| National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| Type | National |
| Description | Best Manipuri 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) |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 1972 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 15 |
| First winner | Matamgi Manipur |
| Last winner | Eikhoigi Yum |
The National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Manipuri Feature Film".[1]
The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.
Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd 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 from 15th National Film Awards (1967).
It was instituted in 1972 and awarded at 20th National Film Awards[2] and lately awarded at 59th National Film Awards in 2011.[3] Per Constitution of India, Manipuri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.
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