72nd National Film Awards Winners: Yami Gautam Bags Best Actress Award While Kalki 2898 AD Wins Most Popular Film Nod (Full Winners List)

The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards have been announced, recognising outstanding achievements across Indian cinema. The top acting awards have been won by Mammootty, Yami Gautam and Kartik Aaryan, while Dhanush bags two honours, for “Captain Miller” and “Raayan” respectively. “Kalki 2898 AD” wins an award in Popular Film category, while the Best Debut Director Award goes to Randeep Hooda for “Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.” Moreover, 400 films were watched to select the winners. The jury comprised Om Raut, Aseem Bajaj, Priya K, Rakesh Ranjan, Meera Chopra, Napoleon, Sreelekha Mukherji, Archana Udappa and VG Kala. From performances and direction to music, writing and technical excellence, here's the complete list of winners across categories.

 

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

Maharaja

Suchana Namidass

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)

Best Actress In Leading Role

Yami Gautam (Article 370)

Best Actor In A Leading Role

Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)

Mammootty (Bramayugam)

Best Director

Rajkumar Perisamy (Amaran)

Best Popular Film

Kalki 2898 AD

Best Debut Film of a Director

Swantantya Veer Savarkar

Director: Randeep Hooda

Best Feature Film

Article 370

Best Short Film

Humsafar (Marathi)

Best Animation Film

Touched as Water (Silent)

Best Non-Fiction Film Promoting Social And Environmental Values 

Piplantri: A Tale Of Eco Feminism

Best Documentary

Ram-Nami

Best Arts/Culture Film

Main Nida

Best Debut Film Of A Director

Angen (Invisible)

Best Non-Feature Film

Bhangaar (Marathi and English)

Special Mention

Meiyazhagan (Tamil)

Film Sound Mix Englineer: Suren G

Special Mention

Captain Miller (Tamil)

Actor: Dhanush

Best Tulu Film

IMBU

Producer: Pichchar Studio

Director: Shivadhwaj Shetty

Best Garhwali Film

Dholi

Producer: SC Pharmacem PVT LTD

Director: Dinesh P Bhonsle

Best Telugu Film

Committee Kurrollu

Producer: Pink Elephant Pictures

Shree Radha Damodara Studios

Director: Yadhu Vamsee

Best Tamil Film

Raayan

Producer: Sun TV Network Limited

Director: Dhanush

Best Odia Film

Lahari (Tide of Times)

Producer: Jhilik Motion Pictures

Director: Amartya Bhattacharya

Best Marathi Film

Mukkam Post Bombilwadi

Producer: Vivek Films

Director: Paresh Mokashi

Best Manipuri Film

Sunita

Producer: Skyline Pictures

Khuma Leipak Pictures

HM Production

Director: Yumnam Ajit Singh

Best Malayalam Film

Feminichi Fathima

Producer: 1001 Stories & AFD Cinemas

Director: Fasil Muhammed

Best Konkani Film

Mog Asum

Director: Radheshyam Pipalwa & Agnelo Angelo

Best Kannada Film

Mithya

Producer: Paramvah Pictures & KRG Studios

Director Sumanth Bhat

Best Hindi Film

Srikanth

Producer: Super Casettes Industries PVT LTD

Director: Tushar Hiranandani

Best Gujarati Film

Maaran

Producer: Cineman Productions Limited

Director: Abhishek Jain

Best Bengali Film

Chalchitra Ekhon

Producer: Anjan Dutt Production

Director: Anjan Dutt

Best Assamese Film

Juiphool

(Orange and Purple)

Producer and Director: Jadumani Dutta

Best Action Direction

Maharaja (Tamil)

Stunt choreographer: Anil Arasu

Best Choregraphy

Stree 2 (Aaj Ki Raat)

Choreographer: Vijay Ganguly

Best Lyrics

Maidaan (Jaane Do)

Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir

Best Music Direction

Amaran (Tamil)

Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar

Best Music Direction

Article 370

Music Director: Shaswat Sachdev

Best Costume Designer

Pushpa (The Rule Part 2)

Costume Designers: Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma

Best Production Designer

Kalki 2898 AD

Production designer: Nitin Zihani Choudhary

Best Editing

Amaran

Editor: R Kalaivannam

Best Sound Design

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Sound Designer: Manas Choudhary

Best Dialogue

Venky Atluri (Lucky Bhaskar)

Best Screenplay Adapted

Yogesh Deshpande (Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke)

Best Screeplay Original

Bandreddi Sukumar (Pushpa The Rule Part 2)

Best Cinematography

Bramayugam

Cinematographer: Shehnad Jalal

Best Female Playback Singer

Vaikam Vijayalakshmi

Best Male Playback Singer

Abhay Jodhpurkar for Navasachi Gauri Mazi (Gharat Ganpati)

Best Child Artiste

Movie: Onko Ki Kothin

Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty

Movie: 35 - Chinna Katha Kaadu

Arundev Pathula

Movie: Mithya

Athish S Shetty

Ropashree Varkady