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69th National Film Awards for the year 2021 announce; Rocketry: The Namb
Effect bags best Feature Film

Ek Tha Gaon by Srishti Lakhera wins best Non-feature Film Award;

Allu Arjun wins best actor award for Pushpa (The Rise Part 1) while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon bec
joint winners of Best Actress Award

Pankaj Tripathi wins Best Supporting Actor while Pallavi Joshi wins Best Supporting Actress Aw

This is our time; Indian films being recognized all over the world: Union Minister Shri Anurag Tha

Posted On: 24 AUG 2023 6:10PM by PIB Delhi

The Jury for the 69th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2021 today. Ahead of the announcement, the Chairpers
other Jury members called on the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur and presented him with the se
for the Awards. The Minister thanked the Jury for diligently going through the entries and selecting the best for the awards. Dur
interaction the Minister said “It was a very tough competition between all the films in every category. My congratulations and best wis
with the winners. Today India is the largest film maker in the world. We have the potential to become the content hub of the world. Thi
time. Today our films are being recognised all over the world, be it BAFTA or the Oscars.”

राष्ट्रीय फिल्म पुरस्कारों के चेयरपर्सन और ज्यूरी मेंबर्स से भेंट हुई और उन्होंने इन अवॉर्ड्स की रिपोर्ट मुझे सौंपी है। फीचर, नॉन फीचर और बेस्ट राइटिंग ऑन सिनेमा के ऊ
लगभग 430 आवेदन हमें प्राप्त हुए थे।

ज्यूरी मेंबर्स ने सभी फिल्मों को बेहद ध्यानपूर्वक देखा है। सभी को मेरी… pic.twitter.com/qoEZo1Msa1
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 24, 2023

The Jury comprised of eminent film makers and film personalities from across the Indian cine-world. The awards were announced by Sh
Mehta, Chairperson, Feature Films Jury, Sh. Vasanth S Sai, Chairperson, Non-feature Films Jury, Sh. Yatindra Mishra, Best Writing on Cinem
in presence of Ms. Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Best feature film award has been given to Rocketry: The Nambi Effect and the Best Non-Feature Film has been bagged by Ek Tha Gaon d
by Srishti Lakhera.

The Kashmir Files has been awarded with Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, while RRR has bagged the Aw
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Allu Arjun has won the award for Best Actor for his stellar performance in the movie Pushpa (The Rise Part I) while Alia Bhatt and Krit
have become joint winners of Best Actress Award for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively.

The complete list of the awardees is provided below

69th National Film Awards 2021

Best Writing on Cinema

Award for Best Book on Cinema:

Sr. No. Title of the Book Language Name of the Author Name of the Medal and Cash
Publisher

1. MUSIC BY LAXMIKANT PYARELAL : English Rajiv Vijayakar Rupa Publications Swarna Kamal a
THE INCREDIBLY MELODIOUS India Pvt. Ltd. 75,000/-
JOURNEY

Award for Best Film Critic:

 Sr. No. Name of Critic Language Medal and Cash Prize

1. Purushothama Charyulu Telugu Swarna Kamal and Rs. 75,000/-

Special Mention - Critic

Sr. No. Name of Critic Language Prize

1. Subramanya Badoor Kannada Certificate only

69th National Film Awards 2021

Non-Feature Films Results

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

1. BEST NON-FEATURE FILM Ek Tha Gaon Producer & Director: Srishti Lakhera Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,50,000

2. BEST DEBUT NON- Paanchika Producer: Shreya Kapadiya Rajat Kamal and Rs. 75,000/- ea
FEATURE FILM OF A
DIRECTOR
Director: Ankit Kothari

3. BEST Fire on Edge Producer: Risen North East. Non Govt. Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
Organization
ANTHROPOLOGICAL

Director: Pranab Jyoti Deka

4. BEST BIOGRAPHICAL 1. Rukhu Matir 1.Producer & Director: Somnath Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- (S
FILM/HISTORICAL Dukhu Majhi Mondal
RECONSTRUCTION/

COMPILATION FILM
2. Beyond Blast 2.Producer: Luwang Apokpa
Mamikon

Director: Saikhom Ratan

5. BEST ARTS FILM T.N. Krishnan Bow Producer: NFDC Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
Strings to Divine

Director: V. Packirisamy

6. BEST SCIENCE & Ethos of Darkness Producer: Sri Ganesh Productions Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
TECHNOLGY FILM
Director: Avijit Banerjee

