67th National Film Awards Announced

The 67th National Film Awards were announced on Monday evening in New Delhi, with the honours for films from the year of 2019. Malayalam film ‘Marakkar: Arabikkadilinte Simham’ won Best Feature film, while Manoj Bajpayee, Dhanush and Kangana Ranaut garnered best actor honours.

Director Priyadarshan's Malayalam war epic Marakkar: Arabikkadilinte Simham, that is headlined by Mohanlal, won Best Feature Film. The film is yet to release in theatres, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The best acting honours went to Manoj Bajapayee for Bhonsle, Dhanush for Tamil film Asuran, and Kangana Ranaut for two of her films: Panga and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe) and Pallavi Joshi (The Tashkent Files) won the supporting actor awards, while director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan was awarded for Bahattar Hoorain.

Here’s the complete list of awards:

Best Actor, Male: Manoj Bajpayee (Bhosle), Dhanush (Asuran)

Best Actor, Female: Kangana Ranaut (Manikarnika, Pangaa)

Best Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Bahattar Hoorain)

Best Feature Film: Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham (Malayalam)

Best Supporting Actor, Male: Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe)

Best Supporting Actor, Female: Pallavi Joshi (The Tashkent Files)

Best Child Artist: Naga Vishal

Jury Special Mention (Films): Biriyani (Malayalam), Lata Bhagwan Kare (Marathi), Picasso (Marathi)

Best Original Screenplay: Kaushik Ganguly (Jyeshthoputri)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Gumnami

Best Dialogue: The Tashkent Files (Hindi)

Best Cinematography: Girish Gangadharan (Jallikattu)

Best Editing: Naveen Nooli (Jersey)

Best Music Director: D Imman (Viswasam)

Best Background Score: Jyeshthoputro

Best Audiography: Iewduh (Khasi)

Best Lyrics: Kolambi

Best Female Playback singer: Bardo (Marathi)

Best Male Playback Singer: Kesri, Teri Mitti (Hindi)

Best Choreography: Raju Sundaram

(Maharshi)

Best Special Effects: Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham

Special Jury Award: Oththa Seruppu Size-7 (Tamil)

Best Action: Avane Srimmannarayana

Best Makeup Artist: Helen

Best Costume Design: Marakkar

Best Production Design: Anandi Gopal

Best Sound Design: Resul Pookutty (Oththa Seruppu Size 7)

Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Jersey

Best Film on Social issues: Anandi Gopal

Best Children’s Film: Kastoori (Hindi)

Best Film on Environment Conservation: Water Burial

Best Debut Film of A Director: Mathukutty Xavier (Helen)

Best Malayalam Film: Kalla Nottam

Best Telugu Film: Jersey

Best Kannada Film: Akshi

Best Marathi Film: Bardo

Best Tamil Film: Asuran

Best Hindi Film: Chhichhore

Best Bengali Film: Gumnami

Best Konkani Film: Kaajro

Best Haryanvi Film: Choriyaan Choro se Kam Nai Hoti

Best Assamese Film: Ronuwa Who Never Surrenders

Best Punjabi Film: Rab Da Radio 2

NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

Best Direction: Knock Knock Knock (English/Bengali), Sudhanshu Saria

Best Film on Family Values: Oru Pathira Swapnam Pole

Best Narration: Wild Karnataka, Sir David Attenborough

Best Short Fiction Film: Custody (Hindi/English)

Best Investigation Film: Jakkal

Best Animation Film: Radha (Musical)

Best Exploration Film: Wild Karnataka

Best Educational Film: Apples and Oranges

Best Film on Social Issue: Holy Rights and Ladli

Best Biographical Film: Elephants Do Remember (English)

Best Ethnographic Film: Charan-Atva The Essence of Being a Nomad (Gujarati)

Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Khisa (Marathi)

Best Non-Feature Film: An Engineered Dream (Hindi)

Best Environmental Film: The Stork Saviours

Best Editing: Shut Up Sona, Arjun Gourisaria

Best Audiography: Radha (Musical), Allwin Rego and Sanjay Maurya

Best On-Location Sound Recordist: Rahas (Hindi), Saptarshi Sarkar

Best Cinematography: Sonsi, Savita Singh

Special Jury Award: Small Scale Societies (English)

Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema by Sanjay Suri

Best Film Critic: Sohini Chattopadhyay

Most film friendly state: Sikkim