Who won the National Awards? Who got the Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Film awards, see the full list

72nd National Film Awards: The announcement which was awaited for a long time by cine lovers and the film industry finally came to an end on 18th July. The names of the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards were officially announced. These awards are given to honor those films and artists released in the year 2024, who impressed both the audience and critics with their acting, direction, writing, technical excellence and creativity. This time films of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bengali and other languages ​​registered their strong presence in different categories.

The biggest achievement of the awards was in the name of ‘Article 370’

‘Article 370’ emerged as the most talked about film at the 72nd National Film Awards. The film received the award for Best Feature Film. Not only this, the film’s lead actress Yami Gautam also received the National Award for Best Actress. Apart from this, the musical aspect of the film was also appreciated and Shashwat Sachdev was given the award for Best Music Direction. In this way ‘Article 370’ registered its strong identity in the acting, music and film categories.

Karthik Aryan and Mammootty became best actors

This time two veteran actors won in the Best Actor category. Karthik Aryan was given the National Award for his brilliant performance in the film ‘Chandu Champion’, while Malayalam cinema superstar Mammootty received the honor for ‘Brahmayugam’. Both the actors were jointly chosen as Best Actor, which was one of the most talked about announcements of this year’s awards.

Yami Gautam got a big honor for her career

This National Award is considered very special for Yami Gautam. His performance in ‘Article 370’ was highly appreciated by both the audience and critics. Now for this role she has received the Best Actress award at the national level, which has added a new level to her career.

Sanjeev Srivastava honored for his understanding of Hindi cinema

This time also an important name came to the fore in the field of film criticism. Sanjeev Srivastava was given the National Award for Best Film Critic for his deep understanding, analysis and critical writing of Hindi cinema.

Regional cinema also showed its strength

Every year, special importance is given to regional films in the National Film Awards and this time too films from different languages ​​performed brilliantly.

Best Regional Movies

• Best Hindi Feature Film: Srikanth
• Best Telugu Film: Committee Kullu
• Best Tamil Film: Raayan
• Best Marathi Film: Mukkam Post Bombilwadi
• Best Odia Film: Lahari
• Best Malayalam Film: Feminichi Fathima
• Best Kannada Film: Mithya
• Best Gujarati Film: Maaran
• Best Garhwali Film: Dholi
• Best Bengali Film: Chalchitra Ekhon
• Best Assamese Film: Juiphool
• Best Manipuri Film: Sunita

These awards once again proved that the strength of Indian cinema lies in its linguistic and cultural diversity.

Which films won in technical categories?

The technical aspect of film production was also given special importance in the National Awards.

Major Technical Awards

• Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Stree 2 – ‘Aaj Ki Raat’)
• Best Song: ‘Jaane Do’ – Manoj Muntashir
• Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev (Article 370)
• Best Makeup: P. Ravi Kumar (Committee Kullu)
• Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor (Pushpa 2)
• Best Production Design: Nitin Choudhary (Kalki 2898 AD)
• Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
• Best Dialogue Writer: Venky (Lucky Bhaskar)
• Best Cinematography: Edmod (Life in Loom)
• Sanjay Mishra became the best supporting actor

Veteran actor Sanjay Mishra was given the National Award for Best Supporting Actor this year. Considering his acting ability and impressive presence in various roles, this honor is being considered as another important achievement of his career.

Got big honors in direction and debut category also

• Best Director: Aanand L Rai (Symbol of Unity)
• Best Debut Director: Ravi Raj Murmu

These awards honored the creativity of both new and experienced filmmakers.

Documentary and non-feature films also received honours.

In the National Film Awards, not only feature films but also documentary and non-feature films are given equal importance.

major winners

• Best Documentary: Ram-Nami (Hindi)
• Best Arts and Culture Film: Main Nida (Hindi)
• Best Historical Film: Kakori (Hindi)
• Best Non-Feature Film: Bhangaar (Marathi-English)

Selected from the films of 2024

This year’s National Film Awards included only those films which received certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. An 11-member jury evaluated the films from across the country. This prestigious jury was headed by senior filmmaker Jayaraj. Jayaraj has earlier also been a part of the selection process of the National Film Awards. After a lengthy review process and various stages of scrutiny, the jury finalized the names of the winners.

National Film Awards become a celebration of the diversity of Indian cinema

The 72nd National Film Awards once again proved that Indian cinema is not just a medium of entertainment but also a powerful platform to express diverse cultures, languages ​​and social themes. This year, the success of ‘Article 370’, ‘Chandu Champion’, ‘Brahmayugam’, ‘Pushpa 2’, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and other films showed that Indian cinema is continuously moving towards new experiments and excellence.

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