The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to " encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value " and also planned to included awards for regional films . In 1984 , at the 32nd National Film Awards various new categories were instituted for Swarna Kamal and Rajat Kamal . Categories like the Best Supporting Actor , Best Supporting Actress , Best Costume Design along with the Best Film on Other Social Issues were introduced for the Rajat Kamal . This category was introduced to be awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country , in all Indian languages . since its inception , the award has been present thirty-three times to thirty-six films . It has been presented for films in seven languages with the highest being twelve in Hindi , followed by nine in Malayalam , five in Tamil , four in Marathi , three in Bengali , two in Kannada and one in Telugu . It was not presented on two occasion in 1985 ( 33rd ceremony ) and 2011 ( 59th ceremony )
2011 ( 59th ceremony )
59th National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues