President Droupadi Murmu presided over the 70th National Film Awards ceremony on October 8, 2024, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, honoring winners for their significant contributions to Indian cinema. A standout moment was the presentation of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award to veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, celebrating his illustrious decades-long career.
President Murmu honored Rishab Shetty with the Best Actor award for Kantarawhile the Best Actress title was shared by Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express. The award for Best Feature Film went to Aattam, and Gulmohar was recognized as the Best Hindi Film.
Throughout the ceremony, the President praised the rich diversity and accomplishments of Indian cinema across various languages and regions.
Here’s a list of all the winners:
Best Feature Film: Aattam
Best Popular Film: Kantara
Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara
Best Actress – Nithya Menon and Manasi Parekh
Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya
Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta
Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra
Best Debut – Fouja, Pramod Kumar
Best Telugu Film – Kartikeya 2
Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film – Daman
Best Malayalam Film – Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009
Best Marathi Film – Vaalvi
Best Kannada Film – KGF: Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar
Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan
Best Action Direction – KGF: Chapter 2
Best Choreography – Tiruchitrabalam
Best Lyrics – Fouja
Best Music Director – Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score)
Best Makeup – Aparajito
Best Costumes – Kutchh Express
Best Production Design – Aparajito
Best Editing – Aattam
Best Sound Design – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Screenplay – Aattam
Best Dialogues – Gulmohar
Best Cinematography – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Female Playback – Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009
Best Female Playback – Brahmastra