46TH NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1999
THE FEATURE FILM JURY
OF THE 46TH NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 1999 HAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:-
1. BEST FEATURE FILM
SAMAR (HINDI) Synopsis
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.50,000/- to the Producer SHYAM BENEGAL
SAHYADRI FILMS & NATIONAL FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.50,000/- to the Director SHYAM BENEGAL
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI
FILM SAMAR FOR THE INNOVATIVE AND HUMAN MANNER IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR STRUCTURES
AND PRESENTS A CONTINUING SOCIAL EVIL.
2. INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FILM OF A DIRECTOR
DAYA (MALAYALAM) Synopsis
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.25,000/- to the Producer C.K. GOPINATH
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.25,000/- to the Director VENU
Citation
THE INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST FILM OF A DIRECTOR OF 1998
IS GIVEN TO THE MALAYALAM FILM DAYA FOR ITS DEPICTION OF A DELIGHTFUL FAIRY-TALE-LIKE
THEME LENDING EXOTIC SOPHISTICATION AND COLOUR TO THE UNIQUE MOSAIC OF
CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION AND STYLE.
3. AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT
KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI (HINDI) Synopsis
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.40,000/- to the Producer YASH JOHAR
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.40,000/- to the Director KARAN JOHAR
Citatation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT
OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI FILM KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI FOR THE IRRESISTIBLE
CHARM AND UNIVERSAL APPEAL OF ITS STORY, MUSIC, DANCE AND PERFORMANCES.
4. NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION
ZAKHM (HINDI) Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Producer POOJA BHATT
Rajat Ramal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Director MAHESH
BHATT
Citation
THE NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM OF 1998 IS
GIVEN TO THE HINDI FILM ZAKHM FOR BOLDLY DEALING WITH
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS STRIFE, COMMUNAL TENSIONS, VIOLENCE AND
DISHARMONY IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES. THE FILM HAS A MESSAGE OF LOVE AND
PEACE THAT IS CONVEYED IN A SENSITIVE WAY.
5. BEST FILM ON FAMILY WELFARE
ATMIYO SWAJAN (BENGALI) Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/-- to the Producer MESSERS
DHATRI FILMS
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Director RAJA SEN
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON FAMILY WELFARE OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
THE BENGALI FILM ATMIYO SWAJAN FOR VIVIDLY PORTRAYING EMOTIONAL AND MORAL
PROBLEMS FACED BY AN EXTENDED FAMILY WEARING A RICH TAPESTRY OF RELATIONSHIPS,
THE FILM BRINGS FORTH HOPE FOR THE AGED AND CELEBRATES LIFE FOR THE YOUNG.
6. BEST FILM ON OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS PROHIBITION, WOMEN AND CHILD
WELFARE, ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED ETC.
CHINTHAVISHTAYAYA SHYAMALA (MALAYALAM) Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Producer C. KARUNAKARAN
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Director SREENIVASAN
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS PROHIBITION,
WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE, ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED
ETC., OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE MALAYALAM FILM CHINTHAVISHTAYAYA SHYAMALA
FOR ITSTHEME OF A WOMAN'S STRUGGLE AGAINST RELENTLESS DIFFICULTIES HEAPED
UPON HER BY HER WORTHLESS HUSBAND. HER ULTIMATE SUCCESS AND EMANCIPATION
PROVE TO BE SOCIALLY INSPIRING.
7. BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION
MALLI (TAMIL) Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000- to the Producer D.K. BHAT,
CEO, N'CYPRajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Director
SANTOSH SIVAN
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION
OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE TAMIL FILM MALLI FOR ITS LUCID AND LYRICAL DEPICTION
OF NATURE AND THE NEED TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS WHICH HAVE MADE
LIFE ON TRIS EARTH POSSIBLE AND BEAUTIFUL.
8. BEST CHILDREN'S FILM
KABHI PASS KABHI FAIL (HINDI) Synopsis
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Producer D.K. BHAT,
CEO, N'CYP
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- to the Director VIRENDRA
SAINI
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHILDREN'S FILM OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI
FILM KABHI PASS KABHI FAIL FOR WEAVING AN ENCHANTING TALE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED
BY CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND DRAWING MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES FROM ITS LARGE
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
9. BEST DIRECTION
RAJEEVNATH
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/- to the Director RAJEEVNATH
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST DIRECTION OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO RAJEEVNATH FOR
THE MALAYALAM FILM JANANI FOR A WARMLY COMPASSIONATE FILM WHERE SUBJECT
AND TREATMENT ARE IN PERFECT HARMONY.
10. BEST ACTOR
AJAY DEVGAN & MAMMOOTTY
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Actors – AJAY DEVGAN
& MAMMOOTTY
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTOR OF 1998 IS GIVEN EK-ACQUO TO TWO ACTORS:
TO AJAY DEVGAN IN ZAKHM FOR HIS RESTRAINED AND MOVING PERFORMANCE OF
AN ANGRY MAN EXASPERATED WITH THE FAILING SYSTEM.
TO MAMMOTTY IN DR. BABA SAHEB AMBEDKAR FOR BRINGING TO LIFE A GREAT
NATIONAL FIGURE IN A STRONG AND MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE SPANNING SEVERAL
DECADES ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS.
11. BEST ACTRESS
SHABANA AZMI
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Actress SHABANA
AZMI
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTRESS OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO SHABANA AZMI FOR
HINDI FILM GODMOTHER FOR HER DRAMATIC AND PASSIONATE PORTRAYAL OF A WOMAN
FORCED TO FIGHT IN A MAN'S WORLD. THE ACTRESS LENDS A RARE INTENSITY AND
DIGNITY TO HER PORTRAYAL AS THE VICTIM FORCED TO TAKE THE LAW INTO HER
HANDS SHE PROJECTS A WIDE RANGE OF INTRICATE AND COMPLEK EMOTIONS WITH
EASE AND SINCERITY. SHABANA AZMI FLAWLESSLY WEAVES EXPRESSION, VOICE AND
BODY LANGUAGE AND COMES UP WITH ONE OF HER MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES
TO DATE.
12. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
MANOJ BAJPAI
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Supporting Actor
MANOJ BAJPAI
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO MANOJ
BAJPAI FOR HINDI FILM SATYA FOR HIS FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE OF THE ECCENTRIC
UNDERWORLD TRAPPED IN A SYSTEM, COLD BLOODED YET VULNERABLE AT THE SAME
TIME.
13. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
SUHASINI MULAY
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO SUHASINI
MULAY FOR HINDI FILM HU TU TU FOR BRINGING ALIVE NEGATIVE PERSONALITY WITHOUT
LOSING HER HUMAN FACE. SHE ACTS WITH CONVICTION AND COMES UP WITH A POWERFUL
PERFORMANCE.
14. BEST CHILD ARTIST
BABY AMMA (SHWETHA)
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- to the Child Artist BABY
AMMA (SHWETHA)
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHILD ARTISTE OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO BABY AMMA
FOR TAMIL FILM MALLI FOR HER INFECTIOUS AND VIBRANT PERFORMANCE OF A YOUNG
CHILD'S PURE BONDING WITH NATURE AND HER TRAUMA AT THE DECADENCE IN ENVIRONMENT.
15. BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
SANJEEV ABHYANKAR
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Male Playback Singer
SANJEEV ABHYANRAR
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO SANJEEV
ABHYANKAR FOR THE HINDI FILM GODMOTHER FOR THE SONG "SUNO RE BHAILA" IN
WHICH HE SUCCESSFULLY BLENDS FOLK, BHAJAN AND POPULAR MUSIC TO COMMUNICATE
THE LYRICS EFFECTIVELY.
16. BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
ALKA YAGNIK
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Female Playback
Singer ALKA YAGNIK
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
ALKA YAGNIK FOR HINDI FILM SONG KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI. HER RENDERING OF THIS
THEME SONG BRINGS OUT THE DIFFERENT MOODS AND EMOTION AND ADDS GREATLY
TO THE IMPACT OF THE FILM.
17. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SANTOSH SIVAN
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Cameraman SANTOSH
SIVAN
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Laboratory processing
the film GEMINI COLOR LABORATORY
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO SANTOSH
SIVAN FOR HINDI FILM DIL SE. HIS CAMERA TRAVELS ACROSS SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES
AND ARCHITECTURE AND THROUGH BUSTLING HUMANITY WITH GREAT SEDUCTIVE CHARM,
COLOURS AND MOODS ARE CREATED WITH EQUAL EASE IN A FILM WHICH SETS A HIGH
STANDARD OF CINEMATIC PERFECTION.
18. BEST SCREENPLAY
ASHOK MISRA
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SCREENPLAY FOR 1998 IS GIVEN TO ASHOK MISRA
FOR HINDI FILM SAMAR WHERE HE HAS USED A UNIQUE STRUCTURE TO EKPLORE THE
COMPLEK CONTRADICTIONS OF URBAN/RURAL, RICH/POOR, PCWERFUL/DCWNTRODDEN
IN A SIMPLE STORY LINE LACED WITH POIGNANT MOMENTS OF HUMOUR AND IRONY
FOR A PERCEPTIVE INSIGHT INTO CONTEMPORARY INDIAN LIFE.
19. BEST AUDIOGRAPHY
H. SRIDHAR
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the RE-RECORDIST OF
THE FINAL MIXED TRACK H. SRIDHAR
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST AUDIOGRAPEY OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO H.SRIDHAR FOR
HINDI FILM DIL SE FOR CAPTURING SOUNDS AS VARIED AS THE VISUALS AND CREATING
AN UNUSUAL RHYTHAM ON THE SOUND TRACK.
20. BEST EDITING
RENU SALUJA
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Editor RENU SALUJA
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST EDITING OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO RENU SALUJA FOR
HINDI FILM GODMOTHER FOR HER SMART SLICK AND INNOVATIVE EDITING ADDS AN
ARTISTIC TOUCH TO THE FILM. HER PACING OF THE CUTS ENHANCE THE EMOTIONS
AND SOUND OVERLAPS LEND A REMARKABLE LUCIDITY TO THE NARRATION.
21. BEST ART DIRECTION
NITIN DESAI
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10000/- to the Art Director NITIN
DESAI ;
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ART DIRECTION OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO NITIN DESAI
FOR ENGLISH FILM DR. BABA SAREB AMBEDKAR. THE FILM COVERS A LARGE TIME
SPAN FROM THE PRE-ELECTRICITY AGE TO POST INDEPENDENCE INDIA. THE SCENE,
BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR MOVE EFFORTLESSLY AROUND RURAL, URBAN, INDIAN AND
FOREIGN LOCALES AND BLUR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SETS AND LOCATIONS - WITH
THE AID OF FAULTLESS CAMERAWORK, THE ART DIRECTION ALMOST SINGLE HANDEDLY
CREATES THE ENTIRE PERIOD MOOD AND FEEL OF THE FILM.
22. BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
S.B. SATHEESAN
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Costume Designer
S.B. SATBEESAN
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST COSTUME DESIGNER OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO S.B. SATHEESAN
FOR MALAYALAM FILM DAYA A FANTASY WITHOUT ANY CONCRETE REFERENCE TO KNOWN
PERIODS, LOCALES OR STYLES - THE FILM ACHIEVES A HIGH QUALITY DESIGN INTEGRITY.
THE USE OF FABRICS, WEAVES AND PRINTS ARE SUPERBLY EXECUTED AND LEAVE A
LASTING IMPRESSION.
23. BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
VISHAL BHARDWAJ
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Music Director (SONGS
& BACKGROUND MUSIC SCORE) VISHAL BRARDWAJ
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST MUSIC DIRECTION OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO VISHAL
BHARDWAJ FOR THE HINDI FILM GODMOTHER WHERE THE NARRATIVE OF THE FILM AND
THE MUSIC BRING ABOUT AN EKCELLENT BLEND OF FOLK AND MODERN MUSIC. IT RETAINS
THE FRAGRANCE OF THE SOIL OF GUJARAT.
24. BEST LYRICS
JAVED AKHTAR
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Lyricist JAVED AKHTAR
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST LYRICS OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO JAVED AKHTAR FOR
HINDI FILM GODMOTHER FOR TBE SONG "MATI RE MATI RE" FOR THE AUTHENTIC BLEND
OF DIALECT AND EMOTION. A SONG OF PATRIOTISM AND PASSION, THE LYRICS ARE
LUCID AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.
