16 August 2024
Hyderabad
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday declared the winners of 70th National Film Awards. The top prize went to Malayalam film, Aattam: The Play, which was adjudged as the best feature film while Sooraj R Barjatya was chosen as the best director for Uunchai.
Kannada star Rishab Shetty, who became a pan Indian sensation with Kantara, was chosen as the best actor, while the best actress will be shared between Nithya Menen, who got it for the Tamil film Thiruchitrambalam, and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati movie Kutch Express.
Telugu film Karthikeya 2, which found love in the north Indian shores as well, was announced as the best Telugu film, while our own choreographer Jani Master is taking away the best choreographer award along with Sathish Krishnan for ‘Megham Karukatha’ in Thiruchitrambalam.
Kantara also won best popular film providing wholesome entertainment. Rishab Shetty wrote and directed the film as well. It’s a Hombale Films Production.
Mozart of Madras AR Rahman won the National Film Award for Best Music Director (background music) for his work in Mani Ratnam’s Ponnyin Selvan-Part 1, which was also named the best Tamil film. Another top award, the best cinematographer, went to Ravi Varman for his work in Ponniyin Selvan-Part. Pritam got the award for best music director (songs) for Brahmastra-Part 1.
For writing Aattam, Anand Ekarshi has been picked for the best screenplay, while Anbariv won best action choreography for KGF Chapter 2.
Neena Gupta was the best supporting actress for Uunchai and Pawan Malhotra best-supporting actor for the Haryanvi film Fouja.
The jury included – Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury and Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.
Here’s the list of winners:
Best Film - Aattam
Best Direction - Sooraj R Barjatya for Uunchai
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Kantara
Best Actor - Rishabh Shetty for Kantara
Best Actress - Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambhalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express
Best Supporting Actor - Pavan Raj Malhotra for Fouja
Best Supporting Actress - Neena Gupta for Uunchai
Best Child Artist - Sreepath for Malikappuram
Best Cinematography - Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Best Screenplay - Anand Ekarshi for Aatam
Best Dialogue Writer - Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittela for Gulmohar
Best Production Design - Ananda Addhya for Aparajito
Best Action Choreography - Anbariv for KGF Chapter 2
Best Make-Up Artist - Somnath Kundu for Aparajito
Best Costume Design - Niki Joshi for Kutch Express
Best Music Direction for Songs - Pritam for Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva
Best Music Direction for Background Scores - AR Rahman for Ponniyin Selvan
Best Lyrics - Naushad Sadar Khan for ‘Salaami’ in Fouja
Best Male Playback Singer - Arijit Singh for ‘Kesariya’ from Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva
Best Female Playback Singer - Bombay Jayashri for ‘Chaayum Veyil’ from Saudi Vellakka
Best Choreography - Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan for ‘Megham Karukatha’ in Thiruchitrambalam
Best Sound Design - Anand Krishnamoorthy for Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1
Best Editing - Mahesh Bhuvanend for Aattam
Special Jury Award - Manoj Bajpayee for Gulmohar and Sanjoy Chowdhury for Kadhikan
Special Mention (Feature Film)
Best Feature Film in Assamese - Emuthi Puthi by Kulanandini Mahanta
Best Feature Film in Bengali - Kaberi Antardhan by Kaushik Gangula
Best Feature Film in Hindi - Gulmohar by Rahul V Chittella
Best Feature Film in Kannada - KGF Chapter 2 by Prashanth Neel
Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Saudi Vellakka by Tharun Moorthy
Best Feature Film in Marathi - Vaalvi by Paresh Mokashi
Best Feature Film in Punjabi - Baghi Di Dhee by Mukesh Gautam
Best Feature Film in Tamil - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, by Mani Ratnam
Best Feature Film in Telugu - Karthikeya 2, Chandoo Mondeti
Best Film in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic - Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva, by Ayan Mukherji
Best Feature Film promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values - Kutch Express by Viral Shah
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