The 22nd National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to celebrate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1974.
On the occasion of 25th Anniversary of India's Independence, two special awards were given for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film. Starting with 22nd National Film Awards, President's Gold and Silver Medal awards were renamed to Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) and Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) respectively.
Juries
Two different committees were formed for feature films and short films, headed by Bhagwan Sahay and Prasanta Sanyal respectively.
Jury Members: Feature Films Bhagwan Sahay (Chairperson)Adoor GopalakrishnanAmala ShankarAnanta PatnaikArjun JairamdasBalwant Gargi Elangbam Nilakanta SinghEmani Sankara SastryH. Venkat SubbiahKaruna BanerjeeKeshav RaoKiranmoy Raha M. BilgramiO. V. VijayanArun Ramavtar PoddarRajendra AvasthyRanu BaruaReoti Sharan Sharna Sai ParanjpyeSatish BahadurShanta GandhiT. K. MahadevanVijay TendulkarM. Yunus Dehlvi Jury Members: Short Films Prasanta Sanyal (Chairperson)Bishamber KhannaGargi DuttInder Lal DassJag MohanS. Mohinder
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Name of AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsCash prizeDadasaheb Phalke AwardB. N. ReddyProducerSwarna Kamal, 20,000 and a Shawl
Special awards
On the occasion of 25th Anniversary of India's Independence, two special awards were given for Best Feature Film and Best Short-Film.
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature Film on the 25th Anniversary of India's IndependenceUttarayanamMalayalamProducer: Pattathuvila KarunakaranRajat Kamal, 30,000 and a certificateDirector: G. AravindanRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest Short-Film on the 25th Anniversary of India's IndependenceIEnglishProducer: S. KrishnaswamyRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a certificateDirector: S. KrishnaswamyRajat Kamal, 4,000 and a certificate
Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 22nd National Film Awards, a Bengali film Chorus won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film; whereas another Bengali film, Sonar Kella won the maximum number of awards (five). Following were the awards given in each category:
All India Award
Following were the awards given:
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmChorusBengaliProducer: Mrinal Sen ProductionsSwarna Kamal, 40,000 and a certificateDirector: Mrinal SenRajat Kamal, 15,000 and a certificateSecond Best Feature FilmAnkurHindiProducer: Blaze Film EnterprisesRajat Kamal, 15,000 and a certificateDirector: Shyam BenegalRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest Feature Film on National IntegrationParinayHindiProducer: Samantar ChitraRajat Kamal, 30,000 and a certificateDirector: Kantilal RathodRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic ValueKora KagazHindiProducer: Sanat Kothari Swarna Kamal and a CertificateDirector: Anil GangulyRajat Kamal and a certificateBest DirectionSonar KellaBengaliSatyajit RayRajat Kamal, 20,000 and a CertificateBest Cinematography (Black and White)ChorusBengaliK. K. MahajanRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a certificateBest Cinematography (Color)Sonar KellaBengaliSoumendu RoyRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a certificateBest ActorAnkurHindiSadhu MeherRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest ActressAnkurHindiShabana AzmiRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest Child ArtistSonar KellaBengaliKushal ChakrabortyRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a certificateBest Male Playback SingerRajnigandhaHindiMukeshRajat Kamal and a certificateBest Female Playback SingerKora KagazHindiLata MangeshkarRajat Kamal and a certificateBest Music DirectionChorusBengaliAnanda ShankarRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest ScreenplaySonar KellaBengaliSatyajit RayRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest StoryJukti Takko Aar GappoBengaliRitwik GhatakRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a certificateBest LyricsAlluri Seetharama RajuTeluguSrirangam Srinivasarao10,000 and a certificate
Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Assamese, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kashmiri, Meitei, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu language, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given.
AwardFilmAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature Film in BengaliSonar KellaProducer: Information and Public Relations Department, Government of West BengalRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a CertificateDirector: Satyajit RayRajat Kamal and a CertificateBest Feature Film in KannadaKankanaProducer: Hamzu Jagalur Imam Mayura Films Pvt. LtdRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a CertificateDirector: M. B. S. PrasadRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a CertificateBest Feature Film in MalayalamUttarayanamProducer: Pattathuvila KarunakaranRajat Kamal, 10,000 and a CertificateDirector: G. AravindanRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a Certificate
Non-Feature films
Following were the awards given:
Short films and Documentaries
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Information Film (Documentary)Man In Search of ManEnglishProducer: G. P. Asthana Rajat Kamal, 5,000 and a CertificateDirector: Prem Vaidya Rajat Kamal, 4,000 and a CertificateBest Educational / Instructional FilmAtomsEnglishProducer: (Late) Pramod Pati Rajat Kamal, 5,000 and a CertificateDirector: M. M. Chaudhuri Rajat Kamal, 4,000 and a CertificateBest Film on Social DocumentationBehind the BreadlineEnglishProducer: S. SukhdevRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a CertificateDirector: S. SukhdevBest Promotional Film (Commercial)To Serve Is To LoveEnglishProducer: Cinerad Communications Rajat Kamal and a CertificateDirector: Zafar HaiBest Promotional Film (Non-Commercial)Ek Anek Aur EktaHindiProducer: BhimsainRajat Kamal and a CertificateDirector: Vijaya MulayBest Animation FilmSynthesisEnglishProducer: B. R. ShendgeRajat Kamal, 5,000 and a CertificateDirector: A. R. Sen and B. R. DohlingRajat Kamal, 4,000 and a Certificate
Awards not given
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:
Best Film on Family Welfare Best Children's Film Best Experimental Film President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Manipuri President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu
Explanatory notes
References
External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India