| National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to non-feature film | |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Sumant Shinde |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 17 |
| First winner | Balachandran Chullikkadu |
The National Film Award for Narration / Voice Over is one of the National Film Awards given by the National Film Development Corporation of India for the non-feature films. It is instituted in 2003 and awarded at 51st National Film Awards. [1]
Films made in any Indian language shot on 16 mm, 35 mm or in a wider gauge or digital format and released on either film format or video/digital but certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize of ₹10,000 (US$120).
Following are the winners over the years:
| List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film(s) | Language(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 2003 (51st) | Balachandran Chullikkadu | The 18 Elephants – 3 Monologues | Malayalam | For lending feel and depth to the agonies of elephants through his voice. | [1] |
| 2004 (52nd) | Yang Yen Thaw | The Legend of Fat Mama | English | For communicates the nostalgic journey of the Chinese community in Calcutta through a moving narration, complying with the harmonious pace of the film. | [2] |
| 2005 (53rd) | Ajay Raina | Wapsi | •English • Hindi • Urdu • Punjabi • Kashmiri | Spoken in the first person, the director literally brings his personal voice into its making. | [3] |
| 2006 (54th) | Nedumudi Venu | Minukku | Malayalam | For the unique style of first person narration, the quality of narrator’s voice and the selective use of narration that advances the story of the film. | [4] |
| 2007 (55th) | Vani Subramanian | Ayodhya Gatha | •English •Hindi | For the powerful and humane narration of Ayodhya Gatha weaves together the story of Ayodhya — its past, present and uncertain future — in a manner that touches you without overpowering you. | [5] |
| 2008 (56th) | Elangbam Natasha | Sana Keithel | English | For a gentle and intimate voice which leads you to a great treasure house of insights on markets run by women in Manipur. | [6] |
| 2009 (57th) | Ranjan Palit | In Camera | English | For his natural flow and engaging narration of a well-told story. | [7] |
| 2010 (58th) | Nilanjan Bhattacharya | Johar : Welcome to Our World | •Hindi •English | For a seamless powerful narrative about the symbiotic intricate relationship, the tribals of Jharkhand have with their forests and their struggle for existence against mindless aggressive development and flawed conservation policies, told with empathy and sincerity. | [8] |
| 2011 (59th) | Ann Abraham | Just that Sort of a Day | English | For complementing the angst ridden film with a consciously deliberately detached narration that adds to the charm of the film. | [9] |
| 2012 (60th) | Moni Bordoloi | Suranjana Deepali | Assamese | Evocative, gentle and understated, the voice over gives a meaningful expression to the subject of the film. | [10] |
| 2013 (61st) | Lipika Singh Darai | Kankee O Saapo | Oriya | For its soulful and enigmatic interior dialogue between two generations that operates at an allegorical level, gently synthesising apparently unrelated visuals leaving the viewer with a strong sense of evocation. | [11] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Ambooty (Anil Kumar) | Nitya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam Patham | Malayalam | For the depth of its research and its poetic rendition of the history of Mohinyattam across the mighty empires along the riverbanks of Tungabhadra to Thanjavur. | [12] |
| Devi S. | |||||
| 2015 (63rd) | Harish Bhimani | Mala Laj Watat Nahai | •Marathi •Hindi •English | For the rich baritone of the narrative underlines the plight of the under privileged. | [13] |
| Aliyaar | Arangile Nithya Vismayam Guru Chemancherry Kunhiraman Nair | Malayalam | For the rich history of voice artistry enhancing the narrative of a living legend. | ||
| 2016 (64th) | Setsu Makino Togawa | Makino An Indian Haiku | A simply narrated daughter’s ode to a father makes this voice-over intensely personal, poignant and poetic. | [14] | |
| 2017 (65th) | Francois Castellino | The Lion of Laddak | A crystal clear and effective narration of a fearless officer of the Indian Army. | ||
| 2018 (66th) | Deepak Agnihotri | Madhubani – The Station of Colours | For narrating, with conviction and eloquence, the unique story of Madhubani folk art and its use in the town’s railway station. | ||
| Urvija Upadhayay | |||||
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