The National Film Award for Best Special Effects was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). At the 70th National Film Awards, the category was combined with Best Animated Film, with two categories, one for the producer and director, and the other one for visual effects supervisor, named Best AVGC Film.[1]
| National Film Award for Best Special Effects | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Awarded for | Best special graphic effects for a feature film for a year |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1992 (Instituted in 1991) |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | V. Srinivas Mohan (RRR) |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 29 |
| First winner | Shashilal K. Nair |
The award was instituted in 1991 at 39th National Film Awards but awarded first time at 40th National Film Awards and then awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. As of 2020[update], twenty six feature films have been awarded which are made in five different languages: Tamil (ten), Hindi (seven), Telugu (seven), Malayalam (two), and Kannada (one).
Winners
editAward includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film(s) | Language(s) | Citation | Refs. | |
| 1991 (39th) |
No Award | [2] | ||||
| 1992 (40th) |
Shashilal K. Nair | Angaar | Hindi |
For his absolutely convincing miniature work. |
[3] | |
| 1993 (41st) |
Sethu | Thiruda Thiruda | Tamil |
For professional and apt handling of spectacular scenes on a large scale, contributing significantly to the overall impact of the film. |
[4] | |
| 1994 (42nd) |
C. Murugesh | Kadhalan | Tamil |
In recognition of many spectacular sequences creatively engineered. |
[5] | |
| S. T. Venki | ||||||
| 1995 (43rd) |
S. T. Venki | Kaalapani | Malayalam |
For creating innovative and spectacular visual effects. |
[6] | |
| 1996 (44th) |
S. T. Venki | Indian | Tamil |
For recreation of the period images and also for combining new footage with stock footage. |
[7] | |
| 1997 (45th) |
No Award | [8] | ||||
| 1998 (46th) |
S. T. Venki | Jeans | Tamil |
For [Venki's] extremely innovative and spectacular special effects created on computer. The animation of the twin characters is fascinating and intriguing. |
[9] | |
| 1999 (47th) |
Mantra | Hey Ram | Tamil |
For judicious use of special effects to enhance the feel of living in the past and conversing with a legend of Indian history. |
[10] | |
| 2000 (48th) |
No Award | [11] | ||||
| 2001 (49th) |
N. Madhusudhanan | Aalavandhan | Tamil |
For its creative execution of live and animated special effects which enhance the dramatic impact of the film. |
[12] | |
| 2002 (50th) |
Indian Artists | Magic Magic | Tamil |
For the skilful use of digital technology to create a world of fantasy and magic. |
[13] | |
| 2003 (51st) |
Bimmini Special Fx Design Studios
|
Koi... Mil Gaya | Hindi |
For its apt incorporation of Special effects in its depiction of fantasy. |
[14] | |
Digital Art Media
| ||||||
| 2004 (52nd) |
Sanath (Firefly Digital) |
Anji | Telugu |
For imaginative and effective creation of an outside world using special effects. |
[15] | |
| 2005 (53rd) |
Tata Elxsi | Anniyan | Tamil |
For highly imaginative and creative special effects that lift the style of the film. |
[16] | |
| 2006 (54th) |
EFX, Chennai | Krrish | Hindi |
For impressive effects and technical finesse that enhances the magical quality of the film. |
[17] | |
| 2007 (55th) |
Indian Artists | Sivaji | Tamil |
For the pioneering effort of rendering tones and textures that assume realistic proportions. Turing dark skin tone to fair by painstaking computer graphic work is most convincingly done. |
[18] | |
| 2008 (56th) |
Govardhan (Tata Elxsi) |
Mumbai Meri Jaan | Hindi |
For its stunning use of technical effects of visual shorts to mirror a man-made disaster. |
[19] | |
| 2009 (57th) |
R. C. Kamal Kannan | Magadheera | Telugu |
For the stunning use of special effects to enhance the visual sweeps of the fantastical story telling. |
[20] | |
| 2010 (58th) |
V. Srinivas Mohan | Enthiran | Tamil |
For bringing of age a spectrum of visual special effects in Indian cinema and creating a space for the practitioners of this art form on the global map. |
[21] | |
| 2011 (59th) |
Red Chillies VFX
|
Ra.One | Hindi |
For a skilful deployment of the latest techniques in computerised special effects. The team at Red Chillies VFX department has created a variety of effects from 3D graphics to a complex layering of composite images with real action to demonstrate the magic of robotic creatures. It has paid close attention to minute details for the primary action sequences. |
[22] | |
| 2012 (60th) |
Makuta VFX | Eega | Telugu |
State of the art technology of computer graphics and digital imaging takes centre-stage in this entertainer. |
[23] | |
| 2013 (61st) |
Intermezzo Studio Alien Sense Films Pvt Ltd | Jal | Hindi |
For creative and organic use of special effects to enhance the theme of the film. |
[24] | |
| 2014 (62nd) |
No Award | [25] | ||||
| 2015 (63rd) |
V. Srinivas Mohan | Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu |
For creating breath-taking special effects which bring out the emotional and dramatic upheavals of the story. |
[26] | |
| 2016 (64th) |
Naveen Paul | Shivaay | Hindi |
The film has a judicious mix of unbelievable yet entertaining action scenes. |
[27] | |
| 2017 (65th) |
R. C. Kamal Kannan | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | [28] | ||
| 2018 (66th) |
Srushti Creative Studio | Awe | Telugu |
For the dexterity and finesse in bringing to a cohesive conclusion multiple stories and characters in a visually effective manner. |
||
| Unifi Media | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Kannada |
The film successfully and convincingly creates an era of a rough neighborhood, during the 80s. | |||
| 2019 (67th) |
Siddharth Priyadarshan | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam |
For the realistic exposition of various effects to create a natural feel for the backdrop of the movie. |
[29] | |
| 2020 (68th) |
No Award | |||||
| 2021 (69th) |
V. Srinivas Mohan | RRR | Telugu | [30] | ||
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