The 70th National Film Awards ceremony was held on October 8 at the Vigyan Bhawan and was presided over by
President Murmu Droupadi. She honoured
winners for their significant contributions to Indian cinema. A standout moment was the presentation of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award to veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, celebrating his illustrious decades-long career.
President Murmu honored Rishab Shetty with the Best Actor award for Kantara, while the Best Actress title was shared by Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express. The award for Best Feature Film went to Aattam, and Gulmohar was recognized as the Best Hindi Film.
All through the ceremony, the President lauded the rich diversity and accomplishments of Indian cinema across various languages and regions.
Winners of National Award:
*Best Popular Film: Kantara
*Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara
*Best Actress – Nithya Menon and Manasi Parekh
*Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya
*Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta
*Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra
*Best Debut – Fouja, Pramod Kumar
*Best Telugu Film – Kartikeya 2
*Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
*Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee
*Best Odia Film – Daman
*Best Malayalam Film – Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009
*Best Marathi Film – Vaalvi
*Best Kannada Film – KGF: Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar
*Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan
*Best Action Direction – KGF: Chapter 2
*Best Choreography – Tiruchitrabalam
*Best Lyrics – Fouja
*Best Music Director – Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score)
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