A day after Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the south pole of the moon, it’s time to celebrate cinema as the 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday.
This time, it is even more special for Telugu people as Tollywood shined like never before at the 69th National Film Awards, from best actor to best music director, Tollywood bagged multiple awards this time, while RRR alone bagged six major awards. Production house Mythri Movie Makers alone bagged three awards. Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi and S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR locked horns as they sweeped major technical awards.
Both the filmmakers are known for their “larger than life” approach and grandeur in their stories. Hence, it becomes all the more intriguing to see them battling it out.
While SLB’s Gangubai Kathiawadi was feted with Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Make-up, Best Editing and Best Dialogues, RRR bagged bagged a whopping six awards, including Best Music Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Choreography, Best Action Direction, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Male Playback Singer.
However, out of the scope of technical awards, RRR edged out Gangubai Kathiawadi as it Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Best Music Direction (Background Music) and Best Male Playback Singer to Kaala Bhairava for Komuram Bheemudo.
Here is the list of winners at the 69th National Film Awards 2023
Best Feature Film: Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (Hindi)
Best Director: Nikhil Mahajan for Godavari (Marati)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: RRR (Telugu)
Best Actor: Allu Arjun for Pushpa (Telugu)
Best Actress: Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi) and Kriti Sanon for Mimi (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi for Mimi (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi for The Kashmir Files (Hindi)
Best Child Artist: Bhavin Rabari for Chhello Show (Gujarati)
Best Hindi Film: Sardar Udham
Best Kannada Film: 777 Charlie
Best Malayalam Film: Home
Best Gujurati Film: Chhello Show
Best Tamil Film: Kadaisi Vivasayi
Best Telugu Film: Uppena
Best Maithili Film: Samanantar
Best Mishing Film: Boomba Ride
Best Marathi Film: Ekda Kaay Zala
Best Bengali Film: Kalkokkho
Best Assamese Film: Anur
Best Meiteilon Film: Eikhoigi Yum
Best Odiya Film: Pratikshya
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration:
The Kashmir Files (Hindi)
Best Screenplay (Original): Shahi Kabir for Nayattu (Malayalam)
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Utkarshini Vashishtha for Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi)
Best Dialogue Writer: Utkarshini Vashishtha and Prakash Kapadia, Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi)
Best Music Director (Songs): Devi Sri Prasad for Pushpa (Telugu)
Best Music Direction (Background Music): MM Keeravaani for RRR (Telugu)
Best Male Playback Singer: Kaala Bhairava for RRR (Telugu)
Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal for Iravin Nizhal (Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Chandrabose for Konda Polam’s Dham Dham Dham (Telugu)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Vishnu Mohan for Meppadiyan (Malayalam)
Best Film on Social Issues: Anunaad – The Resonance (Assamese)
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Aavasavyuham (Malayalam)
Best Children’s Film: Gandhi and Co (Gujarati)
Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist): Arun Asok & Sonu K P for Chavittu
Best Audiography (Sound Designer): Aneesh Basu for Jhilli
Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track): Sinoy Joseph for Sardar Udham (Hindi)
Best Choreography: Prem Rakshith for RRR (Telugu)
Best Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhayay for Sardar Udham
Best Costume Designer: Veera Kapur Ee for Sardar Udham
Best Special Effects: Srinivas Mohan for RRR
Best Production Design: Dmitrii Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta for Sardar Udham
Best Editing: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Make-up: Preetisheel Singh for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Stunt Choreography: King Soloman for RRR
Special Jury Award: Vishnuvardhan for Shershaah
Best Non-feature film: Ek Tha Gaon
Best Direction (Non-feature film): Bakul Matiyani, Smile Please
Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Paanchika, Ankit Kothari
Bes Anthropological Film: Fire on Edge
Best Biographical Film: Rukhu Matir Dukhu Majhi and Beyond Blast
Best Arts Films: T.N. Krishnan Bow Strings to Divine
Best Science & Technology Films: Ethos of Darkness
Best Promotional Film: Endangered Heritage ‘Warli Art’
Best Environment Film (Non-feature film): Munnam Valavu
Best Film on Social Issues (Non-feature film): Mithu Di and Three Two One
Best Investigative Film: Looking For Challan
Best Exploration Film: Ayushman
Best Educational Film: Sirpigalin Sirpangal
Best Short Fiction Film: Dal Bhat
Best Animation Film: Kandittundu
Best Film on Family Values: Chand Saanse
Best Cinematography (Non-feature film): Bittu Rawat for Pataal
Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track) (Non-feature film): Unni krishnan for Ek Tha Gaon
Best Production Sound Recordist (Location/Sync Sound) (Non-feature film): Suruchi Sharma for Meen Raag
Best Editing (Non-feature film): Abhro Banerjee for If Memory Serves Me Right
Best Music Direction (Non-feature film): Ishaan Divecha for Succelent
Best Narration/Voice Over (Non-feature film): Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee for Hathibondhu
Special Mention (Non-feature film): Aniruddha Jatkar for Baale Bangara; Srikanth Deva for Karuvarai; Sweta Kumar Das for The Healing Touch; Ram Kamal Mukherjee for Ek Duaa
Special Jury Award (Non-feature film): Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe for Rekha
Best Book on Cinema: Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey by Rajiv Vijayakar
Best Film Critic: Purushothama Charyulu
Best Film Critic (Special Mention): Subramanya Bandoor
