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72nd National Film Awards: Yami Gautam Wins Best Actress, Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan Share Best Actor

The 72nd National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi, recognizing excellence in Indian cinema across languages. Yami Gautam won Best Actress for 'Article 370', while Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan shared the Best Actor award for 'Bramayugam' and 'Chandu Champion' respectively. Rajkumar Periasamy was named Best Director for 'Amaran', and 'Srikanth' won Best Hindi Film. The awards also honored technical achievements and regional films across multiple categories.

72nd National Film Awards: Yami Gautam bags Best Actress, Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan share Best Actor honour

New Delhi, July 18

Bollywood actor Yami Gautam won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for 'Article 370', while Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan shared the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for their films 'Bramayugam' and 'Chandu Champion' respectively at the 72nd National Film Awards.

The awards were announced by Jayaraj, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Aseem Sinha, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, A. Chandrasekhar, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury in the presence of Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan M.N., Joint Secretary (Films) and Dhirendra Ojha, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards were announced on Saturday at the National Media Centre in New Delhi.

The awards, which recognise excellence in Indian cinema, also saw several films and artistes across languages being honoured for their contributions to filmmaking.

Randeep Hooda won the Best Debut Director award for 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar', while films like 'Kalki 2898 AD', 'Amaran', 'Pushpa 2: The Rule', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3', 'Stree 2', also bagged major honours, reflecting the diversity and excellence of Indian cinema, as per the press release shared by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

Rajkumar Periasamy was honoured with the Best Director award for Amaran. Srikanth, starring Rajkummar Rao and directed by Tushar Hiranandani, was named Best Hindi Film, while Mithya won Best Kannada Film.

Technical honours included Shashwat Sachdev for Best Music Direction (Songs) for Article 370, G.V. Prakash Kumar for Best Background Score for Amaran, Manas Choudhary for Best Sound Design (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3), R. Kalaivannan for Best Editing (Amaran), and Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma for Best Costume Design (Pushpa 2: The Rule).

Check out the complete winners list.

Winners of the Feature Films category

Best Feature Film: Article 370

Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion, Mammootty for Bramayugam

Best Actress: Yami Gautam, Article 370

Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy, Amaran

Best Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady for Mithya, Sachana Namidass for Maharaja

Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra, Bhakshak

Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD

Best Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Captain Miller

Best Debut Film of a Director: Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

Best Children's Film - 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu

Best Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty, Arundev Pothula, Athish S Shetty

Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal, Bramayugam

Best Screenplay (Original): Sukumar, Pushpa 2

Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande, Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke

Best Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri, Lucky Baskhar

Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Kalki 2898 AD

Best Action Direction: Anl Arasu, Maharaja

Best Make-Up Artist: P Ravi Kumar, Committee Kurrollu

Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma, Pushpa 2

Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev, Article 370

Best Background Music: GV Prakash, Amaran

Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir, Maidaan

Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar for "Gharat Ganpati" from Navasachi Gauri Mazi

Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for "Angu Vaana Konilu" from ARM

Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly, Stree 2

Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Best Editing: R Kalaivannan, Amaran

Best Assamese Film: Juiphool

Best Bengali Film: Chalchitra Ekhon

Best Hindi Film: Srikanth

Best Kannada Film: Mithya

Best Malayalam Film: Feminichi Fathima

Best Marathi Film: Mukkam Post Bombilwadi

Best Odia Film: Lahari

Best Tamil Film: Raayan

Best Garhwali Film: Dholi

Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu

Best Gujarati Film: Maaran

Best Manipuri Film: Sunita

Best Konakani Film: Mog Asum

Best Tulu Film: IMBU

Special Mention: Dhanush for Captain Miller and Suren G for Meiyazhagan

— ANI

Reader Comments

Priya S

So happy for 'Article 370' winning Best Feature Film! It was a powerful movie that tackled a complex issue without being preachy. Yami Gautam's performance was phenomenal - she deserves this. Also, 'Kalki 2898 AD' for wholesome entertainment? Absolutely! That film was a visual treat. 🎥✨

Vikram M

Disappointed that 'Pushpa 2' only got technical awards. Allu Arjun's performance was the heart of that film, but I guess competition was tough. Also, no award for 'Stree 2' beyond choreography? That film was a social commentary wrapped in comedy! Still, happy for regional cinema representation - 'Mithya' getting Best Kannada Film is deserved. Overall, a mixed bag but progress is visible. 👏

Sarah B

As someone not from India, I find these awards fascinating. The diversity of languages and genres is incredible - from 'Bramayugam' to 'Kalki 2898 AD'. Mammootty sharing Best Actor with a mainstream Bollywood star like Kartik Aaryan seems odd, but I guess the jury values different styles. The technical categories are really detailed too! Makes me want to watch more Indian films. 🍿

Rohit P

Another year, another National Awards ceremony where they try to please everyone. Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan sharing Best Actor? Seriously? Mammootty is a colossus and Kartik is... well, improving. But I guess the awards are more about Bollywood marketing than pure merit these days. At least 'Captain Miller' got the National Values award - that Dhanush film had real substance. 🤔

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