The winners of the 70th National Film Awards, which honour the best films and cinematic achievements of 2022, were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. Mani Ratnam directed Ponniyin Selvan: I was the big winner among Tamil films, taking home four major awards for Best Tamil Film, Best Background Score (AR Rahman), Best Sound Design (Anand Krishnamoorthi) and Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman).
Dhanush-starrer Thiruchirambalam was another Tamil film that made a splash and won two major awards for Best Actress (Nithya Menen) and Best Choreography for the song Megham Karukatha (Jani Master, Sathish Krishnan). The 2024 edition will be the 7th National Film Award win for composer AR Rahman.
Here is the full list of winners of the 70th National Film Awards:
Functional categories
Best Feature Film – Aattam (Malayalam)
Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara (Kannada)
Best Actress – Nithya Menen, Thiruchitrabalam (Tamil) and Manasi Parekh, Kutch Express (Gujarati)
Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta, Uunchai (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra, Fouja (Haryana)
Best Feature Film for Wholesome Entertainment – Kantara (Kannada)
Best Debut – Fouja (Haryana)Pramod Kumar
Best Telugu Film – Karthikeya 2
Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1
Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film – Daman
Best Malayalam Film – Saudi Velakka CC.225/2009
Best Marathi Film – Vaalvi
Best Kannada Film – KGF: Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar
Best Tiwa Film – Sikaisal
Best Bengali Film – Kaberi Antardhan
Best Assamese Film – Emuthi Puthi
Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kadhikan
Best Practices – KGF: Chapter 2
Best Choreography – Tiruchitrabalam
Best Lyrics – Fouja
Best Music Director – Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (BGM)
Best Makeup – Aparajito
Best Costumes – Kutch Express
Best Production Design – Aparajito
Best Editing – Aattam
Best Sound Design – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Screenplay – Aattam
Best Dialogues – Gulmohar
Best Cinematography – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Female Performance – Saudi Velakka, Bombay Jayashri
Best Female Playback – Brahmastra, Arijit Singh
Best Child Artist – Sreepath in Mallikappuram
Best Film in AVGC – Brahmastra
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – Kutch Express
script
Best Critic – Deepak Dua
Best Book on Cinema – Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography
Non-feature categories
Best Non-Feature Film – Ayena
Best Debut Film – Madhyantara
Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film – Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro
Best Arts/Cultural Film – Ranga Vibhoga/Varsa
Best Screenplay – Mono No Aware
Best Narrator – Murmurs of the Jungle
Best Music Direction – Fursat
Best Editing – Madhyantara
Best Sound Design – Yaan
Best Camera – Mono No Aware
Best Director – Out of the Shadows
Best Short Film – Xunyota
Best Animated Film – The Coconut Tree
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – On the Brink Season 2 – Gharial
Best Documentary – Murmurs of the Jungle
