The 68th National Film Awards ceremony was held in Delhi on 22nd July 2022. The prestigious annual National Film Awards were presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals to honour the best films of 2020 in Indian cinema. The 10-member jury, led by filmmaker Vipul Shah, submitted its report to I&B Minister Anurag Thakur.
Check Out the winners full list of the 68th National Film Awards
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Director: Sudha Kongara
Actor: Suriya, Aparna Balamurali, Paresh Rawal
Producer: 2D Entertainment Pvt.Ltd
Best Actor: Ajay Devgn and Suriya
Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)
Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Director: Sachidanandan KR for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil)
Best Children’s Film: Sumi (Marathi)
Director: Amol Vasant Gole
Producer: Harshall Kamat Entertainment;
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Taledanda (Beheading a Life)(Kannada)
Director: Praveen Krupakar
Producer: Krupanidhi Kreations
Best Film on Social Issues: Funeral (Marathi)
Director: Vivek Dubey
Producer: Before After Entertainment
Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)
Director: Om Raut
Producer: Ajay Devgn Films
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Mandela (Tamil)
Director: Madonne Ashwin; Producer: YNOT Studios
Best Screenplay: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) & Mandela (Tamil)
Soorarai Pottru Screenplay writer (original): Shalini Usha Nair & Sudha Kongara
Mandela (Tamil) Dialogue Writer: Madonne Ashwin
Best Cinematography: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu) (Bengali)
Cameraman: Supratim Bhol
Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi)
Best Child Artist:
Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak-Tak (Marathi)
Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar for Sumi (Marathi)
Feature Film Awards
Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum
Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazcha Nishchayam
Best Marathi Film: Gostha Eka Paithanichi
Best Kannada Film: Dollu
Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik
Best Assamese Film: Bridge
Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
Best Dimasa Film: Semkhor
Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
Best Action Direction Award: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)
Best Lyrics: Saina (Hindi)
Best Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) – (Songs): Thaman S
Best Background Score: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) – GV Prakash Kumar
Best Make-up Artist: Natyam (Dance)(Telugu) – TV Rambabu
Best Costume Designer: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior(Hindi); Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve & Mahesh Sherla
Best Production Design: Kappela (Chapel) (Malayalam); Production Designer: Anees Nadodi
Best Editing: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil); Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Best Audiography: Dollu (Kannada); Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only): Jobin Jayan. & Mi Vasantrao (I Am Vasantrao) (Marathi); Sound Designer: Anmol Bhave. & Malik (Malayalam); Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Vishnu Govind & Sree Sankar
Special mentions: Semkhor (Dimasa), Vaanku (Malayalam), June (Marathi), Avwanchhit (Marathi) and Godakaath (Marathi), and Toolsidas Junior (Hindi)
Non-feature Film Awards
Best Voice-over/ Narration: Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan, Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala (English)
Best Music Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj for 1232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar
Best Editing: Anadi Athaley for Borderlands
Best On-Location Sound Recordist: Sandip Bhati & Pradeep Lekhwar, Jadui Jangal for Magical Forest
Best Audiography: Ajit Singh Rathore, Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani)
Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen for Shabdikkunna Kalappa
Best Direction: Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi)
Best Film on Family Values: Kumkumarchan (Worship of the Goddess) (Marathi)
Best Short Fiction Film: Kachichinithu
Special Jury Award: Admitted (Hindi and English) Director: Ojaswee Sharma
Best Investigative Film: The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh (Punjabi)
Best Exploration/Adventure Film: Wheeling the Ball (English and Hindi)
Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words (Malayalam)
Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed but Delivered. & Three Sisters (Bengali)
Best Environment Film: Manah Aru Manuh (Manas and People) (Assamese)
Best Promotional Film: Surmounting Challenges (English)
Best Science and Technology Films: On the brink season 2- Bats (English)
Best Arts and Culture Film: Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar
Best Biographical Film: Pabung Syam (Manipuri)
Best Ethnographic Film: Mandal ke Bol (Hindi)
Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Pariah (Marathi and Hindi)
Best Non-Feature Film: Testimony of Ana
Best book on cinema: The longest kiss, by Kishwar Desai
Best book on cinema (Special Mention): MIT Anubhavangalude Pusthakam, Kali Paine Kalira Cinema
Most film-friendly state: Madhya Pradesh.
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