31st National Film Awards

The 31st 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 1983.[1][2] Ceremony took place in June 1984 and awards were given by then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.

31st National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 1983
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byIndira Gandhi
(Prime Minister of India)
Presented onJune 1984 (1984-06)
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmAdi Shankaracharya
Best BookCinemayude Lokam
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardDurga Khote
Most awardsAdi Shankaracharya (4)

Juries

Three different committees were formed for feature films, short films and books on cinema, headed by veteran director K. Balachander, S. Krishnaswamy and Justice G. D. Khosla respectively.[1][2]

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.

Lifetime Achievement Award
Name of Award Awardee(s) Awarded As Awards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Durga Khote Actor and Film producer Swarna Kamal, ₹40,000 and a Shawl

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 31st National Film Awards, a Sanskrit film, Adi Shankaracharya won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film also winning the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category:[1][2]

All India Award

Following were the awards given:[1][2]

Name of Award Name of Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit Producer: NFDC Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/-
Director: G. V. Iyer Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/-
Citation: For its dedication, depth and power and the impressive skill with which it captures the Indian philosophical tradition.
Second Best Feature Film Maya Miriga Oriya Producer: NFDC Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
Director: Nirad N. Mohapatra Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Citation: For the sensitivity and compassion with which it depicts an aspect of middle class reality and its restrained and intelligent observation of people.
Best Feature Film on National Integration Sookha Hindi Producer: M. S. Sathyu Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
Director: M. S. Sathyu Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Citation: For its sincerity in the portrayal of basic human values that unify mankind.
Best Children's Film Bhombal Sardar Bengali Producer: Government of West Bengal Swarna Kamal and ₹20,000/-
Director: Nripen Ganguly Rajat Kamal and ₹20,000/-
Citation: For its lively and lyrical description of a world seen through the eyes of a boy.
Best Debut Film of a Director Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Hindi Kundan Shah Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For its treatment of contemporary theme with wit and humour.
Best Direction Khandhar Hindi Mrinal Sen Rajat Kamal only
Citation: For its subtle blending of nostalgia and contemporary social comment and the powerful visual exploration of the theme.
Best Screenplay Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit G. V. Iyer Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For its rich texture, lyricism and cinematic elegance in its presentation of Shankaracharya as an embodiment of greatness.
Best Actor Ardh Satya Hindi Om Puri Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For his authentic portrayal of the inner conflicts of a conscientious police officer.
Best Actress Khandhar Hindi Shabana Azmi Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For the sensitivity with which she captures the tragic loneliness of the character of Jamini.
Best Child Artist Malamukalile Daivam Malayalam Master Suresh Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
Citation: For lively depiction of a wide range of emotions of a tribal lad.
Best Cinematography (Color) Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit Madhu Ambat Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For succeeding in capturing visually the spirit of the theme.
Best Cinematography (Black and White) Neeraba Jhada Oriya  • B. Bindhani
 • Raj Shekhar		 Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For recording the stark realities of rural life in austere images.
Best Audiography Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit S. P. Ramanathan Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For the deft handling of the sound track to blend with the film's mood.
Best Editing Khandhar Hindi Mrinmoy Chakraborty Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For his work which gives the film its structure, rhythm and brooding quality.
Best Art Direction Mandi Hindi Nitish Roy Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For the inventive creation of a backdrop which admirably complemented the varying moods of the film.
Best Music Direction Saagara Sangamam Telugu Ilaiyaraaja Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For his lively, rich and vigorous recreation of traditional music composition and inventive musical ideas adapted to the visual demands of drama.
Best Male Playback Singer Saagara Sangamam Telugu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For his resonant and technically rich rendering of musical forms to enhance dramatic impact.
Best Female Playback Singer M. L. A. Yedukondalu
("Yendho Beeda Vaade Gopaludu")		 Telugu P. Susheela Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
Citation: For her fine flight of voice in the endearing of Gopal's magical childhood in the song "Gopaludu" from the film.
Special Jury Award Nokkukuthi Malayalam Mankada Ravi Varma Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
Citation: For successfully using a unique idiom to recreate a folk legend through dance and poetry.
Special Mention Tarang Hindi Kumar Shahani Certificate Only

Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in English, Gujarati, Kashmiri and Punjabi language, award for Best Feature Film was not given.[1][2]

Name of Award Name of Film Awardee(s) Awards
Best Feature Film in Assamese Alokar Ahban Producer: Do-Re-Me Films Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: Kamal Hazarika Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For a realistic presentation of the theme of rural co-operatives in the handloom industry of Assam.
Best Feature Film in Bengali Vasundhra Producer: Sanjukta Films Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: Sekhar Chatterjee Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For its sincere attempt to depict the struggle against social injustice.
Best Feature Film in Hindi Ardh Satya Producer: Manmohan Shetty and Pradeep Uppoor Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: Govind Nihalani Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For its powerful exploration of a labyrinthine socio-political situation.
Best Feature Film in Kannada Banker Margayya Producer: T. S. Narasimhan and B. S. Somasundar Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: T. S. Nagabharana Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For a faithful and effective rendering of a classic Indian novel into the medium of cinema.
Best Feature Film in Malayalam Malamukalile Daivam Producer: Surya Mudra Films Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: P. N. Menon Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For the courageous effort to present the cause of tribals and their efforts to join the national mainstream.
Best Feature Film in Manipuri Sanakeithel Producer: Th. Doren Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: M. A. Singh Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For the sympathetic portrayal of a human relationship in the context of a social tragedy.
Best Feature Film in Marathi Smruti Chitre Producer: Vinayak Chaskar Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: Vijaya Mehta Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For its compassionate portrayal of an early woman writer and its compelling study of a tormented soul coming to terms with her social condition.
Best Feature Film in Oriya Neeraba Jhada Producer: Manmohan Mahapatra Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: Manmohan Mahapatra Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For sensitive narration of the looming tragedy of an uprooted rural community.
Best Feature Film in Tamil Oru Indhiya Kanavu Producer: T. P. Varadarajan and Vijayalakshmi Desikan Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: Komal Swaminathan Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For its honesty of purpose to articulate the cause of tribal welfare.
Best Feature Film in Telugu Rangula Kala Producer: K. Venkateswara Rao Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
Director: B. Narsing Rao Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
Citation: For a vivid portrayal of urban life as seen by a sensitive painter in search of his identification with the masses.

Non-Feature films

Following were the awards given:[1][2]

Name of Award Name of Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Information Film The Procession English Producer: Aurora Films Corporation
Director: Anjan Bose		 Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
Citation: For portraying the innocence of the Indian villager and making a political comment, with telling images of evocative sensitivity that needs no words.
Best Educational / Instructional Film Oval Crop English Producer: Radha Narayanan
Director: Mohi-ud-Din Mirza		 Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
Citation: For its qualities of technical excellence combined with the precision of content so vital to making an instructional film which sustains the interests of an audience even with its mundane subject matter.
Best Promotional Film Ekta Aur Anushasan Hindi Producer: K. S. Kulkarni
Director: S. K. Sharma		 Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
Citation: For its exuberant youthful energy, bringing forth of a sense of pride in the National Cadet Corps, with an enthusiasm for National Integration without falling into cliches.
Best Experimental Film The Clown and The Dog Hindi Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Sunny Joseph		 Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
Citation: For its attempt to unfold the intellectual yearnings of youth for freedom if thought and action, interpreted in a brilliantly photographed stylised form.
Best Animation Film Fire Games English Producer: Ranabir Ray
Director: Ram Mohan
Animator: Naik Satam and Bapu Parulekar		 Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
Citation: For a highly professional standard of animation conceived and executed with great finesse.
A Race With Death English Producer: B. R. Shedge
Director: Yash Choudhary
Animator: V. G. Samant and V. K. Wankhede		 Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
Citation: For using media of animation with much skill for easy communication to any audience group - rural or urban.
Best Newsreel Cameraman Tragedy of Gendi
(Indian News Review No. 1799)		 English C. Ramani, Uday Shankar and S. L. Prasad Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
Citation: For their well planned team work (in Indian News Review No. 1799) covering the scientific, technical, ceremonious and human aspects of a great event of national importance recording sensitive emotions of expectation and fulfilment during the launching of SLV-3.
Best News Film Shelter English Film and Television Institute of India Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
Citation: For its brave and sympathetic visual coverage and journalistic report of a controversial issue affecting the lives of the pavement dwellers of Bombay.
Special Mention Jalshakti Hindi Producer: National Institute of Design
Director: I. S. Mathur		 Certificate only
Thalam Malayalam Producer: Kerala State Film Development Corporation
Director: Joy Mathew
Energy-Merry-Go-Round English Producer: National Institute of Design
Veer Savarkar
(Biographical Film)		 Marathi
Handling Fuel Oils Fission Power 306 Rejuvenation
(Scientific Film)		 English
Against Current Exploration Antartica
(Exploration Film)		 English
 • Cobra - The Snake God
 • Perumkaliattam
 • Leather Puppetry of Karnataka
 • Nishan
(Anthropological/Ethnographic Film)		  • English
 • Malayalam
 • English
 • Hindi
Two Men and an Ideal
(Historical Reconstruction Film)		 English
 • Tambaccucha Samna
 • Bidaai
(Social Welfare)		  • Marathi
 • Hindi

Best Writing on Cinema

Following were the awards given:[1][2]

Name of Award Name of Book Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Book on Cinema Cinemayude Lokam Malayalam Author: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1][2]

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References
  1. "31st National Film Awards". India International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "31st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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