7. BEST PROMOTIONAL Endangered Heritage Producer: Baba Cinemas Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
FILM (to cover tourism,
‘Warli Art’
exports, crafts, industry,
etc.) Director: Hemant Verma

8. BEST ENVIRONMENT Munnam Valavu Producer: Sree Gokulam Movies Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
FILM INCLUDING
AGRICULTURE
Director: R S Pradeep
 9. BEST FILM ON SOCIAL 1. Mithu Di Producer & Director: Asim Kumar Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/
ISSUES Sinha (Shared)

Producer: FTII
2. Three Two One
Director: Himanshu Prajapati

10. BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM Sirpigalin Sirpangal Producer: KKV Media Venture Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea

Director: B Lenin

11. BEST EXPLORATION / Ayushman Producer: Mathew Varghese, Dinesh Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
ADVENTURE FILM (to Rajkumar N, Naveen Francis
include sports)

Director: Jacob Varghese

12. BEST INVESTIGATIVE Looking For Challan Producer: IGNCA Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
FILM

Director: Bappa Ray

13. BEST ANIMATION FILM Kandittundu Producer: Studio Eeksaurus Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
Productions Pvt.Ltd

Director: Adithi Krishnadas

14. SPECIAL JURY AWARD Rekha Director: Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe Rajat Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/- e

15. BEST SHORT FICTION Dal Bhat Producer: Nemil Shah Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
FILM

Director: Nemil Shah

16. BEST FILM ON FAMILY Chand Saanse Producer: Chandrakant Kulkarni Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea
VALUES

Director: Pratima Joshi

17. BEST DIRECTION Smile Please Director: Bakul Matiyani Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,50,000

18. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Pataal - Tee Cinematographer: Bittu Rawat Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- ea

19. BEST AUDIOGRAPHY(Re- Ek Tha Gaon Re-recordist (final mixed track): Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/-
recordist of the final Unni krishnan
mixed track)

20. BEST PRODUCTION Meen Raag Production sound recordist: Suruchi Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/-
SOUND RECORDIST Sharma
(LOCATION/SYNC SOUND)

21. BEST EDITING If Memory Serves Me Editor: Abhro Banerjee Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/-
Right
 22. BEST MUSIC DIRECTION Succelent Music Director: Ishaan Divecha Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/-

23. BEST NARRATION/ VOICE Hathibondhu Voice Over: Kulada Kumar Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/-
OVER Bhattacharjee

24. SPECIAL MENTION 1.Baale Bangara Aniruddha Jatkar Certificate Only

2.Karuvarai Srikanth Deva

3.The Healing Touch Sweta Kumar Das

4.Ek Duaa Ram Kamal Mukherjee

69th National Film Awards 2021

Feature Films – Results

S.No. Category of Award Title Of The Film Awardee Medal

& Cash Prize

1. Best Feature Film Rocketry: The Producer: Rocketry Entertainment LLP Swarna Kamal and
Nambi Effect
Rs. 2,50,000 (each)

Director: R Madhavan
(Hindi)

2. Indira Gandhi Award for Best Meppadiyan Producer: Unni Mukundan Films Private Swarna Kamal
Debut Film of a Director (Person above Ltd. Rs.1,25,000 (each)
mentioned)

Director: Vishnu Mohan

(Malayalam)

3. Award for Best Popular Film RRR (Telugu) Producer: DVV Entertainments LLP Swarna Kamal and
Providing Wholesome
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
Entertainment
Director: S S Rajamouli

4. Nargis Dutt Award for Best Rajat Kamal and

Feature Film on National
The Kashmir Files Producer :Zee Studios Limited Rs. 1,50,000/- (each)
Integration
(Hindi)

Director : Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri

 5. Best Film on Social Issues Rajat Kamal and

Anunaad-The Producer: Assam State Film Corporation Rs. 1,50,000/- (each)

Resonance Ltd.

(Assamese) Director: Reema Borah

6. Best Film on Environment Aavasavyuham Producer : Krishand Films Rajat Kamal and
Conservation/Preservation
(Malayalam) Rs. 1,50,000/- (each)

Director : Krishand

7. Best Children's Film Gandhi&Co. Producer : MD Media Corp Swarna Kamal and

(Gujarati) Rs. 1,50,000/- (each)

Director: Manish Saini

8. Best Direction Godavari (The Holy Director: Nikhil Mahajan Swarna Kamal and
Water)

(Marathi)

Rs. 2,50,000/-

9. Best Actor Pushpa (The Rise Lead Actor : Allu Arjun Rajat Kamal and
Part I)
Rs. 50,000/-

(Telugu)

10. Best Actress 1. Gangubai Lead Actress : Alia Bhatt Rajat Kamal and
Kathiawadi (Hindi)
Rs. 50,000/-

2. Mimi (Hindi)
Lead Actress : Kriti Sanon

11. Best Supporting Actor Mimi (Hindi) Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 50,000/-

12. Best Supporting Actress The Kashmir Files Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi Rajat Kamal and

(Hindi) Rs. 50,000/-

13. Best Child Artist Last Film Show Child Artist : Bhavin Rabari Rajat Kamal and
(Chhello Show)
Rs. 50,000/-
(Gujarati)

14. Best Male Playback Singer RRR Singer : Kaala Bhairava Rajat Kamal and

(Telugu) Rs. 50,000/-

(Song : Komuram Bheemudo)

15. Best Female Playback Singer Iravin Nizhal Singer : Shreya Ghoshal Rajat Kamal and
(Shadow of the
Rs. 50,000/-
Night)
(Song : Maayava Chaayavaa)
(Tamil)
16. Best Cinematography Sardar Udham Cameraman: Avik Mukhopadhayay Rajat Kamal and

(Hindi) Rs. 50,000/-

17. Best Screenplay Nayattu (The Hunt) Screenplay writer (original): Shahi Kabir Rajat Kamal and

(Malayalam) Rs. 50,000/- (each)

Gangubai Screenplay writer (Adapted) :

Kathiawadi

(Hindi)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini
Vashishtha

Gangubai Dialogue Writer: Utkarshini Vashishtha &

Kathiawadi Prakash Kapadia

(Hindi)

18. Best Audiography Chavittu Best Production Sound Recordist Rajat Kamal and
(Location / sync sound) :
(Malayalam) Rs. 50,000/- (each)

Arun Asok & Sonu K P

Sound Designer : Aneesh Basu

Jhilli (Discards)

(Bengali)

Re- Recording (Final Mixing): Sinoy Joseph

Sardar Udham

(Hindi)

19. Best Editing Gangubai Editor: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Rajat Kamal and
Kathiawadi
Rs. 50,000/-
(Hindi)

20. Best Production Design Sardar Udham Production Designer: Dmitrii Malich & Rajat Kamal and
Mansi Dhruv Mehta
(Hindi) Rs. 50,000/- (Shared)

21. Best Costume Designer Sardar Udham Costume Designer: Veera Kapur Ee Rajat Kamal and
50,000/- (Shared)
(Hindi)

22. Best Make-up Artist Gangubai Make-up Artist: Preetisheel Singh D’souza Rajat Kamal and
Kathiawadi
Rs. 50,000/-
(Hindi)
23. Best Music Direction Pushpa (The Rise Music Director (Songs): Rajat Kamal and
Part I)
Rs. 50,000/- (each)
(Telugu)
Devi Sri Prasad

RRR
Music Director (Background Score) :
(Telugu)

M.M. Keeravaani

24. Best Lyrics Konda Polam Lyricist: Chandrabose Rajat Kamal and

(Telugu) Rs. 50,000/-

(Song : Dham Dham Dham)

25. Special Jury Award Shershaah Director : Vishnu Varadhan Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 2,00,000/-

26. Best Special Effects RRR Special Effects Creator : V Srinivas Mohan Rajat Kamal and

(Telugu) Rs. 50,000/-

27. Best Choreography RRR Choreographer: Prem Rakshith Rajat Kamal and

(Telugu) Rs. 50,000/-

28. Best Action Direction Award RRR Stunt Choreographer : King Soloman Rajat Kamal and
(Stunt Choreography)
(Telugu) Rs. 50,000/-

29. Best Feature Film in each of

the language specified in the
Schedule VIII of the
Constitution

a. Best Assamese Film Anur (Eyes on the Producer: Gopendra Mohan Das Rajat Kamal and
Sunshine)
Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Monjul Baruah

b. Best Bengali Film Kalkokkho – House Producer: Aurora Film Corporation Rajat Kamal and
of Time Pvt.Ltd
Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Rajdeep Paul & Sarmistha Maiti

c. Best Hindi Film Producer: Kino works LLP Rajat Kamal and

Sardar Udham Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

(Hindi) Director: Sujit Sircar

d. Best Gujarati Film Last Film Show Producer : Jugaad Motion Pictures Rajat Kamal and

(Chhello Show) Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director : Pan Nalin

 e. Best Kannada Film 777 Charlie Producer: Parmvah Studios Pvt.Ltd Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Kiranraj K

f. Best Maithili Film Samanantar (The Producer : Anirati Films Rajat Kamal and
Parallel)
Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Niraj Kumar Mishra

g. Best Marathi Film Ekda Kay Zala Producer : Gajavadana Showbox LLP Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Saleel Shrinivas Kulkarni

h. Best Malayalam Film Home Producer: Friday Film House Pvt.Ltd. Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Rojin.P.Thomas

i. Best Meiteilon Film Eikhoigi Yum Producer: Chingsubam Sheetal Rajat Kamal and

(Our Home) Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Mayanglambam Romi Meitei

j. Best Odia Film Pratikshya Producer: Amiya Patnaik Procutions Rajat Kamal and

(The Wait) Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Anupam Patnaik

k. Best Tamil Film Kadaisi Vivasayi Producer : Tribal Arts Rajat Kamal and

(The Last Farmer) Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: M. Manikandan

ax. Best Telugu Film Uppena (Wave) Producer: Mythri Movie Makers Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Sana Buchibabu

31 Best Feature Film in each of

the languages other than
those specified in Schedule
VIII of the Constitution

(a) Best Mishing Film Boomba Ride Producer: Quarter Moon productions Rajat Kamal and

Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Director: Biswajit Bora

32. Special Mention 1. Kadaisi Vivasayi Late Shri Nallandi Certificate only
(The Last Farmer)

2 . Jhilli (Discards)
Aranya Gupta & Bithan Biswas

3. Home
Indrans

4. Anur - Eyes on the

Jahanara Begum
Sunshine

69th National Film Awards 2021

Jury
FEATURE FILMS JURY

CENTRAL PANEL

1. Sh. Ketan Mehta (Chairperson)

2. Sh. Sabyasachi Mohapatra (Member)

3. Sh.V.N. Aditya (Member)

4. Sh. Paresh Vora(Member)

5. Sh. Manas Choudhury (Member)

6. Sh. Malay Ray (Member)

7. Sh. G. Suresh Kumar (Member)

8. Sh. Sunil Kumar Desai (Member)

9. Ms. Papia Adhikary (Member)

10. Sh. Muthu Ganesh (Member)

11. Sh. Shantanu Ganesh Rode (Member)

Regional Jury

NORTH PANEL

1. Sh. V.N.Aditya, (Chairperson)

2. Sh. R V Ramani (Member)

3. Sh. Anand Kumar Singh (Member)

4. Sh. Murtaza Ali Khan (Member)

5. Sh. Shivam Chhabra (Member)

EAST PANEL

1. Sh. Paresh Vora (Chairperson)

2. Ms. Runa Ashish (Member)

3. Ms. Jayasree Bhattacharyya (Member)

4. Ms. Bobby Sarma Baruah (Member)

5. Sh. Shiladitya Moulik (Member)

WEST PANEL

1. Ms. Malay Ray,(Chairperson)

 2. Sh. Mandar Talauliker (Member)

3. Ms. Olivia Das (Member)

4. Sh. Pritesh Sodha (Member)

5. Sh. Bhaurao Karhade (Member)

SOUTH I PANEL

1. Sh. Sabyasachi Mohapatra (Chairperson)

2. Sh. Sukumar Jatania (Member)

3. Ms G Kala (Member)

4. Ms. Geeta Gurappa (Member)

5. Sh. Sajin Babu (Member)

SOUTH II PANEL

1. Sh. Manas Choudhury, (Chairperson)

2. Sh. M N Swamy (Member)

3. Ms. Balabadhrapathruni Ramani (Member)

4. Ms. M M Sreelekha (Member)

5. Sh. Suryapal Singh (Member)

NON FEATURE FILMS JURY

1. Sh. Vasanth S Sai, (Chairperson )

2. Sh. Borun Thokchom(Member)

3. Sh. Shankhajeet De (Member)

4. Sh. Panchakshri C E (Member)

5. Sh. Hari Prasad (Member)

6. Sh. Amol Vasant Gole (Member)

7. Sh. Kamakhya Narayan Singh (Member)

BEST WRITING ON CINEMA JURY

1 Sh. Yatindra Mishra (Chairperson)

2 Sh.Veejay Sai (Member)

3 Sh. Ramadasa Naidu (Member)

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