New Delhi: The 68th National Film Awards for the year 2020 was held at New Delhi`s Vigyan Bhawan on Friday. President Draupadi Murmu conferred all the winners with the prestigious award.


COMMERCIAL BREAK
SCROLL TO CONTINUE READING

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur was also present at the event and extended a congratulatory message to the winners.


The Best Actor Award for 2020 is shared between Suriya for `Soorarai Pottru` and Ajay Devgn for the Hindi movie `Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior`.


Actress Aparna Balamurali bagged the Best Actress award. 


Manoj Muntashir has won the award for Best Lyrics for the Hindi movie `Saina`.Madhya Pradesh won the `Most Film Friendly State` award while Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh got Special Mention. `The Longest Kiss` by Kishwar Desai won Best Book on Cinema for the year while Malayalam book `MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam` and Odia book `Kali Paine Kalira Cinema` won a special mention.


Here is a complete list of the winners:


Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil); 
Producer: 2D Entertainment Pvt.Ltd; 
Director: Sudha Kongara


Best Actor: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil); 
Actor: Suriya & Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi); 
Actor: Ajay Devgn


Best Actress: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil); 
Actress: Aparrna Balamurali


Best Direction: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam); 
Director: Sachidanandan KR


Best Supporting Actor: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam);
Supporting Actor: Biju Menon


Best Supporting Actress: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil); 
Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli


Best Children`s Film: Sumi (Marathi); Producer: Harshall Kamat Entertainment; 
Director: Amol Vasant Gole


Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Taledanda (Beheading a Life) (Kannada) 
Producer: Krupanidhi Kreations; Director: Praveen Krupakar


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 indigenous people etc.): Funeral (Marathi); 
Producer: Before After Entertainment; 
Director: Vivek Dubey


Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi); 
Producer: Ajay Devgn FFilms; 
Director: Om Raut


Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Mandela (Tamil); 
Producer: YNOT Studios; 
Director: Madonne AshwinBest Screenplay: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)


Best Cinematography: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu) (Bengali); 
Cameraman: Supratim Bhol


Best Female Playback Singer: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam); 
Singer: Nanchamma


Best Make-up: NatyamBest Male Playback Singer: Mi Vasantrao (I Am Vasantrao) (Marathi); 
Singer: Rahul Deshpande


Best Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapuramuloo


Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir for Saina (Hindi)


Best Child Artist: Tak-Tak (Marathi); 
Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi; Sumi (Marathi); 
Child Artist: Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar


Best Audiography: Dollu, Mi Vasantrao, and MalikBest Costume Design: Tanhaji


Best Stunt Choreography: Ayyappanum Koshiyum


Best Hindi Film: Toolsidar Junior


Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik


Best Malayalam Film: Engagement on Monday (English translation)


Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum


Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo


Best Kannada Film: Dollu


Best Marathi Film: Tale of a Paithani (translation)


Best Assamese Film: Bridge


Best Choreography: Natyam


Non-Feature Films: Best Film on Family Values: Kumkumarchan, Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi


Best Direction: Oh That`s Bhanu, RV Ramani


Best Music Direction: 1232 kms - Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar, Vishal Bhardwaj


Best Cinematography: Sabdikunna Kalappa, Nikhil S Praveen


Best Audiography: Pearl of the Desert, Ajit Singh Rathore


Best Editing: Borderlands, Anadi Athaley


Best Narration Voiceover: Rhapsody of Rains - Monsoons of Kerala, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan


Best On-Location Sound: Jadui Jangal, Sandeep Bhati, and Pradeep Lekhwar


Best Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai


Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention): MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop Ramakrishnan, and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo.