaman
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its high motivational and educational value.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film|Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film]]
|''We The People of India''
|English
|Producer: N. S. Thapa{{small| for }}Films Division Director: Bhanumurthy Alur
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For creative compilation of historic facts and materials.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Issues]]
|''Inner Instincts''
|English
|Producer: Ministry of Welfare (India) Director: P. Vijay Kumar
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its sensitive and probing treatment of a vital social issue.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Motivational Film]]
|''Mitraniketan Vellanad''
|English
|Producer: Cinemart Foundation Director: Jagannath Guha
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For effectively bringing into focus the services of an institution engaged in tackling the rural problems at the grass roots level.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''For Better Living''
|English
|Producer: Padmalaya Mohapatra and Ghanashyam Mohapatra Director: Ghanashyam Mohapatra
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the competence with which an important social endeavour like the upliftment of the Adivasis is depicted.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Review]]
|''The Pope Meets India (News Magazine 70)''
|English
|Producer: P. B. Pendharkar and P. S. Arshi {{small|for}} Films Division Director: Camera Team {{small|for}} Films Division
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the excellently co-ordinated team work in making the coverage of the Pope's visit to India more than mere news.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
|''A. B. See''
|English
|Producer: P. B. Pendharkar {{small|for}} Films Division [[Film director|Director]] and [[Animator]]: Arun Gongade
|{{INR}} 10,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the freshness of treatment using animation technique to effectively convey a message of great social significance.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
|''Equal Partners''
|English
|Yash Chaudhary
|{{INR}} 5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the deft handling of a complex subject designed to promote better understanding between nations.''
|}

=== Best Writing on Cinema ===

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

==== Juries ====

A committee headed by [[Vijay Tendulkar]] was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:<ref name="34thaward"/>

* '''Jury Members'''
** [[Vijay Tendulkar]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Dibyendu Palit]]{{•}}S. Jayachandran Nair

==== Silver Lotus Award ====
Official Name: Rajat Kamal<ref name="34thaward"/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable"
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of Book
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]]
|''Rabindranath O Chalachithra''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Author]]: Arun Kumar Roy
|{{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For making an original evaluation and analysis of films and documentaries made on Tagore's writings and personality from the silent era of cinema to date and thus linking cinema, an important creative medium, to a great creative mind.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]]
|
|Bengali
|[[Chidananda Dasgupta]]
|{{INR}}5,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his unique writings which do not look at films in isolation and instead evaluate them in the context of a total artistic expression as integrated in other forms of arts. This gives most of his writings a broader perspective and depth and links them with social, psychological and historical changes.''
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="34thaward"/>

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* [[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film]]
* [[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 Exploration/Adventure Film|Best Exploration/Adventure Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare|Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare]]
* [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
* [[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 Punjabi|Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

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