The list of winners of the 66th National Film Awards was announced on Friday afternoon by the chairman of the jury. The winners are decided by an independent jury consisting of eminent filmmakers and film personalities, and the announcement is made in April every year. However, this year, the announcement was pushed due to the Lok Sabha polls. The awards are usually presented at an event in May.
The Best Director award went to Aditya Dhar for Uri while Gujarati film Hellaro won for Best Film.
Keerthy Suresh won the award for Best Actress for Mahanati. The Best Actor award was shared by Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal for Andhadhun and Uri respectively.
Baaram won the award for Best Tamil film, Sudani from Nigeria for Best Malayalam film, Mahanati for Best Telugu film and Nathicharami for Best Kannada film. The Best Konkani Film award was given to Amori.
Sudani from Nigeria revolves around a footballer from Nigeria who comes to Kerala for a league match. While the football player is played by young Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson, Kerala state award winner Soubin Shahir plays the role of Majeed, the football team manager.
Directed by Nag Ashwin, Mahanati is a bilingual biographical period film on yesteryear actor Savithri. Keerthi Suresh plays the role of Savithri. The movie also stars Dulquer Salman, Samantha Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya, Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Prakash Raj and Mohan Babu. Mahanati also won the award for Best Costume Designer.
The 90-minute feature film, Baaram (The Burden), is based on thalaikoothal, a practice of killing the elderly in some parts of Tamil Nadu. It is directed by Mumbai-based filmmaker Priya Krishnaswamy.
Nathicharami revolves around a widow who struggles with her growing sexual needs, and her desire to remain faithful to the memories of her late husband. Sruthi Hariharan plays the lead role.
The Best Female Playback Singer award was given to Bindhumalini for ‘Maayavi Manave’ from Nathicharami. The film also picked up awards for Best Editing and Best Lyrics.
Chi La Sow by Rahul Ravindran won the award for Best Original Screenplay.
Kannada film Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shaale Kasaragodu won the award for Best Children’s Film. It is based on how a group of students, studying in a Kannada-medium school in a village in Kerala, come together when the government officials try to shut it down.
The Best Production Design award went to Malayalam film Kammara Sambhavam, and the Best Makeup Artist award was given to Telugu film Awe.
A special mention was given by the jury to Sruthi Hariharan for Nathicharami, Joju George for Joseph and Savithri Balussery for Sudani From Nigeria.
Kannada film KGF starring Yash picked up the award for Best Action.
MJ Radhakrishnan won the Best Cinematography for Malayalam film Olu.
The Nargis Dutt Award was given to Kannada film Ondalla Eradalla. The film, starring Rohith Pandavpura as the young protagonist, revolves around a seven-year-old boy who loses his pet cow, Banu. He goes in search of her and meets a motley crew of characters in a film that's ultimately about childhood and innocence.
Full list:
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Title of Film |
Name Of Film |
Awardee |
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Best Feature Film |
HELLARO (Gujarati) |
Producer: Saarthi Productions LLP Director: Abhishek Shah |
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Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director |
NAAL (Marathi) |
Producer: Mrudhgandh Films LLP Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
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Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment |
BADHAAI HO (Hindi) |
Producer: Junglee Pictures Limited Director: Amit Sharma |
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Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration |
ONDALLA ERADALLA (Kannada) |
Producer: D N Cinemas Director: Satya Prakash D |
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Best Film on Social Issues |
PADMAN (Hindi) |
Producer: Hope Productions Pvt. Ltd. Director: R. Balki |
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Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation |
PAANI (Marathi) |
Producer: Purple Pebble Pictures Director: Addinath Kothare |
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Best Children's Film |
SARKARI HIRIYA PRATHAMIKA SHALE KASARGODU (Kannada) |
Producer : Rishab Shetty Films Director: Rishab Shetty |
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Best Direction |
URI : THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) |
Director: Aditya Dhar |
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Best Actor (Shared) |
ANDHADHUN (Hindi) & URI : THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) |
Ayushmann Khurrana & Vicky Kaushal |
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Best Actress |
MAHANATI (Telugu) |
Keerthy Suresh |
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Best Supporting Actor |
