Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Veteran Filmmaker Criticizes National Film Awards
A very experienced filmmaker named Adoor Gopalakrishnan, who has won a big award called the Dadasaheb Phalke, is upset about the National Film Awards.
He says that lately, the awards have been going to movies that aren't very good.
He thinks the people who choose the winners (the jury) aren't doing a good job.
He even suggested that if things don't improve, maybe the National Awards should be stopped altogether.
He believes the awards were meant to recognize good movies, but now it seems like the opposite is happening.
Veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan criticized the recent National Film Awards.
He alleged that substandard films have been receiving top honors.
Gopalakrishnan attributed this to the poor quality of the jury.
He suggested stopping the National Awards system if the situation continues.
He believes the awards were meant to promote quality cinema, but the opposite is happening.
- Who
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan, a veteran filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee
- What
- Criticized the National Film Awards for honoring substandard films
- When
- On Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- At an unspecified location (reported to reporters)
- Why
- Believes the jury's poor quality leads to the selection of bad films
- Filmmaker
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Award
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Awards Criticized
- National Film Awards
- Reason for Criticism
- Substandard films receiving top honors
- Proposed Solution
- Stop the National Awards system or improve jury quality
