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70th National Film Awards: Malayalam cinema takes the spotlight with 8 wins

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Malayalam cinema led the charge for South Indian films at the 70th National Film Awards, winning an impressive eight awards, including Best Film, Best Child Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Female Playback Singer. In total, South Indian films bagged 20 awards across various categories, showcasing their dominance in the Indian film industry. The Malayalam film ‘Aattam: The Play’ was honoured with the Best Feature Film award, cementing its place as a standout in Indian cinema. Sooraj R. Barjatya took home the Best Director award for his work on the Hindi movie ‘Uunchai’. The Best Actress award was shared by Nithya Menen for her performance in the Tamil film ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati movie ‘Kutch Express’, while Rishabh Shetty was named Best Actor for his role in the Kannada hit Kantara.

Neena Gupta was best supporting actress for ‘Uunchai’ and Pawan Malhotra best supporting actor for the Haryanvi film ‘Fouja’.
Sharmila Tagore and Manoj Bajpayee starrer ‘Gulmohar’ won the award for Hindi film. Bajpayee also got a special mention.

A R 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. Pritam got the award for best music director (songs) for ‘Brahmastra-Part 1’.
The awards were announced by feature film jury head Rahul Rawail.

Here is the complete list of winners for the 70th National Film Awards:
Feature Categories
Best Feature Film: Aattam
Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara
Best Actress: Nithya Menen in Tiruchitrabalam, and Manasi Parekh in Kutch Express
Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai
Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta, Uunchai
Best Supporting Actor: Pawan Malhotra, Fouji
Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara

Best Debut: Fouja, Pramod Kumar
Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2
Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Punjabi Film: Baaghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film: Daman
Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Velakka
Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi
Best Kannada Film: KGF: Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar

Best Tiwa Film: Sikaisal
Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan
Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi
Best Action Direction: KGF: Chapter 2
Best Choreography: Tiruchitrabalam
Best Lyrics – Fouja
Best Music Director: Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score)
Best Makeup: Aparajito
Best Costumes: Kutch Express

Best Production Design: Aparajit
Best Editing: Aattam
Best Sound Design: Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Screenplay: Aatta
Best Dialogues: Gulmohar

Best Cinematography: Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Female Playback: Saudi Velakka,  Bombay Jayashri
Best Female Playback: Brahmastra, Arijit Singh
Best Child Artist: Sreepath in Mallikappuram
Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: Kutch Express

Non-feature Categories
Best Non-Feature Film: Ayena
Best Debut Film: Madhyantara
Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film: Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro
Best Arts/Culture Film: Ranga Vibhoga/Varsa
Best Script: Mono No Aware
Best Narrator: Murmurs of the Jungle
Best Music Direction: Fursat

Best Editing: Madhyantara
Best Sound Design: Yaan
Best Cinematography: Mono No Aware
Best Direction: From the Shadow
Best Short Film: Xunyota
Best Animated Film: The Coconut Tree
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: On the Brink Season 2: Gharial
Best Documentary: Murmurs of the Jungle

National Film Awards 2024

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    We have wrapped up the live coverage of 71st edition of National Film Awards. Till next time!

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    Nila Madhab Panda was chairperson of Non-Feature Film Jury.

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    Rahul Rawail was the chairperson of the Feature Film Jury.

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    Jury members said they plan to announce 71st National Film Awards by end of 2024.

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    Sooraj R Barjatya wins Best Director award for ‘Uunchai’

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    Rishab Shetty wins Best Actor Award for ‘Kantara’

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    Malayalam Film ‘Aattam’ Selected as Best Feature Film

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    Manasi Parekh shares Best Actress award for ‘Kutch Express’

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    Malayali actor Nithya Menon wins Best Actress Award for ‘Thiruchitrambalam’

     

     

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    Best Female playback singer for Bombay Jayashree (Saudi Vellakka)

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Film Writing
Best Critic: Deepak Dua
Best Book on Cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography

Special mentions
Manoj Bajpayee (actor): Gulmohar (Hindi)
Sanjay Salil Chowdhury (music director): Kadhikan (Malayalam)

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