65th National Film Awards

On 13^th April 2018, the 65th National Film Awards for 2017 was announced by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
65th National Film Awards:

i. The 65^th National Film Awards will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on 3^rd May 2018.

ii. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur. The Non- Feature Film panel was headed by Nakul Kamte and the Best Cinema on Writing jury was headed by Anant Vijay.

List of winners is as follows:

• Best Actress: Sridevi for ‘Mom’
• Best Actor: Riddhi Sen for ‘Nagar Kirtan’
• Best Director: Jayaraj for ‘Bhayanakam’
• Best Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)
• Best Action Direction: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’
• Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for ‘Gori Tu Latth Maar’ from the film ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’
• Best Special Effects: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’
• Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
• Best Lyrics: Muthurathinam
• Best Music Direction: AR Rahman for ‘Katru Veliyidayi’
• Best Make-up Artist: Ram Rajak for ‘Nagar Kirtan’
• Best Costume: Gobinda Mandal for ‘Nagar Kirtan’
• Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan ‘Take Off’
• Best Editing: Rima Das for ‘Village Rockstar’
• Best Sound Design: ‘Walking With The Wind’
• Best Audiography (Location Sound): Mallika Das, Village Rockstar
• Best Location Sound Recording: Mallika Das for ‘Village Rockstar’
• Best Screenplay Original: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
• Best Screenplay Adapted: Bhayanakam
• Best Cinematography: Bhayanakam
• Best Female Playback Singer: Sashaa Tirupati for ‘Kaatru Veliyidayi’
• Best Male Playback Singer: K.J Yesudas for the song ‘Poy Maranja Kalam’ from ‘Viswasapoorvam Mansoor’
• Best Child Artist: Anita Das for ‘Village Rockstar’
• Best Children’s Film: ‘Mhorkya’
• Best Film on Environmental Conservation: ‘Irada’
• Best Direction: Jayaraj for ‘Bhayanakam’
• Best Feature Film on National Integration: Dhappa (Marathi)
• Best Debut Film of a Director: ‘Sinjar’
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’

Best Regional Films Special Mention:

• Marathi – Mhorkya
• Malayalam – Take Off

Best Regional Films:

• Hindi – Newton
• Ladakh – Walking With The Wind
• Lakshadweep – Sinjar
• Tulu – Paddayi
• Marathi – Kachcha Limboo
• Malayalam – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
• Kannada – Hebbettu Ramakka
• Bengali – Mayurakshi
• Assamese – Ishu
• Telugu – Ghazi
• Gujarati – Dhh
• Odiya – Hello Arsi
• Tamil – To Let

About FTII (Film and Television Institute of India):
♦ Established – 1960
♦ Chairman – Anupam Kher