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Indian National Award Winners (Best Feature Film)

Every film to have won the Golden Lotus award for the Best Feature Film in Indian Cinema from 1953-present.

Directors with most awards:
6: Satyajit Ray
5: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
4: Girish Kasaravalli, Mrinal Sen
3: Shaji N. Karun
2: Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Tapan Sinha, G. V. Iyer


The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremonies in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.

Separate lists for each category are here:

Golden Lotus Award
Best Feature Film | Best Director | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Best Children's Film | Best Debut Film of…

  • Shyamchi Aai
  • Mirza Ghalib
  • Pather Panchali
  • Kabuliwala
  • Do Ankhen Barah Haath
  • The Holy Island
  • Apur Sansar
  • Anuradha
  • Bhagini Nivedita
  • Dada Thakur
  • Shehar Aur Sapna
  • Charulata
  • Chemmeen
  • Teesri Kasam
  • Hatey Bazarey
  • Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
  • Bhuvan Shome
  • Samskara
  • Swayamvaram
  • Company Limited
  • Nirmalyam
  • Chorus
  • Chomana Dudi
  • The Ritual
  • Shodh
  • In Search of Famine
  • Dakhal
  • Chokh
  • Adi Shankaracharya
  • Damul
  • Chidambaram
  • Tabarana Kathe
  • The Catastrophe
  • Piravi
  • Bagh Bahadur
  • Marupakkam
  • The Stranger
  • Bhagavad Gita
  • Shelter of the Wings
  • Unishe April
  • Man of the Story
  • The Red Door
  • Thayi Saheba
  • Samar
  • Vanaprastham
  • Shantham
  • The Island
  • Mondo Meyer Upakhyan
  • Shwaas
  • Page 3
  • Kaalpurush
  • Pulijanmam
  • Kanchivaram
  • Antaheen
  • Kutty Srank
  • Adaminte Makan Abu
  • Deool
  • Byari
  • Paan Singh Tomar
  • Ship of Theseus
  • Court
  • Bāhubali: The Beginning
  • Kaasav: Turtle
  • Village Rockstars
  • Hellaro
  • Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
  • Soorarai Pottru
  • Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
  • Aattam
  • 12th Fail