# 27th National Film Awards

The 27th 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 1979. Ceremony took place in April 1980.

## Awards

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

### Lifetime Achievement Award

| Name of Award | Image | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | | Sohrab Modi | Actor, Director and Producer | Swarna Kamal, ₹ 40,000 and a Shawl |

#### All India Award

Following were the awards given:
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film | Shodh | Hindi | Producer: Sitakant Misra | Swarna Kamal and ₹ 50,000/- |
| Best Feature Film | Shodh | Hindi | Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhury | Swarna Kamal and ₹ 25,000/- |
| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao | Swarna Kamal and ₹ 50,000/- |
| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | Director: K. Viswanath | Swarna Kamal and ₹ 25,000/- |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | 22 June 1897 | Marathi | Producer: Jayu Patwardhan | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 30,000 |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | 22 June 1897 | Marathi | Director: Nachiket Patwardhan | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 10,000 |
| Best Direction | Ek Din Pratidin | Bengali | Mrinal Sen | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Screenplay | Sparsh | Hindi | Sai Paranjpye | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 5,000 Each |
| Best Actor | Sparsh | Hindi | Naseeruddin Shah | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 10,000 |
| Best Actress | Pasi | Tamil | Shoba | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 10,000 |
| Best Child Artist | Aangan Ki Kali | Hindi | Geeta Khanna | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 5,000 |
| Best Cinematography (Color) | Shodh | Hindi | Rajan Kinagi | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 5,000 |
| Best Cinematography (Black and White) | Neem Annapurna | Bengali | Kamal Nayak | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 5,000 |
| Best Editing | Ek Din Pratidin | Bengali | Gangadhar Naskar | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 5,000 |
| Best Music Direction | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | K. V. Mahadevan | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 10,000 |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 10,000 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | Vani Jairam | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 10,000 |
| Special Mention | Acharya Kripalani | English | – | Certificate Only |

#### Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Awards |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Ek Din Pratidin | Producer: Amalendu Chakraborty | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Ek Din Pratidin | Director: Mrinal Sen | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Sparsh | Producer: Basu Bhattacharya | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Sparsh | Director: Sai Paranjpye | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Arivu | Producer: K. R. Lalitha | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Arivu | Director: Katte Ramachandra | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Peruvazhiyambalam | Producer: Prem Prakash | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Peruvazhiyambalam | Director: Padmarajan | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Manipuri | Olangthagee Wangmadasoo | Producer: G. Narayan Sharma | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Manipuri | Olangthagee Wangmadasoo | Director: Aribam Syam Sharma | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Sinhasan | Producer: Jabbar Patel | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Sinhasan | Director: Jabbar Patel | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Odia | Shri Krishnaka Rasalila | Producer: | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Odia | Shri Krishnaka Rasalila | Director: | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Pasi | Producer: Sunitha Cine Arts | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Pasi | Director: Durai | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Nagna Sathyam | Producer: U. Visweswar Rao | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 15,000/- |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Nagna Sathyam | Director: U. Visweswar Rao | Rajat Kamal and ₹ 7,500/- |