70th National Film Awards: Rishab Shetty Best Actor; Nithya Menen, Manasi Parekh Best Actresses
The jury of the 70th edition of the National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2022 today. Rishab Shetty won the best actor award in a leading role for Kantara (Kannada). The movie was written and directed by him. The film was screened at the United Nations office in Geneva have bolstered his candidacy.
Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh won the best actress in a leading role Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil) and Kutch Express (Gujarati).
Directed by Mithran Jawahar, Thiruchitrambalam also stars Dhanush, Raashii Khanna, Prakash Raj and more.
Directed by Viral Shah, Kutch Express also stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Darsheel Safary and others. The film received 14 nominations at the 21st Transmedia Gujarati Awards.
The award was announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Sudhir Mishra, Priyanandanan TR, C Ajoy, NS Madhavan and Ann Augustine are the jury members.
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70th Edition Of The National Film Awards (Feature Films)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh – Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (Hindi)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Bombay Jayashri – Saudi Vellakka (Malayalam)
Best Screenplay (Screenplay Writer Original): Anand Ekarshi – Aattam (The Play) (Malayalam)
Best Screenplay (Dialogue Writer): Arpita Mukherjee & Rahul V Chittella Gulmohar
Best Editing: Mahesh Bhuvanend – Aattam (Malayalam)
Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan- Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Music Director (Songs): Pritam – Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (Hindi)
Best Music Director (Background Music): AR Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan- Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Naushada Sadar Khan (Salaami) – Fouja (Haryanvi)
Best Choreography: Jani Master & Sathish Krishnan Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil)
Best Make-Up: Somnath Kundu Aparajito (The Undefeated) (Bengali)
Special Mention: Manoj Bajpayee (Gulmohar); Music Director Sanjay Salil Chowdhury (Kadhikan)
70th Edition Of The National Film Awards (Non-Feature Films)
Best Direction: Miriam Chandy Menacherry – From The Shadow (Bengali/Hindi/English)
Best Animation Film: A Coconut Tree (Silent)
Best Documentary: Sohil Vaidya – Murmurs of The Jungle (Marathi)
Best Short Film (Upto 30 Min): Nabapan Deka Xunyota (Void) (Assamese)
Best Music Direction: Fursat (Leisure – Hindi)
Best Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Initially scheduled to be held on May 3, 2023, the awards got postponed to October 2024 after experiencing delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
