71st National Film Awards | Parking wins large, whereas GV Prakash baggage Best Music Composer for Vaathi

The winners of the 71st #National Film Awards, honouring the perfect movies and cinematic achievements of the 12 months 2023, have been introduced on Friday (August 1) by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B). Among the Tamil titles, Ramkumar Balakrishnan’s debut directorial, Parking, bagged three main awards, whereas music composer GV Prakash Kumar received the Best Music Direction award for his movie #Vaathi.

Parking received awards underneath the Best Tamil Film and Best Screenplay classes. Meanwhile, the movie’s lead MS Bhaskar received the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award, an honour he shares with actor #Vijayaraghavan for the Malayalam movie #Pookkaalam.

Also starring #Harish Kalyan, Induja Ravichandran, Prathana Nathan and Rama Rajendra, Parking advised an intriguing story of two tenants of a home whose egos conflict over a parking spot. The movie was produced underneath the Passion Studios and Soldiers Factory manufacturing banners.

Meanwhile, GV Prakash’s #Vaathi, starring #Dhanush, was some of the in style albums of 2023. In explicit, “Vaa #Vaathi,” sung by #Shweta Mohan and written by #Dhanush, dominated the playlists of followers. Notably, that is Prakash’s second National Award; the composer received underneath the identical class on the #68th #National Film Awards for the film #Soorarai Pottru.

Post the announcement, an elated Prakash expressed his gratitude in a press release he shared on X. “A blessing for the second time. I’m really overwhelmed and deeply grateful,” wrote Prakash, earlier than conveying his gratitude to the jury and the group of #Vaathi. “Special due to my brother #Dhanush, who selected me for this movie. Our steady collaboration-from Polladhavan to Asuran, #Vaathi, and Idly Kadai, has been creatively fulfilling and rewarding for each of us.

“A giant thanks to my director #Venky Atluri, who impressed me to provide my greatest and trusted me with the music for this movie. From #Vaathi to Lucky Bhaskar, and now onto our subsequent undertaking – thanks, Venky, for the constant belief and for bringing blockbuster moments into our journey,” added Prakash.

Coming to the non-feature movie classes, Saravanamaruthu Soundarapandi and Meenakshi Soman received the National Award for Best Cinematography for the movie Little Wings, directed by Naveen Mu.

Notably, Timeless Tamil Nadu, directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh, received the Best Art/Culture Film award. The English-language documentary was produced by Celebrities Management Private Limited in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Tourism and Travel XP.