President Droupadi Murmu will give out the National Film Awards today in New Delhi for the best films of 2022. The event, winners of which were announced earlier, is expected to be attended by big stars like Rishab Shetty, Nithya Menen, Sooraj Barjatya, and Neena Gupta.
Mithun Chakraborty will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
The live telecast of the award function will be shown on DD National at 3 pm. The winners will first walk the red carpet. The main function will start at 4 pm. It can also be watched on DD National's YouTube channel.
Best Film: Aattam (Malayalam)
Best Debut Film: Fouja (Haryanvi)
Best Film providing wholesome entertainment: Kantara (Kannada)
Best Feature Film promoting national, social, and environmental values: Kutch Express (Gujarati)
Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra Part 1 (Hindi)
Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya - Uunchai (Hindi)
Best Actor in Leading Role: Nithya Menen - Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil), Manasi Parekh - Kutch Express (Gujarati), Rishab Shetty - Kantara (Kannada)
Best Actor in Supporting Role: Neena Gupta - Uunchai (Hindi), Pavan Raj Malhotra - Fouja (Gujarati)
Best Child Artiste: Sreepath - Malikappuram (Malayalam)
Best Action Direction: Anbariv - KGF Chapter 2 (Kannada)
Best Choreography: Jani Master, Sathish Krishnan - Thiruchitrambalam (Megham Karukatha) (Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Naushad Sadar Khan - Fouja (Salaami) (Gujarati)
Best Music Direction: Pritham (songs) - Brahmastra Part 1 (Hindi), AR Rahman (background music) - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Makeup: Somnath Kundu - Aparajito (Bengali)
Best Costume Design: Niki Joshi - Kutch Express (Gujarati)
Best Production Design: Ananda Addhya - Aparajito (Bengali)
Best Editing: Mahesh Bhuvanend - Aattam (Malayalam)
Best Sound Design: Anand Krishnamoorthi - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Screenplay: Anand Ekarshi (screenplay writer) - Aattam (Malayalam), Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittella (dialogues) - Gulmohar (Hindi)
Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Playback Singer: Bombay Jayshree - Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 (Chaayum Veyil) (Malayalam), Arijit Singh - Brahmastra Part 1 (Kesariya) (Hindi)
Best Tiwa Film: Sikaisal
Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2
Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan Part 1
Best Punjabi Film: Baghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film: Daman
Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009
Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi
Best Kannada Film: KGF Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar
Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan
Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi
Manoj Bajpayee (actor) - Gulmohar (Hindi)
Sanjay Salil Chowdhury (music director) - Kadhikan (Malayalam)
Best Non-Feature Film: Ayena
Best Debut Film: Madhyantara
Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film: Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro
Best Arts/Culture Film: Ranga Vibhoga/Varsa
Best Script: Mono No Aware
Best Narrator: Murmurs of the Jungle
Best Music Direction: Fursat
Best Editing: Madhyantara
Best Sound Design: Yaan
Best Cinematography: Mono No Aware
Best Direction: From the Shadow
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
Best Critic: Deepak Dua
Best Book on Cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography
Jani Master's award suspended
The National Film Awards Cell of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has suspended the National Film Award to be presented to choreographer Jani Master citing allegations of sexual assault.
The authorities also withdrew the invitation to the choreographer to attend the 70th National Film Awards.
Jani Master, whose real name is Shaik Jani Basha, would have been felicitated at the ceremony for his work on the song "Megham Karukkatha" from 2022's Tamil movie "Thiruchitrambalam".
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