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

Suchana Namidass ("Maharaja")

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Sanjay Mishra ("Bhakshak")

Best Actress In A 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