National Awards 1983 Winners

Best Feature Film

Adi Shankaracharya

G. V. Iyer

Best Director

Mrinal Sen

Khandhar

Second Best Feature Film

Maya Miriga

Nirad N. Mohapatra

Best Actor

Om Puri

Ardh Satya

Best Actress

Shabana Azmi

Khandhar

Best Music Direction

Ilaiyaraaja

Sagara Sangamam

Best Feature Film in Marathi

Smruti Chitre

Vijaya Mehta, Vinayak Chaskar

Best Information Film

The Procession

Anjan Bose

Best Feature Film in Odia

Neeraba Jhada

Manmohan Mahapatra

Best Feature Film in Bengali

Vasundhra

Sekhar Chatterjee

Best Feature Film in Manipuri

Sanakeithel

M. A. Singh

Best Child Artist

Master Suresh

Malamukalile Daivam

Best Male Playback Singer

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sagara Sangamam

Best Cinematography (Black and White)

B. Bindhani, Rajshekhar Basu

Neeraba Jhada

Best Female Playback Singer

P. Susheela

MLA Yedukondalu

Best Cinematography (Color)

Madhu Ambat

Best Debut Film of a Director

Kundan Shah

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Best Screenplay

G. V. Iyer

Special Mention

Leather Puppetry Of Karnataka

Special Mention

I. S. Mathur

Jalshakti

Special Mention

Joy Mathew

Thalam

Best Editing

Mrinmoy Chakraborty

Khandhar

Special Mention

Nishan

Special Mention

Against Current Exploration Antartica

Special Mention

Tambaccucha Samna

Special Mention

Cobra: The Snake God

Special Mention

Kumar Shahani

Tarang

Special Mention

National Institute Of Design

Energy: Merry-Go-Round

Special Mention

Two Men And An Ideal

Special Mention

Perumkaliattam

Special Mention

Handling Fuel Oils Fission Power 306 Rejuvenation

Special Mention

Bidaai

Special Jury Award

Mankada Ravi Varma

Best Feature Film in Assamese

Alokar Ahban

Kamal Hazarika

Best Feature Film on National Integration

Sookha

M. S. Sathyu

Best News Film

Shelter

Best Art Director

Nitish Roy

Mandi

Best Newsreel Cameraman

Uday - Shankar, S. L. Prasad, +1 More

• C. Ramani

Tragedy Of Gendi

Best Animated Film

A Race With Death

Yash Choudhary, B. R. Shedge

Best Feature Film In Malayalam

Malamukalile Daivam

P. N. Menon

Best Feature Film In Telugu

Rangula Kala

B. Narsing Rao, K. Venkateswara Rao

Best Feature Film In Tamil

Oru Indhiya Kanavu

T. P. Varadarajan, Vijayalakshmi Desikan, +1 More

• Komal Swaminathan

Best Animated Film

Fire Games

Ram Mohan Paruvu, Ranabir Ray

Best Feature Film In Kannada

Banker Margayya

B. S. Somasundar, T. S. Narasimhan, +1 More

• T. S. Nagabharana

Best Experimental Film

The Clown And The Dog

Sunny Joseph

Best Book on Cinema

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Cinemayude Lokam

Best Educational / Instructional Film

Oval Crop

Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza, Radha Narayanan

Best Feature Film In Hindi

Ardh Satya

Manmohan Shetty, Pradeep Uppoor, +1 More

• Govind Nihalani

Best Promotional Film

Ekta Aur Anushasan

K. S. Kulkarni, S. K. Sharma

Best Audiography

S. P. Ramanathan

Best Children's Film

Bhombal Sardar

Nripen Ganguly

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Durga Khote