27th National Film Awards
| 27th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1979 |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | April 1980 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Shodh |
| Most awards | Sankarabharanam (4)[1] |
The 27th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1979. Ceremony took place in April 1980.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Sohrab Modi | Actor, Director and Producer | Swarna Kamal, ₹40,000 and a Shawl |
All India Award
Following were the awards given:
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Shodh | Hindi | Producer: Sitakant Misra | Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/- |
| Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhury | Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/- | |||
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| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao | Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/- |
| Director: K. Viswanath | Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/- | |||
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| Best Feature Film on National Integration | 22 June 1897 | Marathi | Producer: Jayu Patwardhan | Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000 |
| Director: Nachiket Patwardhan | Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 | |||
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| Best Direction | Ek Din Pratidin | Bengali | Mrinal Sen | Rajat Kamal and ₹20,000 |
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| Best Screenplay | Sparsh | Hindi | Sai Paranjpye | Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 Each |
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| Best Actor | Sparsh | Hindi | Naseeruddin Shah | Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 |
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| Best Actress | Pasi | Tamil | Shoba | Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 |
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| Best Child Artist | Aangan Ki Kali | Hindi | Geeta Khanna | Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 |
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| Best Cinematography (Color) | Shodh | Hindi | Rajan Kinagi | Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 |
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| Best Cinematography (Black and White) | Neem Annapurna | Bengali | Kamal Nayak | Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 |
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| Best Editing | Ek Din Pratidin | Bengali | Gangadhar Naskar | Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 |
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| Best Music Direction | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | K. V. Mahadevan | Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 |
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| Best Male Playback Singer | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 |
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| Best Female Playback Singer | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | Vani Jairam | Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 |
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| Special Jury Award | Acharya Kripalani [2] | English | – | Certificate Only |
| – | ||||
Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.[3][4]
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Ek Din Pratidin | Producer: Amalendu Chakraborty | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: Mrinal Sen | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
| Citation: | |||
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Sparsh | Producer:Basu Bhattacharya | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director:Sai Paranjpye | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Arivu | Producer: K. R. Lalitha | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: Katte Ramachandra | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Peruvazhiyambalam | Producer: Prem Prakash | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: Padmarajan | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Manipuri | Olangthages Wangmadasoo | Producer: | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Sinhasan | Producer: | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Odia | Shri Krishnaka Rasalila | Producer: | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Pasi | Producer: Sunitha Cine Arts | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: Durai | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Nagna Sathyam | Producer: U. Visweswar Rao | Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/- |
| Director: U. Visweswar Rao | Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/- | ||
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References
- ↑ Directorate of Film Festival
- ↑ National Film Awards (1979)
- ↑ Careers Digest. 1980. p. 396. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ Film World. T.M. Ramachandran. 1980. p. 217. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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