The country’s prestigious National Awards were first handed out in the year 1954. The Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals administrates the awards since 1973. The government appoints a national panel every year to select the winning entry and all the award ceremonies are held in New Delhi. The President of India hands out the national awards to the winners for the year. The ‘Best Non-Feature Film Audiography’ award is one of the sub-categories of Non-Feature Film awards and was introduced in 1999. The inaugural award was bagged by the audiographer Santheesh P.M. for the film ‘Kumar Talkies’. The movie was released in 1999 and was directed by Pankaj Rishi Kumar. The film revolves around the exploration of the relationship between a small town in northern India and its cinema.
National Award Winners For Best Non-Feature Film Audiography Are:
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Year
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Audiographer
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Film
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Language
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2007
|
Ajit Singh Rathore
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Kramsha
|
Hindi
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2001
|
Hari Kumar
|
A Memory of the Sea
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English
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2000
|
-
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-
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-
|
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1999
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Santheesh P.M.
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Kumar Talkies
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Hindi
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