National Awards 2022: Suriya, Ajay Devgn Share Best Actor, Soorarai Pottru Best Film

Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. (courtesy: YouTube)New Delhi: The winners of the 68th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi. The Best Actor award for the year is to be shared by Suriya and Ajay Devgn for their work in Soorarai Pottru and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior respectively. This is Suriya’s first National Award and Ajay Devgn’s third – he won Best Actor for his 1998 film Zakhm and 2002’s The Legend Of Bhagat Singh.Soorarai Pottru, based on events in the life of Simplifly Deccan founder G Gopinath, also won Best Feature Film, Best Actress for Aparna Balamurali, Best Screenplay and Best Background Score. Tanhaji, a historical film about legendary Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare, won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.Malayalam thriller Ayyappanum Koshiyum won two big awards – K R Sachidanandan, known professionally as Sachy, won Best Director posthumously and Biju Menon won Best Supporting Actor. Sachy died of a cardiac arrest in 2020 at the age of 47.Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli was awarded Best Supporting Actress for her work in Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengalum which also won Best Tamil Film as well as Best Editing.Toolsidas Junior was awarded Best Hindi Film with a special jury mention for child actor Varun Buddhadev.Dollu won Best Kannada Film and Best Location Sound. Avijatrik won Best Bengali Film and Best Cinematography.Colour Photo won Best Telugu Film, Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam won Best Malayalam Film.Madhya Pradesh was picked as the Most Film-Friendly State with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh receiving special mentions.The feature film jury this year is headed by filmmaker Vipul Shah; the awards were announced by jury member and cinematographer Dharam Gulati.The National Film Awards will be handed out in a ceremony later this year.Here’s the full list of winners:FEATURE FILMS:Best Feature Film: Soorarai PottruBest Direction: Sachy, Ayyappanum KoshiyumBest Actress: Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai PottruBest Actor: Suriya, Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung WarriorBest Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila PengalumBest Supporting Actor: Biju Menon, AK Ayyappanum KoshiyumBest Telugu Film: Colour PhotoBest Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila PengallumBest Malayalam Film: Thinkalazhcha NishchayamBest Marathi Film: Goshta Eka PaithanichiBest Kannada Film: DolluBest Hindi Film: Toolsidas JuniorBest Bengali Film: AvijatrikBest Assamese Film: BridgeSpecial Mention: Vaanku (Malayalam), June (Marathi), Avwanchhit (Marathi), Godakaath (Marathi),Toolsidas Junior (Hindi)Best Tulu Film: JeetigeBest Haryanvi Film: Dada LakhmiBest Diimasa Film: SemkhorBest Action Direction: AK Ayyappanum KoshiyumBest Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)Best Lyrics: SainaBest Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapurramulo (Songs): Thaman S(Background Score): Soorarai PottruBest Make-Up: NatyamBest Production Design: KappelaBest Editing: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila PengallumBest Audiography: DolluBest Screenplay: Soorarai PottruBest Dialogue Writer: MandelaBest Cinematography: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu)Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma, AK Ayyappanum KoshiyumBest Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande, Mi VasantraoBest Film on Environment Conservation: Manah Aru Manuh (Assam)Most Film-Friendly State: Madhya PradeshNON-FEATURE FILMSBest Narration: Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of KeralaBest Editing: BorderlandsBest Audiography: DolluBest On-Location Sound Recordist: Magical ForestBest Cinematography: Shabdikkunna KalappaBest Direction: Oh That’s BhanuBest Film on Family Values: KumkumarchanBest Short Fiction Film: KachichinithuSpecial Jury Award: AdmittedBest Investigative Film: The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh Best Exploration Film: Wheeling the BallBest Education Film: Dreaming of WordsBest Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed but DeliveredBest Environment Film: Manah Aru ManuhBest Promotional Film: Surmounting ChallengesBest Art and Culture Film: Naadada Navaneeta DR PT VenkateshkumarBest Biographical Film: Pabung SyamBest Ethnographic Film: Mandal ke BolBest Non-Feature Film: Testimony of AnaBest Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: PariahBest Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss, by Kishwar Desai



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