Type National Instituted 1960 First awardees Sri Lokanath Cash award 100,000 INR (US$1,600) | Category Indian Cinema First awarded 1960 Established 1960 Total awarded 35 | |
Description Best Odia Feature Film(s) of the year Medal Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals People also search for National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film | ||
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.
Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented in 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National Film Awards (1967).
The films made in Odia language were not considered until the 8th National Film Awards ceremony held in March 1961. The 1960 Prafulla Kumar Sengupta directorial film Sri Lokenath received the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Odia.
Winners
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years: