30th National Film Awards

The 30th 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 1982.^[1] Ceremony took place in May 1983 and awards were given by then President of India, Giani Zail Singh.

30th National Film Awards
30th National Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Indian cinema in 1982
Awarded by	Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented by	Giani Zail Singh (President of India)
Presented on	May 1983 (1983-05)
Official website	dff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature Film	Chokh
Best Book	Chalachitra Sameeksha
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	L. V. Prasad
Most awards	Meghasandesam (4)
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With 30th National Film Awards, new category for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare was introduced.

Juries

Three different committees were formed for feature films, short films and books on cinema, headed by veteran director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Durga Khote and K. K. Nair respectively.^[1]

• Jury Members: Feature Films
  • Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Chairperson) • N. B. Kamath • Amita Malik • Komala Varadan • V. Shivaraman • K. V. Subbanna • Girish Kasaravalli • Valampuri Somanathan • Kanchana • Manzoor • Anil Varshney • Nabendu Ghosh • Subodh Roy • Kamal Bose
• Jury Members: Short Films
  • Durga Khote (Chairperson) • S. Krishnaswamy • Siddharth Kak
• Jury Members: Books on Cinema
  • K. K. Nair (Chairperson) • Swapan Mullick • Samik Bandyopadhyay • Bikram Singh • Suresh Kohli • Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai • Omcheri N. N. Pillai • K. S. Srinivasan • Kaa. Naa. Subramaniam

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		L. V. Prasad	Actor and Film producer	Swarna Kamal, ₹40,000 and a Shawl

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 30th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Chokh won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Telugu film, Meghasandesam won the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category:^[1]

All India Award

Following were the awards given:^[1]

Name of Award	Name of Film	Language	Awardee(s)	Cash Prize
Best Feature Film	Chokh	Bengali	Producer: Government of West Bengal	Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/-
			Director: Utpalendu Chakrabarty	Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/-
	Citation: For its courage in exposing an aspect of contemporary reality which has great social relevance and for doing so with passion and integrity.
Second Best Feature Film	Kharij	Bengali	Producer: Neel Kanth Films	Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
			Director: Mrinal Sen	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
	Citation: For the subtlety and simplicity with which it analyses the dehumanisation creeping into our society, with cinematic elegance and economy of expression.
Best Feature Film on National Integration	Aroodam	Malayalam	Producer: Rosamma George	Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
			Director: I. V. Sasi	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
	Citation: For its compassionate treatment of the plight of the under-privileged.
Best Film on Family Welfare	Spandan	Hindi	Producer: Satyanarayanan Misra, Abdul Majid and Durga Nanda	Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-
			Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhary	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
	Citation: For its intense and graphic representation of the twin problem of poverty and over-population, which it tackles on the level of both the family and of society.
Best Debut Film of a Director	Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum	Tamil	Producer: R. Venkat Raman Director: Sreedhar Rajan	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For its original interpretation of a deep-rooted social evil, combining folk art with modern cinematic idiom.
Best Direction	Chokh	Bengali	Utpalendu Chakrabarty	Rajat Kamal
	Citation: For his merciless expose of several aspects of social injustice with admirable command over his medium.
Best Screenplay	Kharij	Bengali	Mrinal Sen	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For its economy of expression in the treatment of a sensitive theme.
Best Actor	Moondram Pirai	Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For the versatility and naturalness with which he portrays the character of Seenu.
Best Actress	Arth	Hindi	Shabana Azmi	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For the restraint with which she conveys a wide range of emotions.
Best Child Artist	Aroodam	Malayalam	Vimal	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
	Citation: For its touching innocence and lack of self-consciousness which lend meaning to the theme.
Best Cinematography (Color)	Moondram Pirai	Tamil	Balu Mahendra	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For the brilliant use of vivid imagery to create variety of moods.
Best Audiography	Namkeen	Hindi	Essabhai M. Suratwala	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For his skilful structuring of the sound track to create the atmosphere for the film.
Best Editing	Arth	Hindi	Keshav Hirani	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For sustaining the inherent tension in the plot by precise timing and artistic juxtaposition of images and sounds.
Best Art Direction	Kharij	Bengali	Nitish Roy	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For recreating milieu with delicate details.
Best Music Direction	Meghasandesam	Telugu	Ramesh Naidu	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For his use of classical music to enhance the aesthetic quality of the film.
Best Male Playback Singer	Meghasandesam	Telugu	K. J. Yesudas	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For his rich contribution to the musical element of the film.
Best Female Playback Singer	Meghasandesam	Telugu	P. Susheela	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-
	Citation: For her immense contribution to the musical excellence of the film.

Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Gujarati, Kashmiri and Punjabi language, award for Best Feature Film was not given.^[1]

Name of Award	Name of Film	Awardee(s)	Awards
Best Feature Film in Assamese	Aparoopa	Producer: Jahnu Barua, NFDC	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: Jahnu Barua	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For its deeply felt and controlled study of life in a village.
Best Feature Film in Bengali	Nagmoti	Producer: Sibaprasad Sen	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: Gautam Chattopadhyay	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For its absorbing portrayal of an ethnic group.
Best Feature Film in Hindi	Katha	Producer: Suresh Jindal	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: Sai Paranjpye	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For its social satire of great charm and wit.
Best Feature Film in Kannada	Phaniyamma	Producer: Prema Karanth	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: Prema Karanth	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For its poignant portrayal of a real life character, who stood up single handed against cruel social customs.
Best Feature Film in Malayalam	Chappa	Producer: P. K. Abdul Latif	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: P. K. Baker	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For its powerful depiction of a lone individual's determined fight against tyranny.
Best Feature Film in Marathi	Shapit	Producer: Madhukar Rupji, Sudha Chitale and Vinay Newalkar	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: Arvind Deshpande and Rajdutt	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For dealing with several dimensions of feudalism.
Best Feature Film in Tamil	Ezhavathu Manithan	Producer: Palai N. Shanmugam	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: K. Hariharan	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For focusing attention on the important topical problems of pollution and industrial exploitation.
Best Feature Film in Telugu	Meghasandesam	Producer: Dasari Narayana Rao	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-
		Director: Dasari Narayana Rao	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-
	Citation: For its lyrical and aesthetic qualities.

Non-Feature films

Following were the awards given:^[1]

Name of Award	Name of Film	Language	Awardee(s)	Cash Prize
Best Information Film	An Indian Story	English	Producer: Suhasini Mulay Director: Tapan K. Bose	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
	Citation: For an outstanding investigate report into a subject of national concern and for its moving, graphic and sensitive treatment of a controversial subject.
Best Educational / Instructional Film	Kooduthal Paal Venamenkil	Malayalam	Producer: Kerala State Film Development Corporation Director: V. R. Gopinath	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
	Citation: For a simple yet explicit film, with a down to earth approach, presenting nature's procreation with both restraint and beauty.
Best Film on Family Welfare	Kal Aur Aaj	Hindi	Producer and Director: Vimala Swaminathan	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
	Citation: For family planning as a simple, entertaining and direct comparison of the situation of today, with the past, in terms immediately understandable to the common man.
Best Experimental Film	Chakkar Chandu Ka Chameliwala	Hindi	Producer: Film and Television Institute of India Director: N. C. Thade	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
	Citation: For being a romantically mysterious film which successfully dispenses with the normal time-space framework and chronological sequence.
Best Animation Film	Raju and Tinku	English	Producer: Children's Film Society Director and Animator: Ajoy Kumar Chakrabarty	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/- Each
	Citation: For an outstanding work in difficult art of puppet animation, made with professional finesse, a joyous treat to child and adult audiences alike.
Best News Review	Asiad 82 - News 1	English	N. S. Thapa for Films Division	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
	Citation: For an evocative and stirring record of one of the most colourful events of our time.

Best Writing on Cinema

Following were the awards given:^[1]

Name of Award	Name of Book	Language	Awardee(s)	Cash Prize
Best Book on Cinema	Chalachitra Sameeksha	Malayalam	Author: Vijayakrishnan	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-
	Citation: For fairly systematic analysis of the way in which the film has reflected the major concerns of man-aesthetic, social, spiritual — with specific reference to various film classics and the outlooks of well known directors, for persuasive argument and clear communication.

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:^[1]

• Best Cinematography (Black and White)
• Best Children's Film
• Best Lyrics
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
• Best Film on Social Documentation
• Best Promotional Film
• Best Newsreel Cameraman
• Best Feature Film in English
• Best Feature Film in Manipuri
• Best Feature Film in Oriya
• Best Feature Film in Punjabi