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48th National Film Awards

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The 48th National Film Awards, which was presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, was set up in by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to acknowledge the achievements of Indian Cinema released in the year of 2000 (although some 2001 films were awarded).[1] The ceremony took place on 12th December 2001 and the awards were given by the then-President of India, K. R. Narayanan.[citation needed]

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Awards were divided into three categories as feature films, non-feature films, and books written on Indian cinema.

Lifetime Achievement Award

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Feature films

Feature films were awarded at an all-India as well as regional level. For the 48th National Film Awards, a Malayalam film, Shantham won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; a Tamil film, Bharathi won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:[1]

Juries

A committee headed by Vyjayanthimala was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1][3]

All India Award

Following awards were given:[1][4]

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1][4]

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

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Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1][4]

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

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Regional Awards

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.[1][4]

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Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

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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 John Matthew Matthan was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1][5]

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

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Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1][5]

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

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Best Writing on Cinema

The stated mission of awards is to encourage the study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.[citation needed]

Juries

A committee headed by Bharathi Pradhan was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:[1][6]

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    • Bharathi Pradhan (Chairperson)  Prakash Dubey  Jayant Ghosal

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1][7]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.

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Special Mention

All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.[1][7]

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Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1][4][5][7]

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