 "67th National Film Awards: Kangana Ranaut, Manoj Bajpayee, Dhanush among winners; see full list")
The 67th National Film Awards were announced earlier today in New Delhi. The ceremony bestowed honours on films and artistes for the year 2019. The awards were initially going to be held in May last year but were delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The awards are given out by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation that comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 461 feature films and 220 non-feature films came through the juries, announced the panel. Here are the winners in the feature films category: Best Actor — Manoj Bajpayee, Bhonsle; Dhanush, Asuran Best Actress — Kangana Ranaut, Manikarnika, Panga Best Director — Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, Bahattar Hoorain Best Feature Film — Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea, Priyadarshan Best Supporting Actress — The Tashkent Files, Pallavi Joshi Best Supporting Actor — Super Deluxe, Vijay Sethupathi Best Child artiste — Naga Vishal Special Mention Award — Biryani, Jonaki Pa, Lata Bhagwan Kare, Picasso Best Film on Social Issue — Anandi Gopal Best Film providing wholesome entertainment — Maharishi Best Cinematography: Jallikattu (Malayalam) Best Children Film: Kastoori (Hindi) Best Film on Environment Conservation: Water Burial Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Helen, Mathukutty Xavier Best Regional Films Best Tulu Film: Pingara Best Paniya Film: Kenjira Best Mishing Film: Anu Ruwad Best Khasi Film: Lewduh Best Haryanvi Film: Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti Best Chattisgarhi Film: Bhulan The Maze Best Telugu Film: Jersey Best Tamil Film: Asuran Best Punjabi Film: Rab Da Radio 2 Best Odiya Film: Sala Budhar Badla and Kalira Atita Best Manipuri Film: Eigi Kona Best Malayalam Film: Kalla Nottam Best Marathi Film: Bardo Best Konkani Film: Kaajro Best Kannada Film: Akshi Best Hindi Film: Chhichhore Best Bengali Film: Gumnaami Best Assamese Film: Ronuwa- Who Never Surrender Best Action Direction Award Stunt: Avane Srimannarayana (Kannada) Best Choreography: Maharshi (Telugu) Best Special Effects: Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam) Special Jury Award: Oththa Seruppu Size-7 (Tamil) Best Lyrics: Kolaambi (Malayalam) Best Music Direction Songs: Viswasam (Tamil) Music Direction: Jyeshthoputro (Bengali) Best Female Playback Singer: Bardo (Marathi) Best Male Playback Singer: Kesri, ‘Teri Mitti ‘(Hindi) Make-Up Artist: Ranjith, Helen Best Costume Designer: Sujith Sudhakaran and V Sai, Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Best Production Design: Anandi Gopal Best Editing: Jersey (Telugu) Best Audiography: Lewduh (Khasi) Screenplay Best Original Screenplay — Jyeshthoputro, Kaushik Ganguly Best Adapted Screenplay — Gumnaami Best Dialogues — Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Takshent Files Most Film-Friendly state — Sikkim Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema by Sanjay Suri (Special mention- Cinema Paharana Manus written by Ashok Rane; Kannada Cinema: Jagathika Cinema Vikasa-Prerane Prabhava written by PR Ramadasa Naidu) Best Film Critic: Sohini Chattopadhyay The winners in the non-feature films category are: Best Narration: Wild Karnataka, Sir David Attenborough 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 Best Direction: Knock Knock Knock (English/Bengali), Sudhanshu Saria Family Values: Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole (Malayalam) Best Short Fiction Film: Custody (Hindi/English) Special Jury Award: Small Scale Societies (English)
Best Animation Film: Radha (Musical)
Best Investigative Film: Jakkal Best Exploration Film: Wild Karnataka (English) Best Education Film: Apples and Oranges (English) Best Film on Social Issues: Holy Rights (Hindi) and Ladli (Hindi) Best Environment Film: The Stork Saviours (Hindi) Best Promotional Film: The Shower (Hindi) Best Art and Culture Film: Shrikshetra-Ru-Sahijata (Odia) 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)