The 68th National Film Awards announcement took place in New Delhi today. This event is organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, which comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Sharing about the same Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur took to his social media account on Today’s morning and announced that the awards will be announced by the evening after the jury members handed over their report to the Ministry.
Marking the same, the reports are announced and the awards bagged movies are as follows:
Best Feature Film – Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru & Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji
Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru
Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum
Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Director: Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum
Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazcha Nishchayam
Best Marathi Film: Gostha Eka Paithanichi
Best Kannada Film: Dollu
Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik
Best Assamese Film: Bridge
Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
Best Dimasa Film: Semkhor
Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpandey
Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma for Ayyappanum Koshiyam
Best Lyrics: Saina, Manoj Muntashir
Best Action Direction Award: Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)
Best Lyrics: Saina (Hindi)
Best Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) – Music Director (Songs): Thaman S
Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) – Music Director (Background Score): GV Prakash Kumar
Best Choreographer – Sandhya Raju – Natyam – Telugu
Best Make-up Artist: Natyam – Telugu – Make-up Artist: TV Rambabu
Best Costume Designer: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior(Hindi); Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve & Mahesh Sherla
Best Production Design: Kappela (Chapel) (Malayalam); Production Designer: Anees Nadodi
Best Editing: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum(Tamil); Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Best Audiography:
Dollu (Kannada); Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only): Jobin Jayan
Mi Vasantrao (I Am Vasantrao) – (Marathi); Sound Designer : Anmol Bhave
Malik (Malayalam); Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Vishnu Govind & Sree Sankar
