24th National Film Awards

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24th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 1976
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented by Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(President of India)
Announced on15 September 1977 (1977-09-15)
Presented on1977
Site New Delhi
Official website dff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature Film Mrigayaa
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Kanan Devi
Most awards Pallavi (3)

The 24th 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 1976. [1] [2]

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Awards

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

Lifetime Achievement Award

Name of AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsAwards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Kanan Devi 1937.jpg Kanan Devi [3] Actress Swarna Kamal, ₹20,000 and a Shawl

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 24th National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Mrugaya won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Following were the awards given in each category:

All India Award

Following were the awards given:

Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Awards
Best Feature Film Mrigayaa Hindi Producer: Uday Bhaskar InternationalSwarna Kamal, ₹40,000 and a Certificate
Director: Mrinal Sen Rajat Kamal, ₹15,000 and a Certificate
Second Best Feature Film Pallavi Kannada Producer: K. S. Indira LankeshRajat Kamal, ₹15,000 and a Certificate
Director: P. Lankesh Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value No AwardProducer:Swarna Kamal and a Certificate
Director:Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
Best Direction Pallavi Kannada P. Lankesh Rajat Kamal, ₹20,000 and a Certificate
Best Cinematography (Black and White) Mohiniyattam Malayalam P. S. Nivas Rajat Kamal, ₹5,000 and a Certificate
Best Cinematography (Color)Rishyashringa Kannada S. Ramachandra Rajat Kamal, ₹5,000 and a Certificate
Best Actor Mrigayaa Hindi Mithun Chakraborty Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Actress Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal Tamil Lakshmi Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Male Playback Singer Chitchor Hindi K. J. Yesudas Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
Best Female Playback Singer Siri Siri Muvva Telugu P. Susheela Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
Best Music Direction Rishyashringa Kannada B. V. Karanth Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Editing Siri Siri Muvva Telugu K. Babu RaoRajat Kamal and ₹5,000
Best Child Artist Chitchor Hindi Raju Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000
Best Screenplay Manthan Hindi Vijay Tendulkar Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000
Best Audiography Bhakta Kannappa Telugu S. P. RamanathanRajat Kamal and ₹5,000

Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. [4] [5]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Awards
Best Feature Film in Assamese Putala GharProducer: Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia ₹10,000
Director:₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Bengali Ek Je Chillo DeshProducer:₹10,000
Director:₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Hindi Manthan Producer: Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. ₹10,000
Director: Shyam Benegal ₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Kannada Pallavi Producer: K. S. Indira Lankesh₹10,000
Director: P. Lankesh ₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Malayalam Manimuzhhakam Producer: Cartoonist Thomas₹10,000
Director: P. A. Backer ₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Manipuri Saaphabee Producer: G. Narayan Sharma₹10,000
Director: Aribam Syam Sharma ₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Odia Sesha Sravan Producer: Nagen Roy₹10,000
Director: Prashant Nanda ₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Telugu Oorummadi Brathukulu Producer:₹10,000
Director: B. S. Narayana ₹5,000

Non-Feature films

Not Available

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award

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References

  1. ↑ "National Film Awards – 1977". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Saluting stalwarts". The Hindu. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bengali Cinema, Calcutta Web". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Film Awards (1976)". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Encyclopaedia of Modern Journalism and Mass Media By M.H. Syed; Page: 212.
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