National Film Award for Best Feature Film in

Assamese
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese is one of the
National Film A ward for
National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the
Best Feature Film in
organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of
Assamese
several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver
Lotus). National award for contributions to
Indian Cinema
The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards Awarded Best Assamese
in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for Feature Film(s) of the
for films in various regional languages. year
Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Sponsored Directorate of Film
Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were by Festivals
presented in 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", Formerly President's Silver
"Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for called Medal for Best Feature
the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were Film in Assamese
discontinued from 15th National Film Awards (1967). (1955–1968)

The films made in Assamese language were not considered until the 3rd National Reward(s) Rajat Kamal (Silver
Film Awards ceremony held in September 1956. However, only Certificate of Merit Lotus)
was issued in this ceremony as no film was found suitable for the "President's Silver ₹100,000 (US$1,400)
Medal".[1] The 1955 Phani Sarma directorial film Piyali Phukan received the first
First 1955
Certificate of Merit. Later in the 6th National Film Awards the 1958 film Ronga
awarded
Police, directed by Nip Barua, became the first film to receive the president's Silver
Last 2017
Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese.
awarded
Most Ishu
Winners recent
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are winner
the award winners over the years: Highlights

Awards legends
Total 44
awarded
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature
*
Film First Piyali Phukan
* Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film
winner
 List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year Film(s) Producer(s) Director(s) Citation Refs.
1955 Rupajyoti [1]
Piyali Phukan Phani Sarma –
(3rd) Productions
1956 [2]
No Award
(4th)

1957 [3]
Maak Aru Morom Brajen Barua Nip Barua –
(5th)

1958 [4]
Ronga Police Kanak Ch. Sharma Nip Barua –
(6th)

1959 • K. C. Roy Prabhat [5]

Puberun –
(7th) • Paji Doss Mukherjee
1960 [6]
No Award
(8th)

1961 [7]
Shakuntala Kamrup Chitra Bhupen Hazarika –
(9th)

1962 [8]
Tezimola Anwar Hussain Anwar Husaain –
(10th)

1963 [9]
Maniram Devan Apurba Chowdhury S. Chakravarty –
(11th)

1964 [10]
Pratidhwani Kamrup Chitra Bhupen Hazarika –
(12th)

1965 [11]
No Award
(13th)

1966
(14th)

1967 [12]
No Award
(15th)

1968 [13]
No Award
(16th)

1969 M/s Rangghar Cine [14]

Dr. Bezbarua Brajen Baruah –
(17th) Productions
1970 [15]
No Award
(18th)

1971
(19th)

1972 Upaja Sonar M/s Pragati Cine [16]

Brajen Barua –
(20th) Maati Productions
• Nalin Dowerah
1973 [17]
Mamta • Prafulla Dutta Nalin Dowerah –
(21st)
• Shiba Thakur
1974 [18]
No Award
(22nd)

1975 Chameli M/s. Seuj Bolechari [19]

Abdul Majid –
(23rd) Memsaab Santha
1976
(24th)

1977 Sandhyarag Bhabendra Nath Bhabendra Nath [20]

For investing a simple, [show]
(25th) Saikia Saikia almost uneventful story with tragic
poignancies, for presenting the
intense loneliness and sense of
 longing of the individual uprooted
from village life by eternal
economic pressures and cast
back into the stagnation and
grinding poverty of rural existence
by a society which, having used
him up; now discards him; for
portraying the characters with
subtlety and insight and a quiet
wry humour lacerating in its
irony — all this through actors
facing the camera for the first
time.

1978 [21]
No Award
(26th)

1979
(27th)

For depicting man's [show]

attachment to life through the
story of an unfortunate married
1980 Bhabendra Nath couple, through severe agony [22]
Anirban Preeti Saikia
(28th) Saikia and funeral pyres, for providing a
touch of realism by a delicate
representation of a piece of lower
middle class existence.

1981 [23]
No Award
(29th)

1982 For its deeply felt and [show] [24]

Aparoopa Jahnu Barua Jahnu Barua
(30th) controlled study of life in a village.

For a realistic presentation [show]

1983 of the theme of rural co- [25]
Alokar Ahban Do-Re-Me Films Kamal Hazarika
(31st) operatives in the handloom
industry of Assam.

• R. B. Mehta
1984 • M. P. N. Nair Shiv Prasad [26]
Son Maina –
(32nd) • Shiv Prasad Thakur
Thakur

For a powerful film based [show]

on a well-known Assamese novel,
1985 Bhabendra Nath Bhabendra Nath [27]
Agnisnaan portraying the ordeals of a
(33rd) Saikia Saikia woman who revolts and finally
overcomes.

For its incisive comment on [show]

1986 Charu Kamal the post-independence [28]
Baan Do-Re-Me Films
(34th) Hazarika establishment in a flood-prone
region.

For significant achievement [show]

as a first film in a region still
1987 young in cinema and for the [29]
Pratham Ragini S. N. Bora Dhiru Bhuyan
(35th) portrayal of a young girl's courage
and optimism in the face of great
adversity and personal tragedy .

