The 64th National Film Awards has already been announced on this Friday, April 07, 2017.
This year’s National Awards has something new about it. This year online submissions were also included. And, the jury for this 64th National Film Awards was headed by the veteran director, Priyadarshan. Priyadarshan is very well known for his Bollywood films which include Bhagam Bhag, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Hera Pheri, Hulchul, Hungama, and a few others. His movies are a perfect combination of wholesome entertainment. He has won National Film Awards in 2007 for his Tamil film, Kanchivaram. He has also been honored with the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2012.
Priyadarshan talked about this opportunity and said that “It’s definitely an honor and a huge responsibility. I have close to 36 years of experience and have made 91 films, so I am hoping to put that to good use”.
Well, here is the full list of winners of this year’s National Film Awards.
1. Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for Rustom (Hindi)
2. Best Actress: Surabhi Lakshmi for Minnaminungu (Malayalam)
3. Best Director: Rajesh Mapuskar for Ventilator (Marathi)
4. Best Hindi Feature Film: Neerja (Hindi)
5. Best Wholesome Entertainment Film: Sathamanam Bhavathi (Telugu)
6. Best Children’s Film: Dhanak (Hindi)
7. Best Animation Film: Hum Chitra Banate Hain
8. Best Film on Social Issues: Pink (Hindi)
9. Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi for Dashakriya (Marathi)
10. Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim for Dangal (Hindi)
11. Best Male Playback Singer – Sundara Iyer for Joker (Tamil)
12. Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty for Praktan (Bengali)
13. Most Film Friendly State: Uttar Pradesh
Other awards which include the winners of best feature films in several regional languages:
14. Best Tulu Film: Madipur
15. Best Tamil Film: Joker
16. Best Gujarati Film: Wrongside Raju
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17. Best Telugu Film: Pelli Chupulu
18. Best Marathi Film: Dashakriya
19. Best Bengali Film: Bisarjan
20. Best Malayalam Film: Maheshinte Prathikaram
21. Best Konkani Film: Ke Sara Sara
22. Best Kannada Film: Reservation
That was the major winners of this year’s National Film Awards.
Also read: This Year’s Oscars Nominees & Winners
Tiru Dehariya
