| Number: | 32 |
| Award: | National Film Awards |
| Awarded For: | Best of Indian cinema in 1984 |
| Award Org: | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presenting Org: | Giani Zail Singh |
| Website: | dff.nic.in |
| Lifetime Achievement: | Satyajit Ray |
| Best Feature: | Damul |
| Best Non Feature: | Music of Satyajit Ray |
| Best Book: | Chalachitrer Abirbhab |
| Best Critic: | Swapan Mallik |
| Most Wins: | Mukhamukham (4) |
| Last: | 31st |
| Next: | 33rd |
The 32nd 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 1984.[1] Ceremony took place in June 1985.
With 32nd National Film Awards, three more categories from feature films are awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) along with Best Feature Film, namely Best Debut Film of a Director, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Children's Film.
Also couple of new categories were introduced with 32nd National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Film on Other Social Issues and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). As per the Constitution of India, Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in schedule VIII of the constitution are also awarded with Rajat Kamal.
For Non-feature films section, a new award was introduced for Best Non-Feature Film and awarded with Swarna Kamal, for both, film producer and director.
For Best Writing on Cinema section, a new award was introduced for Best Film Critic and awarded with Rajat Kamal.
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 32nd National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Damul won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Malayalam film, Mukhamukham won the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category:[1]
A committee headed by Bhupen Hazarika was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]
Following were the awards given:[1]
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 | Damul | Hindi | Producer | 50,000 25,000 |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai | Tamil | Producer: Radhika Pothan Director: Prathap K. Pothan | 25,000 Each |
| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value | Koni | Bengali | Producer: Government of West Bengal | 50,000 |
| Director: Saroj Dey | 25,000 | |||
| Best Children's Film | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam | Producer: M. C. Punnoose | 30,000 |
| Director: Jijo Punnoose | 15,000 |
Official name: Rajat Kamal[1]
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
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 | Son Maina | Producer: R. B. Mehta, M. P. N. Nair and Shiv Prasad Thakur | 20,000 |
| Director: Shiv Prasad Thakur | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Ghare Baire | Producer: NFDC | 20,000 |
| Director: Satyajit Ray | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Paar | Producer: Swapan Sarkar | 20,000 |
| Director: Gautam Ghose | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Bandhana | Producer: Rohini Pictures | 20,000 |
| Director: R. B. Rajendra Singh | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Mukhamukham | Producer: K. Ravindran Nair | 20,000 |
| Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Mahananda | Producer: Mahesh Satoskar | 20,000 |
| Director: K. G. Koregaonkar | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Oriya | Klanta Aparahna | Producer: Dynamic Studio | 20,000 |
| Director: Manmohan Mahapatra | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Achamillai Achamillai | Producer: Rajam Balachander and V. Natarajan | 20,000 |
| Director: K. Balachander | 10,000 | ||
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Sitaara | Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao | 20,000 |
| Director: Vamsy | 10,000 |
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 Khasi | Manik Raitong | Producer: Rishan Rapsang | 20,000 |
| Director: Ardhendu Bhattacharya | 10,000 |
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.
A committee headed by V. K. Murthy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]
Official name: Swarna Kamal[1]
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 | Bada Media | Hindi | Producer: Director: Manohar S. Varpe | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best Biographical Film | Padmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair | Malayalam | Producer: James Paul Director: Matthew Paul | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology) | Aranya Aamar | Bengali | Producer: West Bengal Ministry of Forest Director: Tarun Majumdar | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best Agriculture Film and Best Industrial Film (Jointly given) | Krishi Jantrapati | Hindi | Producer and Director: Ghanashyam Mahapatra | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Nehru | English | Producer: Yash Chowdhary Director: Shyam Benegal and Yuri Aldokhin | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Sweekar | Hindi | Producer: Bal Mehta Director: Vishram Revankar | 10,000/- Each | |
| Geeli Meetti | Producer: Women and Social Welfare Ministry Director: Sanjay Kak | ||||
| Best Exploration / Adventure Film | Everest 84 | English | Producer: Cinema Vision India Director: Siddharth Kak | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best News Film | The Rickshaw Drivers of Madhya Pradesh | English | Producer: Madhya Pradesh Media Director: Naren Kondra | 10,000/- Each | |
| Best Animation Film | National Highway | English | Producer: National Institute of Design Director and Animator: R. N. Mistry | 10,000/- Each | |
| Special Jury Award | Shri Hemkunt Saahib | 5,000/- |
The awards aim at encouraging 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.
A committee headed by Vikram Singh was appointed to judge the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:[1]
Official name: Rajat Kamal[1]
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Book | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Book on Cinema | Chalachitrer Abirbhab | Bengali | Author Jagannath Chathopadhyay | 5,000 | |
| Best Film Critic | Swapan Mallick | 5,000 |