65th National Film Awards Winners List

65th National Film Awards have been announced on Friday. Legendary actor Vinod Khanna who passed away last year was awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award which is Highest Film Honour. While Ridhhi Sen bagged Best Actor Award for 'Nagar Kirtan', Sridevi who died in February this year received Best Actress Award for 'MOM'.

AR Rahman bags Best Music Director Award for 'Kaatru Veliyidai'. He also received Best Background Score award for 'MOM'.

'Baahubali: The Conclusion' won Best Popular Film, Best Special Effects and Best Action Awards.

National Awards Jury Head Shekhar Kapur informed awards will be presented to the winners at a ceremony to be held on May 3rd, 2018.

65th National Film Awards Winners List:

Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna


Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)

Best Popular Film: Baahubali: The Conclusion

Best Film On Family Values: Happy Birthday

Best Film for National Integration: Dhappa

Best Educational Film: The Girls We Were And The Women We Are

Best Anthropological Film: Name Place Animal Thing, Slave Genesis

Best Adventure Film: Ladakh Chale Rickshaw Waale

Best Short Film Fiction: Maiyat

Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen (Nagar Kirtan)

Best Actress: Sridevi (MOM)

Best Director: Jayaraj (Bhayanakam)

Best Supporting Actress: Divya Dutta (Irada)

Best Supporting Actor: Fahad Fazil (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Child Artiste: Bhanita Das (Village Rockstars)

Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Best Choreography: Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (Gori Tu Latth Maar)

Best Special Effects: Baahubali: The Conclusion

Best Debut Film Of A Director: Sinjar (Jesari)

Best Cinematography: Eye Test, Don

Best Editing:Mrityubhoj

Best Music:Sword Of Liberty

Best Narration:The Lion Of Ladhakh

Best Book On Cinema: Matamgi Manipur

Best Lyrics: March 22 (Song - Mutthu Ratna)

Best Music Director: A R Rahman (Kaatru Veliyidai)

Best Background Score: A R Rahman (MOM)

Best Make-Up Artiste: Ram Razak (Nagar Kirtan)

Best Costume: Govinda Mondal (Nagar Kirtan)

Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan (Take Off)

Best Editing:Village Rockstars

Best Sound Designer and Re-Recordist: Samuel George, Justin A Jose (Walking With The Film)

Best On Location Sound Recordist: Unrserved

Best Location Sound: Mallika Das (Village Rockstars)

Best Original Screenplay:Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayankam

Best Playback Singer (Male): Yesudas (Poyi Maranja Kaalam from Viswasapoorvam Mansoor)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Shasha Tirupati (Vaan Varuvaan from Kaatru Veliyidai)

Best Critic On Cinema Award: Giridhar Jha, Special Mention to Sunil Mishra

Special Jury Award:

Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)

The Old Man, Monday

Best Regional Films Awards:

Best Hindi Film:Newton

Best Telugu Film:Ghazi

Best Tamil Film: To Let

Best Kannada Film:Hebbetu Ramakka

Best Malayalam Film:Thondimuthalum Driksakshiuam

Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi

Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Nimbu

Best Gujarati Film:DHH

Best Tullu Film: Paddayi

Best Odiya Film:Hello Arsi

Best Jesari Film: Sinjar

Best Assamese Film: Ishu

Best Ladakhi Film:Walking With The Wind

Special Mention Awards:

Maurkhiya (Marathi Film )

Hello Arsi (Odiya Film)

Parvathy for Take Off (Malayalam Film)

Pankaj Tripathy for Newton