Nanchamma, Biju Menon and Aparna Balamurali Receive National Film Awards, National Film Awards 2022

Nanchamma, an Attappadi tribal woman from Kerala who made her film debut with ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ won the award for Best Playback Singer. The audience at the awards ceremony greeted Nanchamma with a round of applause as she took the stage to receive the award from Draupadi Murmu, the President of India.

Aparna Balamurali received Best Actress award for Tamil film ‘Soorarai Pottru’.

Meanwhile, Biju Menon also arrived to receive the Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of “Ayyappan”, a hardcore policeman seeking revenge, in Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

Meanwhile, director Sachy aka Sachidanandan KR won Best Director for the same film posthumously. This is the film’s second major award.
‘Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam’ won the award for best Malayalam language film.

Meanwhile, Kollywood star Suriya and Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn shared the Best Actor award for “Soorarai Pottru” and “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” respectively.

See the full list of winners here:

Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

Best Director: Sachidanandan KR (posthumously) for Ayyappanum Koshiyum

Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) & Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)

Best Actress: Aparrna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)

Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil)

Best Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak-Tak (Marathi) and Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar for Sumi (Marathi)

Best Children’s Film: Sumi (Marathi) and Best Environmental Conservation/Preservation Film: Taledanda (Kannada)

Best Film on Social Issues: Funeral (Marathi)

Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film by a Director: Mandela (Tamil)

Special Jury Mention: Aimee Baruah for Semkhor (Dimasa), Kavya Prakash for Vaanku (Malayalam), Siddharth Menon for June (Marathi), Kishore Kadam for Godakaath (Marathi) and Avwanchhit (Marathi), and Varun Buddhadev for Toolsidas Junior (Hindi) )

Best feature film in each of the languages ​​other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution

Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi Best Dimasa Film: Semkhor Best Tulu Film: Jeetige

Best Feature Film in each of the languages ​​specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution

Best Telugu Film: Color Photo Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum

Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazcha Nishchayam (Engagement is on Monday)

Best Marathi Film: Goshta Eka Paithanichi (Tale of a Paithani)

Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior

Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu)

Best Assamese Film: Bridge

Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography): Rajasekhar, Mafia Sasi & Supreme Sunder for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)

Best Choreography: Sandhya Raju for Natyam (Telugu)

Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir for Saina (Hindi)

Best Musical Direction: Musical Director (Songs): Thaman S for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu)

Music Director (Background Score): GV Prakash Kumar for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

Best Makeup Artist: TV Rambabu for Natyam (Telugu)

Best Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve & Mahesh Sherla for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)

Best decor: Anees Nadodi for Kappela (Malayalam)

Best Editing: Sreekar Prasad for Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil)

Best sound engineer in audiography: Jobin Jayan for Dollu (Kannada)

Sound Designer: Anmol Bhave for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi)

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

Best Screenplay: Screenwriter (Original): Shalini Usha Nair & Sudha Kongara for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

Dialogue Writer: Madonna Ashwin for Mandela (Tamil)

Best Cinematography: Supratim Bhol for Avijatrik (Bengali)

Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)

Best male singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi)

Best non-feature film: Testimony of Anna (Dangi) by Sachin Dheeraj Mundigonda

Best Environmental Film: Manah Aru Manuh (Assamese) Best Family Values ​​Film: Kukumarchan (Marathi)

Best short fiction film: Kachichinithu (Karbi) Best investigative film: The Savior: Brig. Pritam Singh (Punjabi)

Best Promotional Film: Overcoming Challenges (English)

Best science and technology film: On the Brink Season 2 – Bats (English)

Best Exploration Film: Wheeling The Ball (English and Hindi)

Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words (Malayalam)

Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed But Delivered (Hindi) and Three Sisters (Bengali)

Best Arts and Culture Film: Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar (Kannada)

Best Biographical Film: Pabung Syam (Manipuri)

Best Ethnographic Film: Mandal ke Bol (Hindi) Best Non-Feature Debut by a Director: Vishesh Iyer for Pariah (Marathi and Hindi)

Best Director: RV Ramani for Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi) Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen for Shabdikkunna Kalappa (Malayalam)

Best Audiography: Ajit Singh Rathore for Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani)

Best Narrative Voiceover: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan for Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala (English)

Best Musical Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj for Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar from 1232 km (Hindi)

Best Editing: Anadi Athaley for Borderlands (Bengali, Manipuri Nepali, Hindi and Punjabi)

Best Outdoor Sound: Sandip Bhati and Pradeep Lekhwar for Jadui Jangal (Hindi)

Special Jury Prize: Ojaswee Sharma for Admitted (Hindi and English)

Best Film Book Award: The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai

Special mention: MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam (malayalam) by Anoop Ramakrishnan and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema (Odia) by Surya Deo

Most cinema-friendly state: Madhya Pradesh

Special mention: Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Best film critic: no winner this year