The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the 65th National Film Awards for honouring the best of Indian cinema on Friday morning. A team of jury member headed by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur presented the ministry with the list of cineatic genius in the year gone by. Smriti Irani took to Twitter and wrote, "Chairpersons of various juries for the 65th National Film Awards presented their reports to @MIB_India today. I thank them and every jury member for their contribution."
'Baahubali 2' bagged awards in Best Action, Best VFX and Best Telugu film category. India's official entry to Oscars may have failed to bag a nomination at the Academy Awards 2018 but Rajkumar Rao's 'Newton' has been announced as the best Hindi film. Actor Pankaj Tripathi will also get a special mention award at the National Awards 2018 ceremony.
Here's a look at the list of National Film Award winners in feature film category :
Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna
Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)
Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)
Best Actress: Sridevi, Mom (Hindi)
Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen, Nagarkirtan (Bengali)
Best Supporting Actress: Divya Dutta, Irada (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor: Fahad Faazil, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Film Playback Singer: Shasha Tirupati (Vaan Varuvaan song)
Best Male Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas
Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayanakam (Malayalam), to Jayaraj
Best Screenplay Original: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Assamese Film: Ishu
Best Odiya Film: Hello Arsi
Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Limbu
Best Malayalam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Tamil Film: To-Let
Best Kannada Film: Hebettu Ramakka
Best Telugu Film: Ghazi
Best Hindi Film: Newton
Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi
Best Gujarati Film: Dhh
Best Tulu Film: Paddayi
Best Ladakhi Film: Walking With The Wind
Best Jasari Film: Sinjar
Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2
Best Choreography: Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (Hindi) to Ganesh Acharya
Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2
Special Jury Award: Nagarkirtan
Best Lyrics for Song Muthu Ratna, for Kannada film March 22
Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai
Background score: A R Rahman for Mom
Best Make Up Artist - Ram Razak, Nagarkirtan
Best Production Design: Santhosh Raman, Take Off (Malayalam)
Best Editing: Rima Das, Village Rockstars
Best Book on Cinema: first book on Manipuri films. This is the first time that a book on Manipuri Films has got award
Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha
Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil Mishra of Madhya Pradesh
Special Mention Awards: Marathi Film - Mhorkya; Odiya Film: Hello Arsi; Malayalam: Take Off; Pankaj Tripathi for Hindi film Newton; Malayalam actor Parvathy too received a special mention for Take Off.
The award ceremony for the 65th National Film Awards will be held on May 3, 2018 in the national capital where President Ram Nath Kovind will be presenting the awards.
(With PTI Inputs)
