The prestigious 72nd National Film Awards have been announced. These awards celebrate the outstanding talent, hard work, and brilliant stories told across Indian cinema. From incredible actors and visionary directors to the technical masters behind the cameras, the awards honor the absolute best of the year.
Article 370 took home the top prize for Best Feature Film, while films like Amaran, Bramayugam, and Kalki 2898 AD won big across multiple major categories.
The complete list of winners from every category is presented below.
Main Feature Film Awards
- Best Feature Film: Article 370 (Produced by Jio Studios)
- Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)
- Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) & Mammootty (Bramayugam)
- Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370)
- Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)
- Best Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady (Mithya) & Sachana Namidass (Maharaja)
- Best Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, and Gitashree Chakraborty (Onko Ki Kothin); Arundev Pothula (35 Chinna Katha Kadu); Athish Shetty (Mithya)
- Best Children’s Film: 35 Chinna Katha Kadu (Produced by S. Originals & Waltair Productions)
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD (Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies)
- Best Debut Film of a Director: Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)
Writing and Technical Excellence
- Best Screenplay (Original): Sukumar (Pushpa: The Rule)
- Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande (Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke)
- Best Dialogue: Venky Atluri (Lucky Baskhar)
- Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam)
- Best Editing: R. Kalaivannan (Amaran)
- Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani Choudhary (Kalki 2898 AD)
- Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa: The Rule)
- Best Makeup: P Ravi Kumar (Committee Kurrollu)
- Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Stree 2 for the song “Aaj Ki Raat”)
- Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhary (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Best Action Direction: Anl Arasu (Maharaja)
Music and Lyrics
- Best Music Direction (Songs): Shaswat Sachdev (Article 370)
- Best Music Direction (Background Score): GV Prakash Kumar (Amaran)
- Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Maidaan)
- Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar (Gharat Ganpati)
- Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (ARM)
Special Awards and Recognitions
- Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Captain Miller (Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films)
- Special Mention (Technical): Suren G (Sound Mix Engineer for Meiyazhagan)
- Special Mention (Acting): Dhanush (Captain Miller)
Best Feature Film in Each Language
The awards also spotlighted exceptional regional filmmaking, honoring the best movie in each individual language market:
- Assamese: Juiphool (Produced by Jadumoni Dutta)
- Bengali: Chalchitra Ekhon (Produced by Anjan Dutt Production)
- Gujarati: Maaran (Produced by Cinema Productions Limited)
- Hindi: Srikanth (Produced by Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd)
- Kannada: Mithya