For taking up the bold [show]

1988 Bhabendra Nath Bhabendra Nath theme of the struggle of a [30]
Kolahal
(36th) Saikia Saikia deserted woman caught between
convection and the desire to live.

1989 [31]
No Award
(37th)

1990 Jooj Bipul Baruah Hemen Das [32]

[show]
(38th) For attempting to portray , with
conviction, the earthy realism in
the field of social differences.

For the suggestive and [show]

sympathetic portrayal of the
1991 Bhabendra Nath Bhabendra Nath [33]
Sarothi breadwinner of a middle-class
(39th) Saikia Saikia family who stands alone and
isolated even in his own home.

For its innovative style in [show]

putting across the tragedy of the
1992 Railor Alir Dubori [34]
Pulak Gogoi Pulak Gogoi exploited poor and portraying
(40th) Ban their agony and helplessness in a
poignant manner .

For a successful [show]

experiment in the dramatic
1993 Bhabendra Nath Bhabendra Nath [35]
Abartan technique of a play-within-a-play
(41st) Saikia Saikia to reveal the relationship of
appearances to reality .

For the filmmaker's ability [show]

• Sailadhar to tell a complex tale with minimal
1994 Xagoroloi [36]
Baruah Jahnu Barua canvas, handling the medium with
(42nd) Bohudoor control, restraint and
• Jahnu Barua
extraordinary sensitivity .

For its able depiction of [show]

1995 Bhabendra Nath [37]
Itihaas Leena Bora complexity of life brought about
(43rd) Saikia by urbanisation.

For a subtle and sensitive [show]

exploration of loneliness trauma
1996 Santwana [38]
Adajya Nayan Prasad and coverage of 3 widows caught
(44th) Bardoloi in the complex web of ritualistic
beliefs.

1997 [39]
No Award
(45th)

For its authentic portrayal [show]

1998 Dolphin [40]
Kuhkal Jahnu Barua of a historical event of British
(46th) Communications India.

For beautifully structured [show]

film centred around the turmoil in
the life of an orphan the film finely
balances the demands of
1999 Dolphin [41]
Pokhi Jahnu Barua characterisation, perform-ance
(47th) Communications and storytelling to focus attention
on the role played by the child in
bringing about an attitudinal
change in a selfish money lender .

2000 [42]
No Award
(48th)

2001 [43]
No Award
(49th)

2002 Konikar For its sensitive portrayal [show] [44]

Sailadhar Baruah Jahnu Barua
(50th) Ramdhenu of child abuse.

For its juxtaposition of a [show]

2003 Akashitarar [45]
Sangeeta Tamuli Manju Borah woman's search for her cultural
(51st) Kathare heritage and its loss.

2004 Dinabandhoo Krishna Roy Munin Barua [46]

For a human struggle [show]
(52nd) against circumstances, mainly
 because of dowry as well as
social status.

For its attempt at [show]

2005 Kadamtole [47]
Suman Haripriya Suman Haripriya preserving the dying culture and
(53rd) Krishna Nache traditions of Assam.

For highlighting a lesser [show]

2006 Nabomika [48]
Aaideu Arup Manna known, pioneering heroine of
(54th) Borthakur Indian cinema.

2007 [49]
No Award
(55th)

For its honest exploration [show]

2008 Moirangthem [50]
Mon Jaai M. Maniram of ethical values confronting the
(56th) Movies youth.

For dealing with a [show]

2009 [51]
Basundhara Hiren Bora Hiren Bora pressing, contemporary
(57th)
ecological issue with sincerity .

For a heart-warming [show]

portrayal of the rural landscape
2010 [52]
Jetuka Pator Dore Md. Noorul Sultan Jadumoni Dutta with an emphasis on the need for
(58th)
self-reliance in the process of
development.

2011 [53]
No Award
(59th)

The lives of a garrulous [show]

Assam State Film and nitpicking, yet loving old
couple and their inability to come
2012 (Finance and [54]
Baandhon Jahnu Barua to terms with the tragic loss of
(60th) Development) their only grandson on
Corporation Ltd. 26/11/2008 , forms the subject
matter of this compelling film.

The story of a boy who [show]

stands up against in pre-
2013 independent India and hopes for [55]
Ajeyo Shiven Arts Jahnu Barua
(61st) rule of law in independent India.
But his hopes are all but
shattered by happenings later on.

For its tangential evocation [show]

of the Shakespeare play as it
2014 Hemanta Kumar [56]
Othello Artha Films explores mistrust and prejudice in
(62nd) Das a society ridden with political
turmoil.

A stylised, poetic film [show]

interweaving four folk stories,
2015 [57]
Kothanodi Anurupa Hazarika Bhaskar Hazarika evoking the terrifying
(63rd)
undercurrents of human mind as
depicted in folk mythology .

It showcases how past [show]

2016 Santwana [58]
Maj Rati Keteki Udara Films affects the present if not by
(64th) Bardoloi choice then by chance.

2017 Children's Film

Ishu Utpal Borpujari –
(65th) Society

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External links
Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
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