68th National Film Awards announced; Madhya Pradesh Wins Most Film Friendly State Award
Testimony of Ana bags Best Non-Feature Film; Soorarai Pottru wins Best Feature Film
Suriya and Ajay Devgn joint winners of Best Actor Award while Aparrna Balamurali wins Best Actress
Best Female Playback Singer won by Nanchamma for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum; Rahul Deshpande Best Male Playback Singer
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior grabs Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Sachidanandan KR wins Best Director award for Malayalam movie AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum
The Jury for the 68th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2020 here today. Ahead of the announcement, the Chairperson and other Jury members called on the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur and presented him with the selections for the Awards. Shri Thakur has congratulated all the winners and said 2020 was a particularly difficult year for films due to the COVID pandemic, yet the nominations consisted of great works. The Minister also thanked the Jury for diligently going through the entries and selecting the best for the awards.
The awards were announced by Shri Chitrartha Singh, Chairperson, Non-Feature Jury, Shri Anant Vijay, Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema Jury and Shri Dharam Gulati, Feature Film Jury (Member – Central Panel) in presence of Ms. Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Madhya Pradesh wins Most Film Friendly State award while Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh get Special Mention. ‘The Longest Kiss’ by Kishwar Desai wins Best Book on Cinema for the year while Malayalam book ‘MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam’ and Odia book ‘Kali Paine Kalira Cinema’ win special mention.
Best Feature Film award has been bagged by the Tamil movie ‘Soorarai Pottru’ directed by Sudha Kongara. ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ grabs Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Best Actor award for 2020 is shared between Suriya for ‘Soorarai Pottru’ and Ajay Devgn for the Hindi movie ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’. Manoj Muntashir has won the award for Best Lyrics for the Hindi movie ‘Saina’.
A complete list of the awards is given below.
68th National Film Awards, 2020
Most Film Friendly State
Special Mention:
| S.No. | State | Certificate |
| 1. | Uttarakhand | Certificate |
| 2. | Uttar Pradesh | Certificate |
Most Film Friendly State:
| S.No. | State | Medal |
| 1. | Madhya Pradesh | Rajat Kamal & Certificate |
68th National Film Awards, 2020
Best Writing on Cinema
Special Mention:
| S.No. | Title of the Book | Language | Name of the Author | Name of the Publisher | Certificate |
| 1. | MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam | Malayalam | Anoop Ramakrishnan | Malayalam Panorama | Certificate |
| 2. | Kali Paine Kalira Cinema | Odia | Surya Deo | PakshigharPrakashanee | Certificate |
Award for Best Book on Cinema:
| S. No. | Title of the Book | Language | Name of the Author | Name of the Publisher | Medal and Cash prize |
| 1. | The Longest Kiss | English | Kishwar Desai | Westland Publications | Swarna Kamal and Rs. 75,000/- |
68th National Film Awards 2020
Non-Feature Films Results
| S.No. | Category of Award | Title of the Film | Awardee | Medal& Cash Prize |
| BEST NARRATION/ VOICE OVER | Rhapsody of Rains- Monsoons of Kerala (English) | Voice Over : Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan | Rajat KamalRs 50,000/- | |
| BEST MUSIC DIRECTION | 1232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar( 1232 Kms – Will Die there only ) (Hindi) | Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Rajat Kamal,Rs 50,000/- | |
| BEST EDITING | Borderlands(Bengali, Nepali Manipuri, Hindi & Punjabi) | Editor : Anadi Athaley | Rajat KamalRs 50,000/- | |
| BEST ON-LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST | Jadui Jangal ( Magical Forest) (Hindi) | On location sound recordist :Sandip Bhati & Pradeep Lekhwar | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- | |
| BEST AUDIOGRAPHY | Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani) | Re-recordist (final mixed track) : Ajit Singh Rathore | Rajat KamalRs. 50,000/- | |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | Shabdikkunna Kalappa(Talking Plow)(Malayalam) | Cinematographer: Nikhil S Praveen | Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- each | |
| BEST DIRECTION | Oh That’s Bhanu(English, Tamil, Malayalam & Hindi) | Director : RV Ramani | Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/- | |
| BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES | Kumkumarchan(Worship of the Goddess)(Marathi) | Producer: Studio Filmy Monks Director : Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi | Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- each | |
