68th National Film Awards winners declared

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68th National Film Awards winners declared
23 Jul 2022
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The 68th Annual National Film Awards were announced at New Delhi yesterday. The Directorate of Film Festivals of the Indian Government is in charge of administering the renowned prizes, which were first given out in 1954. This year's presentation honoured films from 2020 in various categories due to Covid-19-related delays.

A 10-member panel for the 68th National Film Awards met with Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur earlier today and presented their findings. The jury was chaired by filmmaker Vipul Shah. "I wish to congratulate all the jury members and all those whose work was examined and would like to congratulate the individuals who will receive the National Film Prizes," Thakur said in a statement to ANI regarding the awards. I want to express my gratitude to everyone for their excellent work. I am delighted that we will be having the 68 National Film Awards this year, he continued, as we were unable to hold the awards for two years due to Covid.

The list of winners is as follows:

Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru

Best Director: Sachy, Ayyappanum Koshiyum

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji

Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji

Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru

Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon, Ayyappanum Koshiyam

Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao

Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma, Ayyappanum Koshiyam

Best Lyrics: Saina, Manoj Muntashir

Apart from chairperson Vipul Shah, the jury members include cinematographer Dharam Gulati, National Award-winning Bengali actor Sreelekha Mukherjee, cinematographer GS Bhaskar, A Karthikraaja, VN Aditya, Viji Thampi, Sanjeev Rattan, S Thangadurai and Nishigandha.

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