38th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 1990
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byR. Venkataraman
(President of India)
Announced on7 April 1991 (1991-04-07)
SiteSiri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmMarupakkam
Best Non-Feature FilmGraven Image
Best BookHindi Cinema Ka Itihaas
Best Film CriticShoma A. Chatterjee
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Most awardsLekin... (5)

The 38th 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 the year 1990.[1] Ceremony took place in 1991.

With 38th National Film Awards, couple of new awards were instituted for Non-Feature films section. These awards includes Best Investigative Film, Best Audiography, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Name of Award Image Awardee(s) Awarded As Awards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Akkineni Nageswara Rao Actor Swarna Kamal, ₹ 100,000 and a Shawl

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 38th National Film Awards, a Tamil film, Marupakkam won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas a Hindi film, Lekin... won the maximum number of awards (5). Following were the awards given in each category:[1]

Juries

A committee headed by veteran actor Ashok Kumar was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]

All India Award

Following were the awards given:[1]

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of Award Name of Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film Marupakkam Tamil Producer: NFDC and Doordarshan ₹ 50,000/-
director: K. S. Sethumadhavan ₹ 25,000/-
Citation: For striking a balance between the existing traditional values and the modern values that are infused subsequently, and for treating the subject with the highest standards or aesthetic excellence.
Best Debut Film of a Director Perumthachan Malayalam Producer: G. Jayakumar
Director: Ajayan		 ₹ 25,000/- Each
Citation: For depicting a historical backdrop with authenticity, shattering all traditional beliefs with superlative artistic texture.
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Ghayal Hindi Producer: Dharmendra ₹ 40,000/-
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi ₹ 20,000/-
Citation: For being thematically highly credible, emotionally very well-woven, logically executed, and technically superb film.
Best Direction Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi Tapan Sinha ₹ 50,000/-
Citation: For having presented a contemporary problem with courage, subtlety and finesse.
Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of Award Name of Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Second Best Feature Film Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi Producer: NFDC ₹30,000/-
Director: Tapan Sinha ₹15,000/-
Citation: For making a relevant social comment, presented in a tremendously communicative yet emotional manner.
Best Film on Other Social Issues Oru Veedu Iru Vasal Tamil Producer: Kavithalayaa Productions ₹ 30,000/-
Director: K. Balachander ₹ 15,000/-
Citation: For focussing on women's problem and very sensitively showing the path by which women can be emancipated.
Best Actor Agneepath Hindi Amitabh Bachchan ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For a towering performance, rising above the script with variation and nuances at all levels.
Best Actress Karthavyam Telugu Vijayashanti ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For depicting both aggression and femininity with balance and restraint.
Best Supporting Actor His Highness Abdullah Malayalam Nedumudi Venu ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For maintaining the character with consistency and sensitivity.
Best Supporting Actress Amaram Malayalam K. P. A. C. Lalitha ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For portraying an ethnic character with authenticity.
Best Child Artist Anjali Tamil  • Baby Shruti
 • Master Tarun
 • Baby Shamili		 ₹ 5,000/-
Citation: For giving excellent performances in which the children come across in all naturalness and yet give a glimpse of the adult within.
Best Male Playback Singer His Highness Abdullah ("Naadaroopini Sankari Pahimam") Malayalam M. G. Sreekumar ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For an excellent rendering of a classical-based tune encompassing all ranges accurately.
Best Female Playback Singer Lekin... Hindi Lata Mangeshkar ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For singing with outstanding expressions with the rarest and purest of styles.
Best Cinematography Perumthachan Malayalam Cameraman: Santosh Sivan
Laboratory Processing: M/s Vijay Colour Laboratories		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For heightening the mood of the film with the highest visual standards.
Best Screenplay Marupakkam Tamil K. S. Sethumadhavan ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For depicting a simplistic story, capturing the various levels of philosophy, psychology, tradition and relationships perfectly.
Best Audiography Anjali Tamil N. Pandurangan ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For aesthetically weaving the soundtrack in the most creative manner to enhance the visuals of the film.
Best Editing Iyer the Great Malayalam M. S. Mani ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For slick well-placed editing which elevates the craft of the film.
Best Art Direction Lekin... Hindi Nitish Roy ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For maintaining the era, etching the characters against the canvas, with perfect colour, design and execution.
Best Costume Design Lekin... Hindi Bhanu Athaiya ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For the texture and tone of the costumes, which heighten the visual quality of the film, breaking away from the traditional image of bright Rajasthani colours by using subdued pastel shades.
Best Music Direction Lekin... Hindi Hridaynath Mangeshkar ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For using traditional tunes and instruments creatively, with litting melody and haunting perfection.
Best Lyrics Lekin... Hindi Gulzar ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For evoking beautiful imagery, created through lyrical poetry.
Special Jury Award Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi Pankaj Kapoor (Actor) ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For having effectively projected the in-built trauma of an aspiring, thinking, creative mind, in the context of a demoralising, fossilised system of establishment that does not provide scope for fruitation of a path-finding spirit.
Ghayal Hindi Sunny Deol (Actor)
Citation: For an effective portrayal of a youth, victimised by the inherent evil in aspects of the present police system.
Marupakkam Tamil Jayabharathi (Actor)
Citation: For a touching portrayal of the agony of a woman who has been emotionally neglected, unwittingly.
Special Mention Ishanou Meitei Anoubam Kiranmala (Actor) Certificate Only
Citation: For a debut performance depicting various levels of conflict effectively.

