National Film Award For Best Film On Other Social Issues - Winners

For focussing on the dire need for integrity in the educational system in remote areas in a heart warming film, charmingly narrated.

For tackling the problem of caste differences and discrimination from the opposite ends of the hierarchy in their own way in a convincing manner and for the rigorous statement they make and the solutions they offer.

For tackling the problem of caste differences and discrimination from the opposite ends of the hierarchy in their own way in a convincing manner and for the rigorous statement they make and the solutions they offer.

For portraying with redeemed finesse the saga of the agony of the middle class working woman.

For its bleak narration of an unemployed youth becoming an unemployable due to callous social attitudes.

For focussing on women's problem and very sensitively showing the path by which women can be emancipated.

For advocating the cause of physically handicapped and upholding their right to be on their own, in a world that is more generous with its sympathy than understanding.

For its effective and purposeful plea for prohibition.

For its delicate portrayal of an obscurantist practice like witchcraft, prevalent in certain parts of the country.

For its subdued depiction of the possibilities of realising communal harmony.

For recreating a real incident in the social history of Kerala, thereby indicating the continued relevance of gender oppression in traditional caste-dominated society.

For a positive rendition of the condition of handicapped people suggesting affirmative action.

For its depiction of poverty-stricken rural family consisting of two young sisters. The agony of survival in a tradition bound hostile society and their subsequent liberation is beautifully depicted in the film.

For depicting the selfless dedication and love of eunuchs for an abandoned child.

The film stands for the rights of a disabled person to be accorded the privilages of a normal human being within a family and in society. It states in a simple yet convincing manner that the disabled should be encouraged to develop their inner talents.

For its strong theme of a woman's struggle against relentless difficulties heaped upon her by her worthless husband. Her ultimate success and emancipation prove to be socially inspiring.

For its charming portrayal of the need to give a secure future, through education, to the girl-child in the backwaters of the country.

For discussing issues on migration from one's own land and the social implications that follow, in the heart land of Tamilnadu, highlighting the need to re-establish the holistic culture of society.

For attempting to discuss the misuse of Shariat by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq".

For its realistic portrayal of the problems of an uprooted woman who is brought to Mumbai and forced to work in a beer bar. The film is a poignant and sensitive depicition of innocent girls trapped in the vicious cycle of survival in the underworld.

For its strong and competent depiction of women's empowerment in rural India.

For its compassionate portrayal of a mentally challenged young man who is able to reach out to the wonders of the universe.

For its stark delineation of a wide range of wrongs pervading society, and state.

For its deft handling of a complex, sensitive issue in a very sensitive manner. The central characters in the film reflect the traditional virtues of the Indian women, such as self-sacrifice, endurance and forgiveness, to bring two communities together.

For the evocative portrayal of a family caught in trials and tribulations in a simple narrative style.

For focusing on the need to re-examine the present-day education system that leads many young people to commit suicide.

For exposing the "marriages for sale" racket and dramatically presenting a browbeaten girl who finds her courage and her voice and rebels against her tyrannical father.

For hard hitting comment on the victims of age old social customs.

For a socio-political satire about a common man’s fight for justice against an all pervasive corrupt system.

In a world of deprivation, the thirst for an education surpasses the hunger for food amongst two young brothers fending for each other and their mother.

As the title suggests the movie establishes the ills of alcoholism. The film-maker has scored by roping in a popular star to propagate the evil effects of the ‘spirit’!