
News Topical, Digital Desk : The 71st National Film Awards were announced on Friday at the National Media Center in New Delhi. These awards were given to films released in 2023. Famous films like Pathan, Animal, 12th Fail, OMG 2, Rocky and Rani Ki Prem Kahani, The Kerala Story were released in 2023. At the same time, Telugu cinema includes films like Sita Ramam, Month of Madhu, Balagam, Dussehra. In Tamil cinema, films like Jailer and Leo proved to be big blockbusters. Malayalam films like Nanapakal Nerathu Mayakkam, 2018 Everyone is a Hero, Iratta, Kaithal - The Core, Adrishya Jalakangal were also released in 2023.
This time the most special name in the National Awards was Bollywood's Baadshah Shahrukh Khan, because this is the first National Award of his career. Along with him, Vikrant Massey was given the Best Actor award and Rani Mukherjee was given the Best Actress award. Read the complete list of winners here-
List of winners-
- Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
- Best Actress - Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway)
- Best Hindi Film- Kathal- A Jackfruit Mystery
- Best Feature Film - 12th Fail
- Best Direction - The Kerala Story (Sudipto Sen)
- Best Cinematography – The Kerala Story
- Best Choreography- Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani (Dhindora Baaje Re)
- Best Popular Film - Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani
- Best Makeup and Costume Designer- Sam Bahadur
- Best Female Playback Singer - Shilpa Rao (Chhaliya, Jawaan)
- Best Male Singer- Premisthunna (Baby, Telugu)
- Special Mention - Animal (Re-recording Mixer) - M R Radhakrishnan
- Best Sound Design - Animal (Hindi)
- Best Telugu Film - Bhagwanth Kesari
- Best Film Critic - Utpal Dutta (Assam)
- Best Gujarati Film- Vaash
- Best Tamil Film – Parking
- Best Kannada Film- The Ray of Hope
- Best Action Direction- Hanu-Man (Telugu)
- Best Lyrics - Balgam (The Group) - Telugu
non feature film
- Best Film- Nekal: Chronicle of the Paddy Man (Malayalam), The Sea and Seven Villages (Odiya)
- Best Script - Sunflower Ver The First One To Know (Kannada)
- Best Film Critic - Utpal Dutta
- Nekal- Chronicle of the Paddy Man (Malayalam)
- The Sea and Seven Villages (Odia)
- Best Script - Sun Flowers Were the First Ones to Know (Kannada)
- Best Music Direction (The First Film) Hindi
- Best Editing (Movie Focus) English
- Best Documentary - God Vulture and Human
National Film Awards were first given in 1954. At that time, these awards were given only to films in different languages. These awards for technicians and actors working in films started in the year 1967. Nargis was the first actress to receive the Best Actress award that year. She was given this award for the film Raat Aur Din. Uttam Kumar won the Best Actor award for Antony Firingee and Chidiyakhana in the same year.
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