National Film Awards - 1983
Also Known As- 30th National Film Awards 1983Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1983 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Utpalendu Chakrabarty | Chokh (Bengali) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Utpalendu Chakrabarty | Chokh (Bengali) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | No Award | - |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Moondram Pirai (Tamil) |
| Best Actress | Shabana Azmi | Arth (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Ramesh Naidu | Meghasandesam (Telugu) |
| Best Lyrics | - | - |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | for song 'Aakaasha Deshaana' from film 'Meghasandesam (Telugu)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | P. Susheela | for song 'Aakulo Aakunai' from film 'Meghasandesam (Telugu)' |
| Best Art Direction | Nitish Roy | Kharij (Hindi) |
| Best Cinematography | Balu Mahendra | Moondram Pirai (Colour) (Tamil) |
| Best Editing | Keshav Hirani | Arth (Hindi) |
| Best Screenplay | Mrinal Sen | Kharij (Bengali) |
| Best Audiography | Essabhai M. Suratwala | Namkeen (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | Vimal | Aaroodam (Malayalam) |
| Second Best Feature Film | Mrinal Sen | Kharij (Bengali) |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Dasari Narayana Rao | Meghasandesam |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | K. Hariharan | Ezhavathu Manithan |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Other Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Biplab Roy Chowdhary | Spandan (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Sridhar Rajan | Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (Tamil) | |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| I.V. Sasi | Aaroodam (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Durga Khote (Actress) | Maharashtra | |
| National Film Awards 1983 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Vijaya Krishanan | Chalachitra Sameeksha (Malayalam) | |