| BEST SHORT FICTION FILM | Kachichinithu( The Boy with a Gun) (Karbi) | Producer & Director : Khanjan Kishore Nath | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| SPECIAL JURY AWARD | Admitted(Hindi & English) | Director : Ojaswee Sharma | Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/- | |
| BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM | The Saviour : Brig.Pritam Singh (Punjabi) | Producer: Akal Productions Director : Dr. Paramjeet Singh Kattu | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST EXPLORATION /ADVENTURE FILM (to include sports) | Wheeling the Ball (English &Hindi) | Producer: Film Division Director :Mukesh Sharma | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM | Dreaming of Words (Malayalam) | Producer & Director : Nandan | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES | Justice Delayed but Delivered(Hindi) & Three Sisters(Bengali) | Producer: Mandeep Chauhan Director : Kamakhya Narayan Singh & Producer : Ratnaboli Ray Director : Putul Rafey Mahmood | Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- each(shared) | |
| BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM | Manah Aru Manuh(Manas and People)(Assamese) | Producer:Directorate, Manas National Park and Aaranyak Director : Dip Bhuyan | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM | Surmounting Challenges(English) | Producer : Delhi Metro Rail Corporation limited Director :Satish Pande | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST SCIENCE andTECHNOLOGY FILM | On the Brink Season 2- Bats(English) | Producer : The Gaia People Director : Akanksha Sood Singh | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST ARTS and CULTURE FILM | Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar(Dr. Venkatesh Kumar) (Kannada) | Producer :Dept. of Information and Public Relations, Govt. of Karnataka Director : Girish Kasaravalli | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FILM | Pabung Syam (Manipuri) | Producer : Film Division Director : Haobam Paban Kumar | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM | Mandal ke Bol(Rhythm of Mandal) (Hindi) | Producer : Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum-Bhopal Director : Rajendra Janglay | Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each | |
| BEST DEBUT NON-FEATURE FILM OF A DIRECTOR | Pariah(Marathi and Hindi) | Producer : MIT School of Film & Telivision-Pune Director : Vishesh Iyer | Rajat Kamal Rs. 75,000/- each | |
| BEST NON-FEATURE FILM | Testimony of Ana (Dangi) | Producer & Director : Sachin Dheeraj Mundigonda | Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/-each |
68th National Film Awards 2020
Feature Films Results
| S.No. | Category of Award | Title Of The Film | Awardee | Medal& Cash Prize |
| 1. | Special Jury Mention | Semkhor(Dimasa) Vaanku(Malayalam) June(Marathi) Godakaath(Marathi)&Avwanchhit(Marathi) Toolsidas Junior(Hindi) | Actress : Aimee Baruah Director : Kavya Prakash Actor : Siddharth Menon Actor : Kishore Kadam Child Actor : Varun Buddhadev | Certificate Only |
| 2. | Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution | |||
| (a) | Best Haryanvi Film | Dada Lakhmi | Producer: Anhad Studio Pvt.Ltd Director: Yashpal Sharma | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) |
| (b) | Best Dimasa Film | Semkhor | Producer: Aimee Baruah Production Society Director: Aimee Baruah | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) |
| (c) | Best Tulu Film | Jeetige | Producer: A R Productions Director: Santhosh Mada | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) |
| 3. | Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution | |||
| Best Telugu Film | Colour Photo | Producer: Amrutha Productions Director: Angirekula Sandeep Raj | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Tamil Film | Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum | Producer: Hamsa Pictures Director: Vasanth S Sai | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Malayalam Film | Thinkalazcha Nishchayam(Engagement is on Monday) | Producer: Pushkar Films Director: Prasanna Sathyanath Hegde | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Marathi Film | Goshta Eka Paithanichi(Tale of a Paithani) | Producer: Planet Marathi Director: Shantanu Ganesh Rode | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Kannada Film | Dollu | Producer: Wadeeyar Movies Director: Sagar Puranik | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Hindi Film | Toolsidas Junior | Producer: Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt.Ltd Director: Mridul Toolsidass | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Bengali Film | Avijatrik( The Wanderlust of Apu) | Producer: GMB Films Pvt.ltd Director: Subhrajit Mitra | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| Best Assamese Film | Bridge | Producer: Sabita Devi Director: Kripal Kalita | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,00,000/- (each) | |
| 4. | Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography) | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) | Stunt Choreography : Rajasekhar , Mafia Sasi & Supreme Sunder | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/-(shared) |
| 5. | Best Choreography | Natyam ( Dance) (Telugu) | Choreographer: Sandhya Raju | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 6. | Best Lyrics | Saina (Hindi) | Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 7. | Best Music Direction | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Music Director (Songs):Thaman S Music Director (Background Score) : G V Prakash Kumar | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- (each) |
| 8. | Best Make-up Artist | Natyam ( Dance)(Telugu) | Make-up Artist: T V Rambabu | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 9. | Best Costume Designer | Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior(Hindi) | Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve & Mahesh Sherla | Rajat Kamal and Rs.50,000/- (shared) |
| 10. | Best Production Design | Kappela(Chapel)(Malayalam) | Production Designer: Anees Nadodi | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 11. | Best Editing | Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum(Tamil) | Editor: Sreekar Prasad | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 12. | Best Audiography | Dollu (Kannada) Mi Vasantrao(I Am Vasantrao) (Marathi) Malik(Malayalam) | Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only) : Jobin Jayan Sound Designer : Anmol Bhave Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Vishnu Govind & Sree Sankar | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- (each) |
| 13. | Best Screenplay | Soorarai Pottru(Tamil) Mandela(Tamil) | Screenplay writer (original): Shalini Usha Nair & Sudha Kongara Dialogue Writer: Madonne Ashwin | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- (each) |
| 14. | Best Cinematography | Avijatrik( The Wanderlust of Apu)(Bengali) | Cameraman: Supratim Bhol | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 15. | Best Female Playback Singer | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) | Singer : Nanchamma | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 16. | Best Male Playback Singer | Mi Vasantrao(I Am Vasantrao) (Marathi) | Singer : Rahul Deshpande | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 17. | Best Child Artist | Tak-Tak(Marathi) & Sumi(Marathi) | Child Artist : Anish Mangesh Gosavi Child Artist : Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- shared |
| 18. | Best Supporting Actress | Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum(Tamil) | Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 19. | Best Supporting Actor | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum(Malayalam) | Supporting Actor: Biju Menon | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 20. | Best Actress | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Actress : Aparrna Balamurali | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- |
| 21. | Best Actor | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) & Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior(Hindi) | Actor : Suriya & Actor : Ajay Devgn | Rajat Kamal andRs. 50,000/- shared |
| 22. | Best Direction | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) | Director: Sachidanandan KR | Swarna Kamal and Rs. 2,50,000/- |
| 23. | Best Children’s Film | Sumi(Marathi) | Producer : Harshall Kamat Entertainment Director: Amol Vasant Gole | Swarna Kamal andRs. 1,50,000/- (each) |
| 24. | Best Film on Environment Conservati on/Preservation | Taledanda (Beheading a Life)(Kannada) | Producer: Krupanidhi Kreations Director: Praveen Krupakar | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,50,000/- (each) |
| 25. | Best Film on Social Issues(Themes such as prohibition,women and child empowerment,social evils like dowry, drug abuse, empowerment of differently-abled people, tribal and indigeneous people etc.) | Funeral (Marathi) | Producer: Before After Entertainment Director: Vivek Dubey | Rajat Kamal andRs. 1,50,000/- (each) |
| 26. | Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior (Hindi) | Producer: Ajay Devgn FFilms Director: Om Raut | Swarna Kamal andRs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 27. | Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Mandela (Tamil) | Producer: YNOT Studios Director: Madonne Ashwin | Swarna Kamal and Rs.1,25,000 (each) |
| 28. | Best Feature Film | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Producer: 2D Entertainment Pvt.Ltd Director: | Swarna Kamal andRs. 2,50,000 (each) |
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