57th National Film Award

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal


Name of Award Name of Film Awardee(s) Language Citation Cash Prize Best Feature Film Kutty Srank Producer: Reliance Big Pictures
Director: Shaji N. Karun Malayalam For its vision and cinematic craft that express the different perspectives of three women about the truth of the man in their lives. 2,50,000/- Each Best Debut Film of A Director Lahore Producer: Vivek Khatkar
Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Hindi For excellent control over the medium and using sport as a metaphor to tell a compelling story. 1,25,000/- Each Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment 3 Idiots Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Director: Rajkumar Hirani Hindi For an intelligent entertainer that touches upon the contemporary concerns of society with great humour and engaging performances. 2,00,000/- Each Best Direction Abohoman Rituparno Ghosh Bengali For the many layered narrative of emotional conflict, rich texture and ensemble performances. 2,50,000/- Best Children's Film Putaani Party Producer: Children’s Film Society, India
Director: Ramchandra P. N. Kannada For the novel idea of empowering children to work as a Panchayat to combat alcoholism that destroys their future. 1,50,000/- Keshu Producer: Children’s Film Society, India
Director: Sivan Malayalam For the sensitivity that explores the lonely world of a specially abled child and the inability of adults to recognize the genius in him.

Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

Name of Award Name of Film Awardee(s) Language Citation Cash Prize Best Feature Film on National Integration Delhi 6 Producer: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Hindi For its uncompromising stance towards communal divide and offering a humanistic solution of taking individual responsibility. 1,50,000/- Each Best Film on Other Social Issues Well Done Abba Producer: Reliance Big Pictures
Director: Shyam Benegal Hindi A socio-political satire about a common man’s fight for justice against an all pervasive corrupt system. 1,50,000/- Each Best Actor Paa Amitabh Bachchan Hindi For a rare performance that fuses the art and craft of an actor to create a character that lives with you long after the film is over. 50,000/- Best Actress Abahoman Anannya Chatterjee Bengali For the exquisite detailing of a complex character through different stages of the professional and personal life of an actress. 50,000/- Best Supporting Actor Lahore Farooq Sheikh Hindi For the consummate ease with which he persuades and inspires everyone around him while retaining his integrity and dignity. 50,000/- Best Supporting Actress Paa Arundhati Nag Hindi For the restraint with which she conveys strength, compassion and understanding to her daughter, a single mother, bringing up a son stricken with a rare degenerative disease. 50,000/- Best Child Artist Pasanga 1. Kishore
2. Sri Ram Tamil For the spirited performance of a protagonist and an antagonist who are incomplete without each other. The two young shoulders carry the narrative through a delightful journey. 50,000/- Best Male Playback Singer Mahanager @ Kolkata Rupam Islam
("Ei To Ami") Bengali For the deeply felt emotional resonance and a haunting lilt that evokes the thematic ambience of the film. 50,000/- Best Female Playback Singer Houseful Nilanjana Sarkar
("Boe Jay Shudhu Bish") Bengali For the haunting texture of a voice that blends the melody, words and rhythm. 50,000/- Best Cinematography Kutty Srank Cameraman: Anjuli Shukla
Laboratory Processing: Adlabs Films Ltd. Malayalam For the breathtaking sweep that captures the magical mystery of a multilayered narrative. 50,000/- Each Best Screenplay Kutty Srank Screenplay Writer (Original):
1. P. F. Mathews
2. Harikrishna Malayalam The mysterious narrative that weaves together multiple perspectives to create a coherent whole, and yet leaves a haunting ambiguity. 50,000/- Each Kanasemba Kudureyaneri Screenplay Writer (Adapted):
1. Gopal Krishan Pai
2. Girish Kasaravalli Kannada For linking the theme of death and its inevitability through a narrative style that presents two versions of the same event, not necessarily in chronological order. Pasanga Dialogues: Pandiraj Tamil For the conversational quality with its cutting edge wit and life like freshness. Best Audiography Kaminey Location Sound Recordist: Subash Sahoo Hindi Excellent live sound quality with the right tonal balance, capturing all the ambient sounds. 50,000/- Each Keralavarma Pazhassiraja Sound Designer: Resul Pookutty Malayalam For creating an outstanding aural landscape that transports you to a historical era. 3 Idiots Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track: Anup Dev Hindi For the fine amalgamation of different elements of sound to create the right ambience and perspective of the film image. Best Editing Abahoman Arghyakamal Mitra Bengali For a very precise juxtaposition of time and space, allowing every frame to unravel the story with a keen sense of rhythm and pace. 50,000/- Best Art Direction Delhi 6 Samir Chanda Hindi For a very convincing match of actual locations with detailed, recreated sets. 50,000/- Best Costume Design Kutty Srank Jayakumar Malayalam For capturing the essence of period and characters with the right blend of colour, style and texture. 50,000/- Best Make-up Artist Paa Christien Tinsley & Dominie Till Hindi For authentic, detailed creation of a heart-warming character stricken by a fatal disease. 50,000/- Best Music Direction Dev.D Songs: Amit Trivedi Hindi For the innovative composition that blend contemporary and folk sounds. 50,000/- Each Keralavarma Pazhassiraja Background Score: Ilaiyaraaja Malayalam For creating epic grandeur by fusing symphonic orchestration with traditional Indian instrumentation. Best Lyrics 3 Idiots Swanand Kirkire
("Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh") Hindi For the simplicity and depth of feelings conveyed through evocative imagery. 50,000/- Special Jury Award Kaminey
Keralavarma Pazhassiraja
Kutty Srank
Sreekar Prasad (Editor) Hindi
Malayalam
Malayalam For his continued pursuance of excellence to the art and craft of editing, covering a range of themes and styles. 2,00,000/- Various Movies Padmapriya (Actress) Multiple Languages For the range and skill of an actor to portray varied characters in films of different languages. Certificate Only Best Special Effects Magadheera R. Kamal Kannan Telugu For the stunning use of special effects to enhance the visual sweeps of the fantastical story telling. 50,000/- Best Choreography Magadheera K. Shivashankar
("Dheera Dheera") Telugu For breath taking energy and innovation. 50,000/-