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National Film Award for Best Direction

October 15, 2023

The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[1] Since 1967, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to a director for their work within Indian cinema.[1] It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi.[1][2]

National Film Award for Best Direction
The 2020 recipient Sachidanandan KR
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic direction achievement
Sponsored byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Formerly calledAward for excellence in direction (1967–1976)
Reward(s)
  • Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
  • ₹2,50,000
First awarded1967
Last awarded2019
Most recent winnerSachidanandan K. R.
Highlights
Total awarded54
First winnerSatyajit Ray
Websitehttp://dff.nic.in/NFA.aspx 

The winner is given a "Swarna Kamal" (Golden Lotus) certificate and a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh (US$3,100).[a][7] Including ties and repeat winners, the DFF has presented a total of 53 Best Direction awards to 34 different directors. Although Indian cinema produces films in more than twenty languages,[1] the performances of films that have won awards are of nine languages: Bengali (16 awards), Malayalam (14 awards), Hindi (11 awards), Tamil (4 awards), English and Kannada (3 awards each), Marathi (2 awards), Assamese and Punjabi (1 each).

The first recipient was Satyajit Ray, who was honoured at the 15th National Film Awards for directing the Bengali film Chiriyakhana (1967).[8] Ray is also the most frequent recipient, with six wins.[9] Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won 5 awards, which includes his debut Malayalam film Swayamvaram (1972).[10] Mrinal Sen has been awarded four times. He is also the only recipient to win the award for directing films in two different languages: Bengali and Hindi.[11] At the 19th National Film Awards, Girish Karnad and B.V. Karanth shared the award for co-directing the Kannada film Vamsha Vriksha (1972).[12] The most recent recipient is Sachidanandan K. R., who was honoured at the 68th National Film Awards for directing the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum. The 69th National Film Awards were announced recently with Nikhil Mahajan winning the Best Director for his Marathi film, Godavari. [13]

Multiple Winners Edit

6 wins : Satyajit Ray

5 wins : Adoor Gopalakrishnan

4 wins : Mrinal Sen

3 wins : G. Aravindan,

2 wins : Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Goutam Ghose, Aparna Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Jayaraj

Winners Edit

 
Satyajit Ray is the most frequent recipient with six wins.
 
Adoor Gopalakrishnan has received the honour five times.
 
Mrinal Sen has been awarded four times.
 
Aparna Sen is the only woman director honored by this award.
List of award recipients, showing the year, film and language
Year[b] Recipient Film Language Ref
1967
(15th) 		Satyajit Ray Chiriyakhana Bengali [14]
1968
(16th) 		Satyajit Ray Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Bengali [15]
1969
(17th) 		Mrinal Sen Bhuvan Shome Hindi [16]
1970
(18th) 		Satyajit Ray Pratidwandi Bengali [17]
1971
(19th) 		B. V. Karanth Vamsha Vriksha Kannada [18]
Girish Karnad
1972
(20th) 		Adoor Gopalakrishnan Swayamvaram Malayalam [19]
1973
(21st) 		Mani Kaul Duvidha Hindi [20]
1974
(22nd) 		Satyajit Ray Sonar Kella Bengali [21]
1975
(23rd) 		Satyajit Ray Jana Aranya Bengali [22]
1976
(24th) 		P. Lankesh Pallavi Kannada [23]
1977
(25th) 		G. Aravindan Kanchana Sita Malayalam [24]
1978
(26th) 		G. Aravindan Thampu Malayalam [25]
1979
(27th) 		Mrinal Sen Ek Din Pratidin Bengali [26]
1980
(28th) 		Mrinal Sen Akaler Shandhaney Bengali [27]
1981
(29th) 		Aparna Sen 36 Chowringhee Lane English [28]
1982
(30th) 		Utpalendu Chakrabarty Chokh Bengali [29]
1983
(31st) 		Mrinal Sen Khandhar Hindi [30]
1984
(32nd) 		Adoor Gopalakrishnan Mukhamukham Malayalam [31]
1985
(33rd) 		Shyam Benegal Trikal Hindi [32]
1986
(34th) 		G. Aravindan Oridathu Malayalam [33]
1987
(35th) 		Adoor Gopalakrishnan Anantaram Malayalam [34]
1988
(36th) 		Shaji N. Karun Piravi Malayalam [35]
1989
(37th) 		Adoor Gopalakrishnan Mathilukal Malayalam [36]
1990
(38th) 		Tapan Sinha Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi [37]
1991
(39th) 		Satyajit Ray Agantuk Bengali [38]
1992
(40th) 		Goutom Ghosh Padma Nadir Majhi Bengali [39]
1993
(41st) 		T. V. Chandran Ponthan Mada Malayalam [40]
1994
(42nd) 		Jahnu Barua Xagoroloi Bohudoor Assamese [41]
1995
(43rd) 		Saeed Akhtar Mirza Naseem Hindi [42]
1996
(44th) 		Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai Tamil [43]
1997
(45th) 		Jayaraj Kaliyattam Malayalam [44]
1998
(46th) 		Rajeevnath Janani Malayalam [45]
1999
(47th) 		Buddhadeb Dasgupta Uttara Bengali [46]
2000
(48th) 		Rituparno Ghosh Utsab Bengali [47]
2001
(49th) 		B. Lenin Ooruku Nooruper Tamil [48]
2002
(50th) 		Aparna Sen Mr. and Mrs. Iyer English [49]
2003
(51st) 		Goutom Ghosh Abar Aranye Bengali [50]
2004
(52nd) 		Buddhadeb Dasgupta Swapner Din Bengali [51]
2005
(53rd) 		Rahul Dholakia Parzania English [52]
2006
(54th) 		Madhur Bhandarkar Traffic Signal Hindi [53]
2007
(55th) 		Adoor Gopalakrishnan Naalu Pennungal Malayalam [54]
2008
(56th) 		Bala Naan Kadavul Tamil [55]
2009
(57th) 		Rituparno Ghosh Abohomaan Bengali [56]
2010
(58th) 		Vetrimaaran Aadukalam Tamil [57]
2011
(59th) 		Gurvinder Singh Anhe Ghore Da Daan Punjabi [58]
2012
(60th) 		Shivaji Lotan Patil Dhag Marathi [59]
2013
(61st) 		Hansal Mehta Shahid Hindi [60]
2014
(62nd) 		Srijit Mukherji Chotushkone Bengali [61]
2015
(63rd) 		Sanjay Leela Bhansali Bajirao Mastani Hindi [62]
2016
(64th) 		Rajesh Mapuskar Ventilator Marathi [63]
2017
(65th) 		Jayaraj Bhayanakam Malayalam [64]
2018
(66th) 		Aditya Dhar Uri: The Surgical Strike Hindi [65]
2019
(67th) 		Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Bahattar Hoorain Hindi [66]
2020
(68th) 		Sachy Ayyappanum Koshiyum Malayalam

