National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist

National Film Award for Best Make-up
National Film Award for Best Make-up
National award for contributions to Indian Cinema
Sponsored by	Directorate of Film Festivals
Formerly called	National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
Reward(s)	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus); ₹200,000 (US$2,400);
First awarded	2006
Last awarded	2020
Most recent winner	T. V. Ram Babu
Highlights
Total awarded	17
First winner	Anil Motiram Palande

The National Film Award for Best Make-up is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). From the 70th National Film Award onward, the name was changed to "National Film Award for Best Make-up".^[1]

The award was instituted in 2006, at 54th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Multiple Winners

• 3 wins : Vikram Gaikwad

• 2 wins : Ranjith

Recipients

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation
Year	Recipient	Film(s)	Language(s)	Citation	Refs.
2006 (54th)	Anil Motiram Palande	Traffic Signal	Hindi	For subtle and convincing make-up for a wide range of characters.	^[2]
2007 (55th)	Pattanam Rasheed	Paradesi	Malayalam	For technical excellence of detailing through makeup the character of the protagonist.	^[3]
2008 (56th)	U. K. Sasi	Naan Kadavul	Tamil	For its wide variety of make-up inputs to reflect the large spectrum of characters.	^[4]
2009 (57th)	Christien Tinsley	Paa	Hindi	For authentic, detailed creation of a heart-warming character stricken by a fatal disease.	^[5]
2009 (57th)	Dominie Till	Paa	Hindi		^[5]
2010 (58th)	Vikram Gaikwad	Moner Manush	Bengali	For the admirable detailing and remarkable consistency achieved in the etching of the characters across an extensive time span.	^[6]
2011 (59th)	Vikram Gaikwad	• Balgandharva • The Dirty Picture	• Marathi • Hindi	For bringing to life the primary characters who propel the two films. He has especially worked on the transformations of the two characters as they journey towards their tragic fate. The makeup lends authenticity and highlights their emotional frailties thus raising the film to another temporal level.	^[7]
2012 (60th)	Raja	Vazhakku Enn 18/9	Tamil	Unobtrusive, yet effective make up is the hallmark of this Tamil film.	^[8]
2013 (61st)	Vikram Gaikwad	Jaatishwar	Bengali	For the admirable detailing and remarkable consistency achieved in the etching of the characters played by Prosenjit Chatterjee.	^[9]
2014 (62nd)	Raju	Naanu Avanalla...Avalu	Kannada	For the realistic creation of gender duality in a character through different phases of life.	^[10]
2014 (62nd)	Nagaraj	Naanu Avanalla...Avalu	Kannada		^[10]
2015 (63rd)	Preetisheel Singh	Nanak Shah Fakir	Punjabi	For Creating detailed appearances, and meticulous 'ageing' technique to a wide range of historic characters.	^[11]
2015 (63rd)	Clover Wootton	Nanak Shah Fakir	Punjabi		^[11]
2016 (64th)	N. K. Ramakrishna	Allama	Kannada	The film gives a sense of 'a historical figure' and 'time' through the art and craft of make-up.	^[12]
2017 (65th)	Ram Rajjak	Nagarkirtan	Bengali	–
2018 (66th)	Ranjith	Awe	Telugu	For bringing out the texture of each face and giving personality to every character.
2019 (67th)	Ranjith Ambady	Helen	Malayalam	For creating gradual changes in the face and body of the lead character even in the adverse and unfavorable conditions.	^[13]
2020 (68th)	T. V. Ram Babu	Natyam	Telugu	For an inspired and imaginative make up that brings home the nuances embedded in the script.
2021 (69th)	Preetisheel Singh	Gangubai Kathiawadi	Hindi		^[14]^[15]