Type National First awardees S. L. Puram Sadanandan | Last awarded 2015 Cash award 50,000 INR (US$790) | |
Description Best screenplay for a feature film for a year Medal Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) First awarded 1967 (Screenplay Writer (Original))2009 (Screenplay Writer (Adapted))2009 (Dialogues) People also search for National Film Award for Best Direction | ||
This is the list of the National Film Awards (India) for Best Screenplay presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation established 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 award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Since the 57th National Film Awards in 2009, the award has been sub-categorized into Screenplay Original, Screenplay Writer (Adapted) and Dialogues.
Winners
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
References
National Film Award for Best Screenplay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA