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| 38th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1990 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | R. Venkataraman (President of India) |
| Announced on | 7 April 1991 |
| Site | Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Marupakkam |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Graven Image |
| Best Book | Hindi Cinema Ka Itihaas |
| Best Film Critic | Shoma A. Chatterjee |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Akkineni Nageswara Rao |
| Most awards | Lekin... (5) |
The 38th 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 1990.[1] Ceremony took place in 1991.
With 38th National Film Awards, couple of new awards were instituted for Non-Feature films section. These awards includes Best Investigative Film, Best Audiography, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name of Award | Image | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | 
|
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Actor | Swarna Kamal, ₹ 100,000 and a Shawl |
Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 38th National Film Awards, a Tamil film, Marupakkam won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas a Hindi film, Lekin... won the maximum number of awards (5). Following were the awards given in each category:[1]
Juries
A committee headed by veteran actor Ashok Kumar was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]
- Jury Members
- Ashok Kumar (Chairperson) • Usha Khanna • P. V. Gangadharan • Honey Irani • Janardhan Roy • Raj Bisaria • T. Subbarami Reddy • Sripriya • Komal Swaminathan • J. P. Das • Rekha Sahay • G. V. Iyer • T. S. Narasimhan • Bhupen Hazarika • Kalpana Lajmi • Premlata Bajpai • Shaji N. Karun
All India Award
Following were the awards given:[1]
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1]
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Marupakkam | Tamil | Producer: NFDC and Doordarshan | ₹ 50,000/- |
| director: K. S. Sethumadhavan | ₹ 25,000/- | |||
| Citation: For striking a balance between the existing traditional values and the modern values that are infused subsequently, and for treating the subject with the highest standards or aesthetic excellence. | ||||
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Perumthachan | Malayalam | Producer: G. Jayakumar Director: Ajayan |
₹ 25,000/- Each |
| Citation: For depicting a historical backdrop with authenticity, shattering all traditional beliefs with superlative artistic texture. | ||||
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Ghayal | Hindi | Producer: Dharmendra | ₹ 40,000/- |
| Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | ₹ 20,000/- | |||
| Citation: For being thematically highly credible, emotionally very well-woven, logically executed, and technically superb film. | ||||
| Best Direction | Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Hindi | Tapan Sinha | ₹ 50,000/- |
| Citation: For having presented a contemporary problem with courage, subtlety and finesse. | ||||
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1]
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Best Feature Film | Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Hindi | Producer: NFDC | ₹30,000/- |
| Director: Tapan Sinha | ₹15,000/- | |||
| Citation: For making a relevant social comment, presented in a tremendously communicative yet emotional manner. | ||||
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Oru Veedu Iru Vasal | Tamil | Producer: Kavithalayaa Productions | ₹ 30,000/- |
| Director: K. Balachander | ₹ 15,000/- | |||
| Citation: For focussing on women's problem and very sensitively showing the path by which women can be emancipated. | ||||
| Best Actor | Agneepath | Hindi | Amitabh Bachchan | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For a towering performance, rising above the script with variation and nuances at all levels. | ||||
| Best Actress | Karthavyam | Telugu | Vijayashanti | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For depicting both aggression and femininity with balance and restraint. | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | His Highness Abdullah | Malayalam | Nedumudi Venu | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For maintaining the character with consistency and sensitivity. | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Amaram | Malayalam | K. P. A. C. Lalitha | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For portraying an ethnic character with authenticity. | ||||
| Best Child Artist | Anjali | Tamil | • Baby Shruti • Master Tarun • Baby Shamili |
₹ 5,000/- |
| Citation: For giving excellent performances in which the children come across in all naturalness and yet give a glimpse of the adult within. | ||||
| Best Male Playback Singer | His Highness Abdullah ("Naadaroopini Sankari Pahimam") | Malayalam | M. G. Sreekumar | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For an excellent rendering of a classical-based tune encompassing all ranges accurately. | ||||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Lekin... | Hindi | Lata Mangeshkar | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For singing with outstanding expressions with the rarest and purest of styles. | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Perumthachan | Malayalam | Cameraman: Santosh Sivan Laboratory Processing: M/s Vijay Colour Laboratories |
₹ 10,000/- Each |
| Citation: For heightening the mood of the film with the highest visual standards. | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Marupakkam | Tamil | K. S. Sethumadhavan | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For depicting a simplistic story, capturing the various levels of philosophy, psychology, tradition and relationships perfectly. | ||||
| Best Audiography | Anjali | Tamil | N. Pandurangan | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For aesthetically weaving the soundtrack in the most creative manner to enhance the visuals of the film. | ||||
| Best Editing | Iyer the Great | Malayalam | M. S. Mani | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For slick well-placed editing which elevates the craft of the film. | ||||
