Winners of 70th National Awards announced: Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan 1’ and Dhanush’s ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ win big!

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the winners of the 70th National Film Awards in Delhi today, honouring films certified by the CBFC in 2022. Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan Part 1’ emerged as a major winner, securing four awards, including Best Tamil Film. Nithya Menen took home the Best Actress award for her performance in Dhanush’s ‘Thiruchitrambalam’. Below is the complete list of winners for the 70th National Film Awards.

Best Feature Film – Aattam

Best Actor – Rishab Shetty (Kantara)

Best Actress – Nithya Menen (Thiruchitrabalam) and Manasi Parekh (Kutch Express)

Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai

Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta, Uunchai

Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra, Fouja

Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Kantara

Best Debut – Fouja, 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 (Gulmohar) and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury (Kadhikan)

Best Action Direction – KGF: Chapter 2

Best Choreography – Jani Master (Thiruchitrabalam)

Best Lyrics – Fouja

Best Music Director – Pritam (Songs of Brahmastra), AR Rahman (Background Score of Ponniyin Selvan Part 1)

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 Playback Singer – Bombay Jayashri for Saudi Velakka

Best Male Playback Singer – Arijit Singh for Brahmastra

Best Child Artist – Sreepath in Mallikappuram

Best Film in AVGC – Brahmastra

Best Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – Kutch Express