The 27th National Film Awards, was 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. The ceremony took place in April 1980.
Awards Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
Lifetime Achievement Award Name of AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsAwardsDadasaheb Phalke AwardSohrab ModiActor, Director and ProducerSwarna Kamal, 40,000 and a Shawl
All India Award
Following were the awards given:
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmShodhHindiProducer: Sitakant MisraSwarna Kamal and 50,000/-Director: Biplab Roy ChowdhurySwarna Kamal and 25,000/- Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic ValueSankarabharanamTeluguProducer: Edida Nageshwara RaoSwarna Kamal and 50,000/-Director: K. ViswanathSwarna Kamal and 25,000/- Best Feature Film on National Integration22 June 1897MarathiProducer: Jayu PatwardhanRajat Kamal and 30,000Director: Nachiket PatwardhanRajat Kamal and 10,000 Best Children's FilmDangeyedda MakkaluKannadaProducer: T. S. Narasimhan, B. S. SomasundarSwarna Kamal and 15,000/-Director: U. S. VadirajSwarna Kamal and 10,000/- Best DirectionEk Din PratidinBengaliMrinal SenRajat Kamal and 20,000Best ScreenplaySparshHindiSai ParanjpyeRajat Kamal and 5,000 Each Best ActorSparshHindiNaseeruddin ShahRajat Kamal and 10,000Best ActressPasiTamilShobaRajat Kamal and 10,000Best Child ArtistAangan Ki KaliHindiGeeta KhannaRajat Kamal and 5,000Best Cinematography (Color)ShodhHindiRajan KinagiRajat Kamal and 5,000Best Cinematography (Black and White)Neem AnnapurnaBengaliKamal NayakRajat Kamal and 5,000Best EditingEk Din PratidinBengaliGangadhar NaskarRajat Kamal and 5,000Best Music DirectionSankarabharanamTeluguK. V. MahadevanRajat Kamal and 10,000Best Male Playback SingerSankarabharanamTeluguS. P. BalasubrahmanyamRajat Kamal and 10,000Best Female Playback SingerSankarabharanamTeluguVani JairamRajat Kamal and 10,000Special MentionAcharya KripalaniEnglishCertificate Only
Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.
Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)AwardsBest Feature Film in BengaliEk Din PratidinProducer: Amalendu ChakrabortyRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: Mrinal SenRajat Kamal and 7,500/- Best Feature Film in HindiSparshProducer: Basu BhattacharyaRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: Sai ParanjpyeRajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in KannadaArivuProducer: K. R. LalithaRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: Katte RamachandraRajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in MalayalamPeruvazhiyambalamProducer: Prem PrakashRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: PadmarajanRajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in ManipuriOlangthagee WangmadasooProducer: G. Narayan SharmaRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: Aribam Syam SharmaRajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in MarathiSinhasanProducer: Jabbar PatelRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: Jabbar PatelRajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in OdiaShri Krishnaka RasalilaProducer:Rajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director:Rajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in TamilPasiProducer: Sunitha Cine ArtsRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: DuraiRajat Kamal and 7,500/-Best Feature Film in TeluguNagna SathyamProducer: U. Visweswar RaoRajat Kamal and 15,000/-Director: U. Visweswar RaoRajat Kamal and 7,500/-
References
External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India