National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

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National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
Type National
Category Indian Cinema
Description Best feature film on Social Issues such as Prohibition, Women and Child Welfare, Anti-dowry, Drug Abuse, Welfare of the Handicapped etc. for a year
Instituted 1984
First awarded 1984
Last awarded 2013
Total awarded 33
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Cash award ₹50,000 (US$740)
Medal Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
First awardee(s) Accident
Last awardee(s) Tuhya Dharma Koncha

The National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Winners

Indicates a joint award for that year

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year Film(s) Language(s) Producer(s) Director(s) Citation
1984
(32nd)		 Accident [1] Kannada Sanket Shankar Nag  –
1985
(33rd)		 No Award [2]
1986
(34th)		 Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam [3] Malayalam M. Mani Sibi Malayil <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For focussing on the dire need for integrity in the educational system in remote areas in a heart warming film, charmingly narrated.
1987
(35th)		 Ore Oru Gramathiley [4] Tamil Janani Arts Creations Jyothipandian <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For tackling the problem of caste differences and discrimination from the opposite ends of the hierarchy in their own way in a convincing manner and for the rigorous statement they make and the solutions they offer.
1987
(35th)		 Vedham Pudhithu [4] Tamil S. Rangarajan P. Bharathiraja <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For tackling the problem of caste differences and discrimination from the opposite ends of the hierarchy in their own way in a convincing manner and for the rigorous statement they make and the solutions they offer.
1988
(36th)		 Main Zinda Hoon [5] Hindi NFDC and Doordarshan Sudhir Mishra <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For portraying with redeemed finesse the saga of the agony of the middle class working woman.
1989
(37th)		 Unnikuttanu Joli Kitty [6] Malayalam V. R. Gopinath V. R. Gopinath <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its bleak narration of an unemployed youth becoming an unemployable due to callous social attitudes.
1990
(38th)		 Oru Veedu Iru Vasal [7] Tamil Kavithalayaa Productions K. Balachander <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For focussing on women's problem and very sensitively showing the path by which women can be emancipated.
1991
(39th)		 Yamanam [8] Malayalam Ajayan Varicolil Bharath Gopi <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For advocating the cause of physically handicapped and upholding their right to be on their own, in a world that is more generous with its sympathy than understanding.
1992
(40th)		 Neenga Nalla Irukkanum [9] Tamil G. V. Films Visu <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its effective and purposeful plea for prohibition.
1993
(41st)		 Janani [10] Bengali Sanat Dasgupta Sanat Dasgupta <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its delicate portrayal of an obscurantist practice like witchcraft, prevalent in certain parts of the country.
1993
(41st)		 Narayam [10] Malayalam Raju Pilakat Sasi Shankar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its subdued depiction of the possibilities of realising communal harmony.
1994
(42nd)		 Parinayam [11] Malayalam G. P. Vijayakumar Hariharan <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For recreating a real incident in the social history of Kerala, thereby indicating the continued relevance of gender oppression in traditional caste-dominated society.
1994
(42nd)		 Wheelchair [11] Bengali NFDC Tapan Sinha <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a positive rendition of the condition of handicapped people suggesting affirmative action.
1995
(43rd)		 Doghi [12] Marathi NFDC and Doordarshan Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukathnkar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its depiction of poverty-stricken rural family consisting of two young sisters. The agony of survival in a tradition bound hostile society and their subsequent liberation is beautifully depicted in the film.
1996
(44th)		 Tamanna [13] Hindi Pooja Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For depicting the selfless dedication and love of eunuchs for an abandoned child.
1997
(45th)		 Dhanna [14] Hindi Films Division Deepak Roy <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
The film stands for the rights of a disabled person to be accorded the privileges of a normal human being within a family and in society. It states in a simple yet convincing manner that the disabled should be encouraged to develop their inner talents.
1998
(46th)		 Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala [15] Malayalam C. Karunakaran Sreenivasan <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its strong theme of a woman's struggle against relentless difficulties heaped upon her by her worthless husband. Her ultimate success and emancipation prove to be socially inspiring.
1999
(47th)		 Kairee [16] Hindi Government of India Amol Palekar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its charming portrayal of the need to give a secure future, through education, to the girl-child in the backwaters of the country.
2000
(48th)		 Vetri Kodi Kattu [17] Tamil D. Pandian Cheran <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For discussing issues on migration from one's own land and the social implications that follow, in the heart land of Tamilnadu, highlighting the need to re-establish the holistic culture of society.
2000
(48th)		 Munnudi [17] Kannada Navachitra P. Sheshadri <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For attempting to discuss the misuse of Shariat by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq".
2001
(49th)		 Chandni Bar [18] Hindi Lata Mohan Iyer Madhur Bhandarkar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its realistic portrayal of the problems of an uprooted woman who is brought to Mumbai and forced to work in a beer bar. The film is a poignant and sensitive depicition of innocent girls trapped in the vicious cycle of survival in the underworld.
2002
(50th)		 Swaraaj [19] Hindi George Mathew Anwar Jamal <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its strong and competent depiction of women's empowerment in rural India.
2003
(51st)		 Koi... Mil Gaya [20] Hindi Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its compassionate portrayal of a mentally challenged young man who is able to reach out to the wonders of the universe.
2003
(51st)		 Gangaajal [20] Hindi Prakash Jha Prakash Jha <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its stark delineation of a wide range of wrongs pervading society, and state.
2004
(52nd)		 Perumazhakkalam [21] Malayalam Salim Padiyath Kamal <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its deft handling of a complex, sensitive issue in a very sensitive manner. The central characters in the film reflect the traditional virtues of the Indian women, such as self-sacrifice, endurance and forgiveness, to bring two communities together.
2005
(53rd)		 Thavamai Thavamirundhu [22] Tamil P. Shanmugam Cheran <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the evocative portrayal of a family caught in trials and tribulations in a simple narrative style.
2006
(54th)		 Hope [23] Telugu Policherla Venkata Subbiah Satish Kasetty <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For focusing on the need to re-examine the present-day education system that leads many young people to commit suicide.
2007
(55th)		 Antardwand [24] Hindi Sushil Rajpal Sushil Rajpal <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For exposing the "marriages for sale" racket and dramatically presenting a browbeaten girl who finds her courage and her voice and rebels against her tyrannical father.
2008
(56th)		 Jogwa [25] Marathi Shripal Morakhia Rajeev Patil <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For hard hitting comment on the victims of age old social customs.
2009
(57th)		 Well Done Abba [26] Hindi Reliance Big Pictures Shyam Benegal <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a socio-political satire about a common man’s fight for justice against an all pervasive corrupt system.
2010
(58th)		 Champions [27] Marathi Aishwarya Narkar Ramesh More <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
In a world of deprivation, the thirst for an education surpasses the hunger for food amongst two young brothers fending for each other and their mother.
2011
(59th)		 No Award [28]
2012
(60th)		 Spirit [29] Malayalam M. J. Antony Renjith <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
As the title suggests the movie establishes the ills of alcoholism. The film-maker has scored by roping in a popular star to propagate the evil effects of the ‘spirit’!
2013
(61st)		 Tuhya Dharma Koncha[30] Marathi Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd. Satish Manwar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a tale of a poor tribal family being torn between prosecution by law enforcing agencies on one hand and issue of loss of their traditional faith and culture through religious conversions on the other.

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