Winners Full List of 68th National Film Awards | 68th Indian National Film Awards

National Film Awards are the most prominent award in the Indian Film Industry. It was established in the year 1954.

The Government of India started the ceremony to honour films and people for the films across India. on a national scale, to encourage the furthering of Indian art and culture.

Since 1973, the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals administers the ceremony along with other major film events in India annually. We have a complete Winners Full List of 68th National Film Awards.

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National Film Awards: Selection Process

The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was 12^th March 2021.

Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2020, were eligible for the film award categories.

Books, critical studies, reviews, or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2020, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section.

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Entries of dubbed, revised, or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgments, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.

For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge, or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible.

Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette, or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.

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National Film Awards: Jury

The list of juries for best friendly film state is Vipul Shah, Sreelekha Mukherjee, S Thangadurai, Dharam Gulati, GS Bhaskar, A Karthikraaja, Viji Thampi, Sanjeev Rattan, VN Aditya, Nishigandha and Thangadurai who have selected the final awardees.

Apart from this list, each zone had its list of juries for the selection process.

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National Film Awards: Prize Money

Each category has a prize money. Best Film and Director has a cash prize of INR 2.5 lacs while various actor (male and female) has a prize money of INR 50k. Some category has only certificates.

These awards were to be held in May 2020, but due to the pandemic, it was shifted to March 2021.

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Winners Full List of 68th National Film Awards

Here is a complete list of winners in various categories.

I. General Category

1. Most film-Friendly State: Madhya Pradesh
2. Best Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss. It is based on 10 years of research and 400 letters. It was written by cinema icon Devika Rani.
3. Best Film Critic: No Winner

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ll. Special Jury Award

1. Best Feature Film in Hindi: Toolsidas Junior
2. Best Feature Film in Kannada: Dollu
3. Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
4. Best Feature Film in Tamil: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
5. Best Feature Film in Telugu: Colour Photo
6. Best Feature Film in Haryanvi: Dada Lakhmi
7. Best Feature Film in Dimasa: Samkhor
8. Best Feature Film in Tulu: Jeetige

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lll. Non-Feature Film Category

1. Best Film on Family Values: Kumkumarchan, Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi
2. Best Direction: Oh, That’s Bhanu, RV Ramani
3. Best Music Direction: 1232 kms – Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar, Vishal Bhardwaj
4. Best Cinematography: Sabdikunna Kalappa, Nikhil S Praveen
5. Best Audiography: Pearl of the Desert, Ajit Singh Rathore
6. Best Editing: Borderlands, Anadi Athaley
7. Best Narration Voiceover: Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
8. Best On-Location Sound: Jadui Jangal, Sandeep Bhati, and Pradeep Lekhwar
9. Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
10. Best Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai
11. Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention): MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop Ramakrishnan, and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo
12. Best Film Critic: No winner this year.
13. Most Film-Friendly State: Madhya Pradesh
14. Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
15. Best Director: Sachidanandan KR, Ayyappanum Koshiyum
16. Best Children’s Film: Sumi (Marathi)
17. Best Film on Environment Conservation: Taledanda (Kannada)
18. Best Film on Social Issues: Funeral (Marathi)
19. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
20. Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of Director: Mandela (Tamil)
21. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji
22. Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji
23. Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru
24. Best Dialogue Writer: Mandela (Tamil)
25. Best Cinematography: Avijatrik (Bengali)
26. Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon, Ayyappanum Koshiyam
27. Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli, Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum
28. Best Child Artist: Tak-Tak (Marathi), Sumi (Marathi)
29. Best Action Direction Award: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum
30. Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)
31. Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir for Saina (Hindi)
32. Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao and Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Taktak
33. Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma, Ayyappanum Koshiyam
34. Best Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, S Thaman
35. Best film on Social Issues: ‘Justice Delayed but Delivered & Three Sisters
36. Best Choreography: Natyam
37. Best Cinematography: Avijatrik
38. Best Audiography: Dollu, Mi Vasantrao, and Malik
39. Best Costume Design: Tanhaji
40. Best Production Design: Kappela
41. Best Editing: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
42. Best Make-up: Natyam
43. Best Screenplay: Soorarai Pottru, Sudha Kongara, and Mandela, Madonne Ashwin
44. Best Stunt Choreography: Ayyappanum Koshiyum

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IV. Feature Film Awards

1. Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
2. Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazcha Nishchayam
3. Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
4. Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik
5. Best Assamese Film: Bridge
6. Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
7. Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum
8. Best Marathi Film: Gostha Eka Paithanichi
9. Best Kannada Film: Dollu
10. Best Dimasa Film: Semkhor
11. Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi Cinema

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Comments From 68th National Film Awards Winners

Soon after the news broke out that he had won the award for his brilliant score in Sudha Kongara’s ‘Soorarai Pottru’, Prakash tweeted a letter that read: “One day you will make it big … One day you will win … One day everything will happen the way you want … And after a long wait, finally the day arrives.

Akshay Kumar who plays the lead role in the Hindi remake tweeted: “Over the moon to see #SooraraiPottru win the top honours at the National Awards. Heartfelt congratulations to my brother @Suriya_offl, #AparrnaBalamurali, and my director #SudhaKongara. Humbled to be working in the Hindi adaptation of such an iconic film.”

For Nanjiamma, the news of the award comes tinged with sadness. “I am happy to win the award, but deeply sad that he (Sachy) is not with us to hear this news. It was he who asked me to sing. and I did,” she said.

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