<page_title> National Film Award for Best Feature Film </page_title> <section_title> Winners </section_title> <table> <cell> 1953 (1st) <col_header> List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Shyamchi Aai <col_header> List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation </col_header> <col_header> Film(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Marathi <col_header> List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation </col_header> <col_header> Language(s) </col_header> <row_header> Shyamchi Aai </row_header> </cell> <cell> Pralhad Keshav Atre <col_header> List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation </col_header> <col_header> Producer(s) </col_header> <row_header> Shyamchi Aai </row_header> </cell> <cell> Pralhad Keshav Atre <col_header> List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation </col_header> <col_header> Director(s) </col_header> <row_header> Shyamchi Aai </row_header> </cell> </table>
The inaugural award was named as "Gold Medal for the Best Feature Film" and was awarded to Marathi film, Shyamchi Aai, produced and directed by Pralhad Keshav Atre.