| National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| Description | BestManipuri feature film of the year |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Formerly called | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri (1972–2021) |
| Rewards |
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| First award | 1972 |
| Most recent winner | Eikhoigi Yum (2023) |
TheNational Film Award for Best Manipuri 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). Since the70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Manipuri Feature Film".[1]
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 December 21, 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).
It was instituted in 1972 and awarded at20th National Film Awards[2] and lately awarded at59th National Film Awards in 2011.[3] PerConstitution of India,Manipuri language is among the languages specified in theSchedule VIII of the Constitution.
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 |