| Best Art Direction | Lekin... | Hindi | Nitish Roy | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For maintaining the era, etching the characters against the canvas, with perfect colour, design and execution. | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Lekin... | Hindi | Bhanu Athaiya | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For the texture and tone of the costumes, which heighten the visual quality of the film, breaking away from the traditional image of bright Rajasthani colours by using subdued pastel shades. | ||||
| Best Music Direction | Lekin... | Hindi | Hridaynath Mangeshkar | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For using traditional tunes and instruments creatively, with litting melody and haunting perfection. | ||||
| Best Lyrics | Lekin... | Hindi | Gulzar | ₹ 10,000/- |
| Citation: For evoking beautiful imagery, created through lyrical poetry. | ||||
| Special Jury Award | Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Hindi | Pankaj Kapoor (Actor) | ₹ 10,000/- Each |
| Citation: For having effectively projected the in-built trauma of an aspiring, thinking, creative mind, in the context of a demoralising, fossilised system of establishment that does not provide scope for fruitation of a path-finding spirit. | ||||
| Ghayal | Hindi | Sunny Deol (Actor) | ||
| Citation: For an effective portrayal of a youth, victimised by the inherent evil in aspects of the present police system. | ||||
| Marupakkam | Tamil | Jayabharathi (Actor) | ||
| Citation: For a touching portrayal of the agony of a woman who has been emotionally neglected, unwittingly. | ||||
| Special Mention | Ishanou | Meitei | Anoubam Kiranmala (Actor) | Certificate Only |
| Citation: For a debut performance depicting various levels of conflict effectively. | ||||
Regional Awards
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.[1]
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Jooj | Producer: Bipul Baruah | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: Hemen Das | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For attempting to portray, with conviction, the earthy realism in the field of social differences. | |||
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Atmaja | Producer: Raj Kumar Jain | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: Nabyendu Chatterjee | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For its masterly depiction of a mother's quest, torn between the hollowness of wealth and the transcendence of human values. | |||
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Drishti | Producer: Govind Nihalani | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: Govind Nihalani | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For depicting marital pain very effectively. | |||
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Muthina Haara | Producer: Rajendra Singh Babu | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: Rajendra Singh Babu | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For effectively portraying patriotism. | |||
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Vasthuhara | Producer: T. Ravindranath | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: G. Aravindan | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For being a human document, depicting the cruelties meted out by society to the dispossessed. | |||
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Anjali | Producer: Sujatha Productions Pvt. Ltd | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: Mani Ratnam | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For the unusual usage of film form, utilising music, choreography and sound with depth, achieving the highest aesthetic excellence to narrate the emotional nearness of the mentally retarted. | |||
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Matti Manushulu | Producer: K. Mukherjee and Veda Kumar | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: B. Narsing Rao | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For portraying the stark reality of pain which has been underlined with the warm hues of life. | |||
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film in Manipuri | Ishanou | Producer: Aribam Syam Sharma | ₹ 20,000/- |
| Director: Aribam Syam Sharma | ₹ 10,000/- | ||
| Citation: For effectively portraying the tragedy behind the institution of Maibi which unfortunately shatters a family. | |||
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 S. Krishnaswamy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]
- Jury Members
- S. Krishnaswamy (Chairperson) • Madan Bawaria • Pramod Mathur • Vijaya Nirmala • Swapan Ghose
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1]
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Non-Feature Film | Graven Image | English | Producer: Sumitendra Nath Tagore and Shyamasree Tagore Director: Abhijit Chattopadhyay |
₹ 15,000/- Each |
| Citation: For combining the intimate portrayal of a sculptor in terms of biographical detail, bringing in the nuances of his art, summing up to an excellent portrait of a person, an artist, a period, and achieing this with high cinematic values. | ||||
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1]
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film | Lolaab | English | Producer: Hillman Film Pvt. Ltd Director: Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza |
₹ 10,000/- Each |
| Citation: For dedication and conviction with which life in a remote area of the land has been portrayed, with intimacy, sympathy, authenticity and without being condescending, and for the apparent hard work that has gone into the production. | ||||
| Best Biographical Film | Baba | English | Producer: Mediart Film Pvt. Ltd Director: Rajiv Mehrotra |
₹ 10,000/- Each |
| Citation: For the relaxed and sensitive portrayal of an extraordinary man of our times, bubbling with humanity, portraying the social causes for which Baba Amte has dedicated life, with a sense of deep involvement, never descending to eulogising. | ||||
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Figures of Thought | English | Producer: Arun Khopkar Director: Arun Khopkar |
₹ 10,000/- Each |
| Citation: For exceptionally beautiful portrayal of the work of three painters, with verve, and unpretentious, but excellent visuals. | ||||
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