NATIONAL AWARD FILMS: BEST FEATURE FILMS(INDIA)
Collection of National Award: Best Feature Films ( 1953 - 1980 )
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. As of 2016, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹ 2,50,000 and is presented to the producer and the director of the film.
The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to included awards for regional films.The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967.As of 2016, the award is one of six Swarna Kamal awards presented for the feature films. The award-winning film is included at the annual International Film Festival of India. Only the films made in any Indian language and silent films which are either shot on 35 mm, in a wider gauge, or digital format but released on a film or Video/Digital format and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a feature film or featurette are made eligible for the award.(Wiki)
NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILMS(1953 - 1970)
1) Shyamchi Aai (1953)
Director: Pralhad Keshav Atre
Starring : Vanamala, Madhav Vaze,Arvind Rele
Language: Marathi
Year of Winning: 1953
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4) Kabuliwala (1956 )
Director: Tapan Sinha
5) Do Aankhen Barah Hath (1957)
Director: V. Shantaram
Starring: V. Shantaram,Sandhya
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1957
Director: Debaki Bose
Starring: Bharati Devi , Manju Adhikary , Jahar Roy , Nitish Mukhopadhyay
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1958
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7) Apur Sansar (1959)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring: Soumitra Chatterjee,Sharmila Tagore,Alok Chakrabrati,Sapan Mukherjee
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1959
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8) Anuradha (1960)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Starring : Balraj Sahani,Leela Naidu
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1960
watch it directly on Youtube:-
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10) Dada Thakur (1962)
Director: Sudhir Mukherjee
Starring : Biswajit Chaterjee,Chhavi Biswas,Tarun Kumar,Sulatha Chowdhary
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1961
watch it directly on Youtube:-
11 ) Shehar aur Sapna (1963)
Director: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Starring : Dilip Raj,David,Nana Palsikar
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1963
film is not available on youtube.
watch the film song "Pyar ko aaj nayi"
12) Charulata (1964)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Soumitra Chatterjee,Madhavi Mukherjee,Syamal Goshal ,Sailen Mukherjee,
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1964
watch directly on youtube
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13) Chemmeen (1965)
Director: Ramu Kariat
Starring : Sheela,Madhu,Sathyan,kottarakkara Shreedharan Nair
Language : Malayalam
Year of Winning: 1965
watch it directly on Youtube :-
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14) Teesri Kasam (1966)
Director: Basu Bhattacharya
Starring : Raj Kapoor,Waheeda Rehman,Iftekhar,Kesto Mukherji,AK Hangal
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1966
watch it directly on Youtube
15 ) Hatey Bazarey (1967)
Director: Tapan Sinha
Starring : Ashok Kumar,Vyjanthimala, Ajitesh Bandhopadhay, Rudra Prasad Sengupta
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1967
watch it directly on Youtube:-
16 ) Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Tapan Chatterjee, Rabi Ghosh,Santosh Dutta,Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1968
watch it directly on Youtube
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Utpal Dutt,Suhasini Mulay,Amitabh Bachchan(narrated)
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1969
watch it directly on Yotube :-
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18 ) Samskara (1970)
Director: Pattabhirama Reddy
Starring : Girish Karnad , Snehalata Reddy, P.Lankesh ,C R Simha
Language : Kannada
Year of Winning: 1970
watch it here directly on Youtube:-
p-1 p-2
19 ) Seemabadhha (1971)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Barun Chanda,Harindranath Chattopadhyay,Sharmila Tagore
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1971
Watch it directly on Youtube
20 ) Swayamvaram (1972)
Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Starring : Madhu,Sharada,Adoor Bavani,,K.P.A.C Lalitha,Bharath Gopi
Language : Malayalam
Year of Winning: 1972
Watch it directly on Youtube
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21 ) Nirmalyam (1973)
Director: M.T Vasudevan Nair
Starring : P.J Anthony,Sharada Devi,Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Language : Malayalam
Year of Winning: 1973
Watch it directly on Youtube
22 ) Chorus (1974)
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Utpal Dutt,Sekher Chatterjee,Gita Sen
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1974
Watch it directly on Youtube
23 ) Chomana dudi (1975)
Director: B.V Karanth
Starring : M.V Vasudeva Rao,Padma Kumata
Language : Kannada
Year of Winning: 1975
Watch it directly on Youtube
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24 ) Mrigayaa (1976)
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Mithun Chakravborty,Mamata Shankar,Asit Bandhopadhyaya
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1976
Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhary
Starring : Om Puri
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1979
not available on youtube
27 ) Akaler Shandhney (1980)
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Dhritiman Chatterjee , Smita Patil
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1980
Collection of National Award: Best Feature Films ( 1953 - 1980 )
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. As of 2016, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹ 2,50,000 and is presented to the producer and the director of the film.
