12th National Film Awards
{{Short description|Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1964}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 12
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1964
| award_org = Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
| presenting_org = P. V. Cherian
{{small|(Governor of Maharashtra)}}{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/101_13thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=13th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725172334/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/101_13thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}
| announced_date =
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1965|05|31}}
| site = Mumbai
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement =
| best_feature = Charulata
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins = Aarohi (2)
| last = 11th
| next = 13th
}}
The 12th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1964.{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm12thNFAAward.aspx|title=12th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=14 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225220334/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm12thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=25 February 2012|url-status=dead}} Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 31 May 1965 and awards were given by then Governor of Maharashtra, P. V. Cherian.
Starting with 12th National Film Awards, a new award was introduced at All India level for Best Story Writer. Also awards for films made in English and Kashmiri language are also considered for the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in the respective language at the regional level.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
= Feature films =
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 12th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Charulata won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Following were the awards given:
== All India Award ==
For 12th National Film Awards, none of the films were awarded from Children's Films category as no film was found to be suitable. Following were the awards given in each category:
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| style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Film !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Awardee(s) !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Cash Prize |
|---|
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film |rowspan="2"|Charulata |rowspan="2"|Bengali |Producer: R. D. Bansal |Gold Medal and {{INR}} 20,000 |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|{{INR}} 5,000 |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |rowspan="2"|Haqeeqat |rowspan="2"|Hindi |Producer: Chetan Anand |Certificate of Merit and {{INR}} 10,000 |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Chetan Anand |{{INR}} 2,500 |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film |rowspan="2"|Unnaipol Oruvan{{cite book|author=Times of India (Firm)|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEEjAQAAMAAJ|year=1965|publisher=Bennett, Coleman.|page=279|access-date=21 October 2016|archive-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603010042/https://books.google.com/books?id=lEEjAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}{{cite book|title=Hindustan Year-book and Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KXhDAAAAYAAJ|year=1966|publisher=M. C. Sarkar.|page=332|access-date=21 October 2016|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216104509/https://books.google.com/books?id=KXhDAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}} |rowspan="2"|Tamil |Producer: Aasiya Jyothi films |Certificate only |
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|Director: D. Jayakanthan |Certificate only |
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|All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer |Certificate only |
== Regional Award ==
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. With 12th National Film Awards, two more awards were introduced for the feature films made in English and Kashmiri language. These newly introduced categories includes President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film and Certificate of Merit for second and third best film, although former was not given as no film was found suitable for the award.
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| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%"|Film ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%"|Awardee(s) |
|---|
| scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director |
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|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Assamese |
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|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Pratidhwani |Kamrup Chitra |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Bengali |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Asim Pal |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |Anustup Chhanda |B. K. Productions |Pijush Bose |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in English |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |The Avalanche |Serbjeet Singh |Serbjeet Singh |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Hindi |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC" |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |Sunil Dutt |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film |V. Shantaram Productions |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Kannada |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Pals & Co. |T. V. Singh Thakur |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|rowspan="3"|Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |rowspan="3"|Nava Jeevana |U. S. Vadhiraj |rowspan="3"|P. S. Moorthy |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|U. Jawahar |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Bharathi Chitra |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film |S. K. A. Chari |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Kashmiri |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Mainz-Raat |M. R. Seth |Shyam and Jagiram Paul |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Marathi |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Pathlaag |Raja Paranjape |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |Tuka Jhalase Kalas |N. G. Datar |Raja Nene |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film |Anant Govind Mane |Anant Govind Mane |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Oriya |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Sadhana |Diamond Valley Production |Prabhat Mukherjee |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |Naba Janma |Pancha Sakha Pictures |Sachin Mukherji |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Punjabi |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Jagga |K. B. Chadha |Jugal Kishore |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|Feature Films in Telugu |
| style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |Doctor Chakravarthy{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/9/national-film-awards-1964 |title=National Film Awards (1964) |access-date=13 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327145101/http://www.gomolo.com/9/national-film-awards-1964 |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead }} |D. Madhusudhana Rao |
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|Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |Ramadasu{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/ramadasu-movie-awards/15991 |title=National Film Awards (1964) |access-date=13 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825212638/http://www.gomolo.com/ramadasu-movie-awards/15991 |archive-date=25 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} |V. Nagayya |
= Non-Feature films =
Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries, educational films and film strips made in the country. For 12th National Film Awards, no award was given in the filmstrip category and only Certificate of Merit was awarded for Educational Films. Following were the awards given for the non-feature films category:
== Documentaries ==
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| style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:40%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Film !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Awardee(s) !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:17%;"|Cash Prize |
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| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film |rowspan="2"|One Day |rowspan="2"|English |Producer: Jagat Murari |Certificate of Merit and {{INR}} 1,000 |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: S. N. S. Sastry |{{INR}} 250 |
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|rowspan="4"|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film |rowspan="2"|All Under Heaven By Force |rowspan="4"|English |Producer: J. B. H. Wadia |rowspan="4"|Certificate of Merit only |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: J. B. H. Wadia |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|And Miles To Go |Producer: S. Sukhdev |
| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: S. Sukhdev |
== Educational films ==
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| style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:40%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Film !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Awardee(s) !style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:15%;"|Cash Prize |
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| style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational Film |Sterilisation of the Female |Producer: Films Division |Certificate of Merit only |
= Awards not given =
References
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External links
- [https://dff.nic.in/Archive.aspx National Film Awards Archives]
- [https://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]
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