CHUMBAK (Marathi) |
Supporting Actor:Swanand Kirkire |
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Best Supporting Actress |
BADHAAI HO (Hindi) |
Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri |
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Best Child Artist |
ONDALLA ERADALLA (Kannada) HARJEETA (Punjabi) HAMID (Urdu) NAAL (Marathi) |
P V Rohith Sameep Singh Talha Arshad Reshi Shrinivas Pokale |
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Best Male Playback Singer |
PADMAAVAT (Hindi) |
Arijit Singh Song “ Binte Dil Misriya mein …. ” |
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Best Female Playback Singer |
NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) |
Bindhu Malini Song “ Maayavi Manave…..” |
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Best Cinematography |
OLU (Malayalam) |
Cameraman: M J Radhakrishnan |
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Best Screenplay |
CHI ARJUN LA SOW (Telugu) ANDHADHUN (Hindi) TARIKH (Bengali) |
Screenplay writer (original): Rahul Ravindran Screenplay writer (adapted): Sriram Raghavan , Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar, Hemant Rao & Pooja Ladha Surti Dialogue Writer: Churni Ganguly |
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Best Audiography |
TENDLYA (Marathi) URI :THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) RANGASTHALAM (Telugu) |
Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only) : Gaurav Verma Sound Designer : Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Raja Krishnan M.R |
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Best Editing |
NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) |
Editor: Nagendra K Ujjani |
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Best Production Design |
KAMMARA SAMBHAVAM (Malayalam) |
Production Designer: Bangalan |
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Best Costume Designer |
MAHANATI (Telugu) |
Costume Director: Indrakshi Pattanaik, Gaurang Shah & Archana Rao |
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Best Make-up Artist |
AWE (Telugu) |
Make-up Artist: Ranjith |
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Best Music Direction |
PAADMAAVAT (Hindi) URI :THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) |
Music Director (Songs): Sanjay Leela Bhansali Music Director (Background Music): Shashwat Sachdev |
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Best Lyrics |
NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) |
Lyricist: Manjunatha S (Manasor) Song “ Maayavi Manave….” |
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Special Jury Award |
HELLARO (Gujarati) & KEDARA (Bengali) |
Actresses : Shraddha Dangar, Shachi Joshi, Denisha Ghumra, Neelam Paanchal, Tarjani Bhadla, Brinda Nayak, Tejal Panchasara, Kaushambi Bhatt, Ekta Bachwani, Kamini Panchal, Jagruti Thakore, Riddhi Yadav & Prapti Mehta & Director : Indradip Dasgupta |
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Best Special Effects |
AWE (Telugu) & KGF (Kannada) |
Srushti Creative Studio & Unifi Media |
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Best Choreography |
PADMAAVAT (Hindi) |
Kruti Mahesh Madya & Jyoti Tomar Song: Ghoomar |
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Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography) |
KGF (Kannada)) |
Vikram More & Anbu Ariv |
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Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution |
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Best Gujarati Film |
REVA |
Producer: Brainbox Studios Director: Rahul Surendrabhai Bhole & Vinit Kumar Ambubhai Kanojiya |
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Best Punjabi Film |
HARJEETA |
Producer: Sizzlin Productions Director: Vijay Kumar Arora |
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Best Assamese Film |
BULBUL CAN SING |
Producer: Flying River Films Director: Rima Das |
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Best Konkani Film |
AMORI |
Producer: Opus Ga La Director: Dinesh P Bhonsle |
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Best Kannada Film |
NATHICHARAMI |
Producer: Tejaswini Enterprises Director: Manjunatha S. (Mansore) |
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Best Telugu Film |
MAHANATI |
Producer: Swapna Cinema Director: Nag Ashwin |
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Best Malayalam Film |
SUDANI FROM NIGERIA |
Producer: The Happy Hours Entertainments Director: Zakariya |
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Best Bengali Film |
EK JE CHHILO RAJA |
Producer: SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Director: Srijit Mukherjee |
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Best Urdu Film |
HAMID |
Producer: Saregama India Limited Director: Aijaz Khan |
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Best Hindi Film |
ANDHADHUN |
Producer: Matchbox Pictures Pvt. Ltd. Director: Sriram Raghavan |
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Best Tamil Film |
BAARAM |