The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to included awards for regional films.The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967.As of 2016, the award is one of six Swarna Kamal awards presented for the feature films. The award-winning film is included at the annual International Film Festival of India. Only the films made in any Indian language and silent films which are either shot on 35 mm, in a wider gauge, or digital format but released on a film or Video/Digital format and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a feature film or featurette are made eligible for the award.(Wiki)
NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILMS(1953 - 1970)
1) Shyamchi Aai (1953)
Director: Pralhad Keshav Atre
Starring : Vanamala, Madhav Vaze,Arvind Rele
Language: Marathi
Year of Winning: 1953
Buy Shyamchi Aai(book) On Amazon 📖 😎
2) Mirza Ghalib (1954)
Director: Sohrab Modi
Starring: Bharat Bhushan, Suraiya, Nigar Sultana, Durga Khote
Language: Hindi/Urdu
Year of Winning: 1954
Director: Sohrab Modi
Starring: Bharat Bhushan, Suraiya, Nigar Sultana, Durga Khote
Language: Hindi/Urdu
Year of Winning: 1954
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3) Pather Panchali (1955)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee , Karuna Banerjee,Tulsi Chakrabarti
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1955
3) Pather Panchali (1955)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee , Karuna Banerjee,Tulsi Chakrabarti
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1955
PATHER PANCHALI
Pather Panchali is not available on youtube completely but there is another link to watch this classic movie.
Pather Panchali is not available on youtube completely but there is another link to watch this classic movie.
4) Kabuliwala (1956 )
Director: Tapan Sinha
Starring: Chavi Viswas, Oindira Tagore (Tinku)
Language: Bengali
Year of Winning: 1956
Language: Bengali
Year of Winning: 1956
5) Do Aankhen Barah Hath (1957)
Director: V. Shantaram
Starring: V. Shantaram,Sandhya
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1957
Director: Debaki Bose
Starring: Bharati Devi , Manju Adhikary , Jahar Roy , Nitish Mukhopadhyay
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1958
watch it directly on Youtube:-
| PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART4 | PART 5 | PART 6 |
| PART 7 | PART 8 |
| PART 10 | PART 11 |
7) Apur Sansar (1959)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring: Soumitra Chatterjee,Sharmila Tagore,Alok Chakrabrati,Sapan Mukherjee
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1959
Watch Apur Sansar on Amazon Prime
Buy Apu Trilogy(Book) 📖
Buy Apu Trilogy(Blu ray Edition) 🎥😎
8) Anuradha (1960)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Starring : Balraj Sahani,Leela Naidu
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1960
Buy Anuradha (1960) On Amazon for An Amazing Movie Lover 😎
9) Bhagini Nivedita (1961)
Director: Bijoy Basu
Starring : Arundhati Devi,Ajith Banerjee
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1961
9) Bhagini Nivedita (1961)
Director: Bijoy Basu
Starring : Arundhati Devi,Ajith Banerjee
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1961
watch it directly on Youtube:-
| P-1 | P-2 | P-3 | P-4 | P-5 | P-6 | - |
| P-7 | P-8 | P-9 | P-10 | P-11 | P-12 | P-13 |
Buy Bhagini Nivedita(Hindi) Book 📖
10) Dada Thakur (1962)
Director: Sudhir Mukherjee
Starring : Biswajit Chaterjee,Chhavi Biswas,Tarun Kumar,Sulatha Chowdhary
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1961
watch it directly on Youtube:-
| p-1 | p-2 | p-3 | p-4 | p-5 |
11 ) Shehar aur Sapna (1963)
Director: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Starring : Dilip Raj,David,Nana Palsikar
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1963
film is not available on youtube.
