The prestigious 18th V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred to the Noted wildlife filmmaker Subbiah Nallamuthu. The award was conferred to Subbiah Nallamuthu by the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan at the inaugural ceremony of the 18th Mumbai international Film Festival at Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Subbiah Nallamuthu received this award for his outstanding contributions to the field of non-feature and wildlife documentary filmmaking.

V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award

The Prestigious V.Shantaram Lifetime Achievement has been instituted in memory of the legendary filmmaker V.Shantaram.

The award, instituted in 1990 by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is given at the Mumbai International Film Festival.

The award is given to a filmmaker who has made a significant contribution to documentary films. The first person to receive it was Ezra Mir in 1990.

In the past the award has been conferred to prestigious documentary makers like Mike Pandey, ,Anand Patwardhan,Naresh Bedi, Shyam Benegal.

The V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award carries a citation,a trophy and Rs 10 lakh as a cash prize.

About Subbiah Nallamuthu

Subbaiah Nallamuthu is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is best known for his tiger-centric documentaries including "Tiger Dynasty", "Tiger Queen", and "The World's Most Famous Tiger".

Nallamuthu became famous with his "Living on the Edge" documentary. It is India's longest- running award-winning environment series. He has also worked with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as a high-speed cameraman.

Subbiah Nallamuthu has won five National Film Awards and also many international awards. He has been a jury member at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and was the jury chairman of the Indian Panorama Film Festival (2021).

Mumbai International Film Festival

The Mumbai International Film Festival is organised by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and executed by National Film Development Corporation biennially.

The festival showcases documentaries, short films and animations. The first festival was organised in 1990.

The seven day 18 Mumbai International Film Festival was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan on 15 June 2024.

For the first time apart from the festival main venue at FD-NFDC Complex, Mumbai, MIFF screenings will be also held at Delhi (Sirifort Auditorium), Chennai (Tagore Film Centre), Pune (NFAI auditorium) and Kolkata (SRFTI Auditorium).