The
prestigious
69th
National
Film
Awards
for
the
year
2021
are
announced
on
August
24
in
Delhi.
The
year's
jury
surprised
the
Tamil
film
industry
with
its
selection.
Kadaisi
Vivasayi
won
the
Best
Picture
Award
pushing
behind
Suriya's
Jai
Bhim,
Sarpatta
Prambarai,
and
etc.
were
announced
for
feature
film
and
non-feature
film
categories
along
with
writing
for
the
films.
In
31
categories
in
feature
films,
34
categories
in
non-feature
films,
and
3
categories
in
writing
on
cinema.
The
awards
are
being
given
away
for
the
year
2021.
According
to
the
selections
made
by
the
central
jury,
the
winners
were
picked
from
280
entries
in
28
languages
under
feature
films,
158
entries
in
23
languages
for
non-feature
films.
About
22
books
and
11
film
critics
are
in
competition
for
writing
on
cinema
category.
Here
is
the
full
list
of
the
winners
from
the
Tamil
film
industry.
Kadaisi
Vivasayi-
Best
Tamil
Film
Rocketry:
The
Nambi
Effect-
Best
Feature
Film
Shreya
Ghoshal-
Best
Playback
Singer
Female
For
Iravin
Nizhal
The
Kollywood
industry,
which
won
several
laurels
during
the
previous
year's
National
Film
Awards
is
left
a
bit
disappointed
in
the
latest
result.
The
people
expected
Dhanush-starrer
Karnan,
Arya-starrer
Sarpatta
Parambarai,
and
Suriya's
Jai
Bheem
to
bag
several
awards
for
the
industry.
However,
they
are
surprised
and
happy
for
the
team
of
Kadaisi
Vivasayi
for
getting
due
recognition.