71st National Film Awards

71st National Film Awards

At the 71st National Film Awards, Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey were jointly awarded the Best Actor award and Rani Mukerji with the Best Actress award. This is the first-ever National Film Award for both Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukerji. 12th Fail won the Best Feature Film award Award. The announcement was made by Shri Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film Jury Chairperson), Shri P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson), and Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Joint Secretary (Films). Ms. Mattu J. P. Singh, Director General, PIB, was also present on the occasion. These are the awards for best of 2023.

 

71st National Film Awards | Best Film Critic

Sr. No. Name of Critic Language Medal and Cash Prize
1. Utpal Datta Assamese Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/-

 

71st National Film Awards | Non-Feature Films Section

S. No. Category of Award Title of the Film Awardee Medal & Cash Prize
 

1.

 

Best Non-Feature Film 

 

Flowering Man

(Hindi)

Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar
Swarna Kamal

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

2. Best Debut Film of A Director Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw

(Mizo)

Director: Shilpika Bordoloi Swarna  Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/-

3. Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film Mo Bou, Mo Gaan

 

(Odia)

Producer: Kicksy Wicksy Films

RNV 1820 Films

Director: Subash Sahoo

 

 

Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/-

(Shared)

Lentina Ao – A Light on the Eastern Horizon

(English)

Producer: NFDC

Director: Sanjib Parasar

4. Best Arts / Culture Film Timeless Tamil Nadu

(English)

Producer: Celebrities Management Private Limited

Director: Kamakhya Narayan Singh

Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

5. Best Documentary God Vulture and Human

(English, Hindi & Telugu)

Producer: Studio Lichi

Dr. Rajesh Chandwani

Director: Rishiraj Agarwal

Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

6. Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values The Silent Epidemic

(Hindi)

Producer: Cinema4good Pvt Ltd

Raahgiri Foundation

Director: Akshat Gupta

Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

7. Best Short Film (Up to 30 Min) Giddh The Scavenger

(Hindi)

Producer: Ellanar Films

Director: Manish Saini

Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

8. Best Direction The First Film

(Hindi)

Director: Piyush Thakur Swarna  Kamal

 

Rs 3,00,000/-

9. Best Cinematography  Little Wings

(Tamil)

 

 Cinematographer: Saravanamaruthu

Soundarapandi & Meenakshi Soman

 

Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/-  (shared)

10. Best Sound Design Dhundhgiri Ke Phool

(Hindi)

Sound Designer: Shubharun Sengupta Rajat Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/-

11. Best Editing Moving Focus

(English)

Editor: Niladri Roy Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/-

12. Best Music Direction  The First Film

(Hindi)

Music Director: Pranil Desai Rajat  Kamal

 

Rs 2,00,000/-

13. Best Narration/ Voice Over The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes

(English)

Narrator: Harikrishnan S Rajat  Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/-

14. Best Script Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know…

 

(Kannada)

Script Writer: Chidananda Naik Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

15. Special Mention Nekal – Chronicle of The Paddy Man

 

(Malayalam)

Director & Producer: M K Ramadas Certificate (each)
The Sea And Seven Villages

 

(Odia)

Producer: Kadambini Media Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Himansu Sekhar Khatua

Certificate (each)

 

71st National Film Awards | Feature Films Section

S. No. Category of Award Title of  The Film Awardee Medal & Cash Prize
1. Best Feature Film 12th Fail

(Hindi)

Producer: VC Films LLP

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

2. Best Debut Film of a Director Aatmapamphlet

 

(Marathi)

 

Director: Ashish Bende

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/-

3. Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

 

(Hindi)

Producer: Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Karan Johar

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

4. Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values Sam Bahadur

 

(Hindi)

Producer: Unilazer Ventures Private Limited

Director: Meghna Gulzar

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

5. Best Children’s Film Naal 2

 

(Marathi)

Producer: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

Aatpat Productions

Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

6. Best Film in AVGC

(Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic)

Hanu-Man

 

(Telugu)

Producer: Primeshow Entertainment Pvt Ltd

Director: Prasanth Varma

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

Animator: Jetty Venkat Kumar Swarna Kamal

Rs. 3,00,000/-

VFX Supervisor:  Jetty Venkat Kumar Rajat Kamal

Rs. 2,00,000/-

7. Best Direction The Kerala Story (Hindi) Director: Sudipto Sen Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/-

8. Best Actor in a Leading Role

 

