72nd National Film Awards Announced: Telugu Cinema Shines Bright with Multiple Honours
The Central Government on Saturday announced the 72nd National Film Awards for films certified between January 1 and December 31, 2024. Telugu cinema made a strong impression this year, with films like Pushpa 2: The Rule, Kalki 2898 AD, Committee Kurrollu, Lucky Baskhar, and 35 Chinna Katha Kadu winning accolades across several categories and enhancing the stature of South Indian cinema.
Veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty (Bramayugam) and Hindi star Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) jointly won the Best Actor award. Yami Gautam bagged the Best Actress honour for her powerful performance in Article 370. The film Article 370 itself was adjudged the Best Feature Film.
Rajkumar Periyasamy won Best Director for the Tamil film Amaran. Filmmaker Jayaraj served as the Chairman of the Feature Films Jury.
Complete List of Feature Film Awards:
Best Feature Film: Article 370 (Hindi)
Best Director: Rajkumar Periyasamy (Amaran, Tamil)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)
Best Actor (Shared): Mammootty (Bramayugam, Malayalam) & Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion, Hindi)
Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370, Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak, Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress (Shared): Roopashri Vakadi (Mithya, Kannada) & Sachina Namidas (Maharaj, Tamil)
Best Child Artists (Shared): Shreeja Chakravarthy, Kavya Mayi & Ridhan Banerjee (Ontari, Bengali); Arun Dev Pothula (35 Chinna Katha Kadu, Telugu); Ateesh S. Shetty (Mithya, Kannada)
Best Screenplay (Original): Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule, Telugu)
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande (Surendra Sudha Bhale, Marathi)
Best Dialogues: Raghunetha Adhulauri (Lucky Baskhar, Telugu)
Best Music Director (Songs): Shashwant Sachdev (Article 370, Hindi)
Best Music Director (Background Score): G.V. Prakash Kumar (Amaran, Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Song: Jaane Do, Maidan, Hindi)
Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar (Song: Navasachi Gavuri, Ghat Ghanapati, Marathi)
Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (Song: Angana, Malam, Malayalam)
Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam, Malayalam)
Best Editing: Kalaivannan (Amaran, Tamil)
Best Production Design: Nitin Choudhary (Kalki 2898 AD, Telugu)
Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2: The Rule, Telugu)
Best Make-up Artist: Ritvik Kumar (Committee Kurrollu, Telugu)
Best Action Direction (Stunts): Anil Arasu (Maharaj, Tamil)
Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Ulaj, Hindi)
Best Sound Design: Manas Chaudhary (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Hindi)
Best Debut Director: Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Hindi)
Best Children’s Film: 35 Chinna Katha Kadu (Telugu)
Best Film Promoting National, Social & Environmental Values: Captain Miller (Tamil)
Special Mention: Dhanush (Captain Miller, Tamil); Sudhan G (Sound Mix Engineer, Major, Tamil)
Best Films in Regional Languages:
Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu
Best Tamil Film: Raayan
Best Hindi Film: Shrikant
Best Kannada Film: Mithya
Best Malayalam Film: Femina Fatima
Best Gujarati Film: Marein
Best Bengali Film: Chalachitra Ekhon
Best Marathi Film: Mukkaa Post Bam Bilwadi
Best Assamese Film: Joyful Orange and Purple
Best Odia Film: The Tide of Times
Best Manipuri Film: Sulit
Best Konkani Film: Mog
Best Garhwali Film: Dhee
Best Tulu Film: Ilu
Non-Feature Film Awards:
Best Non-Feature Film: Bangar(Marathi & English)
Best Director (Non-Feature): Anand Alme (Statue of Unity Prateek, Hindi)
Best Debut Non-Feature Director: Raj Murmu (Anjan, Santali)
Best Documentary: Ram Nami (Hindi)
Best Short Film: Hum Safar (Marathi)
Best Animation Film: Touched as Waters (Silent)
Best Biographical Film: Kakori (Hindi)
Best Art & Culture Film: Meera Nida (Hindi)
Special Jury Mention: Chola Dor (Hindi); Bhadra Kali Nataka Mandalam (Malayalam)
Awards for Cinema Writing:
Best Film Critic: Sanjeev Srivastav (Hindi)
Best Book on Cinema: I Stand For You, The States Stand For Us by Kanjaneru Pradeep Kumar Shetty (Kannada)
The award ceremony is scheduled to be held soon at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the President of India will present the honours to the winners.
Veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty (Bramayugam) and Hindi star Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) jointly won the Best Actor award. Yami Gautam bagged the Best Actress honour for her powerful performance in Article 370. The film Article 370 itself was adjudged the Best Feature Film.
Rajkumar Periyasamy won Best Director for the Tamil film Amaran. Filmmaker Jayaraj served as the Chairman of the Feature Films Jury.
Complete List of Feature Film Awards:
Best Feature Film: Article 370 (Hindi)
Best Director: Rajkumar Periyasamy (Amaran, Tamil)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)
Best Actor (Shared): Mammootty (Bramayugam, Malayalam) & Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion, Hindi)
Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370, Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak, Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress (Shared): Roopashri Vakadi (Mithya, Kannada) & Sachina Namidas (Maharaj, Tamil)
Best Child Artists (Shared): Shreeja Chakravarthy, Kavya Mayi & Ridhan Banerjee (Ontari, Bengali); Arun Dev Pothula (35 Chinna Katha Kadu, Telugu); Ateesh S. Shetty (Mithya, Kannada)
Best Screenplay (Original): Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule, Telugu)
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande (Surendra Sudha Bhale, Marathi)
Best Dialogues: Raghunetha Adhulauri (Lucky Baskhar, Telugu)
Best Music Director (Songs): Shashwant Sachdev (Article 370, Hindi)
Best Music Director (Background Score): G.V. Prakash Kumar (Amaran, Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Song: Jaane Do, Maidan, Hindi)
Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar (Song: Navasachi Gavuri, Ghat Ghanapati, Marathi)
Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (Song: Angana, Malam, Malayalam)
Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam, Malayalam)
Best Editing: Kalaivannan (Amaran, Tamil)
Best Production Design: Nitin Choudhary (Kalki 2898 AD, Telugu)
Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2: The Rule, Telugu)
Best Make-up Artist: Ritvik Kumar (Committee Kurrollu, Telugu)
Best Action Direction (Stunts): Anil Arasu (Maharaj, Tamil)
Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Ulaj, Hindi)
Best Sound Design: Manas Chaudhary (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Hindi)
Best Debut Director: Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Hindi)
Best Children’s Film: 35 Chinna Katha Kadu (Telugu)
Best Film Promoting National, Social & Environmental Values: Captain Miller (Tamil)
Special Mention: Dhanush (Captain Miller, Tamil); Sudhan G (Sound Mix Engineer, Major, Tamil)
Best Films in Regional Languages:
Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu
Best Tamil Film: Raayan
Best Hindi Film: Shrikant
Best Kannada Film: Mithya
Best Malayalam Film: Femina Fatima
Best Gujarati Film: Marein
Best Bengali Film: Chalachitra Ekhon
Best Marathi Film: Mukkaa Post Bam Bilwadi
Best Assamese Film: Joyful Orange and Purple
Best Odia Film: The Tide of Times
Best Manipuri Film: Sulit
Best Konkani Film: Mog
Best Garhwali Film: Dhee
Best Tulu Film: Ilu
Non-Feature Film Awards:
Best Non-Feature Film: Bangar(Marathi & English)
Best Director (Non-Feature): Anand Alme (Statue of Unity Prateek, Hindi)
Best Debut Non-Feature Director: Raj Murmu (Anjan, Santali)
Best Documentary: Ram Nami (Hindi)
Best Short Film: Hum Safar (Marathi)
Best Animation Film: Touched as Waters (Silent)
Best Biographical Film: Kakori (Hindi)
Best Art & Culture Film: Meera Nida (Hindi)
Special Jury Mention: Chola Dor (Hindi); Bhadra Kali Nataka Mandalam (Malayalam)
Awards for Cinema Writing:
Best Film Critic: Sanjeev Srivastav (Hindi)
Best Book on Cinema: I Stand For You, The States Stand For Us by Kanjaneru Pradeep Kumar Shetty (Kannada)
The award ceremony is scheduled to be held soon at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the President of India will present the honours to the winners.
