National Film Award for Best Feature Film (2000–2023)
The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: Shantham (2000) · Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2019) · Page 3 (2004). (Updated Oct 6, 2026.)
The Best Feature Film award (Golden Lotus) of India's National Film Awards is the country's most prestigious film honour. From the Malayalam film Shantham in 2000 to 12th Fail in 2023: every winner, with language and director. Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali cinema dominate. The year is the film year; the ceremony is held the following year or later.
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Top 25
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1
Shantham (2000)
Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj.
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2
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2019)
Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan.
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3
Page 3 (2004)
Hindi film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.
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4
Adaminte Makan Abu (2010)
Malayalam film directed by Salim Ahamed.
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5
Deool (2011)
Marathi film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. That year the award was shared by two films.
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6
Court (2014)
Marathi film directed by Chaitanya Tamhane.
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7
Dweepa (2001)
Kannada film directed by Girish Kasaravalli.
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8
Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002)
Bengali film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
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9
Shwaas (2003)
Marathi film directed by Sandeep Sawant.
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10
Kaalpurush (2005)
Bengali film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
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11
Pulijanmam (2006)
Malayalam film directed by Priyanandanan.
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12
Kanchivaram (2007)
Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan.
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13
Antaheen (2008)
Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury.
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14
Kutty Srank (2009)
Malayalam film directed by Shaji N. Karun.
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15
Byari (2011)
Beary film directed by K. P. Suveeran. That year the award was shared by two films.
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16
Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Hindi film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
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17
Ship of Theseus (2013)
English film directed by Anand Gandhi. An English-language film.
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18
Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Telugu film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The first Telugu film to win the award.
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19
Kaasav (2016)
Marathi film directed by Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar.
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20
Village Rockstars (2017)
Assamese film directed by Rima Das.
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21
Hellaro (2018)
Gujarati film directed by Abhishek Shah.
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22
Soorarai Pottru (2020)
Tamil film directed by Sudha Kongara.
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23
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2021)
Hindi film directed by R. Madhavan.
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24
Aattam (2022)
Malayalam film directed by Anand Ekarshi.
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25
12th Fail (2023)
Hindi film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Based on the true story of a young man preparing for the civil services exam.
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