watch the film song "Pyar ko aaj nayi"
12) Charulata (1964)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Soumitra Chatterjee,Madhavi Mukherjee,Syamal Goshal ,Sailen Mukherjee,
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1964
watch directly on youtube
watch Charulata on Amazon Prime
13) Chemmeen (1965)
Director: Ramu Kariat
Starring : Sheela,Madhu,Sathyan,kottarakkara Shreedharan Nair
Language : Malayalam
Year of Winning: 1965
watch it directly on Youtube :-
Buy Chemmeen(Book) 📖 😎
14) Teesri Kasam (1966)
Director: Basu Bhattacharya
Starring : Raj Kapoor,Waheeda Rehman,Iftekhar,Kesto Mukherji,AK Hangal
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1966
watch it directly on Youtube
15 ) Hatey Bazarey (1967)
Director: Tapan Sinha
Starring : Ashok Kumar,Vyjanthimala, Ajitesh Bandhopadhay, Rudra Prasad Sengupta
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1967
watch it directly on Youtube:-
16 ) Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Tapan Chatterjee, Rabi Ghosh,Santosh Dutta,Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1968
watch it directly on Youtube
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Utpal Dutt,Suhasini Mulay,Amitabh Bachchan(narrated)
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1969
watch it directly on Yotube :-
Buy Mrinal Sen(book) 📖
18 ) Samskara (1970)
Director: Pattabhirama Reddy
Starring : Girish Karnad , Snehalata Reddy, P.Lankesh ,C R Simha
Language : Kannada
Year of Winning: 1970
watch it here directly on Youtube:-
p-1 p-2
19 ) Seemabadhha (1971)
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring : Barun Chanda,Harindranath Chattopadhyay,Sharmila Tagore
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1971
Watch it directly on Youtube
20 ) Swayamvaram (1972)
Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Starring : Madhu,Sharada,Adoor Bavani,,K.P.A.C Lalitha,Bharath Gopi
Language : Malayalam
Year of Winning: 1972
Watch it directly on Youtube
Buy Adoor Gopalakrishnan(Book on notable Malayalam Director) 📖
21 ) Nirmalyam (1973)
Director: M.T Vasudevan Nair
Starring : P.J Anthony,Sharada Devi,Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Language : Malayalam
Year of Winning: 1973
Watch it directly on Youtube
22 ) Chorus (1974)
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Utpal Dutt,Sekher Chatterjee,Gita Sen
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1974
Watch it directly on Youtube
23 ) Chomana dudi (1975)
Director: B.V Karanth
Starring : M.V Vasudeva Rao,Padma Kumata
Language : Kannada
Year of Winning: 1975
Watch it directly on Youtube
Buy Chomana Dudi (Complete Film) On Amazon for an Amazon Film Lover 😎
24 ) Mrigayaa (1976)
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Mithun Chakravborty,Mamata Shankar,Asit Bandhopadhyaya
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1976
25 ) Ghatashraddha (1977)
Director: Girish Kasaravalli
Starring : Meena Kuttapa,Ajith Kumar,Narayana Bhatt
Language : Kannada
Year of Winning: 1977
not available on youtube
26 ) Shodh (1979)
Director: Girish Kasaravalli
Starring : Meena Kuttapa,Ajith Kumar,Narayana Bhatt
Language : Kannada
Year of Winning: 1977
not available on youtube
26 ) Shodh (1979)
Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhary
Starring : Om Puri
Language : Hindi
Year of Winning: 1979
not available on youtube
27 ) Akaler Shandhney (1980)
Director: Mrinal Sen
Starring : Dhritiman Chatterjee , Smita Patil
Language : Bengali
Year of Winning: 1980
