National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)
Indian film award
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The National Film Award – Special Mention is a certificate of merit presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several honours presented for feature films. The recipients of Special Mention are presented with a certificate of merit, without any trophies or cash prizes.
Sponsored byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly calledSpecial Commendation (1978)
First award1978
Most recent winnerDhanush and Suren G. (2024)
| National Film Award – Special Mention | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Formerly called | Special Commendation (1978) |
| First award | 1978 |
| Most recent winner | Dhanush and Suren G. (2024) |
The certificate was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded for films produced in a given year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Winners
| List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), awarded as, film(s) and language(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Recipient(s) | Awarded as | Film(s) | Language(s) | Refs. |
| 1978 (26th) |
Mrinal Sen | Director | Parasuram | Bengali | [1] |
| Muzaffar Ali | Director | Gaman | Hindi | ||
| 1979 (27th) |
No award | [2] | |||
| 1980 (28th) |
No award | [3] | |||
| 1981 (29th) |
No award | [4] | |||
| 1982 (30th) |
No award | [5] | |||
| 1983 (31st) |
Kumar Shahani | Director | Tarang | Hindi | [6] |
| 1984 (32nd) |
No award | [7] | |||
| 1985 (33rd) |
No award | [8] | |||
| 1986 (34th) |
Sandip Ray | Director | Himghar | Bengali | [9] |
| 1987 (35th) |
No award | [10] | |||
| 1988 (36th) |
Aamir Khan | Actor | • Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak • Raakh |
Hindi | [11] |
| 1989 (37th) |
Mohanlal | Actor | Kireedam | Malayalam | [12] |
| Anupam Kher | Actor | Daddy | Hindi | ||
| 1990 (38th) |
Anoubham Kiranmala | Actress | Ishanou | Meitei | [13] |
| 1991 (39th) |
Mamata Shankar | Actress | Agantuk | Bengali | [14] |
| Ravindran | Music director | Bharatham | Malayalam | ||
| 1992 (40th) |
Sibaprasad Sen | Director | Pasanda Pandit | Bengali | [15] |
| 1993 (41st) |
• Tahir Hussain • Mahesh Bhatt |
• Producer • Director |
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | Hindi | [16] |
| • Jugal Debata • Susant Misra |
• Producer • Director |
Indradhanura Chhai | Oriya | ||
| 1994 (42nd) |
Mahesh Mahadevan | Music director | Nammavar | Tamil | [17] |
| Bishnu Kharghoria | Actor | Xagoroloi Bohudoor | Assamese | ||
| S. Kumar | Cinematographer | Parinayam | Malayalam | ||
| 1995 (43rd) |
Uttara Baokar | Actress | Doghi | Marathi | [18] |
| Rohini | Actress | Stri | Telugu | ||
| Benaf Dadachandji | Child actor | Halo | Hindi | ||
| 1996 (44th) |
Dolon Roy | Actress | Sanghat | Bengali | [19] |
| Bhagirathee | Actress | Adajya | Assamese | ||
| 1997 (45th) |
Nagarjuna | Actor | Annamayya | Telugu | [20] |
| Jomol | Actress | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 (46th) |
Dasari Narayana Rao | • Producer • Director |
Kante Koothurne Kanu | Telugu | [21] |
| Prakash Raj | Actor | Antahpuram | Telugu | ||
| Manju Warrier | Actress | Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 (47th) |
Mohan Joshi | Actor | Gharabaher | Marathi | [22] |
| Manju Borah | Director | Baibhab | Assamese | ||
| Kavita Lankesh | Director | Deveeri | Kannada | ||
| 2000 (48th) |
No award | [23] | |||
| 2001 (49th) |
Dilip Doley and Narayan Seal | Director | Panoi-Jongki | Miri and Mishing | [24] |
| 2002 (50th) |
Jyothirmayi | Actress | Bhavam | Malayalam | [25] |
| 2003 (51st) |
H. G. Dattatreya | Actor | Mouni | Kannada | [26] |
| Nedumudi Venu | Actor | – | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 (52nd) |
Gurdas Maan | Actor | Des Hoyaa Pardes | Punjabi | [27] |
| Pradeep Nair | Director | Oridam | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 (53rd) |
No award | [28] | |||
| 2006 (54th) |
Thilakan | Actor | Eakantham | Malayalam | [29] |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | Actor | Dosar | Bengali | ||
| 2007 (55th) |
No award | [30] | |||
| 2008 (56th) |
No award | [31] | |||
| 2009 (57th) |
Padmapriya Janakiraman | Actress | • Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja • Kutty Srank |
Malayalam | [32] |
| 2010 (58th) |
K. Shivaram Karanth (posthumously) | Writer | Bettada Jeeva | Kannada | [33] |
| 2011 (59th) |
Mallika | Actress | Byari | Beary | [34] |
| Sherrey | Director | Adimadhyantham | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 (60th) |
Lal | Actor | Ozhimuri | Malayalam | [35] |
| H. G. Dattatreya | Actor | Bharath Stores | Kannada | ||
| Bishnu Kharghoria | Actor | Baandhon | Assamese | ||
| Parineeti Chopra | Actress | Ishaqzaade | Hindi | ||
| Tannishtha Chatterjee | Actress | Dekh Indian Circus | Hindi | ||
| Hansraj Jagtap | Child actor | Dhag | Marathi | ||
| Thilakan (posthumously) | Actor | Ustad Hotel | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 (61st) |
Gauri Gadgil | Child actor | Yellow | Marathi | [36] |
| Sanjana Rai | Child actor | Yellow | Marathi | ||
| Anjali Patil | Actress | Na Bangaaru Talli | Telugu | ||
| 2014 (62nd) |
Musthafa | Actor | Ain | Malayalam | [37] |
| Palomi Ghosh | Actress | Nachom-ia Kumpasar | Konkani | ||
| Parth Bhalerao | Child actor | Killa | Marathi | ||
| Bhoothnath Returns | Hindi | ||||
| 2015 (63rd) |
Rinku Rajguru | Actress | Sairat | Marathi | [38] |
| Jayasurya | Actor | Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam | Malayalam | ||
| Lukka Chuppi | |||||
| Ritika Singh | Actress | Irudhi Suttru | Tamil | ||
| 2016 (64th) |
Eleeanora Images Private Ltd. and Nila Madhab Panda | Producer and Director | Kadvi Hawa | Hindi | [39] |
| Red Carpet Moving Pictures and Shubhashish Bhutiani | Producer and Director | Mukti Bhawan | Hindi | ||
| Adil Hussain | Actor | Mukti Bhawan | Hindi | ||
| Maj Rati Keteki | Assamese | ||||
| Sonam Kapoor | Actress | Neerja | Hindi | ||
| 2017 (65th) |
Pankaj Tripathi | Actor | Newton | Hindi | [40] |
| Parvathy | Actress | Take Off | Malayalam | ||
| Prakruti Mishra | Actress | Hello Arsi | Odia | ||
| Yasharaj Karhade | Child artist | Mhorkya | Marathi | ||
| 2018 (66th) |
Sruthi Hariharan | Actress | Nathicharami | Kannada | |
| Chandrachoor Rai | Actor | Kadakh | Hindi | ||
| Joju George | Actor | Joseph | Malayalam | ||
| Savithri Sreedharan | Actress | Sudani from Nigeria | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 (67th) |
Sajin Babu | Director | Biriyaani | Malayalam | [41] |
| Benjamin Daimary | Actor | Jonaki Porua | Assamese | ||
| Lata Kare | Actress | Lata Bhagwan Kare | Marathi | ||
| Abhijeet Mohan Warang | Director | Picasso | Marathi | ||
| 2020 (68th) |
Aimee Baruah | Actress | Semkhor | Dimasa | |
| Kavya Prakash | Director | Vaanku | Malayalam | ||
| Siddharth Menon | Actor | June | Marathi | ||
| Kishor Kadam | Actor | Godakaath | Marathi | ||
| Avwanchhit | Marathi | ||||
| Varun Buddhadev | Child Actor | Toolsidas Junior | Hindi | ||
| 2021 (69th) |
Nallandi | Actor | Kadaisi Vivasayi | Tamil | |
| Aranya and Bithan | Actors | Jhilli | Bengali | ||
| Indrans | Actor | Home | Malayalam | ||
| Jahanara Begum | Actress | Anur | Assamese | ||
| 2022 (70th) |
Manoj Bajpayee | Actor | Gulmohar | Hindi | [42] |
| Sanjoy Chowdhury | Music composer | Kadhikan | Malayalam | ||
| 2023 (71st) |
M. R. Rajakrishnan | Sound designer | Animal | Hindi | [43] |
| 2024 (72nd) |
Dhanush | Actor | Captain Miller | Tamil | [44] |
| Suren G. | Sound Mix Engineer | Meiyazhagan | |||