‘Article 370’ bags National Award for Best Feature Film

• Hindi film ‘Article 370’ won the Best Feature Film Award at the 72nd National Film Awards for 2024  announced on July 18.

• Malayalam actor Mammootty and Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan shared the Best Actor award for ‘Bramayugam’ and ‘Chandu Champion’ respectively.

• Yami Gautam, lead star of ‘Article 370’, was named the best actress.

• ‘Article 370’ movie is based on the events surrounding the abrogation of this section of the Constitution in 2019. It features Yami Gautam as an intelligence officer involved in a covert operation linked to the developments leading up to the abrogation. It is directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale.

• Rajkumar Periasamy was named best director for ‘Amaran’, the Tamil biographical action drama based on the life of Ashok Chakra awardee (posthumous) Major Mukund Varadarajan.

• Mammootty was recognised for his performance in the Rahul Sadasivan directed Malayalam black-and-white horror film.

• ‘Chandu Champion’, a biographical sports drama directed by Kabir Khan, is based on the life of Murlikant Petkar — India’s first Paralympic gold medallist.

• Telugu science-fiction epic ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

• Actor-filmmaker Randeep Hooda won the Best Debut Director award for ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’, his first directorial venture in which he also plays Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

• The Awards were announced by jury head and filmmaker Jayaraj.

Full list of winners:

Feature Films

• Best Feature Film: ‘Article 370’ (Hindi) directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale

• Best Debut Film of a Director: ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ (Hindi) by Randeep Hooda

• Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ (Telugu) directed by Nag Ashwin

• Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: ‘Captain Miller’ (Tamil) directed by Arun Matheswaran

• Best Children’s Film: ‘35-Chinna Katha Kaadu’ (Telugu) directed by Nanda Kishore Emani

• Best Direction: Rajkumar Periasamy for ‘Amaran’ (Tamil)

• Best Actor in a Leading Role: Mammootty for ‘Bramayugam’ (Malayalam) and Kartik Aaryan for ‘Chandu Champion’ (Hindi)

• Best Actress in a Leading Role: Yami Gautam for ‘Article 370’ (Hindi)

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sanjay Mishra for ‘Bhakshak’ (Hindi)

• Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Sachana Namidass for ‘Maharaja’ (Tamil) and Ropashree Varkady for ‘Mithya’ (Kannada)

• Best Child Artist: Athish S. Shetty for ‘Mithya’ (Kannada), Arundev Pothula for ‘35-Chinna Katha Kaadu’ (Telugu), Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb and Gitashree Chakraborty for ‘Onko Ki Kothin’ (Bengali)

• Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar for song ‘Navasachi Gauri Mazi’ in ‘Gharat Ganpati’ (Marathi)

• Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for song ‘Angu Vaana Konilu’ in ‘A.R.M’ (Malayalam)

• Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal for ‘Bramayugam’ (Malayalam)

• Best Screenplay (Original): Bandreddi Sukumar for ‘Pushpa -The Rule Part-2’ (Telugu)

• Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande for ‘Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke’ (Marathi)

• Best Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri for ‘Lucky Baskhar’ (Telugu)

• Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury for ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ (Hindi)

• Best Editing: R. Kalaivannan for ‘Amaran’ (Tamil)

• Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani Choudhary for ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ (Telugu)

• Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma for ‘Pushpa-The Rule Part 2’ (Telugu)

• Best Makeup: P. Ravi Kumar for ‘Committee Kurrollu’ (Telugu)

• Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev for ‘Article 370’ (Hindi) and G.V. Prakash Kumar for ‘Amaran’ (Tamil)

• Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir for song ‘Jaane Do in Maidaan’ (Hindi)

• Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly for song ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ in ‘Stree 2’ (Hindi)

• Best Action Direction (Stunt Choreography): Anl Arasu for ‘Maharaja’ (Tamil)

• Best Assamese Film: ‘Juiphool’ directed by Jadumoni Dutta

• Best Bengali Film: ‘Chalchitra Ekhon’ directed by Anjan Dutt

• Best Gujarati Film: ‘Maaran’ directed by Abhishek Jain 

• Best Hindi Film: ‘Srikanth’ directed by Tushar Hiranandani

• Best Kannada Film: ‘Mithya’ directed by Sumanth Bhat 

• Best Konkani Film: ‘Mog Asum’ directed by Radheshyam Pipalwa & Agnelo Angelo Braganza

• Best Malayalam Film: ‘Feminichi Fathima’ directed by Fasil Muhammed

• Best Manipuri Film: ‘Sunita’ directed by Yumnam Ajit Singh

• Best Marathi Film: ‘Mukkam Post Bombilwadi’ directed by Paresh Mokashi

• Best Odia Film: ‘Lahari’ directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya

• Best Tamil Film: ‘Raayan’ directed by Dhanush

• Best Telugu Film: ‘Committee Kurrollu’ directed by Yadhu Vamsee

• Best Garhwali Film: ‘Dholi’ directed by Dinesh P. Bhonsle

• Best Tulu Film: ‘Imbu’ directed by Shivadhwaj Shetty.

Non-Feature Films

• Best Non-Feature Film: ‘Bhangaar’ (Marathi & English) directed by Sumira Roy

• Best Debut Film of a Director: ‘Angen’ (Santhali) directed by Ravi Raj Murmu

• Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film: ‘Kakori’ (Hindi) directed by Kamlesh K Mishra

• Best Arts/Culture Film: ‘Main Nida’ (Hindi) directed by Atul Pandey

• Best Documentary: ‘Ram-Nami’ (Hindi) directed by Bharatbala Ganapathy

• Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: ‘Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism’ (Hindi, Rajasthani & English) directed by Suraj Kumar

• Best Animation Film: ‘Touched as Water’ (Silent) directed by Joshy Benedict

• Best Short Film (Up to 30 Min): ‘Hamsafar’ (Marathi) directed by Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi

• Best Direction: Aanand L. Rai for ‘Statue of Unity-Ekta ka Prateek’ (Hindi)

• Best Cinematography: Edmond Ranson for ‘Life in Loom’ (English, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese & Bengali)

• Best Sound Design: T.S. Hari Hara Sudhan for ‘Blue’ (Tamil)

• Best Editing: Manvir Jasrotia for ‘NDA’ (Hindi)

• Best Music Direction: Shivpal Singh Kang for ‘Parat 41°chya Magavar’ (On the Trail of 41°) (Marathi)

• Best Narration/Voice Over: Soundarya Jayachandran for ‘Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs’ (English)

• Best Script: Faraz Ali for ‘Obur’ (Hindi & Kashmiri)

• Award for Best Book on Cinema: ‘Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya’ (Kannada) for Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty

• Award for Best Film Critic: Sanjeev Shrivastava (Hindi).