National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film

National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film
Description	Best Konkani feature film of the year
Sponsored by	National Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly called	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Konkani (1965–2021)
Reward(s)	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) ₹2,00,000
First awarded	1965
Last awarded	2019
Highlights
Total awarded	10
First winner	Nirmon
Last winner	Kaajro

The National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Konkani Feature Film". ^[1]

The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.

Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on December 21, 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National Film Awards (1967).

Till now, it has been awarded four times at 52nd National Film Awards in 2004, ^[2] 54th National Film Awards in 2006 ^[3] and lately in 57th National Film Awards in 2009. ^[4] There was no separate category for Konkani at the 13th Awards, and Nirmon was awarded under the Marathi category. Per Constitution of India, Konkani language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

Winners

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

Awards legends
*	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1965 (13th)	Nirmon	Frank Fernand	A. Salam	–	[5]
2004 (52nd)	Aleesha	Rajendra Talak Creations	Rajendra Talak	For its concern about pollution and protection at the same time exposing corruption.	[2]
2006 (54th)	Antarnad	Rajendra Talak Creations	Rajendra Talak	For a sensitive portrayal of an artist and her conflicting relationship with her daughter.	[3]
2009 (57th)	Paltadacho Munis	NFDC	Laxmikant Shetgaonkar	For the simplicity and humanism of dealing with a person the world calls insane.	[4]
2013 (61st)	Baga Beach	Sharvani Productions	Laxmikant Shetgaonkar	Based on a true story, an honest and simple revelation of darkly-held secrets on the beaches of Goa.	[6]
2014 (62nd)	Nachom-ia Kumpasar	Goa Folklore Productions	Bardroy Barretto	For its nostalgic recovery of distinctive musical legacy, as told through the rollercoaster lives of its practitioners, that has remained unsung despite its influence upon Bombay cinema.	[7]
2015 (63rd)	Enemy	A.D. Prasad	Dinesh Bhonsle	A powerful film about a soldier's plight, caught up in the legal entanglement trying to safeguard his property.	[8]
2016 (64th)	K Sera Sera - Ghodpachen Ghoddtelem	de Goan Studio	Rajeev Shinde	Two different stories which simultaneously bring out the inevitability of life.	[9]
2018 (66th)	Amori	Opus Ga La	Dinesh Bhonsle	An individual’s effort and struggle to correct and overcome a past event.
2019 (67th)	Kaajro	de Goan Studio	Nitin Bhaskar	A touching story telling of an underprivileged man who is banished from his village.	[10]

References

1. Under Secretary to the Government of India (14 December 2023). "Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Government of India". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved January 28, 2012.
3. "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 24, 2012.
4. "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 28, 2012.
5. "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
6. "61st National Film Awards For 2013" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
7. "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
8. "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
9. "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
10. "67th National Film Awards, 2019" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

External links

• Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
• National Film Awards Archives