59th National Film Awards
59th National Film Awards for 2011
The following is the list of 59th National Film Awards for 2011 announced in March 2012.
| # | Name of the Award | Name of the Film and Awardee | Medal and Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Best Feature Film | (a) Deool(Marathi) Producer : Abhijeet Gholap Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni (b) Byari (Byari language) Producer: T.H. Althaf Hussain Director: Suveeran |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,50,000/- |
| 2. | Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Aaranyakandam (Tamil) Producer: S.P. Charan Director: Kumararaja Thiagarajan |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,25,000/- |
| 3. | Award for Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment | Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai(Tamil) Producer: P. Madan Director: Suseentharan |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 4. | Best Children's Film | Chillar Party (Hindi) Producer: UTV Software Communications Ltd Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/- |
| 5. | Best Direction | Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi) Gurvinder Singh |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,50,000/- |
| 6. | Best Actor | Deeol (Marathi) Girish Kulkarni |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- |
| 7. | Best Actress | The Dirty Picture (Hindi) Vidya Balan |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- |
| 8. | Best Supporting Actor | Appu Kutty for Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil) | Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- |
| 9. | Best Supporting Actor | Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi for Phijigee Mani (Manipuri) | Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000 |
| 10. | Best Child Artist | (a) Partho Gupte for Stanley ka Dabba (b) Irfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, Chinmai, Chandranshuh, Vedant Desai, Divij Handa and Shriya Sharma for Chillar Party |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- |
| 11. | Best Male Playback Singer | Anand Bhate for Balgandharva (Marathi) |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- |
| 12. | Best Female Playback Singer | Roopa Ganguly for Abosheyshey (Bengali) | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- |
| 13. | Special Jury Award | Anjan Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali) | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- |
| 14. | Best Special Effects | Harry Hingorani and Keitan Yadav for Ra-One | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- |
Best Feature Film in each of the language awarded Rajat Kamal (Rs. 1,00,000/-)
| # | Language | Name of the Film | Producer and Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bengali | Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na | Rana Sarkar Anjan Dutt |
| 2. | Dogri | Dille Ch Vasya Koi | Sanjeev Rattan Sanjeev Rattan |
| 3. | Hindi | I Am | Anirban Dhar (Onir) & Sanjay Suri Onir |
| 4. | Kannada | Kurmavatara | Basant Kumar Patil Girish Kasaravalli |
| 5. | Malayalam | Indian Rupee | August Cinema India Pvt. Ltd Ranjith Balakrishnan |
| 6. | Manipuri | Phijigee Mani | Takhelchangbam Ongbi and Medha Sharmi Oinam Gautam Singh |
| 7. | Marathi | Shala | Vivek D. Wagh and Nilesh Navalkha Sujay Sunil Dahake |
| 8. | Punjabi | Anhe Ghorey Da Daan | National Film Development Corporation Gurvinder Singh |
| 9. | Tamil | Vaagai sooda Va | S. Muruganandham A. Sargunam |
| 10. | Special Mention | Byari (Byari language) | Mallika |
| 11. | Special Mention | Adimadhyantham (Malayalam) | Director: Sherry |
Special Mention films have been given only certificates.
Best Book on Cinema - Swarna Kamal (Rs. 75,000)
R.D. Burman - The man, The Music (English) by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal
Best Film Critic- Swarna Kamal (Rs. 75,000)
Manoj Barpujari (Assamese and English)
Non-Feature Film Awards
Best Non Feature Film - Swarna Kamal (Rs. 1,50,000)
And We Play On (Hindi and English) Produced and Directed by Pramod Purswane
Best Debut Film of a Director- Rajat Kamal (Rs. 75,000)
The Silent Poet (Manipuri) Produced and Directed by Borun Thokchom
Best Environment Film - Rajat Kamal(Rs. 50,000)
Tiger Dynasty (English) Produced and Directed by S. Nallamuthu
Best Film on Social Issues - Swarna Kamal (Rs. 25,000)
1. Mindscapes.. of Love and Longing (Hindi and English) Produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and Directed by Arun Chadha
2. Inshallah, Football (Kashmiri, Urdu and English) Produced and Directed by Ashvin Kumar