25. SPECIAL JURY AWARD
KITCHHU SANLAP KITCHHU PRALAP (BENGALI)
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- to the DIRECTOR ASHOKE
VISWANATHAN.
Citation
THE SPECIAL JURY AWARD OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE BENGALI FILM KITCHHU
SANLAP KITCHHU PRALAP BRILLIANTLY DIRECTED BY ASHOKE VISWANATHAN. THE FILM
IS EXTRA-ORDINARY IN ITS EXPERIMENTAL EFFORT AND WORKS AS A SATIRE ON OUR
VALUE SYSTEM DOMINATED BY THE PSEUDO INTELLECTUALS.
26. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
VENKI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE CREATOR VENKI.
Citation
THE BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS AWARD OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO THE CREATOR VENKI
FOR TAMIL FILM JEANS FOR HIS EKTREMELY INNOVATIVE AND SPECTACULAR SPECIAL
EFFECTS CREATED ON COMPUTOR. THE ANIMATION OF THE TWIN CHARACTERS IS FASCINATING
AND INTRIGUING.
27. BEST CEOREOGRAPHY
VRINDA
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Choreographer VRINDA
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO VRINDA FOR
MALAYALAM FILM DAYA FOR THE SPIRITED AND NOVEL ADAPTATION OF AN ARABIC
DANCE.
28. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE
VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
A. BEST FEATURE FILM IN ASSAMESE
KUHKHAL Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer DOLPHIN
COMMUNICATIONS ,
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director JAHNU BARUA
Citation
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN ASSAMESE OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO KUHKHAL
FOR
ITS AUTHENTIC PORTRAYAL OF A HISTORICAL EVENT OF BRITISH INDIA.
B. BEST FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI
ASOOKH Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer D. RAMA
NAIDU
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director RITUPARNO
GHOSH
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
ASOOKH PROFILING THE DILEMMA OF A FILM ACTRESS, AT A DELICATE POINT IN
HER LIFE. REJECTED BY HER LOVER IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN, ASOOKH IS AN
INTERNALISED STUDY OF AN ACTRESS COMING TO TERMS WITH MULTIPLE PRESSURES
IN HER LIFE.
C. BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH
DR. BABA SAREB AMBEDKAR
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer NATIONAL
FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director DR. JABBAR
PATEL
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
DR. BABA SAHEB AMBEDKAR, AN AUTHENTIC AND WELL RESEARCHED BIOGRAPHICAL
FILM WHICH PROBES THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE LIFE OF ONE OF
THE GREATEST LEADERS OF INDIA.
D. BEST FEATURE FILM IN HINDI
GODMOTHER
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer MESSERS
GRAMCO FILMS
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director VINAY SHUKLA
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN HINDI OF -1998 IS GIVEN TO
FILM GODMOTHER. THE FILMS DEALS WITH CONTEMPORARY POWER STRUCTURE AND CONFRONTS
VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION AND PASSIONS WITH EASE; THE MUSIC, ART DIRECTION AND
THE DIALOGUES COMBINE TO CREATE A STRONG ETHNIC CHARACTER
E. THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN KANNADA
HOOMALE
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer USHA RAO
K.S.
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director NAGATHIHALLI
CHANDRASHEKAR
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN KANNADA OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
HOOMALE FOR ITS STRONG STATEMENT ABOUT A WIDOW SURMOUNTING SEVERE TRIALS
IN AN UNFAMILIAR LAND AND CIRCUMSTANCES AND FINDING LOVE AGAINST A BACKGROUND
OF TERRORISM.
F. BEST FEATURE FILM IN MALAYALAM
AGNISAAKSHI
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer V.V. BABU
&
DR. SOMA PRASADRajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director
SHYAM PRASAD
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN MALAYALAM FOR 1998 IS GIVEN
TO AGNISAAKSHI. IT AUTHENTICALLY DEALS WITH THE SOCIAL AMBIENCE PREVAILING
AMONG THE BRAHMIN COMMUNITY AGES AGO. THE STORY UNFOLDED THROUGH THE BOLD
ADVENTURES OF ONE BRAHMIN WOMAN – THETHI – WHO FINALLY TAKES TO SANYAS.
