70th National Film Awards 2024 complete winners list: Rishab Shetty, Kantara, Aattam take top honours

The 70th National Film Awards 2024 were announced on Friday, celebrating the best in Indian cinema across multiple languages and genres. The awards jury, led by Rahul Rawail (Feature Film), Nila Madhab Panda (Non-Feature Film), and Gangadhar Mudalair (Best Writing on Cinema), evaluated a diverse pool of contenders. This year, 309 feature films in 32 languages, 130 non-feature films in 17 languages, 26 books, and 10 film critics competed for the coveted honors, all recognizing performances from 2022.

Top Honours:

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Rishab Shetty for Kantara

Best Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya for Uunchai

Best Feature Film: Aattam, directed by Anand Ekarshi

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Best Actress in a Leading Role: Shared by Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Mansi Parekh for the Gujarati film Kutch Express

Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara

Best Debut Director: Pramod Kumar for Fouja

Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Kutch Express

Best Film in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comic: Brahmastra

Regional Awards:

Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2, directed by Chandoo Mondeti

Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, directed by Mani Ratnam

Best Punjabi Film: Baghi Di Dee, directed by Muckesh Goutham

Best Odiya Film: Daman

Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Vellakka CC.225/2009, directed by Tharun Moorthy

Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi, directed by Parhesh Mokashi

Best Kannada Film: KGF 2, directed by Prasanth Neel

Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar

Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan

Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi

Technical and Special Awards:

Best Action Direction: Anbariv for KGF 2

Best Choreography: Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan for Thiruchitrambalam

Best Lyrics: Naudhad Sadar Khan for Foujja (Haryanvi film)

Best Music Director (Songs): Pritam for Brahmastra Part 1

Best Music Director (Background Score): A.R. Rahman for Ponniyin Selvan Part 1

Best Makeup: Aparajito (Bengali film)

Best Sound Design: Anand Krishnamoorthi for Ponniyin Selvan Part 1

Best Screenplay: Anand Ekarshi for Aattam. 

Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan Part 1

Best Female Playback Singer: Bobby Jayashri for Chaayun Veyil in Saudi Vellakka CC.225/2009

Best Male Singer: Arijit Singh for Kesariya in Brahmastra

Best Child Artist: Sreepath for Malikappuram

Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta for Uunchai

Best Supporting Actor: Pawab Raj Mallhotra for Fouja

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