Jawan

 

(Hindi)

Actor: Shah Rukh Khan Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

(Shared)

 

12th Fail

 

(Hindi)

Actor: Vikrant Massey
9. Best Actress in a Leading Role Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway

 

(Hindi)

Actress:  Rani Mukerji Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

10. Best Actor in a Supporting Role

 

Pookkaalam

 

(Malayalam)

Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan  

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

(Shared)

Parking

 

(Tamil)

Supporting Actor: Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar
11. Best Actress in a Supporting Role Ullozhukku

(Malayalam)

Supporting Actress: Urvashi  

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)

Vash

(Gujarati)

Supporting Actress: Janki Bodiwala
12. Best Child Artist Gandhi Tatha Chettu

 

(Telugu)

Child Artist: Sukriti Veni Bandreddi  

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)

 

Gypsy

 

(Marathi)

Child Artist: Kabir Khandare
Naal 2

 

(Marathi)

Child Artist: Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav Jagtap
13. Best Male Playback Singer Baby (Premisthunna)

(Telugu)

Singer: PVN S Rohit Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

14. Best Female Playback Singer Jawan (Chaliya)

 

(Hindi)

Singer: Shilpa Rao Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

15. Best Cinematography The Kerala Story

 

(Hindi)

Cinematographer: Prasantanu Mohapatra Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

16. Best Screenplay Baby

 

(Telugu)

Screenplay Writer (Original): Sai Rajesh Neelam  

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)

Parking

 

(Tamil)

Screenplay Writer (Original): Ramkumar Balakrishnan

 

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai

 

(Hindi)

Dialogue Writer: Deepak Kingrani Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

17. Best Sound Design Animal

 

(Hindi)

Sound Designer: Sachin Sudhakaran

Hariharan Muralidharan

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)

18. Best Editing Pookkaalam

(Malayalam)

Editor: Midhun Murali Rajat Kamal

Rs. 2,00,000/-

19. Best Production Design 2018-Everyone Is A Hero

(Malayalam)

Production Designer: Mohandas Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

20. Best Costume Designer Sam Bahadur

 

(Hindi)

Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, and Nidhhi Gambhir Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)

21. Best Make-up Sam Bahadur

 

(Hindi)

Make-up Artist: Shrikant Desai Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

22. Best Music Direction  

Vaathi

 

(Tamil)

 

Music Director (Songs): G V Prakash Kumar

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

 

Animal

 

(Hindi)

Music Director (Background Music): Harshavardhan Rameshwar Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

23. Best Lyrics Balagam (Ooru Palleturu)

 

(Telugu)

Lyricist: Kasarla Shyam Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

24. Best Choreography Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dhindhora Baje Re)

 

(Hindi)

Choreographer: Vaibhavi Merchant Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

25. Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography) Hanu-Man (Telugu) Stunt Choreographer: Nandu Prudhvi Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)

 

Best Feature Film in each of the

language specified in the

Schedule VIII of the Constitution

26. Best Assamese Film

 

Rongatapu 1982 Producer: BRC Cine Production

 

Director: Adityam Saikia

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

27. Best Bengali Film

 

Deep Fridge Producer: Colors of Dream Entertainment

 

Director:  Arjun Dutta

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

28. Best Gujarati Film Vash Producer: Big Box Series Pvt Ltd

 

K S Entertainment LLP

 

Director:  Krishnadev Yagnik

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

29. Best Hindi Film

 

Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery Producer: Netflix Entertainment Services Pvt. Ltd.

Balaji Telefilms Ltd

Sikhya Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

 

Director: Yashowardhan Mishra

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

30. Best Kannada Film

 

Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope Producer: Swastik Entertainment

 

Director:  K Yashoda Prakash

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

31. Best Malayalam Film  Ullozhukku (Undercurrent) Producer: Unnilazer Ventures Pvt Ltd

 

Macguffin Pictures

 

Director:  Christo Tomy

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

32 Best Marathi Film Shyamchi Aai Producer: Amruta Films

 

Director:  Sujay Sunil Dahake

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

33. Best Odia Film

 

Pushkara Producer: Tarang Cine Productions

 

