National Film Awards 2022: Check full list here
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday 22 July conducted the 68th National Film Awards 2022 and declared actors Suriya and Ajay Devgn as best actors for their films Soorarai Pottru and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior respectively. Aparna Balamurali was named the best actor in the female category for her work in ‘Soorarai Pottru.’
Malayalam thriller Ayyappanum Koshiyum won two big awards – K R Sachidanandan, known professionally as Sachy, won Best Director posthumously and Biju Menon won Best Supporting Actor. Sachy died of a cardiac arrest in 2020 at the age of 47.
Toolsidas Junior was awarded Best Hindi Film with a special jury mention for child actor Varun Buddhadev.
Madhya Pradesh bagged the award for Most Film-Friendly State at the National Film Awards. The state has received the award earlier also. Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh bagged Most Film-Friendly (Special mention) Award. “Most film-friendly (special mention) award goes to Uttarakhand and UP. Most film-friendly film state goes to Madhya Pradesh,” Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.
68th National Film Awards : Judges
A 10-member jury led by director-producer Vipul Shah met Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday morning to submit its report on the 68th National Film Awards.This year, there are 50 categories with over 300 feature films and 150 non-feature films competing for the prizes. There are 30 different languages in the movies.
68th National Film Awards: Complete list of winner
- Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
- Best Direction: Sachy, Ayyappanum Koshiyum
- Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru
- Best Actor: Suriya, Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
- Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
- Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon, AK 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
- Special Mention: Vaanku (Malayalam), June (Marathi), Avwanchhit (Marathi), Godakaath (Marathi),Toolsidas Junior (Hindi)
- Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
- Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
- Best Diimasa Film: Semkhor
- Best Action Direction: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum
- Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)
- Best Lyrics: Saina
- Best Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapurramulo (Songs): Thaman S
- Background Score: Soorarai Pottru
