New Delhi: Rishab Shetty was named as the best actor for his performance in the film “Kantara” and filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya was awarded best director for the film “Unchai” at the 70th National Film Awards 2024 on Friday.
The Best Actress honours were won by Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh for “Thiruchitrambalam” and “Kutch Express” respectively. While, acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee won the Special Mention Award for “Gulmohar”, which was also nominated Best Hindi Film. “Gulmohar” also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Sharmila Tagore. The film is based on a multi-generational family who are set to move out of their 34-year-old family home.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the winners in New Delhi on Friday. The winners, including the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner, will be felicitated by President Draupadi Murmu in October 2024.
Composer Pritam won the Best Music Director award for the Hindi film “Brahmastra” at the 70th National Film Awards.
Yash starrer blockbuster “KGF Chapter 2” was awarded the National Film Award for Best Kannada Film. He also won the Best Stunt Choreography and Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography).
Filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s “Ponniyin Selvan 1” was awarded the Best Tamil Film at the 70th National Film Awards.
Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi’s films “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” and “RRR” were the top winners at the 69th National Film Awards.
These awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India started this ceremony to honour films made across India on a national level to promote Indian art and culture.