Director:  Subhransu Das

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

34. Best Punjabi Film  

Godday Godday Chaa

Producer: VH Entertainment

 

Zee Studios

 

Director:  Vijay Kumar Arora

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

35. Best Tamil Film

 

Parking Producer: Soldiers Factory

 

Passion Studio

 

Director: Ramkumar Balakrishnan

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

36. Best Telugu Film

 

Bhagavanth Kesari (I Don’t Care) Producer: Shine Screens (India) LLP

 

Director:  Anil Ravipudi

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

 

Best Feature Film in each of the

Languages other than those specified in

Schedule VIII of the Constitution

37. Best Garo Film Rimdogittanga Producer: Anna Films

 

Uncombed Buddha

 

Joicy Studio

 

Director: Dominic Megam Sangma

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

39. Best Tai Phake Film Pai Tang

Step Of Hope

Producer: Naba Kumar Bhuyan

 

Director:  Prabal Khaund

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

40. Special Mention Animal (Re-Recording Mixer)

 

(Hindi)

M R Rajakrishnan Certificate

 

71st National Film Awards | Jury

FEATURE FILMS JURY

CENTRAL PANEL
S. No. Name of the Jury
Sh. Ashutosh Gowariker (Chairperson)
Sh. M N Swamy (Member)
Ms. Geeta M. Gurappa (Member)
Dr. V N Aditya (Member)
Sh. Aneesh Basu (Member)
Sh. Paresh Vora (Member)
Sh. Sushil Rajpal (Member)
Sh. Vivek Pratap (Member)
Sh. Pradeep Nair (Member)
Sh. Maniram Singh (Member)
Ms. Prakruti Mishra (Member)

 

Regional Jury

NORTH PANEL
S. No. Name of the Jury
 Sh. Jose Antony Palackapillil (Chairperson)
 Sh. Chethan Mundadi (Member)
 Sh. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra (Member)
 Sh. Niraj Kumar Mishra (Member)
 Sh. Pramod Kumar (Member)

 

EAST PANEL
S. No. Name of the Jury
 Sh. Shivadhvaj Shetty (Chairperson)
 Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah (Member)
 Sh. Oinam Doren (Member)
 Sh. Sukumar Nandlal Jatania (Member)
5  Sh. Tushar Kanti Bandyopadhyay (Member)

 

WEST PANEL
S.No. Name of the Jury
 Sh. Tushar Hiranandani (Chairperson)
 Ms. Chirantana Bhatt (Member)
 Sh. Mandar Talauliker (Member)
 Sh. Praveen Morchhale (Member)
 Sh. Shivaji Lotan Patil (Member)

 

SOUTH I PANEL                 
S.No. Name of the Jury
 Sh. Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande  (Chairperson)
 Sh. Manoj C D (Member)
 Ms. Aparnaa Singh (Member)
 Sh. Selvanarayanan I (Member)
 Sh. S Rajasekharan (Member)

 

SOUTH II PANEL
S.No. Name of the Jury
 Sh. Malay Ray (Chairperson)
Sh. Raghunandan B R (Member)
 Ms. Runa Bhutda (Member)
 Sh. Y K Gulavadi (Member)
 Sh. Satish Varma Mandapati (Member)

 

NON-FEATURE FILMS JURY

S.No. Name of the Jury
Sh. P Sheshadri (Chairperson)
Ms. Pankaja Thakur (Member)
Sh. Atul Gangwar (Member)
Ms. Srishti Lakhera (Member)
Sh. K S Selvaraj (Member)
Ms. Olivia Das (Member)
Sh. Jaicheng Xai Dohutia (Member)

 

71st National Film Awards | Best Writing on Cinema jury

Sh. Gopalkrishna Pai (Chairperson)
Sh. Ashok Palit (Member)
Sh. Vinod Anupam (Member)

 

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Piyush Chauhan is an apple farmer from Simla with an immense interest in films of all sorts, especially, Hindi. He has reviewed Hollywood films in the past for a semi-trade film magazine. And is a certified mountaineer. In his spare time, which isn’t much these days, he imagines climbing the impossible mountains. He dreams of, someday, touching the peak of Everest on his own as well as of introducing himself to popular Indian cinema as an actor-producer.

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