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27th National Film Awards

{{Short description|Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1979}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{More citations needed|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 27

| award = National Film Awards

| image =

| alt =

| caption = 27th National Film Awards

| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1979

| award_org = Directorate of Film Festivals

| presenting_org = Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
{{small|(President of India)}}

| announced_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1980|04}}

| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1980|05}}

| site =

| host =

| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]

| lifetime_achievement = Sohrab Modi

| best_feature = Shodh

| best_non_feature =

| most_wins = Sankarabharanam (4){{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40IIFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124233500/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40IIFA.pdf |archive-date=24 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}

| last = 26th

| next = 28th

}}

The 27th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1979. Ceremony took place in April 1980.

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

= Lifetime Achievement Award =

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style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Name of Award

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Image

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee(s)

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awarded As

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awards

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|Dadasaheb Phalke Award

|75px

|Sohrab Modi

|Actor, Director and Producer

|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}} 40,000 and a Shawl

== All India Award ==

Following were the awards given:

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Name of Award

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18.5%;"|Name of Film

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Awardee(s)

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Cash Prize

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film

|rowspan="2"|Shodh

|rowspan="2"|Hindi

|Producer: Sitakant Misra

|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}} 50,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhury

|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}} 25,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value

|rowspan="2"|Sankarabharanam

|rowspan="2"|Telugu

|Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao

|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}} 50,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: K. Viswanath

|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}} 25,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"| Best Feature Film on National Integration

|rowspan="2"|22 June 1897

|rowspan="2"|Marathi

|Producer: Jayu Patwardhan

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 30,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Nachiket Patwardhan

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"| Best Children's Film

|rowspan="2"|Dangeyedda Makkalu

|rowspan="2"|Kannada

|Producer: T. S. Narasimhan, B. S. Somasundar

|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: U. S. Vadiraj

|Swarna Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"| Best Direction

|Ek Din Pratidin

|Bengali

|Mrinal Sen

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 20,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Screenplay

|Sparsh

|Hindi

|Sai Paranjpye

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 5,000 Each

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"| Best Actor

|Sparsh

|Hindi

|Naseeruddin Shah

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Actress

|Pasi

|Tamil

|Shoba

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Child Artist

|Aangan Ki Kali

|Hindi

|Geeta Khanna

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 5,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Cinematography (Color)

|Shodh

|Hindi

|Rajan Kinagi

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 5,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Cinematography (Black and White)

|Neem Annapurna

|Bengali

|Kamal Nayak

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 5,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Editing

|Ek Din Pratidin

|Bengali

|Gangadhar Naskar

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 5,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Music Direction

|Sankarabharanam

|Telugu

|K. V. Mahadevan

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Male Playback Singer

|Sankarabharanam

|Telugu

|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Best Female Playback Singer

|Sankarabharanam

|Telugu

|Vani Jairam

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 10,000

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="1"|Special Mention

|Acharya Kripalani

|English

|{{dash}}

|Certificate Only

== Regional Award ==

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.{{cite book |title=Careers Digest |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=44vNAAAAMAAJ |year=1980 |page=396}}{{cite book |title=Film World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHpTAAAAYAAJ |year=1980 |publisher=T.M. Ramachandran |page=217}}

class="wikitable"
style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Name of Award

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Name of Film

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%;"|Awardee(s)

!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21.5%;"|Awards

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Bengali

|rowspan="2"|Ek Din Pratidin

|Producer: Amalendu Chakraborty

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Mrinal Sen

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"| Best Feature Film in Hindi

|rowspan="2"|Sparsh

|Producer: Basu Bhattacharya

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Sai Paranjpye

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Kannada

|rowspan="2"|Arivu

|Producer: K. R. Lalitha

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Katte Ramachandra

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Malayalam

|rowspan="2"|Peruvazhiyambalam

|Producer: Prem Prakash

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Padmarajan

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Manipuri

|rowspan="2"|Olangthagee Wangmadasoo

|Producer: G. Narayan Sharma

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Aribam Syam Sharma

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Marathi

|rowspan="2"|Sinhasan

|Producer: Jabbar Patel

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Jabbar Patel

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Odia

|rowspan="2"|Shri Krishnaka Rasalila

|Producer:

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director:

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Tamil

|rowspan="2"|Pasi

|Producer: Sunitha Cine Arts

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: Durai

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|rowspan="2"|Best Feature Film in Telugu

|rowspan="2"|Nagna Sathyam

|Producer: U. Visweswar Rao

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 15,000/-

style="background-color:#F4F4F4"

|Director: U. Visweswar Rao

|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}} 7,500/-

References

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External links

  • [https://dff.nic.in/NFA_archive.asp National Film Awards Archives]
  • [https://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]

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Category:National Film Awards (India) ceremonies

Category:1980 Indian film awards