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{{Short description|Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1961}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 9
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1961
| award_org = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| presenting_org = [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]<br/>{{small|([[Vice President of India]])}}
| announced_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1962|04|05}}
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1962|04|21}}
| site = [[Vigyan Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]]
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement =
| best_feature = ''[[Bhagini Nivedita (film)|Bhagini Nivedita]]''
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins =
| last = 8th
| next = 10th
}}

The '''9th [[National Film Awards]]''', then known as '''State Awards''' for Films, presented by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]] to felicitate the best of [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]] released in 1961.<ref name="9thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|title=9th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202115652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 December 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The awards were announced on 5 April 1962 and were presented on 21 April at the [[Vigyan Bhavan]] in [[New Delhi]], by then [[Vice-President of India]], Dr. [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]].

== Selection process ==
The Central Committee for State Awards for Films for the year was headed by politician and author [[R. R. Diwakar]]. To select films for the awards, the committee viewed "27 feature films, five children's films, seven documentaries and six educational films and a few filmstrips" between 19 March and 2 April 1962.<ref>{{cite news|title='Pava Mannippu' Adjudged Second Best Feature Film|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=The Indian Express|date=6 April 1962|page=5}}</ref>

== Awards ==

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

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

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 9th National Film Awards, a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''[[Bhagini Nivedita (film)|Bhagini Nivedita]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film]]. Following were the awards given:<ref name="9thaward"/>

==== All India Award ====

Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="9thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Bhagini Nivedita (film)|Bhagini Nivedita]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: Aurora Film Corporation
|Gold Medal and {{INR}}20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: Bijoy Bose
|{{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Pava Mannippu]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Producer: Buddha Pictures
|Certificate of Merit and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[A. Bhimsingh]]
|{{INR}}2,500
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Third Best Feature Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Prapanch''
|rowspan="2"|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|Producer: Indian National Pictures
|rowspan="2"|Certificate of Merit only
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Madhukar Pathak
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Children's Film]]
|rowspan="3"|''Hattogol Vijay''
|rowspan="3"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: Hari S. Dasgupta Productions
|Gold Medal and {{INR}}20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Buju Das Gupta
|rowspan="2" | {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Raghunath Goswami
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Children's Film
|rowspan="2"|''Savitri''
|rowspan="2"|Hindi
|Producer: [[Children's Film Society, India|Children's Film Society]]
|Certificate of Merit and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Phani Majumdar]]
|{{INR}}2,500
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Children's Film
|rowspan="2"|''Nanhe Munne Sitare''
|rowspan="2"|Hindi
|Producer: Ajay Kumar Chakravarty
|rowspan="2"|Certificate of Merit only
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Ajay Kumar Chakravarty
|}

==== Regional Award ====

The awards were given to the best films made in the [[Languages of India|regional languages of India]]. For 9th National Film Awards, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Odia language]]; instead Certificate of Merit was awarded in each particular language.<ref name="9thaward"/>

{|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"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of Assam|Feature Films in Assamese]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''Shakuntala''
|Kamrup Chitra
|[[Bhupen Hazarika]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of West Bengal|Feature Films in Bengali]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Teen Kanya#3. Samapti (The Conclusion)|Samapti]]''
|[[Satyajit Ray]]
|Satyajit Ray
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film
|''[[Saptapadi (1961 film)|Saptapadi]]''
|[[Uttam Kumar]]
|[[Ajoy Kar]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film
|''[[Punascha]]''
|[[Mrinal Sen]]
|Mrinal Sen
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Gujarati cinema|Feature Films in Gujarati]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Gujarati|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Nandanvan]]'';;
|Shrikumar V. Gaglani
|Ganpatrao Brahmbhatt
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Bollywood|Feature Films in Hindi]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Dharmputra]]''
|[[Baldev Raj Chopra|B. R. Chopra]]
|[[Yash Chopra]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film
|''[[Gunga Jumna]]''
|[[Dilip Kumar]]
|[[Nitin Bose]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film
|''Pyaar Ki Pyaas''
|Anupam Chitra
|Mahesh Kaul
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of Karnataka|Feature Films in Kannada]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Kittur Chennamma (film)|Kittur Chennamma]]''
|Padmini Pictures
|[[B. R. Panthulu]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Malayalam cinema|Feature Films in Malayalam]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Mudiyanaya Puthran]]''
|Chandrathara Productions
|[[Ramu Kariat]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film
|''[[Kandam Becha Kottu]]''
|[[Modern Theatres]]
|[[T. R. Sundaram]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film
|''Sabarimala Sri Ayyappan''
|[[K. Kuppuswamy]]
|[[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Marathi cinema|Feature Films in Marathi]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''Manini''
|Kala Chitra
|[[Anant Mane]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film
|''Vaijayanta''
|Rekha Films
|[[Gajanan Jagirdar]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film
|''Manasala Pankh Astat''
|Madhav Shinde
|Madhav Shinde
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of Odisha|Feature Films in Odia]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Nua Bou]]''
|Ram Krishna Tripathy
|Prabhat Mukherjee
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Tamil cinema|Feature Films in Tamil]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Kappalottiya Thamizhan]]''
|Padmini Pictures
|[[B. R. Panthulu]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film
|''[[Pasamalar]]''
|Rajamani Pictures
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film
|''[[Kumudham]]''
|[[Modern Theatres]]
|[[Adurthi Subba Rao]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Feature Films in Telugu]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Bharya Bharthalu]]''
|[[Prasad Art Pictures|Prasad Art Pictures Pvt Ltd.]]
|[[Kotayya Pratyagatma|K. Pratyagatma]]
|}

=== Non-Feature films ===

Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries and educational films made in the country. Following were the awards given:<ref name="9thaward"/>

==== Documentaries ====

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:38%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:17%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Rabindranath Tagore (film)|Rabindranath Tagore]]<br/>{{small|(Longer Version)}}''
|rowspan="2"|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
|Gold Medal and {{INR}}4,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Satyajit Ray]]
|{{INR}}1,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film
|rowspan="2"|''Our Feathered Friends''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: Films Division
|Certificate of Merit and {{INR}}2,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Gopal Datt
|{{INR}}500
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Documentary Film
|rowspan="2"|''Romance of the Indian Coin''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: Films Division
|rowspan="2"|Certificate of Merit only
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: G. H. Saraiya
|}

==== Educational films ====

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:38%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Educational Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Citrus Cultivation''
|rowspan="2"|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
|Gold Medal and {{INR}}4,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Krishna Kapil
|{{INR}}1,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Educational Film
|rowspan="2"|''Coir Worker''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: F. R. Bilimoria
|rowspan="2"|Certificate of Merit only
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: F. R. Bilimoria
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Educational Film
|rowspan="2"|''Ahvan''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: Dhruva Kumar Pandya
|rowspan="2"|Certificate of Merit only
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Dhruva Kumar Pandya
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="9thaward"/>

* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161202115652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx 9th National Film Awards]
* [http://dff.nic.in/NFA_archive.asp National Film Awards Archives]
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]

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