| National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions toIndian Cinema | |
| Awarded for | BestMarathi Feature Film(s) of the year |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Formerly called | President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi (1954–1968) National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi (1969–2021) |
| Rewards |
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| First award | 1954 |
| Most recent winner | Shyamchi Aai (2023) |
TheNational Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film is one of theNational Film Awards presented annually by theNational Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
TheNational Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of theIndian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in variousregional languages.
Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali,Hindi,Kannada,Malayalam,Marathi,Tamil andTelugu) started from2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from15th National Film Awards (1967). Since the70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Marathi Feature Film".[1]
Directed byP. K. Atre, the 1954 filmMahatma Phule, based on life of a Maharashtrian social reformerJyotiba Govindrao Phule, was honoured with the first president's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi. Following is the list ofSilver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) recipient films produced inMarathi language.
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| Awards legends | |
|---|---|
* | President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film |
* | Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film |
* | Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film |
* | Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film |
* | Indicates a joint award for that year |