The National Film Awards are the most important and respected film awards in India. It selects the Best of Indian cinema overall and particularly focuses on contributions of Indian art and culture. It was established in 1954. It has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.
68th National Film Awards. (Source: Current affairs- Adda247)
A full list of National Award Winners is listed below:
GOLDEN LOTUS AWARD CATEGORY:
Sumi won the Best Children’s film title. It is a feature film starring Divyesh Indulkar and Akansha Pingale.
Mandela by Madonne Ashwin won the Best Debut film title of Director.
Sachy won the Best Director title for Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
Soorarai Pottru won the Best Feature Film title. It was directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Suriya and Guneet Monga.
Tanhaji won the Best popular film title for providing wholesome entertainment. It was directed by Om Raut and produced by Ajay Devgn, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar.
SILVER LOTUS AWARD CATEGORY:
Ajay Devgn won the Best actor title for Tanhaji, The Unsung Warrior.
Suriya won the Best actor title for Soorarai Pottru.
Ajay Devgn (source: IMDb.com)
Aparna Balamurali won the Best actor title for Soorarai Pottru.
Pearl of the Desert won the Best Audiography title by Ajit Singh Rathore. Originally it was titled Maru ro moti.
Dollu won the Best Audiography (location sound recordist) title by Jobin Jayan.
Malik won the Best Audiography (re-recordist of the final mixed track) title by Vishnu Govind and Sree Sankar.
Me Vasantrao won the Best Audiography (sound designer) title by Anmol Bhave.
Kishwar Desai won the Best book on cinema title for “The Longest Kiss”.
Akansha Pingale and Divyesh Indulkar won the Best child artist title for Sumi.
Anish Mangesh Gosavi won the Best child artist title for Tak-Tak.
Sandhya Raju won the Best choreography title for Natyam.
Sandhya Raju (source: Pinkvilla)
The Wanderlust of Apu by Supratim Bhol won the Best cinematography title. Originally it was titled Avijatrik.
Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Cheerla won the Best costume design title for Tanhaji.
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum won the Best editing by Sreekar Prasad.
Manah Aru Manuh, a non-feature film won the Best environment film title.
Mandel ke Bol, a non-feature film won the Best ethnographic film title. It was directed by Ranjendra Janglay.
Wheeling the Ball, another non-feature film won the Best exploration film title.
Nanchamma won the Best female playback singer title for Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
Taledanda, a feature film won the Best film title on environment conservation/ preservation.
Kumkumarchan, a non-feature film won the Best film title on family values.
Funeral, a feature film won the Best film title on social issues. It was directed by Vivek Rajendra Dubey.
Justice Delayed but Delivered, a non-feature film won the Best film title on social issues. It was directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Mandeep Singh Chauhan.
Three Sisters, another non-feature film won the Best film title on social issues. It was directed by Putul Mahmood.
The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh won the Best investigative film title.
Manoj Muntashir for Saina won the Best lyrics title.
Rambabu for Natyam won the Best makeup artist title.
Rahul Despande won the Best male playback singer title for Me Vasantrao.
G.V. Prakash Kumar won the Best music direction: background score title for Soorarai Pottru.
S.Thaman won the Best music direction: song title for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.
Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan won the Best narration/voiceover title for Rhapsody of Rains- Monsoons of Kerala. It is a non-feature film.
Pradeep Lekhwar and Sandip Bhati won the Best on-location sound title for Jadui Jangal.
Anees Nadodi won the Best production design title for Kappela.
Shalini Ushadevi and Sudha Kongara won the Best screenplay title for Soorarai Pottru.
Mandonne Aswin won the Best screenplay title for Mandela.
Mandonne Aswin wins award for Mandela (source: Mangalorean.com)
The Boy with a Gun (aka kachichinithu) won the Best short fiction film title. It is a non-feature film directed and produced by Khanjan Kishore Nath.
Rajasekhar, Mafia Sasi, Supreme Sundar won the Best stunt choreography title for Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
Biju Menon won the Best supporting actor title for Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli won the Best-supporting actress title for Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum.
Admitted, a non-feature film won the special jury award. It was directed by Ojaswwee Sharma.
SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARD:
Special mention (book on cinema)
- Anoop Ramakrishnan for MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam.
- Kishor Kadam for Avwanchhit.
- Kishore Kadam for GodaKaath.
- Siddharth Menon for June.
- Aimee Baruah for Semkhor.
- Varun Buddhadev for Toolsidas Junior.
- Kavya Prakash for Vaanku.
REGIONAL AWARD CATEGORY
Bridge won the title of the Best feature film in Assamese which was directed by Kripal Kalita.
The Wanderlust of Apu won the title of the Best feature film in Bengali. Originally it was titled Avijatrik.
Semkhor won the title of the Best feature film in Dimasa.
Dada Lakhmi Chand won the title of the Best feature film in Haryanvi.
Toolsidas Junior won the title of the Best feature film in Hindi.
Toolsidas Junior (Source: Times of India)
Dollu won the title of the Best feature film in Kannada.
Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam won the title of the Best feature film in Malayalam.
Goshta Eka Paithanichi won the title of the Best feature film in Marathi.
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum won the title of the Best feature film in Tamil.
Colour Photo won the title of the Best feature film in Telugu.
Jeetige won the title of the Best feature film in Tulu.
NON-FEATURE FILM AWARDS:
Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar won the title of Best arts and culture film.
Pabung Syam won the title of the Best biographical film.
Shabdikkunna Kalappa won the title of the Best cinematography in a non-feature film.
Pariah won the title of Best debut non-feature film of director Vishesh Iyer.
R.V. Ramani won the Best Director in a non-feature film, Oh that’s Bhanu.
Anadi Athaley won Best Editing in a non-feature film, borderlands.
Vishal Bhardwaj won the Best music director title for a non-feature film, 1232KMS.
Testimony of Ana won the Best non-feature film title.
Testimony of Ana (source: Binged)
Shabdikkunna Kalappa won the Best science and technology film title. It was directed by Akansha Sood.
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