The 48th

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, presented by

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, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of

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released in the year 2000. Ceremony took place on 12 December 2001 and awards were given by then

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, K. R. Narayanan.

Awards

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

Lifetime Achievement Award

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at an all-India as well as regional level. For the 48th National Film Awards, a

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, ''

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'' won the

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; a

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, '' Bharathi'' won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries

A committee headed by

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was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members **

(Chairperson)Chitra Desai

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Hariharan

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R. Lakshman

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Nibedita PradhanParvathi IndusekharPawan KumarSonali KotnisShashi Ranjan

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All India Award

Following were the awards given:

= Golden Lotus Award

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

= Silver Lotus Award

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

Regional Awards

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India. Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

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

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was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members **

(Chairperson)Deepa KapurSudhir Nandgaonkar

Kona Venkat Kona Venkat ( born 19 February 1965) is an Indian screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. He is known for his works in box office hits such as ''Alludu Seenu'', '' Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' '' Baadshah'', ''Doo ...

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Golden Lotus Award

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

Silver Lotus Award

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

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 Bharathi Pradhan was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** Bharathi Pradhan (Chairperson)Prakash DubeyJayant Ghosal

Golden Lotus Award

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

Special Mention

All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: * Best Special Effects * Best Feature Film in Assamese * Best Feature Film in Oriya * Best Feature Film in Punjabi * Best Exploration / Adventure Film

References

External links

National Film Awards Archives

Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
{{National Film Awards National Film Awards (India) ceremonies 2001 Indian film awards