Regional Awards

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.[1]

Name of Award Name of Film Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film in Assamese Jooj Producer: Bipul Baruah ₹ 20,000/-
Director: Hemen Das ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For attempting to portray, with conviction, the earthy realism in the field of social differences.
Best Feature Film in Bengali Atmaja Producer: Raj Kumar Jain ₹ 20,000/-
Director: Nabyendu Chatterjee ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For its masterly depiction of a mother's quest, torn between the hollowness of wealth and the transcendence of human values.
Best Feature Film in Hindi Drishti Producer: Govind Nihalani ₹ 20,000/-
Director: Govind Nihalani ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For depicting marital pain very effectively.
Best Feature Film in Kannada Muthina Haara Producer: Rajendra Singh Babu ₹ 20,000/-
Director: Rajendra Singh Babu ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For effectively portraying patriotism.
Best Feature Film in Malayalam Vasthuhara Producer: T. Ravindranath ₹ 20,000/-
Director: G. Aravindan ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For being a human document, depicting the cruelties meted out by society to the dispossessed.
Best Feature Film in Tamil Anjali Producer: Sujatha Productions Pvt. Ltd ₹ 20,000/-
Director: Mani Ratnam ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For the unusual usage of film form, utilising music, choreography and sound with depth, achieving the highest aesthetic excellence to narrate the emotional nearness of the mentally retarted.
Best Feature Film in Telugu Matti Manushulu Producer: K. Mukherjee and Veda Kumar ₹ 20,000/-
Director: B. Narsing Rao ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For portraying the stark reality of pain which has been underlined with the warm hues of life.

Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

Name of Award Name of Film Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film in Manipuri Ishanou Producer: Aribam Syam Sharma ₹ 20,000/-
Director: Aribam Syam Sharma ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For effectively portraying the tragedy behind the institution of Maibi which unfortunately shatters a family.

Non-Feature Films

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

Juries

A committee headed by S. Krishnaswamy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:[1]

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Name of Award Name of Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Non-Feature Film Graven Image English Producer: Sumitendra Nath Tagore and Shyamasree Tagore
Director: Abhijit Chattopadhyay		 ₹ 15,000/- Each
Citation: For combining the intimate portrayal of a sculptor in terms of biographical detail, bringing in the nuances of his art, summing up to an excellent portrait of a person, an artist, a period, and achieing this with high cinematic values.

Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Name of Award Name of Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film Lolaab English Producer: Hillman Film Pvt. Ltd
Director: Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For dedication and conviction with which life in a remote area of the land has been portrayed, with intimacy, sympathy, authenticity and without being condescending, and for the apparent hard work that has gone into the production.
Best Biographical Film Baba English Producer: Mediart Film Pvt. Ltd
Director: Rajiv Mehrotra		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For the relaxed and sensitive portrayal of an extraordinary man of our times, bubbling with humanity, portraying the social causes for which Baba Amte has dedicated life, with a sense of deep involvement, never descending to eulogising.
Best Arts / Cultural Film Figures of Thought English Producer: Arun Khopkar
Director: Arun Khopkar		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For exceptionally beautiful portrayal of the work of three painters, with verve, and unpretentious, but excellent visuals.
Vaastu Marabu English Producer: Min Bimbangal
Director: Bala Kailasam		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For portraying the philosophy of traditional "Shilpi", transcending the physical form of the sculpture, exploring the collective unconscious of Indian sculptors.
Best Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology) Biotechnology: Some Possibilities English Producer: Gul Bahar Singh for Films Division
Director: Nishith Banerjee		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For trading through new horizons of the futuristic, yet scientifically realisable possibilities at the threshold of a new era, with technical finesse.
Best Agricultural Film Golden Earth English Producer: BAIF Development Research Foundation
Director: Vishram Revankar		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For effective communication of the techniques of soil and water conservation, in a simple manner, without being simplistic with the medium.
Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film Pratikriya Desiya Producer: Rahat Yusufi
Director: Rahat Yusufi		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For dealing with the problem of the environment at the grassroots level, combining the talent to handle ordinary people and get excellent performances out of them, with a clarity of message and commitment to the cause.
Best Film on Social Issues Safe Drinking Water for All English Producer: R. Krishna Mohan for Films Division
Director: Mahesh P. Sinha		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For effectively portraying the fundamental problem of drinking water and the steps being taken to solve the problem, without descending to propaganda.
Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film Ducks Out of Water English Producer: D. Gautaman
Director: Raj Gopal Rao		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For beautiful imagery, elevating a routine theme to levels of aesthetic excellence.
Natun Asha Assamese Producer: Beauty Sabhapandit
Director: Arup Borthakur		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For being an instructional film in which form and content compete for excellence.
Best Exploration / Adventure Film (including Sports) Indigenous Games of Manipur English Producer: Aribam Syam Sharma
Director: Aribam Syam Sharma		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For sharing the primordial joys of spontaneous sports, tracing some historic links between the traditional sports of Manipur and the world at large.
Best Investigative Film Una Mitran Di Yaad Pyaari
(In Memory of Friends)		 English, Hindi and Punjabi Producer: Anand Patwardhan
Director: Anand Patwardhan		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For the ardent pursuit of truth in an explosive contemporary atmosphere, with objectivity, courage and lucidity.
Best Short Fiction Film Aamukh Hindi Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Rajkumar		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For being a forceful statement of the personal rights of a woman through the emotional impact of one incident in which she rises against a social taboo.
Best Cinematography Mohiniyattam English Cameraman: Santosh Sivan
Laboratory Processing: Prasad Film Laboratories		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For evocative, lyrical beauty with which the camera has painted the dancer and her milieu.
Where No Journeys End English Cameraman: Victor Banerjee
Laboratory Processing: Chitranjali Laboratories		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For the dramatic manner in which the Indian landscape unfolds, seducing the viewer with timeless beauty of India.
Best Audiography Mohor Bengali Sujit Sarkar ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For preserving the aura of Gurudev's presence by transporting the audience through the years in the flowering of Rabindra Sangeet, embellishing the performance of the great singer Kanika Bandopadhyay.
Best Editing Mohiniyattam English Rajasekharan ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For making use of the full potential of the dimensions of space and time with creative excellence.
Special Jury Award Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Hindi Gulzar (director) ₹ 10,000/-
Citation: For bringing out the essence of a man and his music, emphassising the qualities of an artiste being distinct, but not distant from the people, as part of an unbroken tradition.
Special Mention Technique of Seed Production in Wheat and Paddy English Raj Gopal Rao (Director) Certificate Only
Citation: For effective dissemination of agricultural information.
Cactus and Roses English Siddharth Kak (Director)
Citation: For his sophesticated presentation of a pioneering industrial establishment.
Aadhi Haqueeqat Aadha Fasana Hindi Dilip Ghose (Director)
Citation: For deglamourising the world of cinema in the minds of innocent toddler talent.
Sambandh Hindi Naresh Saxena (Director)
Citation: For the excellent nucleus of an idea, building an emotional bridge between a family and a tree.

Best Writing on Cinema

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

Juries

A committee headed by Amita Malik was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:[1]

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal[1]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.

Name of Award Name of Book Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Book on Cinema Hindi Cinema Ka Itihaas Hindi Author: Manmohan Chadhha
Publisher: Sachin Prakashan		 ₹ 10,000/- Each
Citation: For placing the development of Hindi Cinema in the context of the totality of Indian Cinema and World Cinema, while giving due importance to research.

Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal[1]

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Name of Award Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Film Critic Bengali Shoma A. Chatterjee ₹ 5,000/-
Citation: For managing admirably to get away from routine and the beaten track. She has covered an astonishing range of subjects in the articles submitted. Whether it is an interview, a critique or analysis of an unusual subject, she has combined depth with elegance.

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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