National Film Awards announced

The 65th National Film Awards were announced on Friday by a 10-member jury headed by renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. While Vinod Khanna was posthumously given the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema, late actress Sridevi won the Best Actress award for her performance in Mom that released in July last year.

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion won the award for Best Popular Film. Amit Masurkar’s Newton was named the Best Hindi film. Pankaj Tripathi, who played an endearing character of Assistant Commandant Aatma Singh in the film, got Special Mention award for his performance.

Full list of winners:

Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Vinod Khanna

Best Actress - Sridevi, MOM

Best Supporting Actress - Divya Dutta, Irada

Best Supporting Actor - Fahad Faasil (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Best Assamese Film - Ishu

Best Bengali film - Mayurakshi

Best Tamil film - To Let

Best Telugu film - Ghazi

Best Gujarati film - Dhh

Best Tulu Film - Paddayi

Best Jasari Film - Sinjar

Best Ladakhi Film - Walking With The Wind

Best Action-direction Film - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Best Choreography - 'Gori Tu Latth Mar' (Toilet: Ek Prem Katha)

Best Special Effects - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Special Jury Award - Nagarkirtan (Bengali)

Best Lyrics - 'Muthuratna', March 22 (Kannada)

Best Music Direction - AR Rahman (Kaatru Veliyidai)

Best Background Score - AR Rahman (Mom)

Best Makeup Artist - Nagar Kirtan

Best Costume - Nagar Kirtan

Best Production Design - Take Off

Best Editing - Village Rockstar, Reema Das (Assamese)

Best Sound Design and Re-Recordist - Walking with the Wind (Ladakh) – Justin A Jose, Sanal George

Best Audiography (location sound) - Mallika Das (Village Rockstar)

Best Original Screenplay - Sajeev Puzhoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Adapted Screenplay - Jayaraj (Bhayanakam)

Best Cinematography – Nikhil. S. Praveen (Bhayanakam)

Best Female Playback Singer - Sasha Tirupathi,('Vaan Varuvaan') Kaatru Veliyidai

Best Male Playback Singer - KJ Yesudas ('Poyi Maranja Kaalam') Viswasapoorvam Mansoor

Best child artist - Neeta Das (Village Rockstar)

Best Critic on Cinema - Giridhar Jha

Best Film on Social Issues - Aalorukkam

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration - Dhappa

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Sinjar

Best Feature Film - Village Rockstars

Best Actor - Riddhi Sen (Bengali film Nagarkirtan)

Best Dialogues - Sambit Mohanty (Hello Arsi)

Special Mentions - Pankaj Tripathi (Newton), Parvathy (Take Off), Prakruti Mishra (Hello Arsi), Yasharaj Karhade (Mhorkya)

Best Writing on Cinema (Special Mention) - Sunil Mishra

Best Book on Cinema - Matmagi Manipur: The First Manipuri Feature Film

Best Director – Jayaraj (Bhayanakam)

Best Children's Film - Mhorkya

Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Irada