70th National Film Awards 2024 Winners: Prize Money For Best Actor, Actress And Other Main Categories

70th National Film Awards 2024 Winners: The winners of the 70th National Film Awards have been announced today, August 16. This highly regarded ceremony, known for revealing its results on the day of the declaration, has stirred significant excitement. The awards have recognized films that received certification between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

70TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FULL WINNERS LIST OUT

For those who are unaware, the Malayalam drama Aattam took home the Best Feature Film award, while Rishab Shetty earned the Best Actor accolade. The Best Actress award was jointly awarded to Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh. Manoj Bajapayee got a special mention for his performance in Gulmohar. Take a look at the full winners list here:

Best Film - Aatam

Best Direction - Sooraj R Barjatya for Uunchai

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Kantara

Best Actor - Rishabh Shetty for Kantara

Best Actress - Nithya Menon for Thiruchitrambhalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express

Best Supporting Actor - Pavan Raj Malhotra for Fouja

Best Supporting Actress - Neena Gupta for Uunchai

Best Child Artist - Sreepath for Malikappuram

Best Cinematography - Ravi Varmam for Ponniyin Selvan 1

Best Screenplay - Anand Ekarshi for Aatam

Best Dialogue Writer - Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittela for Gulmohar

Best Production Design - Ananda Addhya for Aparajito

Best Action Choreography - Anbariv for KGF Chapter 2

Best Music Direction for Songs - Pritam for Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva

Best Music Direction for Background Scores - AR Rahman for Ponniyin Selvan 2

Best Lyrics - Naushad Sadar Khan for 'Salaami' in Fouja

Best Male Playback Singer - Arijit Singh for 'Kesariya' from Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva

Best Female Playback Singer - Bombay Jayashri for 'Chaayum Veyil' from Saudi Vellakka

Best Choreography - Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan for 'Megham Karukatha' in Thiruchitrambalam

Best Sound Design - Anand Krishnamoorthy for Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1

Best Editing - Mahesh Bhuvanend for Aattam

Special Jury Award - Manoj Bajpayee for Gulmohar and Sanjoy Chowdhury for Kadhikan

Best Feature Film In Assamese - Emuthi Puthi by Kulanandini Mahanta

Best Feature Film In Bengali - Kaberi Antardhan by Kaushik Gangula

Best Feature Film In Hindi - Gulmohar by Rahul V. Chittella

Best Feature Film In Kannada - KGF Chapter 2 by Prashanth Neel

Best Feature Film In Malayalam - Saudi Vellakka by Tharun Moorthy

Best Feature Film In Marathi - Vaalvi by Paresh Mokashi

Best Feature Film In Punjabi - Baghi Di Dhee by Mukesh Gautam

Best Feature Film In Tamil - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, by Mani Ratnam

Best Feature Film In Telugu - Karthikeya 2, Chandoo Mondeti

Best Film in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic - Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva, by Ayan Mukherji

Best Feature Film promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values - Kutch Express by Viral Shah

Best Non-Feature Film - Ayena by Siddhant Sarin

Best Non-Feature Film Direction - From The Shadow by Miriam Chandy Menacherry

Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction - Vishal Bharadwaj for Fursat (Leisure)

70TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS: HOW MUCH PRIZE MONEY WINNERS WILL GET?

Along with the medal, the winners will also get a prize money. Yes, you read that right! Check prize money for for categories here.

For those who are unaware, the Swarna Kamal categories encompass several prestigious awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Best Children's Film, the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director, and Best Animated Film.

Best Director: Rs. 2,50,000

Best Feature Film: Rs. 2,50,000

Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rs. 2,00,000

Best Childrens Film: Rs. 1,50,000

Best Animated Film: Rs. 1,00,000

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Rs. 1,25,000

On the other hand, the Rajat Kamal category features a range of acting and technical awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Child Artist, Best Music Direction, and Best Playback Singer, among others. Winners in these categories receive a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each.

Additionally, the Rajat Kamal category includes prestigious awards like the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the award for Best Film on Social Issues, both of which come with a cash prize of Rs 1,50,000.

Best Regional Film: Rs 1 Lakh

Special Jury Award: Rs 2,50,000

Best Critic Award: Rs 75,000

Heartiest congratulations to the winners!