National Film Award Winners 2023

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National Film Award Winners 2023

The 69th National Film Awards were presented on  August 24, 2023, in New Delhi. The much-coveted prizes of the entertainment industry, which were established in 1954, are administered by the Government of India's Directorate of Film Festivals. 

Allu Arjun won the National Award for Best Actor for his performance in Pushpa, whereas Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively. 

The national award for best film is bagged by Rocketry which is based on the life story of ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan as the Kashmir Files won the award for Best National Integration. 

Home was selected as the best Malayalam film and the Malayalam veteran actor Indrans won a Special Jury Mention for his performance in Home. 

Shahi Kabir won the Best Screenplay award for Naayat and Vishnu Mohan won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Newcomer Director for his film Mepadiyaan.


Complete List of National Film Awards (2023)


  • Best Feature Film – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.
Rocketry
  • Best Actor –Allu Arjun (Pushpa).
  • Best Actress – 
    • Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi) 
    • Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
  • Best Director – Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari).
  • Best Supporting Actor – Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi).
  • Best Supporting Actress – Pallavi Joshi (The Kashmir Files).
  • Best Popular Film – RRR.
  • Best Children’s Film – Gandhi and Co.
  • Best Child Artist – Bhavin Rabari (Chhello Show).
  • Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation – Aavasavyuham.
  • Best Film on Social Issue – Anunaad – The Resonance.

National Award for Non-Feature Film

  • Best Non-Feature Film – Ek Tha Gaon.
  • Best Educational Film –  Sirpigalin Sirpangal.
  • Best Film on Family Values – Chand Saanse.
  • Best Short Fiction Film – Dal Bhat.
  • Best Anthropological Film – Fire on Edge.
  • Social Justice Film – 
    • Mithu Di (English), 
    • Three Two One (Marathi & Hindi)
  • Best Promotional Film –  Endangered Heritage 'Warli Art.'
  • Best Science and Technology Film – Ethos of Darkness.
  • Best Exploration Film – Ayushman.
  • Best Arts and Culture Film – T.N. Krishnan Bow Strings to Divine.
  • Best Biographical Film – 
    • Rukhu Matir Dukhu Majhi, 
    • Beyond Blast.
  • Best Exploration Film – Ayushman.
  • Best Environment Film – Munnam Valavu.
  • Best Investigative Film – Looking For Challan.
  • Best Animation Film – Kandittundu.
Best Animation Film Kandittundu
  • Best Direction – Bakul Matiyani (Smile Please).
  • Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director – Paanchika (Ankit Kothari).
  • Best Narration Voiceover – Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee (Hathibondhu).
  • Best Cinematography – Bittu Rawat (Pataal).
  • Special Mention – 
    • Srikanth Deva (Karuvarai), 
    • Ram Kamal Mukherjee (Ek Duaa),
    • Aniruddha Jatkar (Baale Bangara),
    • Sweta Kumar Das (The Healing Touch).
  • Special Jury Award – Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe (Rekha).


National Award for Music

  • Best Male Playback Singer –  Kaala Bhairava (RRR).
  • Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal (Iravin Nizhal).
  • Best Lyrics – Chandrabose, Konda Polam (Dham Dham Dham).
  • Best Music Director (Songs) – Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa).
  • Best Music Direction (Background Music) – MM Keeravaani (RRR).
  • Best Music Direction (Songs, Non-feature film) – Ishaan Divecha (Succelent)
  • Best Audiography (Sound Designer) –  Aneesh Basu (Jhilli).
  • Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) –  Arun Asok & Sonu K. P.,  (Chavittu).
  • Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track) – Sinoy Joseph (Sardar Udham).
  • Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track, Non-feature film) – Unnikrishnan (Ek Tha Gaon).
  • Best Production Sound Recordist (Location/Sync Sound, Non-feature film) – Suruchi Sharma (Meen Raag).

National Award for Screenplay

  • Best Screenplay (Original) – Shahi Kabir (Nayattu).
  • Best Screenplay (Adapted) – Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha (Gangubai Kathiawadi).
  • Best Screenplay (Dialogue Writer) – Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia (Gangubai Kathiawadi).

National Award for Production

  • Best Costume Design – Veera Kapur Ee (Sardar Udham).
  • Best Make-Up artist –  Preetisheel Singh (Gangubai Kathiawadi).
  • Best Production Design – Dmitrii Malich & Mansi Dhruv Mehta (Gangubai Kathiawadi).
  • Best Choreography – Prem Rakshith (RRR)
  • Best Cinematography – Avik Mukhopadhyay (Sardar Udham).
  • Best Editing – Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi).
  • Best Editing (Non-feature film) – Abhro Banerjee (If Memory Serves Me Right).
  • Best Stunt Choreography – King Soloman (RRR).

National Award for Regional Films

Home

  • Best Malayalam Film – Home.
  • Best Hindi Film – Sardar Udham.
  • Best Tamil Film – Kadaisi Vivasayi.
  • Best Kannada Film – 777 Charlie.
  • Best Telugu Film – Uppena.
  • Best Marathi Film – Ekda Kaay Zala.
  • Best Odia Film – Pratikshya.
  • Best Assamese Film – Anur.
  • Best Bengali Film – Kalkokkho.
  • Best Gujarati Film – Chhello Show.

Special Jury Award

  • Special Jury Award –  Shershaah, Vishnuvardhan.
  • Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director – Meppadiyan (Vishnu Mohan).
Meppadiyan

  • Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration – The Kashmir Files.
  • Special Mention – 
    • Indrans (Home),
    • Jahanara Begum (Anur),
    • Late Shri Nallandi (Kadaisi Vivasayi), 
    • Aranya Gupta & Bithan Biswas (Jhilli).
  • Best Book on Cinema –  Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey (Rajiv Vijayakar).
  • Best Film Critic – Purushothama Charyulu.
  • Best Film Critic (Special Mention) – Subramanya Bandoor.

*** National Film Award-Winning Malayalis of 2023

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