G. BEST FEATURE FILM IN MARATHI
TU TITHE MEE Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer SMITA TALWALKARRajat
Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 70,000/- to the Director SANJAY SURKAR ;
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN MARATHI OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
TU TITHE MEE WHICH SHEDS LIGHT ON THE PLIGHT OF THE OLD AND THE AGEING
AND THE CRUMBLING OF THE JOINT FAMILY SYSTEM IN A NOVEL AND ENTERTAINING
FORMAT OF A LOVE STORY. BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE BY MOHAN JOSHI AND SUHAS
JOSHI ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FILM.
H. BEST FEATURE FILM IN ORIYA
NANDAN Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer D.K. BHAT,
CEO, N'CYP
Rajat Kamal and.a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director A.K. BIR
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN ORIYA FOR 1998 IS GIVEN TO
THE FILM NANDAN FOR ITS SIMPLE STORY AND REALISTIC MILIEU. NANDAN PORTRAYS
THE ASPIRATION OF A POOR CHILD AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF HIS PARENTS IN FULFILLING
THEM. THE TRIUMPH OF FAMILY VALUES AND LOVE OVER MATERIAL GLOSS HAS UNIVERSAL
APPEAL.
I. BEST FEATURE FILM IN PUNJABI
SHAHEED-E-MOHABBAT BOOTA SINGH Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer MANJEET
MAAN
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director MANOJ PUNJ
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN PUNJABI OF 1998 IS GIVEN TO
SHAHEED-E-MOHABBAT BOOTA SINGH FOR ITS SENSITIVE DEPICTION OF PAIN AND
SORROW PERPETRATED BY THE PARTITION OF INDIA ON BOOTA SINGH, EKCELLENTLY
PORTRAYED BY GURDAS MAAN, THE FILMS REFLECTS THE AFTERMATH OF A TRAGEDY
DELIVERS A MESSAGE OF LOVE AND HUMANITY REACHING FAR BEYOND THE MAN MADE
BORDERS.
J. BEST FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL
HOUSE FULL Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer R. PARTHEPAN
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director R. PARTHEPAN
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL FOR 1998 IS GIVEN TO
HOUSE FULL TELLING THE STORY OF A THEATRE MANAGER AND HIS PASSIONATE BONDING
WITH HIS AUDIENCE. A BOMB IS DISCOVERED IN THE THEATRE BHARAT TALKIES DURING
SHOW TIME BUT REMOVED IN THE NICK OF TIME SAVING THE LIVES OF THE AUDIENCE.
DENOUNCING VIOLENCE, THE FILM IS A STRONG STATEMENT AGAINST TERRORISM.
K. BEST FEATURE FILM IN TELUGU
THOLI PREMA Synopsis
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Producer G.V.G.
RAJU,
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the Director A. KARUNAKARAN
Citation
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATVRE FILM IN TELUGU FOR THE YEAR 1998 IS
GIVEN TO THOBI PREMA AN UNUSUAL LOVE STORY ABOUT TWO FRIENDS WHO CONFESS
THEIR FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER AT THE END OF THE FILM. THE FILM IS A BREAK
FROM THE FORMULA.
Special Mention
1. DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (FOR THE FILM KANTE KUTURNE
KANU)
2. PRAKASH RAJ, ACTOR (FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE FILM ANTHAHPURAM)
3. MANJU WARRIER, ACTRESS (FOR RANNEZUTHI POTTUM THOTTU)
Citation
THE FEATURE FILM JURY MAKES A SPECIAL MENTION FOR 1998 FOR THE TELUGU
FILM KANTE KUTURNE KANU FOR TAKING A STAND ON GENDER DISCRIMINATION.
OF PRAKASH RAJ (ACTOR) IN THE TELUGU FILM ANTHAHAPURAM FOR HIS WHOLESOME
PERFORMANCE OF THE OBSESSIVE FEUDAL LORD STILL, LIVING IN MEDIEVAL TIMES.
AND OF MANJU WARRIER (ACTRESS) IN MALAYALAM FILM KANNEZUTHI POTTUM THOTTU
FOR HER SUBDUED AND CONSISTENCE PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL FILMS ENTERED FOR
THE AWARDS.
