Who received two National Film Awards in Kalankini Kankabati?
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Kalankini Kankabati Kalankini Kankabati (English:Stigmatized Kankabati) is a 1981 Bengali language Indian crime drama film directed by Uttam Kumar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sharmila Tagore, Supriya Choudhury, Asitbaran and Uttam Kumar
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Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has received two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards for her performances.
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M. K. Binodini Devi Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi (Hindi: महाराज कुमारी बिनोदिनी देवी ; 6 February 1922 – 17 January 2011) was an Indian writer from Manipur, a Southeast Himalayan state in North-east India and a member of the erstwhile royal family of Manipur. She was notable for bridging the two worlds of ancient royalty and modern art. Born as a princess into a palace life which she lovingly recalled in a series of late essays, she made her name in the wider world as a novelist and a writer of short stories, essays, plays and award-winning screenplays, lyrics and ballet scripts. She received the Padma Shri in 1976, one of India's highest civilian awards, followed by Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of letters) in 1979 for her novel "Boro Saheb Ongbi Sanatombi" (The Princess and the Political Agent) based on the true life story of a Manipuri princess, daughter of Maharaj Surchandra Singh. However, she returned the Padma Shri to protest the alleged rape and killing of Thangjam Manorama by 17 Assam Rifles personnel in 2004.
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Vijayakumari Vijayakumari is an Indian stage, television and film actress.She is the wife of stage actor O. Madhavan and mother of film actor Mukesh. She was a stage actor at K.P.A.C and Kalidasa Kalakendra. She is the winner of the Kerala State award for best stage actress. Currently she is the Secretary of Kalidasa Kalakendra.
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NTR National Award The NTR National Award is an annual Government award to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Cinema of India.
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Chinni Jayanth Chinni Jayanth (born Krishnamurthy Narayanan on 26 July 1960) is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many main, character and supporting roles in Tamil films. He is also a popular television personality having hosted innumerable hit shows like "Sagalai Vs Ragalai", "Kalakka Povathu Yaar" and the popular show "Asathapovathu Yaaru" on Sun TV in Chennai. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Kalaimamani award given by the Government of Tamil Nadu for excellence in the field of cinema. He received this award from the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at a glittering function at Valluvar Kottam.
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K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting contemporary subject matter. Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. Popularly referred to as "Iyakkunar Sigaram" (lit. "the director who scaled the peak"), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with "Neerkumizhi" (1965).
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Kandhan Karunai Kandhan Karunai ("By the Mercy of Kandhan") is a 1967 Tamil film directed by A.P. Nagarajan. It starred an ensemble cast including Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Sivakumar, Savithri, K.R.Vijaya, J.Jayalalitha, S. A. Ashokan, K. B. Sundarambal, Manorama and Nagesh.
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Kutty Padmini Kutty Padmini is a South Indian movie actress who predominantly works in Kollywood. She was a child star in her debut movie "Ambala Anjulam" (1959). She has also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies.She made her debut in Tamil cinema at the age of 3. She has acted with prominent personalities of Tamil cinema, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. She was the first artist from Tamil Nadu to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the movie Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum.
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Amrit Nahata Amrit Nahata (16 May 1928 – 26 April 2001) was an Indian politician, three-time member of Lok Sabha and film maker. He was elected to Lok Sabha twice from Barmer as a member of the Indian National Congress. However, he left Congress after the Emergency, and went on to direct the controversial film "Kissa Kursi Ka" in 1977. He later served a third term in Lok Sabha as a member of the Janata Party, representing Pali constituency.
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Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Ghatak (Bengali: ঋত্বিক কুমার ঘটক , "Ritbik Kumar Ghôţôk",    ; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a Bengali filmmaker and script writer. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality. Although their roles were often adversarial, they were ardent admirers of each other's work and, in doing so, the three directors charted the independent trajectory of parallel cinema, as a counterpoint to the mainstream fare of Hindi cinema in India. Ghatak received many awards in his career, including National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his "Jukti Takko Aar Gappo" and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam". The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970.
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Vanisri Vanisri, (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominately in Telugu and Tamil, few Kannada films. In a film career spanning forty years she has received three Filmfare Awards South, including the Nandi Awards, and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled "Sukha Dukhalu", and "Marapurani Kadha" (1967). Vanisri was then starred in super hits such as "Krishnaveni" ,"Prem Nagar", "Dussehra Bullodu", "Aradhana", "Jeevitha Chakram", "Rangula Ratnam", "Sri Krishna Tulabharam", "Bhakta Kannappa", "Bobbili Raja", etc. If there was a star heroine in the Telugu film industry, who ruled on par with the heroes, it must be only Vanisri.
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Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram (literature, music and theatre) for excellence in the field of art and literature.
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M. L. Vasanthakumari Madras Lalitangi Vasanthakumari (Tamil: மெட்ராஸ் லலிதாங்கி வசந்தகுமாரி ) (popularly referred to as MLV) (3 July 1928 – 31 October 1990) was a Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. MLV and her contemporaries D. K. Pattammal and M. S. Subbulakshmi were popularly referred to as the "female trinity of Carnatic Music. A prime disciple of the G. N. Balasubramaniam, she was the youngest among the established musicians of that era, and was the youngest female awardee of the "Sangita Kalanidhi" award.
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Kamal Kumari National Award The Kamal Kumari National Award is an Indian Award given to individuals and groups in India for outstanding contribution to Art, Culture & Literature and Science & Technology. It was instituted by the Kamal Kumari Foundation in 1990 in memory of Kamal Kumari Barooah, the remarkable matriarch of the Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, Assam. The foundation has till date a number of awardees. The first award was given to Sobha Brahma in 1991 in the category of Culture. The award carries a cash award of Rs.200,000, a trophy and a citation.
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Apurba Kishore Bir Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for "27 Down", his debut film. His directional debut "Adi Mimansa" won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Bir's other directional ventures "Lavanya Preeti" and "Baaja" were bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. As of 2014, he has won nine National Film Awards—including three for Best Cinematography—and is one of the directors of National Film Development Corporation of India.
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Kalathur Kannamma Kalathur Kannamma (English: "Kannamma of Kalathur" ) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri in the lead, while Kamal Haasan made his debut in this film as a child artist. T. S. Balaiah, Devika and S. V. Subbaiah play supporting roles. The film tells the story of a young couple — a wealthy zamindar's son and a farmer's daughter — who are separated by unfortunate circumstances, while their innocent son is forced to grow up in an orphanage.
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Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely known as Sudhakantha. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi. His songs, based on the themes of communal amity, universal justice and empathy, have become popular among the people of Assam, besides West Bengal and Bangladesh. He is also acknowledged to have introduced the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India to Hindi cinema at the national level. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1975. Recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padmashri (1977), and Padmabhushan (2001), Hazarika was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1992), India's highest award in cinema, by the Government of India and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008), the highest award of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2012. Hazarika also held the position of the Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi from December 1998 to December 2003.
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N. Mohanan N. Mohanan (April 27, 1933 – October 3, 1999) was a Malayalam–language short story writer and novelist from Kerala state, South India. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1998 for the novel "Innalathe Mazha". He has published some ten collections of short stories including "Ninte Katha (Enteyum), Dukhathinte Rathrikal, Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal, N. Mohanante Kathakal, Sheshapathram, Nunayude Kshanikathakal Thedi, Snehathinte Vyakaranam, Nishedha Rajyathile Rajavu" and "Orikkal". He is the son of noted Malayalam writer Lalithambika Antharjanam.
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National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film The National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film 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).
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Nemom Pushparaj Nemom Pushparaj completed Art Direction for more than 80 films including Danny, Mangamma, Santham, Kannaki, Paithrukam etc... He bagged several National and International awards. His directorial debut was "Gourisankaram" and he was the best Debutant director for the year 2003. Including this, he bagged five state awards and six Film Critics awards for this movie. "Banaras" is the second film of this art director-turned-director.
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Kalari Vikraman Kalari Vikraman is an unreleased 2003 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by Deepak Mohan, starring Mukesh and Vidya Balan in lead roles. This is one of the earlier films of Vidya Balan that was never released.