13th National Film Awards
# 13th National Film Awards

The 13th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1965.

Starting with 13th National Film Awards, a new award was introduced at All India level, Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration whose winner received a cash prize.

## Awards

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's gold medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.

### Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 13th National Film Awards, a Hindi film Shaheed won the maximum number of awards (three). Following were the awards given:

**All India Award**

For 13th National Film Awards, none of the films were awarded from Children's Films category as no film was found to be suitable; instead Certificate of Merit is awarded. Following were the awards given in each category:

| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Chemmeen | Malayalam | Producer: Babu Ismail Settu | Gold Medal and ₹20,000 |
| President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Chemmeen | Malayalam | Producer: Kanmani Films | Gold Medal and ₹20,000 |
| President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Chemmeen | Malayalam | Director: Ramu Kariat | ₹5,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Atithi | Bengali | Producer: New Theaters Pvt Ltd. | Certificate of Merit and ₹10,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Atithi | Bengali | Director: Tapan Sinha | ₹2,500 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Chhoti Chhoti Baten | Hindi | Producer: Rajvanshi Productions | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Chhoti Chhoti Baten | Hindi | Director: Motilal Rajvansh | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer | Chhoti Chhoti Baten | Hindi | Motilal Rajvansh | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer | Shaheed | Hindi | B. K. Dutt | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer | Shaheed | Hindi | Din Dayal Sharma | Certificate of Merit only |
| Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration | Shaheed | Hindi | Producer: Kewal Kashyap | ₹20,000 |
| Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration | Shaheed | Hindi | Director: S. Ram Sharma | ₹20,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | The Adventure of A Sugar Doll | English | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit and ₹2,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | The Adventure of A Sugar Doll | English | Director: Kantilal Rathod | ₹500 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | As You Like It | English | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | As You Like It | English | Director: S. Shankar | Certificate of Merit only |

**Regional Award**

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Gujarati and Punjabi, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film was not given, instead Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film was given.

| Award | Film | Awardee(s) | Awardee(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Award | Film | Producer | Director |
| Feature Films in Bengali ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Akash Kusum | Ranjit Basu | Mrinal Sen |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Subarnarekha | Radheshyam | Ritwik Ghatak |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Raja Rammohun | Aurora Films Corp Pvt Ltd. | Bijoy Basu |
| Feature Films in Gujarati ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Kusumbi No Rang | Manoobhai N. Gadhvi | G. K. Mehta |
| Feature Films in Hindi ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Shaheed | Kewal Kashyap | S. Ram Sharma |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Oonche Log | M/S Chitrakala | Phani Majumdar |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Guide | Dev Anand | Vijay Anand |
| Feature Films in Kannada ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Sathya Harishchandra | K. V. Reddy | Hunsur Krishnamurthy |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Miss Leelavathi | K. S. Jagan Nath | M. R. Vittal |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Maduve Madi Nodu | Nagireddy | Hunsur Krishnamurthy |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Maduve Madi Nodu | Chakrapani | Hunsur Krishnamurthy |
| Feature Films in Malayalam ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Kavyamela | T. E. Vasudevan | M. Krishnan Nair |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Odayil Ninnu | P. Ramaswamy | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Murappennu | K. Parameswaran Nair | A. Vincent |
| Feature Films in Marathi ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Sadhi Manasa | Lilabai Bhalji Pendharkar | Bhalji Pendharkar |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Nirmon (Konkani) | Frank Fernand | A. Salam |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Yuge Yuge Me Vaat Pahili | Babasaheb S. Fatehlal | C. Vishwanath |
| Feature Films in Punjabi ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Sassi Punnu | M/s. Filmistan Pvt. Ltd. | S. P. Bakshi |
| Feature Films in Tamil ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum | AVM Productions | Krishnan–Panju |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Thiruvilayadal | Vijayalakshmi Pictures | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Feature Films in Telugu ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Antastulu | V. B. Rajendra Prasad | V. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Palnati Yudham | Y. Lakshmaya Choudaray | Gutha Ramineedu |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Manushulu Mamathalu | Adurthi Subba Rao | K. P. Atma |

### Non-feature films

Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries, educational films and film strips made in the country. For the 13th National Film Awards, no award was given in the filmstrip category and only Certificate of Merit was awarded for Educational Films. Following were the awards given for the non-feature films category:

**Documentaries**

| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film | Cloven Horizon | English | Producer: Kantilal Rathod | Certificate of Merit and ₹2,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film | Cloven Horizon | English | Director: Kantilal Rathod | ₹500 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film | Across India | English | Producer: Films Division | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film | Across India | English | Director: Gopal Datt | Certificate of Merit only |

**Educational films**

| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational Film | Play Better Hockey | English | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational Film | Play Better Hockey | English | Director: Shanti S. Verma | Certificate of Merit only |

### Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:

* Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Children's Film
* President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film
* Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Educational Film
* President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese
* President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in English
* President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya
* President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi
