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The winners of the 71st National Film Awards have been declared on Friday (August 1, 2025). Honouring the very best movies and cinematic achievements of the 12 months 2023, the awards have been introduced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B).
Based on the story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar, twelfth Fail additionally received the Best Feature Film award. Sudipto Sen received the Best Director Award for his The Kerala Story whereas Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahanibought the Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment award.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh’s first National Award got here for his portrayal of a vigilante who takes on corrupt establishments in Atlee’s motion thriller Jawan. The film, additionally starring Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi, crossed the ₹1000-crore mark on the field workplace. In Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway, Rani Mukerji performs a spirited mom who battles for her kids’s custody after they’re snatched away by the Norwegian welfare companies on unethical grounds.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal,one of many largest blockbusters of 2023 that spurred debates and controversies, bagged three awards. The Ranbir Kapoor-starring violent drama received a Special Mention for re-recording (MR Rajakrishnan), aside from adjudged the very best in Background Score (Harshavardhan Rameshwar) and Sound Designing (Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan) classes.
Vicky Kaushal’s biographical battle drama Sam Bahadur,primarily based on India’s first subject marshal Sam Manekshaw, was declared the winner within the Best Film Promoting National and Social Values. The Meghana Gulzar film additionally received within the Best Make Up (Shrikant Desai) and Best Costume Designer (Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambir and Niddhi Gambhir) classes.
In regional cinema, Parking, directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan, took residence three awards. Apart from being picked because the Best Tamil film, the Harish Kalyan starrer received the Best Screenplay (Ramkumar Balakrishnan) award. Seasoned actor MS Bhaskar was honoured with the Best Supporting Actor award for his efficiency within the film.
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Notably, Rishab Shetty had received the Best Actor Award for Kantara within the earlier version of the National Film Awards. Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati drama Kutch Express have been awarded joint winners within the Best Actress Category.
Here is the total record of winners from the seventieth National Film Awards:
Feature Films
Regional Films
Telugu: Bhagavanth Kesari
Tamil: Parking
Malayalam: Ullozhukku
Kannada: Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope
Hindi: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
Gujarati: Vash
Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
Best Odia Film: Pushkara
Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
Special Mention: Re-recording: MR Rajakrishnan, ‘Animal’ (Hindi)
Stunt Choreography: Nandu and Prudhvi, Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Best Choreography: Vaibhav Merchant, ‘Dhindoora Baja Re’, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani’ (Hindi)
Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam, ‘Ooru Palleturu’, ‘Balagam’ (Telugu)
Best Music Direction (Songs): G V Prakash, ‘Vaathi’ (Tamil)
Background rating: Harshavardhan Rameshwar, ‘Animal’ (Hindi)
Make Up: Shrikant Desai, ‘Sam Bahadur’ (Hindi)
Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambir and Niddhi Gambhir, ‘Sam Bahadur’ (Hindi)
Production Design: Mohandas, ‘2018 – Everyone Is A Hero’ (Malayalam)
Editing: Midhun Murali, Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
Sound design: Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan, ‘Animal’ (Hindi)
Screenplay: Sai Rajesh Neelam, ‘Baby’ (Telugu), Ramkumar Balakrishnan, ‘Parking’ (Tamil)
Dialogue author: Deepak Kingrani, ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ (Hindi)
Cinematography: Prasantanu Mohapatra, ‘The Kerala Story’ (Hindi)
Best Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao (Chaliya – ‘Jawan’, Hindi), Rohit (Premisthunna – ‘Baby’, Telugu)
Best Child Artist: Sukriti Bandireddi (‘Gandhi Thatha Chettu’, Telugu), Kabir Khandare (Gypsy, Tamil), Treesha Toshar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav (‘Naal 2, Marathi)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Urvashi, ‘Ullozhukku’ (Malayalam), Janki Bodiwala, ‘Vash’ (Gujarati)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Vijayaraghavan, ‘Pookkaalam’ (Malayalam), MS Bhaskar, ‘Parking’ (Tamil)
Best Actress: Rani Mukerji, ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’ (Hindi)
Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan, ‘Jawan’ (Hindi), Vikrant Massey, ‘twelfth Fail’ (Hindi)
Best Direction: Sudipto Sen, ‘The Kerala Story’ (Hindi)
Best Film in AVGC: ‘Hanu-Man’ (Telugu)
Best Children’s Film: ‘Naal 2’ (Marathi)
Best Film Promoting National, Social Values: Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Best Debut Film: ‘Aatmapamphlet’ (Hindi)
Best Feature Film: ‘twelfth Fail’ (Hindi)
Non-Feature Films
Special mentions: M Okay Ramadas, ‘Nekal – Chronicle of the Paddy Man’ (Malayalam), Himansu Sekhar Khatua (Director), Kadambini Media Pvt Ltd (Producer) ‘The Sea and the Seven Villages’
Best Script: Chidanand Naik, ‘Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know’ (Kannada)
Best Voiceover: Hari Krishnan S ‘The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes’ (English)
Best Music Direction: Pranil Desai ‘The First Film’ (Hindi)
Best Editing: Niladri Roy ‘Moving Focus’ (English)
Best Sound Design: Shubarun Sengupta ‘Dhundhgiri Ke Phool’ (Hindi)
Best Cinematography: Meenakshi Soman, Saravanamaruthu ‘Little Wings’ (Tamil)
Best Direction: Piyush Thakur, ‘The First Film’ (Hindi)
Best Short Film: Manish Saini (Director), Ellanar Films (Producer), ‘Giddh The Scavenger’ (Hindi)
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: ‘The Silent Epidemic’ (Hindi), Akash Gupta (Director), ‘Cinema4good Pvt Ltd Raahgiri Foundation’ (Producer)
Best Documentary Film: ‘God Vulture and Human’ (English, Hindi & Telugu), Rishiraj Agarwal (Director), Studio Lichi, Dr Rajesh Chandwani (Producer)
Best Art/Culture Film: ‘Timeless Tamil Nadu’ (English), Kamakhya Narayan Singh (Director), Celebrities Management Private Limited (Producer)
Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction Film: ‘Mo Bou Mo Gaan, Lentina Ao’ (Odia’), Sanjib Parasar (Director), NFDC (Producer)
Best Debut Film: ‘The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw’ (Mizo), Shilpika Bordoloi (Director)
Best Non-Fiction Film: ‘Flowering Man’ (Hindi), Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar (Director), Film and Television Institute of India (Producer)
Best Film Critic: Utpal Datta (Assamese)
