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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

68th National Film Awards announced; Madhya

Pradesh wins Most Film Friendly State award

Testimony of Ana bags Best Non-Feature Film;

Soorarai Pottru wins Best Feature Film

Suriya and Ajay Devgn joint winners of Best

Actor Award while Aparrna Balamurali wins Best
Actress

Best Female Playback Singer won by

Nanchamma for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum;
Rahul Deshpande Best Male Playback Singer

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior grabs Award for

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome
Entertainment

Sachidanandan KR wins Best Director award for

Malayalam movie AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Posted On: 22 JUL 2022 5:28PM by PIB Delhi

The Jury for the 68th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2020 here today.
Ahead of the announcement, the Chairperson and other Jury members called on the Union Minister
for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur and presented him with the selections for the
Awards. Shri Thakur has congratulated all the winners and said 2020 was a particularly difficult year
for films due to the COVID pandemic, yet the nominations consisted of great works. The Minister
also thanked the Jury for diligently going through the entries and selecting the best for the awards.

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Union Minister Anurag Thakur congratulates winners of…

of…

The Jury comprised of eminent film makers and film personalities from across the Indian cine-world.

The awards were announced by Shri Chitrartha Singh, Chairperson, Non-Feature Jury, Shri Anant
Vijay, Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema Jury and Shri Dharam Gulati, Feature Film Jury
(Member – Central Panel) in presence of Ms. Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting

Madhya Pradesh wins Most Film Friendly State award while Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh get
Special Mention. ‘The Longest Kiss’ by Kishwar Desai wins Best Book on Cinema for the year
while Malayalam book ‘MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam’ and Odia book ‘Kali Paine Kalira
Cinema’ win special mention.

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Announcement of 68th National Film Awards

Best Feature Film award has been bagged by the Tamil movie ‘Soorarai Pottru’ directed by Sudha
Kongara. ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ grabs Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome
Entertainment.

Best Actor award for 2020 is shared between Suriya for ‘Soorarai Pottru’ and Ajay Devgn for the
Hindi movie ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’. Manoj Muntashir has won the award for Best Lyrics for
the Hindi movie ‘Saina’.

A complete list of the awards is given below.

68th National Film Awards, 2020

Most Film Friendly State

Special Mention:

S.No. State Certificate

1. Uttarakhand Certificate

2. Uttar Pradesh Certificate

Most Film Friendly State:

S.No. State Medal

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1. Madhya Pradesh Rajat Kamal & Certificate

68th National Film Awards, 2020

Best Writing on Cinema

Special Mention:

S.No. Title of the Book Language Name of the Name of the Certificate
Author Publisher

1. MT Malayalam Anoop Malayalam Certificate

Anunahvangalude Ramakrishnan Panorama
Pusthakam

2. Kali Paine Kalira Odia Surya Deo Pakshighar Certificate

Cinema
Prakashanee

Award for Best Book on Cinema:

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

1. The Longest English Kishwar Westland Swarna Kamal

Kiss Desai Publications and Rs. 75,000/-

68th National Film Awards 2020

Non-Feature Films Results

S.No. Category of Award Title of the Film Awardee Medal

& Cash Prize

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1. BEST NARRATION/ Rhapsody of Voice Over : Shobha Rajat Kamal

VOICE OVER Rains- Monsoons Tharoor Sreenivasan
Rs 50,000/-
of Kerala

(English)

2. BEST MUSIC 1232 Kms: Music Director: Rajat Kamal,

DIRECTION Marenge Toh Vishal Bhardwaj
Rs 50,000/-
Wahin Jaakar

( 1232 Kms – Will

Die there only )

(Hindi)

3. BEST EDITING Borderlands Editor : Anadi Rajat Kamal

Athaley
(Bengali, Nepali Rs 50,000/-
Manipuri, Hindi &
Punjabi)

4. BEST ON- Jadui Jangal ( On location sound Rajat Kamal

LOCATION SOUND Magical Forest) recordist :Sandip
RECORDIST Bhati & Pradeep
Lekhwar Rs 50,000/-
(Hindi)

5. BEST Pearl of the Re-recordist (final Rajat Kamal

AUDIOGRAPHY Desert mixed track) : Ajit
Rs. 50,000/-
Singh Rathore

(Rajasthani)

6. BEST Shabdikkunna Cinematographer: Rajat Kamal

CINEMATOGRAPHY Kalappa Nikhil S Praveen

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

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7. BEST DIRECTION Oh That’s Bhanu Director : RV Ramani Swarna

Kamal
(English, Tamil,
Malayalam &
Hindi)
Rs. 1,50,000/-

8. BEST FILM ON Kumkumarchan Producer: Studio Rajat Kamal

FAMILY VALUES Filmy Monks
(Worship

of the Goddess) Rs. 50,000/-

Director : Abhijeet each
(Marathi)
Arvind Dalvi

9. BEST SHORT Kachichinithu Rajat Kamal

FICTION FILM
( The Boy with a Producer & Director :
Gun) Khanjan Kishore Nath
Rs 50,000/-
each

(Karbi)

10. SPECIAL JURY Admitted Director : Ojaswee Rajat Kamal

AWARD Sharma
(Hindi & English)

Rs 1,00,000/-

11. BEST The Saviour : Producer: Akal Rajat Kamal

INVESTIGATIVE Brig.Pritam Productions
FILM Singh
Rs 50,000/-
Director : Dr. each
(Punjabi) Paramjeet Singh Kattu

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12. BEST Wheeling the Ball Producer: Film Rajat Kamal

EXPLORATION Division
/ADVENTURE
FILM (to include (English &Hindi) Rs 50,000/-
sports) Director :Mukesh each
Sharma

13. BEST Dreaming of Rajat Kamal

EDUCATIONAL Words
Producer & Director :
FILM
Nandan
Rs 50,000/-
(Malayalam) each

14. BEST FILM ON 1. Justice Producer: Mandeep Rajat Kamal

SOCIAL ISSUES Delayed but Chauhan
Delivered
Rs. 50,000/-
(Hindi)
Director : Kamakhya each(shared)
Narayan Singh

& &

Producer : Ratnaboli
Ray
2. Three
Sisters

(Bengali) Director : Putul Rafey

Mahmood

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15. BEST Manah Aru Producer:Directorate, Rajat Kamal

ENVIRONMENT Manuh Manas National Park
FILM and Aaranyak
(Manas and
Rs 50,000/-
People)
each
(Assamese) Director : Dip
Bhuyan

16. BEST Surmounting Producer : Delhi Rajat Kamal

PROMOTIONAL Challenges Metro Rail
FILM Corporation limited
(English)
Rs 50,000/-
each
Director :Satish Pande

17. BEST SCIENCE and On the Brink Producer : The Gaia Rajat Kamal
Season 2- Bats People
TECHNOLOGY
FILM (English)
Rs 50,000/-
Director : Akanksha each
Sood Singh

18. BEST ARTS and Naadada Producer :Dept. of Rajat Kamal

CULTURE FILM Navaneeta DR Information and
PT Public Relations,
Venkateshkumar Govt. of Karnataka Rs 50,000/-
each
(Dr. Venkatesh
Kumar)
Director : Girish
Kasaravalli

(Kannada)

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19. BEST Pabung Syam Producer : Film Rajat Kamal

BIOGRAPHICAL Division
FILM
(Manipuri) Rs 50,000/-
Director : Haobam each
Paban Kumar

20. BEST Mandal ke Bol Producer : Madhya Rajat Kamal

ETHNOGRAPHIC Pradesh Tribal
(Rhythm of
FILM Museum-Bhopal
Mandal)
Rs 50,000/-
each
Director : Rajendra
(Hindi)
Janglay

21. BEST DEBUT NON- Pariah Producer : MIT Rajat Kamal

FEATURE FILM OF School of Film &
(Marathi and
A DIRECTOR Telivision-Pune
Hindi)
Rs. 75,000/-
each
Director : Vishesh
Iyer

22. BEST NON- Testimony of Ana Producer & Director : Swarna

FEATURE FILM Sachin Dheeraj Kamal
(Dangi)
Mundigonda

Rs. 1,50,000/-
each

68th National Film Awards 2020

Feature Films Results

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

& Cash
Prize

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1. Special Jury Semkhor Actress : Aimee Certificate

Mention Baruah Only
(Dimasa)

Vaanku

(Malayalam)
Director : Kavya
Prakash
June
(Marathi)

Actor : Siddharth
Godakaath Menon
(Marathi)

&

Avwanchhit

(Marathi) Actor : Kishore

Kadam

Toolsidas Junior

(Hindi)

Child Actor : Varun

Buddhadev

2. Best Feature Film

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

(a) Best Haryanvi Film Dada Lakhmi Producer: Anhad Rajat

Studio Pvt.Ltd Kamal and

Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Yashpal
(each)
Sharma

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(b) Best Dimasa Film Semkhor Producer: Aimee Rajat

Baruah Production Kamal and
Society
Rs.
1,00,000/-
(each)
Director: Aimee
Baruah

(c) Best Tulu Film Jeetige Producer: A R Rajat

Productions Kamal and

Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Santhosh
(each)
Mada

3. Best Feature Film

in each of the
language specified
in the Schedule
VIII of the
Constitution

a. Best Telugu Film Colour Photo Producer: Amrutha Rajat

Productions Kamal and

Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Angirekula
(each)
Sandeep Raj

b. Best Tamil Film Sivaranjaniyum Producer: Hamsa Rajat

Innum Sila Pengallum Pictures Kamal and

Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Vasanth S
(each)
Sai

c. Best Malayalam Thinkalazcha Producer: Pushkar Rajat

Film Nishchayam Films Kamal and

(Engagement is on Rs.
Monday) 1,00,000/-
Director: Prasanna
(each)
Sathyanath Hegde

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d. Best Marathi Film Goshta Eka Producer: Planet Rajat

Paithanichi Marathi Kamal and

(Tale of a Paithani) Rs.

1,00,000/-
Director: Shantanu
(each)
Ganesh Rode

e. Best Kannada Film Dollu Producer: Wadeeyar Rajat

Movies Kamal and

Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Sagar
(each)
Puranik

f. Best Hindi Film Toolsidas Junior Producer: Ashutosh Rajat

Gowariker Productions Kamal and
Pvt.Ltd
Rs.
1,00,000/-
(each)
Director: Mridul
Toolsidass

g. Best Bengali Film Avijatrik Producer: GMB Rajat

Films Pvt.ltd Kamal and
( The Wanderlust of
Apu) Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Subhrajit
(each)
Mitra

h. Best Assamese Bridge Producer: Sabita Rajat

Film Devi Kamal and

Rs.
1,00,000/-
Director: Kripal
(each)
Kalita

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4. Best Action AK Ayyappanum Stunt Choreography Rajat

Direction Award Koshiyum : Kamal and
(Stunt
Rs. 50,000/-
Choreography)
(shared)
(Malayalam) Rajasekhar , Mafia
Sasi & Supreme
Sunder

5. Best Natyam ( Dance) Choreographer: Rajat

Choreography Sandhya Raju Kamal and
(Telugu)
Rs. 50,000/-

6. Best Lyrics Saina Lyricist: Manoj Rajat

Muntashir Kamal and
(Hindi)
Rs. 50,000/-

7. Best Music Ala Music Director Rajat

Direction Vaikunthapurramuloo (Songs): Kamal and

(Telugu) Thaman S Rs. 50,000/-

(each)

Soorarai Pottru

(Tamil) Music Director

(Background Score) :

G V Prakash Kumar

8. Best Make-up Natyam ( Dance) Make-up Artist: T V Rajat

Artist Rambabu Kamal and
(Telugu)
Rs. 50,000/-

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9. Best Costume Tanhaji :The Unsung Costume Designer: Rajat

Designer Warrior Nachiket Barve & Kamal and
Mahesh Sherla Rs.50,000/-
(Hindi)
(shared)

10. Best Production Kappela Production Rajat

Design Designer: Anees Kamal and
(Chapel)
Nadodi
Rs. 50,000/-
(Malayalam)

11. Best Editing Sivaranjaniyum Editor: Sreekar Rajat

Innum Sila Pengallum Prasad Kamal and

(Tamil) Rs. 50,000/-

12. Best Audiography Dollu Location Sound Rajat

Recordist (for sync Kamal and
(Kannada)
sound films only) :
Rs. 50,000/-
Jobin Jayan
(each)

Mi Vasantrao

(I Am Vasantrao) Sound Designer :

(Marathi) Anmol Bhave

Malik

(Malayalam)
Re- recordist of the
final mixed track:
Vishnu Govind & Sree
Sankar

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13. Best Screenplay Soorarai Pottru Screenplay writer Rajat

(original): Shalini Kamal and
(Tamil)
Usha Nair & Sudha
Rs. 50,000/-
Kongara
(each)

Mandela

(Tamil) Dialogue Writer:

Madonne Ashwin

14. Best Avijatrik Cameraman: Rajat

Cinematography Supratim Bhol Kamal and
( The Wanderlust of
Apu) Rs. 50,000/-

(Bengali)

15. Best Female AK Ayyappanum Singer : Nanchamma Rajat

Playback Singer Koshiyum Kamal and

(Malayalam) Rs. 50,000/-

16. Best Male Playback Mi Vasantrao Singer : Rahul Rajat

Singer Deshpande Kamal and
(I Am Vasantrao)
Rs. 50,000/-
(Marathi)

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17. Best Child Artist Tak-Tak Child Artist : Anish Rajat

Mangesh Gosavi Kamal and
(Marathi)
Rs. 50,000/-
shared
&

Sumi
Child Artist :
(Marathi)
Akanksha Pingle

&

Divyesh Indulkar

18. Best Supporting Sivaranjaniyum Supporting Actress: Rajat

Actress Innum Sila Pengallum Lakshmi Priya Kamal and
Chandramouli
(Tamil) Rs. 50,000/-

19. Best Supporting AK Ayyappanum Supporting Actor: Rajat

Actor Koshiyum Biju Menon Kamal and

(Malayalam) Rs. 50,000/-

20. Best Actress Soorarai Pottru Actress : Aparrna Rajat

Balamurali Kamal and
(Tamil)
Rs. 50,000/-

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21. Best Actor Soorarai Pottru Actor : Suriya Rajat

Kamal and
(Tamil)
Rs. 50,000/-
shared
& &

Tanhaji :The Unsung Actor : Ajay Devgn

Warrior

(Hindi)

22. Best Direction AK Ayyappanum Director: Swarna

Koshiyum Sachidanandan KR Kamal and

(Malayalam) Rs.
2,50,000/-

23. Best Children's Sumi Producer : Harshall Swarna

Film Kamat Entertainment Kamal and
(Marathi)
Rs.
1,50,000/-
Director: Amol
(each)
Vasant Gole

24. Best Film on Taledanda (Beheading Producer: Krupanidhi Rajat

Environment a Life) Kreations Kamal and
Conservati
(Kannada) Rs.
on/Preservation
1,50,000/-
Director: Praveen
(each)
Krupakar

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25. Best Film on Social Funeral Producer: Before Rajat

Issues After Entertainment Kamal and

(Themes such as Rs.

(Marathi)
prohibition,women 1,50,000/-
and child (each)
empowerment,social
evils like dowry, Director: Vivek
drug abuse, Dubey
empowerment of
differently-abled
people, tribal and
indigeneous people
etc.)

26. Award for Best Tanhaji :The Unsung Producer: Ajay Swarna
Popular Film Warrior Devgn FFilms Kamal and
Providing
(Hindi) Rs.
Wholesome
2,00,000/-
Entertainment Director: Om Raut
(each)

27. Indira Gandhi Mandela Producer: YNOT Swarna

Award for Best Studios Kamal and
(Tamil)
Debut Film of a Rs.1,25,000
Director (each)
Director: Madonne
Ashwin

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28. Best Feature Film Soorarai Pottru Producer: 2D Swarna

Entertainment Pvt.Ltd Kamal and
(Tamil)
Rs.
2,50,000
Director:
(each)

Saurabh Singh

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