Producer: Reckless Roses Director: Priya Krishnaswamy |
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Best Marathi Film |
BHONGA |
Producer: Nalinee Productions Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil |
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Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution |
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Best Garo Film |
MA’AMA |
Producer: Anna Films Director: Dominic Sangma |
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Best Sherdukpan Film |
MISHING |
Producer: BB Entertainment Trade Private Limited Director: Bobby Sarma Baruah |
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Best Pangchenpa Film |
IN THE LAND OF POISON WOMEN |
Producer: Aaas Productions Director: Manju Borah |
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Best Rajasthani Film |
TURTLE |
Producer: Shivazza Films & Entertainment Director: Dinesh S Yadav |
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Special Mention |
NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) KADAKH (Hindi) JOSEPH (Malayalam) SUDANI FROM NIGERIA (Malayalam) |
Sruthi Hariharan (Actress) Chandrachoor Rai (Actor) Joju George (Actor) Savithri (Actress) |
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Non-Feature Films Section |
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Name of Award |
Title of Film |
Awardee |
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BEST NON-FEATURE FILM |
Son Rise & The Secret Life of Frogs |
Producer:V2 Films & Design Pvt. Ltd. Director :Vibha Bakshi & Producer:Bedi Universal Director :Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi |
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BEST DEBUT NON-FEATURE FILM OF A DIRECTOR |
Feluda_50 Years Rays Detective |
Producer & Director :Sagnik Chatterjee |
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BEST ARTS and CULTURE FILM |
Bunkar: The Last of The Varanasi Weavers |
Producer:Narrative Pictures & S apana Sharma Director :Satyaprakash Upadhyay |
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BEST SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FILM |
G.D.Naidu : The Edison Of India |
Producer:Films Division Director :Renjith Kumar |
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BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM |
Rediscovering Jajam |
Producer:Rachel Bracken Singh Director :Avinash Maurya & Kriti Gupta |
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BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM |
The World's Most Famous Tiger |
Producer:Natural History Unit India Director :Subbiah Nallamuthu |
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BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES |
Taala Te Kunjee |
Producer:Simardeep Singh Bhatia Director :Shilpi Gulati |
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BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM |
Sarala Virala |
Producer:Sujatha H R Director :Eregowda |
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BEST FILM ON SPORTS |
Swimming Through The Darkness |
Producer:Perspective Director :Supriyo Sen |
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BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM |
Amoli |
Producer:Culture Machine Media Pvt. Ltd. Director :Jasmine Kaur Roy & Avinash Roy |
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SPECIAL JURY AWARD |
Why Me? - Director & Ekaant – Art Direction |
Director :Harish Shah & Art Director : Neeraj Singh |
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BEST SHORT FICTION FILM |
Kharvas |
Producer:Shree Mahalasa Productions Ponda Director :Aditya Suhas Jambhale |
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BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES |
Chalo Jeete Hain |
Producer:Sundial Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Director :Mangesh Hadawale |
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BEST DIRECTION |
Aai Shappath |
Director :Gautam Vaze |
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY |
The Secret Life of Frogs |
Cameraman:Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi |
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BEST ON-LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST |
The Secret Life of Frogs |
On location sound recordist :Ajay Bedi |
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BEST AUDIOGRAPHY |
Children of The Soil |
Re-recordist (final mixed track) :Bishwadeep Chatterjee |
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BEST EDITING |
Son Rise |
Editor :Hemanti Sarkar |
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BEST MUSIC DIRECTION |
Jyoti |
Music Director:Kedar Divekar |
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BEST NARRATION/ VOICE OVER |
Madhubani – The Station of Colours |
Deepak Agnihotri & Urvija Upaddhyay |
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SPECIAL MENTION |
Mahaan Hutatma - Director Glow Worm in a Jungle – Director Laddoo |
Director :Sagar Puranik Director :Ramana Dumpala Director : Sameer Sadhwani & Kishor Sadhwani |