The 32nd 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 1984. Ceremony took place in June 1985.
With 32nd National Film Awards, three more categories from feature films are awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) along with Best Feature Film, namely Best Debut Film of a Director, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Children's Film.
Also couple of new categories were introduced with 32nd National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Film on Other Social Issues and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). As per the Constitution of India, Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in schedule VIII of the constitution are also awarded with Rajat Kamal.
For Non-feature films section, a new award was introduced for Best Non-Feature Film and awarded with Swarna Kamal, for both, film producer and director.
For Best Writing on Cinema section, a new award was introduced for Best Film Critic and awarded with Rajat Kamal.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Name of AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsAwardsDadasaheb Phalke AwardSatyajit RayFilm directorSwarna Kamal, 1,00,000 and a Shawl
Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 32nd National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Damul won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Malayalam film, Mukhamukham won the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category:
Juries
A committee headed by Bhupen Hazarika was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Jury Members Bhupen Hazarika (Chairperson)Sharmila TagoreT. V. Kunni KrishnanAjay Kumar DeyManmohan TalkhBharathirajaUsha BhagatGirish KasaravalliBhimsenG. Hanumant Rao
All India Award
Following were the awards given:
Golden Lotus Award
Official name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmDamulHindiProducer: Prakash JhaDirector: Prakash Jha 50,000 25,000Best Debut Film of a DirectorMeendum Oru Kaathal KathaiTamilProducer: Radhika PothanDirector: Prathap K. Pothan 25,000 EachBest Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic ValueKoniBengaliProducer: Government of West Bengal 50,000Director: Saroj Dey 25,000Best Children's FilmMy Dear KuttichathanMalayalamProducer: M. C. Punnoose 30,000Director: Jijo Punnoose 15,000
Silver Lotus Award
Official name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature Film on National IntegrationAadmi Aur AuratHindiProducer: Doordarshan 30,000Director: Tapan Sinha 15,000Best Film on Family WelfareMohan Joshi Hazir Ho!HindiProducer: Saeed Akhtar MirzaDirector: Saeed Akhtar Mirza 30,000 15,000Best Film on Other Social IssuesAccidentKannadaProducer: Sanket 30,000Director: Shankar Nag 15,000Best DirectionMukhamukhamMalayalamAdoor Gopalakrishnan 20,000Best CinematographyHoliHindiJehangir Choudhary 15,000Best ScreenplayMukhamukhamMalayalamAdoor Gopalakrishnan 10,000Best ActorPaarHindiNaseeruddin Shah 10,000Best ActressPaarHindiShabana Azmi 10,000Best Supporting ActorGhare BaireBengaliVictor Banerjee 10,000Best Supporting ActressPartyHindiRohini Hattangadi 10,000Best Child ArtistMy Dear KuttichathanMalayalamMaster ArvindMaster SureshMaster MukeshBaby Sonia 5,000/-Best AudiographyMukhamukhamMalayalamP. Devdas 10,000Best EditingSitaaraTeluguAnil Malnad 10,000Best Art DirectionUtsavHindiNachiket Patwardhan Jayoo Patwardhan 10,000Best LyricsSaaranshHindiVasant Dev 10,000Best Music DirectionAnkaheeHindiJaidev 10,000Best Male Playback SingerAnkaheeHindiBhimsen Joshi 10,000Best Female Playback SingerSitaaraTeluguS. Janaki 10,000Best Costume DesignGhare BaireBengaliHarudasBapuldas 10,000Special Jury AwardGiddhHindiT. S. Ranga 5,000
Regional Awards
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.
Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature Film in AssameseSon MainaProducer: R. B. Mehta, M. P. N. Nair and Shiv Prasad Thakur 20,000Director: Shiv Prasad Thakur 10,000Best Feature Film in BengaliGhare BaireProducer: NFDC 20,000Director: Satyajit Ray 10,000Best Feature Film in HindiPaarProducer: Swapan Sarkar 20,000Director: Gautam Ghose 10,000Best Feature Film in KannadaBandhanaProducer: Rohini Pictures 20,000Director: R. B. Rajendra Singh 10,000Best Feature Film in MalayalamMukhamukhamProducer: K. Ravindran Nair 20,000Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan 10,000Best Feature Film in MarathiMahanandaProducer: Mahesh Satoskar 20,000Director: K. G. Koregaonkar 10,000Best Feature Film in OriyaKlanta AparahnaProducer: Dynamic Studio 20,000Director: Manmohan Mahapatra 10,000Best Feature Film in TamilAchamillai AchamillaiProducer: Rajam Balachander and V. Natarajan 20,000Director: K. Balachander 10,000Best Feature Film in TeluguSitaaraProducer: Edida Nageshwara Rao 20,000Director: Vamsy 10,000
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature Film in KhasiManik RaitongProducer: Rishan Rapsang 20,000Director: Ardhendu Bhattacharya 10,000
Non-Feature films
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
Juries
A committee headed by V. K. Murthy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Jury Members V. K. Murthy (Chairperson)Shanta Sabarjeet SinghAshish MukherjeeJ. P. Das
Golden Lotus Award Official name: Swarna Kamal
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Non-Feature FilmMusic of Satyajit RayEnglishProducer: NFDCDirector: Utpalendu Chakrabarty 5,000/- Each
Silver Lotus Award Official name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Anthropological / Ethnographic FilmBada MediaHindiProducer: Director: Manohar S. Varpe 10,000/- EachBest Biographical FilmPadmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan NairMalayalamProducer: James PaulDirector: Matthew Paul 10,000/- EachBest Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology)Aranya AamarBengaliProducer: West Bengal Ministry of ForestDirector: Tarun Majumdar 10,000/- EachBest Agriculture Film and Best Industrial Film (Jointly given)Krishi JantrapatiHindiProducer and Director: Ghanashyam Mahapatra 10,000/- EachBest Historical Reconstruction / Compilation FilmNehruEnglishProducer: Yash ChowdharyDirector: Shyam Benegal and Yuri Aldokhin 10,000/- EachBest Film on Family WelfareSweekarHindiProducer: Bal MehtaDirector: Vishram Revankar 10,000/- EachGeeli MeettiProducer: Women and Social Welfare Ministry Director: Sanjay KakBest Exploration / Adventure FilmEverest 84EnglishProducer: Cinema Vision IndiaDirector: Siddharth Kak 10,000/- EachBest News FilmThe Rickshaw Drivers of Madhya PradeshEnglishProducer: Madhya Pradesh MediaDirector: Naren Kondra 10,000/- EachBest Animation FilmNational HighwayEnglishProducer: National Institute of DesignDirector and Animator: R. N. Mistry 10,000/- EachSpecial Jury AwardShri Hemkunt Saahib 5,000/-
Best Writing on Cinema
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.
Juries
A committee headed by Vikram Singh was appointed to judge the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:
Jury Members Vikram Singh (Chairperson)Muhammad ShameemJagmohan
Silver Lotus Award Official name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of BookLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Book on CinemaChalachitrer AbirbhabBengaliAuthor: Jagannath Chathopadhyay5,000Best Film CriticSwapan Mallick5,000
References
External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India