68th National Film Awards Announcement: Best Actor Award to Ajay Devgn and Surya, Best Hindi Film 'Tulsidas Junior'; Not even a single Gujarati feature film this year
The 68th National Film Awards were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. This year the best actor award has been given to Ajay Devgn and Surya
The 68th National Film Awards were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. This year the best actor award has been given to Ajay Devgn and Surya. The film ‘Surrai Pottaru’ has received the award for Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Actress. Even this year, not a single Gujarati film has won the Best Gujarati Film Award. Last year too there was not a single Gujarati feature film. It is worth mentioning that last year late Sushant Singh Rajput’s film ‘Chichhore’ was given the best movie, Kangana Ranaut the best actress and Manoj Bajpayee and South star Dhanush the National Award for the best actor.
Winner List:
Non Feature Film Category
Best Narration: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, Film (Rhapsody of Rain: Monsoon of Kerala)
Best Editing: Borderlands
Best Audiography: Pearl of the Desert
Best On Location Sound Recordist: Magical Jungle
Best Film on Social Issue: Justice Delayed But Delivered, Three Sisters
Best Educational Film: Dreaming for Words
Best Promotional Film: Surmounting Challenges
Best Arts and Culture Film: Girish Kasarvalli
Best Debut Non-Feature Film of the Director: Parih (Marathi-Hindi)
Best Debut Non-Feature Film: Vishre Iyer (Paraya)
Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen
Feature Film Category:
Best Popular Film: Tanhaji
Best Hindi Film: Tulsi Das Jr
Special Mention Award: June (Marathi)
Best Costume: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Best Cinematography: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu, Bengali)
Best Makeup Artist: TV Rambabu (Natyam, Tamil)
Best Production Design: Anees Nadodi (A cappella, Malayalam)
Best Stunt: Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Saina)
Best Choreography: Natyam (Tamil)
Best Editing: Shrikar Prasad
Best Audiography: Dollu (Jobin Jayan), Mi Vasantrao (Anmol Bhave)
Best Screenplay: Surrai Pottaru
Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma
Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande
Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli (Tamil Film: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum.)
Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon (Malayalam Film: Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Actor: Ajay Devgan (Tanhaji), Surya (Surrai Pottaru)
Best Actress: Anupama Balamurali (Surrai Pottaru)
Best Direction: Satchidananda KR (Malayalam Film: Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Feature Film: Surrai Pottru
Best Children’s Film: Sumi (Marathi)
Best Film on Environment Conversation: Manah Aru Manuh (Assam)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Mandela (Tamil Film)
Best Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi, Sumi (Tak-Tak, Marathi film), Akanksha Pingle, Divyesh Indulkar (Sumi, Marathi film)
Vipul Shah led the 10 member jury. Other members included cinematographers Dharam Gulati, GS Bhaskar, actors Srilekha Mukherjee, A Karthikaraja, VN Aditya, VG Thampi, Sanjeev Rattan, S Thangadurai and Nishikandha.
The 68th National Film Awards were presented in five categories
Dada Saheb Phalke Award: To be announced later.
Feature Film Section: 28 categories
Non-Feature Film Section: 22 categories
Best Writing Section: 1 Category
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