The 70th edition of the National Film Award ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday (October 8). The felicitation ceremony honoured the best of Indian cinema along with outstanding actors and crew in different regions and languages across the nation. jili cc

The awards were presented by President Droupadi Murmu. The winners of the National Awards for the year 2022, announced in August, include Rishab Shetty (Best Actor), Nithya Menen and Mansi Parekh (Best Actress) and the teams of the films. The Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest film honour, went to legendary actor Mithun Chakraborty.

Rishab Shetty was conferred with the Best Actor award for his stellar performance in Kannada film Kantara. Apart from acting, Shetty also helmed it. Nithya Menen and Mansi Parekh who donned gorgeous sarees for the ceremony, received the Best Actress honour from President Droupadi Murmu.

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Best Feature Film was awarded to the Malayalam film Aattam, which was directed by Anand Ekarshi. Ekarshi received the Best Screenplay award for the film. Sooraj R Barjatya took home the Best Director award for his film Uunchai.

Towards the end of the ceremony, Mithun Chakraborty was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award. Before presenting him with the prestigious Award, a short film on the veteran star was played where a few clips of his films were shown and several celebs heaped praise on him.

Best Bengali film- Kaberi Antardhan

Best Marathi film- Vaalvi

Best Kannada film- KGF Chapter 2 (Also won the award for the Best Stunt Choreography)

Best Malayalam Film- Saudi Vellakka CC.225/2009

Best Tamil film- Ponniyin Selvan 1 

Best Telugu film- Karthikeya 2 

Best Odia Film- Daman 

Best Punjabi Film- Baghi Di Dhee

Best Tiwa Film- Sikaisal 

Best Assamese Film- Emuthi Puthi

Best Choreography- Thiruchitramblam

Best Music Director (Background Music)- AR Rahman for Ponniyin Selvan:1

Best Female Playback Singer- Bombay Jayashri for Saudi Vellakka CC.225/2009

Best Male Playback Singer- Arijit Singh for Brahmastra song Kesariya

Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Pavan Mallhotra for Fouja

Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Neena Gupta for Uunchai

Best Child Artist- Sreepath for Malikappuram

Best Debut Film of a Director- Pramod Kumar for Haryanvi film Fouja

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment- Kantara

Best Feature Film promoting National, Social and Environmental Values- Kutch Express

Best Sound Design- Anand Krishnamoorthi for Ponniyin Selvan 1

Best Costume Designer- Niki Joshi for Kutch Express

Best Cinematography- Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan 1 

Best Editing- Aattam

Best Production Design- Aparajito 

Best Lyrics- Naushad Sadar Khan for Fouja 

Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic)- Brahmastra

Best Debut Director film- Madhyantara

Best Non Feature Film- Ayena

Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental values-

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Best Documentary- Murmurs of the Jungle

Best Short Film: Xunyota

Best Animation Film: A Coconut Tree

Best Direction award- From The Shadow

Best Script and Best Cinematography- Mono No Aware

Best Narration- Murmurs of the Jungle

Best Music Direction- Vishal Bhardwaj for Fursat

Best Sound Design: Yaan

Best Critic: Deepak Dua

Best Book on Cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography

The 70th National Film Awards were announced on August 16, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The jury includes - Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Pandajili cc, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; Mr. Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury. 

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