Footnotes Edit

  1. ^ Before the 54th National Film Awards (2006), the cash prize was ₹50,000 (US$630),[3] ₹25,000 (US$310) during the 35th National Film Awards,[4] ₹20,000 (US$250) from 21st National Film Awards until 34th[5] and ₹20,000 (US$250) from 1967 to 1972.[6]
  2. ^ Denotes the year in which the film was censored by the Central Board of Film Certification.

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External links Edit

  • Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India

October 15, 2023
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The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India s National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals DFF an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1 Since 1967 the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to a director for their work within Indian cinema 1 It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi 1 2 National Film Award for Best DirectionThe 2020 recipient Sachidanandan KRAwarded forExcellence in cinematic direction achievementSponsored byDirectorate of Film FestivalsFormerly calledAward for excellence in direction 1967 1976 Reward s Swarna Kamal Golden Lotus 2 50 000First awarded1967Last awarded2019Most recent winnerSachidanandan K R HighlightsTotal awarded54First winnerSatyajit RayWebsitehttp dff nic in NFA aspx The winner is given a Swarna Kamal Golden Lotus certificate and a cash prize of 2 5 lakh US 3 100 a 7 Including ties and repeat winners the DFF has presented a total of 53 Best Direction awards to 34 different directors Although Indian cinema produces films in more than twenty languages 1 the performances of films that have won awards are of nine languages Bengali 16 awards Malayalam 14 awards Hindi 11 awards Tamil 4 awards English and Kannada 3 awards each Marathi 2 awards Assamese and Punjabi 1 each The first recipient was Satyajit Ray who was honoured at the 15th National Film Awards for directing the Bengali film Chiriyakhana 1967 8 Ray is also the most frequent recipient with six wins 9 Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won 5 awards which includes his debut Malayalam film Swayamvaram 1972 10 Mrinal Sen has been awarded four times He is also the only recipient to win the award for directing films in two different languages Bengali and Hindi 11 At the 19th National Film Awards Girish Karnad and B V Karanth shared the award for co directing the Kannada film Vamsha Vriksha 1972 12 The most recent recipient is Sachidanandan K R who was honoured at the 68th National Film Awards for directing the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum The 69th National Film Awards were announced recently with Nikhil Mahajan winning the Best Director for his Marathi film Godavari 13 Contents 1 Multiple Winners 2 Winners 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksMultiple Winners Edit6 wins Satyajit Ray5 wins Adoor Gopalakrishnan4 wins Mrinal Sen3 wins G Aravindan 2 wins Buddhadeb Dasgupta Goutam Ghose Aparna Sen Rituparno Ghosh JayarajWinners Edit nbsp Satyajit Ray is the most frequent recipient with six wins nbsp Adoor Gopalakrishnan has received the honour five times nbsp Mrinal Sen has been awarded four times nbsp Aparna Sen is the only woman director honored by this award List of award recipients showing the year film and language Year b Recipient Film Language Ref1967 15th Satyajit Ray Chiriyakhana Bengali 14 1968 16th Satyajit Ray Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Bengali 15 1969 17th Mrinal Sen Bhuvan Shome Hindi 16 1970 18th Satyajit Ray Pratidwandi Bengali 17 1971 19th B V Karanth Vamsha Vriksha Kannada 18 Girish Karnad1972 20th Adoor Gopalakrishnan Swayamvaram Malayalam 19 1973 21st Mani Kaul Duvidha Hindi 20 1974 22nd Satyajit Ray Sonar Kella Bengali 21 1975 23rd Satyajit Ray Jana Aranya Bengali 22 1976 24th P Lankesh Pallavi Kannada 23 1977 25th G Aravindan Kanchana Sita Malayalam 24 1978 26th G Aravindan Thampu Malayalam 25 1979 27th Mrinal Sen Ek Din Pratidin Bengali 26 1980 28th Mrinal Sen Akaler Shandhaney Bengali 27 1981 29th Aparna Sen 36 Chowringhee Lane English 28 1982 30th Utpalendu Chakrabarty Chokh Bengali 29 1983 31st Mrinal Sen Khandhar Hindi 30 1984 32nd Adoor Gopalakrishnan Mukhamukham Malayalam 31 1985 33rd Shyam Benegal Trikal Hindi 32 1986 34th G Aravindan Oridathu Malayalam 33 1987 35th Adoor Gopalakrishnan Anantaram Malayalam 34 1988 36th Shaji N Karun Piravi Malayalam 35 1989 37th Adoor Gopalakrishnan Mathilukal Malayalam 36 1990 38th Tapan Sinha Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi 37 1991 39th Satyajit Ray Agantuk Bengali 38 1992 40th Goutom Ghosh Padma Nadir Majhi Bengali 39 1993 41st T V Chandran Ponthan Mada Malayalam 40 1994 42nd Jahnu Barua Xagoroloi Bohudoor Assamese 41 1995 43rd Saeed Akhtar Mirza Naseem Hindi 42 1996 44th Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai Tamil 43 1997 45th Jayaraj Kaliyattam Malayalam 44 1998 46th Rajeevnath Janani Malayalam 45 1999 47th Buddhadeb Dasgupta Uttara Bengali 46 2000 48th Rituparno Ghosh Utsab Bengali 47 2001 49th B Lenin Ooruku Nooruper Tamil 48 2002 50th Aparna Sen Mr and Mrs Iyer English 49 2003 51st Goutom Ghosh Abar Aranye Bengali 50 2004 52nd Buddhadeb Dasgupta Swapner Din Bengali 51 2005 53rd Rahul Dholakia Parzania English 52 2006 54th Madhur Bhandarkar Traffic Signal Hindi 53 2007 55th Adoor Gopalakrishnan Naalu Pennungal Malayalam 54 2008 56th Bala Naan Kadavul Tamil 55 2009 57th Rituparno Ghosh Abohomaan Bengali 56 2010 58th Vetrimaaran Aadukalam Tamil 57 2011 59th Gurvinder Singh Anhe Ghore Da Daan Punjabi 58 2012 60th Shivaji Lotan Patil Dhag Marathi 59 2013 61st Hansal Mehta Shahid Hindi 60 2014 62nd Srijit Mukherji Chotushkone Bengali 61 2015 63rd Sanjay Leela Bhansali Bajirao Mastani Hindi 62 2016 64th Rajesh Mapuskar Ventilator Marathi 63 2017 65th Jayaraj Bhayanakam Malayalam 64 2018 66th Aditya Dhar Uri The Surgical Strike Hindi 65 2019 67th Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Bahattar Hoorain Hindi 66 2020 68th Sachy Ayyappanum Koshiyum MalayalamFootnotes Edit Before the 54th National Film Awards 2006 the cash prize was 50 000 US 630 3 25 000 US 310 during the 35th National Film Awards 4 20 000 US 250 from 21st National Film Awards until 34th 5 and 20 000 US 250 from 1967 to 1972 6 Denotes the year in which the film was censored by the Central Board of Film Certification References Edit a b c d About National Film Awards Directorate of Film Festivals Archived from the original on 25 October 2011 Retrieved 4 July 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot 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