24th National Film Awards

The 24th 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 1976.^[1][2]

24th National Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Indian cinema in 1976
Awarded by	Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (President of India)
Announced on	15 September 1977 (1977-09-15)
Presented on	1977
Site	New Delhi
Official website	dff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature Film	Mrigayaa
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	Kanan Devi
Most awards	Pallavi (3)
← 23rd National Film Awards 25th →

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Name of Award	Image	Awardee(s)	Awarded As	Awards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award		Kanan Devi[3]	Actress	Swarna Kamal, ₹20,000 and a Shawl

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 24th National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Mrugaya won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Following were the awards given in each category:

All India Award

Following were the awards given:

Name of Award	Name of Film	Language	Awardee(s)	Awards
Best Feature Film	Mrigayaa	Hindi	Producer: Uday Bhaskar International	Swarna Kamal, ₹40,000 and a Certificate
			Director: Mrinal Sen	Rajat Kamal, ₹15,000 and a Certificate
Second Best Feature Film	Pallavi	Kannada	Producer: K. S. Indira Lankesh	Rajat Kamal, ₹15,000 and a Certificate
			Director: P. Lankesh	Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value	No Award		Producer:	Swarna Kamal and a Certificate
			Director:	Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
Best Direction	Pallavi	Kannada	P. Lankesh	Rajat Kamal, ₹20,000 and a Certificate
Best Cinematography (Black and White)	Mohiniyattam	Malayalam	P. S. Nivas	Rajat Kamal, ₹5,000 and a Certificate
Best Cinematography (Color)	Rishyashringa	Kannada	S. Ramachandra	Rajat Kamal, ₹5,000 and a Certificate
Best Actor	Mrigayaa	Hindi	Mithun Chakraborty	Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Actress	Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal	Tamil	Lakshmi	Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Male Playback Singer	Chitchor	Hindi	K. J. Yesudas	Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
Best Female Playback Singer	Siri Siri Muvva	Telugu	P. Susheela	Rajat Kamal and a Certificate
Best Music Direction	Rishyashringa	Kannada	B. V. Karanth	Rajat Kamal, ₹10,000 and a Certificate
Best Editing	Siri Siri Muvva	Telugu	K. Babu Rao	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000
Best Child Artist	Chitchor	Hindi	Raju	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000
Best Screenplay	Manthan	Hindi	Vijay Tendulkar	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000
Best Audiography	Bhakta Kannappa	Telugu	S. P. Ramanathan	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000

Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.^[4][5]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of Award	Name of Film	Awardee(s)	Awards
Best Feature Film in Assamese	Putala Ghar	Producer: Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia	₹10,000
		Director:	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Bengali	Ek Je Chillo Desh	Producer:	₹10,000
		Director:	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Hindi	Manthan	Producer: Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.	₹10,000
		Director: Shyam Benegal	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Kannada	Pallavi	Producer: K. S. Indira Lankesh	₹10,000
		Director: P. Lankesh	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Malayalam	Manimuzhhakam	Producer: Cartoonist Thomas	₹10,000
		Director: P. A. Backer	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Manipuri	Saaphabee	Producer: G. Narayan Sharma	₹10,000
		Director: Aribam Syam Sharma	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Odia	Sesha Sravan	Producer: Nagen Roy	₹10,000
		Director: Prashant Nanda	₹5,000
Best Feature Film in Telugu	Oorummadi Brathukulu	Producer:	₹10,000
		Director: B. S. Narayana	₹5,000

Non-Feature films

Not Available

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award

• Best Film on Family Welfare
• Best Children's Film
• Best Lyrics
• Best Feature Film on National Integration
• President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English
• President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi
• President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil