70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced, Aattam bags the Best Feature Film award
The Jury for the 70th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2022 today.
Ahead of this announcement, Sh.. Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Sh. Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, and Sh. Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury, along with the respective jury members presented the list of award winners of the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 to the Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw today. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Sh. Sanjay Jaju and Joint Secretary (Films), Ms. Vrunda Desai were also present at the occasion.
The Jury comprised of eminent filmmakers and film personalities from across the Indian cine-world. The awards were announced by Sh. Rahul Rawail, Chairperson, Feature Films Jury, Dr. Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson, Non-feature Films Jury, and Sh. Gangadhar Mudaliar, Best Writing on Cinema Jury in the presence of Ms. Vrunda Desai, Joint Secretary (Films), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Best feature film award has been given to Aattam (The Play) directed by Anand Ekarshi and the award for Best Non-Feature Film has been bagged by Ayena (Mirror) directed by Siddhant Sarin.
Award for Best Book on Cinema has been given to Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography authored by Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Parthiv Dhar.
Kantara won the Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Rishab Shetty has been awarded the Best Actor in Leading Role for his performance in the movie Kantara whereas Nithya Menen bagged the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Thiruchitrambalam.
Pavan Raj Malhotra won the award for Best Supporting Actor while Neena Gupta won the Best Supporting Actress Award in the Feature Films category.
Directed by Ayan Mukerji with its VFX Supervisors Jaykar Arudra, Viral Thakkar, and Neelesh Gore, BRAHMASTRA-PART 1: SHIVA bagged the award for Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects Gaming & Comic).
The complete list of the awardees is provided below
70th National Film Awards, 2022
Best Writing on Cinema
Award for Best Book on Cinema:
| Sr. No. | Title of the Book | Language | Name of the Author | Name of the Publisher | Medal and Cash prize |
| 1 | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography | English | Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Parthiv Dhar | HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Ltd. | Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/- (each) |
Award for Best Film Critic:
| Sr. No. | Name of Critic | Language | Medal and Cash Prize |
| 1 | Deepak Dua | Hindi | Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/- |
Non-Feature Films Results
| S.No. | Category of Award | Title of the Film | Awardee | Medal & Cash Prize |
| 1 | Best Non-Feature Film | AYENA (Mirror) (Hindi/Urdu) | Producer : Teh Films Director : Siddhant Sarin | Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each) |
| 2 | Best Debut Film Of A Director | MADHYANTARA (Intermission) (Kannada) | Director : Basti Dinesh Shenoy | Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- |
| 3 | Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | AANAKHI EK MOHENJO DARO(Yet Another Mohenjo Daro) (Marathi) | Producer :de Goan Studio & Ashok Rane Productions Director : Ashok Rane | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 4 | Best Arts / Culture Film | (a) RANGA VIBHOGA(Temple Dance Tradition) (Kannada) | (a) Producer & Director : Suneel Narasimhachar Puranik | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (shared) |
| (b) VARSA (Legacy) (Marathi) | (b) Producer & Director: Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi | |||
| 5 | Best Documentary | MURMURS OF THE JUNGLE (Marathi) | Producer & Director: Sohil Vaidya | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 6 | Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social And Environmental Values | ON THE BRINK SEASON 2 – GHARIAL (English) | Producer: The Gaia People Director: Akanksha Sood Singh | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 7 | Best Animation Film | A COCONUT TREE (Silent) | Producer: JB Productions Director & Animator: Joshy Benedict | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 8 | Best Short Film (Upto 30 Min) | XUNYOTA (Void) (Assamese) | Producer: HM Production Director: Nabapan Deka | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 9 | Best Direction | FROM THE SHADOWS (Bengali/Hindi/English) | Director : Miriam Chandy Menacherry | Swarna Kamal Rs 3,00,000/- |
| 10 | Best Cinematography | MONO NO AWARE (Hindi & English) | Cinematographer: Siddharth Diwan | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- |
| 11 | Best Sound Design | YAAN (Vehicle) (Hindi/Malwi) | Sound Designer : Manas Choudhury | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- |
| 12 | Best Editing | MADHYANTARA(Intermission) (Kannada) | Editor : Suresh URS | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- |
| 13 | Best Music Direction | FURSAT (Leisure) (Hindi) | Music Director : Vishal Bhardwaj | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- |
| 14 | Best Narration/ Voice Over | MURMURS OF THE JUNGLE (Marathi) | Narrator/Voice Over : Sumant Shinde | Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- |
| 15 | Best Script | MONO NO AWARE (Hindi & English) | Script Writer : Koushik Sarkar | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 16 | Special Mention | BIRUBALA “WITCH TO PADMASHRI” (Assamese) | Producer: Aimee Baruah Production Society Director: Aimee Baruah | Certificate |
| HARGILA – THE GREATER ADJUTANT STORK (Assamese) | Producer: PI Entertainment Director: Partha Sarathi Mahanta | Certificate |
Feature Films – Results
| S. No. | Category of Award | Title Of The Film | Awardee | Medal & Cash Prize |
| 1 | Best Feature Film | AATTAM (The Play) (Malayalam) | Producer: Joy Movie Productions LLP Director: Anand Ekarshi | Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each) |
| 2 | Best Debut Film of a Director | FOUJA (Haryanvi) | Director: Pramod Kumar | Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- |
| 3 | Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | KANTARA (Kannada) | Producer: Hombale Films LLP Director: Rishab Shetty | Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each) |
| 4 | Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values | KUTCH EXPRESS (Gujarati) | Producer: Soul Sutra LLP Director: Viral Shah | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 5 | Best Film in AVGC(Animation, Visual Effects Gaming & Comic) | BRAHMASTRA-PART 1: SHIVA (Hindi) | Producer: Dharma Productions,Prime Focus,Starlight Pictures Director: Ayan Mukerji | Swarna KamalRs. 3,00,000/- (each) |
| VFX Supervisor : Jaykar Arudra, Viral Thakkar, Neelesh Gore | Rajat KamalRs. 2,00,000/- (shared) | |||
| 6 | Best Direction | UUNCHAI (Zenith) (Hindi) | Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya | Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- |
| 7 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | KANTARA (Kannada) | Actor : Rishab Shetty | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 8 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | THIRUCHITRAMBALAM (Tamil) | Actress : Nithya Menen | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared) |
| KUTCH EXPRESS (Gujarati) | Actress : Manasi Parekh | |||
| 9 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | FOUJA (Haryanvi) | Supporting Actor: Pavan Raj Mallhotra | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 10 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | UUNCHAI (Zenith) (Hindi) | Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 11 | Best Child Artist | MALIKAPPURAM(Malayalam) | Child Artist : Sreepath | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 12 | Best Male Playback Singer | BRAHMASTRA-PART 1: SHIVA (Hindi) | Singer : Arijit Singh (Kesariya) | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 13 | Best Female Playback Singer | SAUDI VELLAKKA CC.225/2009(Saudi Baby Coconut CC.225/2009) (Malayalam) | Singer : Bombay Jayashri (Chaayum Veyil) | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 14 | Best Cinematography | PONNIYIN SELVAN-Part I (Tamil) | Cinematographer : Ravi Varman | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 15 | Best Screenplay | AATTAM (The Play) (Malayalam) | Screenplay writer(original): Anand Ekarshi | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| GULMOHAR (Hindi) | Dialogue Writer: Arpita Mukherjee & Rahul V Chittella | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared) | ||
| 16 | Best Sound Design | PONNIYIN SELVAN-Part I (Tamil) | Sound Designer : Anand Krishnamoorthi | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 17 | Best Editing | AATTAM (The Play) (Malayalam) | Editor: Mahesh Bhuvanend | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 18 | Best Production Design | APARAJITO(The Undefeated) (Bengali) | Production Designer: Ananda Addhya | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 19 | Best Costume Designer | KUTCH EXPRESS(Gujarati) | Costume Designer: Niki Joshi | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 20 | Best Make-up | APARAJITO(The Undefeated) (Bengali) | Make-up Artist: Somnath Kundu | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 21 | Best Music Direction | BRAHMASTRA-PART 1: SHIVA (Hindi) | Music Director (Songs): Pritam | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| PONNIYIN SELVAN-Part I (Tamil) | Music Director (Background Music): AR Rahman | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- | ||
| 22 | Best Lyrics | FOUJA (Haryanvi) | Lyricist: Naushad Sadar Khan (Salaami) | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 23 | Best Choreography | THIRUCHITRAMBALAM (Tamil) | Choreographer: Jani Master & Sathish Krishnan (Megham Karukatha) | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared) |
| 24 | Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography) | K.G.F Chapter-2 (Kannada) | Stunt Choreographer: Anbariv | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- |
| 25 | Best Feature Film in each of thelanguage specified in theSchedule VIII of the Constitution | |||
| (a) | Best Assamese Film | EMUTHI PUTHI(A Very Fishy Trip) | Producer: Metanormal Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd Director: Kulanandini Mahanta | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (b) | Best Bengali Film | KABERI ANTARDHAN(Kaberi Vanishes) | Producer: Surinder Films Pvt. Ltd Director: Kaushik Ganguly | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (c) | Best Hindi Film | GULMOHAR | Producer: Star India Pvt. Ltd Director: Rahul V. Chittella | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (d) | Best Kannada Film | K.G.F Chapter-2 | Producer: Hombale Films LLP Director: Prashanth Neel | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (e) | Best Malayalam Film | SAUDI VELLAKKA CC.225/2009(Saudi Baby Coconut CC.225/2009) | Producer: Urvasi Theatres Director: Tharun Moorthy | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (f) | Best Marathi Film | VAALVI(The Termite) | Producer: Mayasabha Karamanuk Mandali, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Director: Paresh Mokashi | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (g) | Best Odia Film | DAMAN | Producer: JP Motion Pictures Director: Vishal Mourya & Debi Prasad Lenka | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (h) | Best Punjabi Film | BAGHI DI DHEE(The Daughter Of A Rebel) | Producer: G-Next Media Pvt. Ltd Director: Mukesh Gautam | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (i) | Best Tamil Film | PONNIYIN SELVAN-Part I | Producer: Madras Talkies Director: Mani Ratnam | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| (j) | Best Telugu Film | KARTHIKEYA-2 – (DAIVAM MANUSHYA RUPENA) | Producer: Abhishek Agarwal Arts LLP, People Media Factory Director: Chandoo Mondeti | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 26 | Best Feature Film in each of thelanguages other than those specified inSchedule VIII of the Constitution | |||
| (a) | Best Tiwa Film | SIKAISAL(If only trees could talk) (Tiwa) | Producer: Imaging Media Director: Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah | Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each) |
| 27 | Special Mention | GULMOHAR (Hindi) | Actor: Manoj Bajpayee | Certificate |
| KADHIKAN (Malayalam) | Music Director: Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury | Certificate | ||
