58th National Film Awards, 2010 - Directorate of Film Festivals

58 th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2010BEST WRITING ON CINEMAS. No.1.Name ofAwardBEST BOOKON CINEMAName ofBook/CriticFrom Rajahs andYogis to Gandhi andBeyond: Images ofIndiainInternational Filmsof the TwentiethCentury (English)AwardeePublisher : SeagullBooksAuthor: VijayaMulayMedal& Cash PrizeSWARNAKAMALRS 75,000CitationHere is a work of rigorous film scholarship which took the author tomany lands and consumed many years of her life. Written in a clearlucid style, the book evokes a panoramic view of India that perhapswas through the eyes of several filmmakers of foreign origin. Whatadds an extra dimension to the book is the author’s narration of herown life in films even as she is engaged in telling the larger events onand off screen.2.SPECIALMENTION1. Cinema Bhojpuri(English)2. Thiraicheelai(Tamil)Publisher : PenguinBooks India LtdAuthor : AvijitGhoshPublisher : TrisakthiPublicationsSundar RamanAuthor : VJeevananthanCERTIFICATEONLYCERTIFICATEONLY1. Often dismissed as a poor cousin of mainstream Hindi cinema,Bhojpuri cinema, however has many interesting cultural strains thatAvijit Ghosh has laid bare. Any one conversant with life in NorthBihar and East Uttar Pradesh, or in many lands far beyond, wouldrecognize the importance of this ‘subaltern’ effort.2. This book is a sincere attempt to analyse important developmentsin Tamil films. It also provides an insight into the classics of worldcinema, highlighting their aesthetic values.