# 70th National Film Awards

The 70th National Film Awards were announced on 16 August 2024 to honour the best films of 2022 in Indian cinema, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2023 but was postponed to October 2024 due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were announced on 16 August 2024, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference. The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient were felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu on 8 October 2024 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

## Selection process

The National Film Development Corporation of India invited online entries with the acceptable last date for entries until 30 January 2024. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2022, and 31 December 2022, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2022, and 31 December 2022, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.
For the feature and non-feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, documentary, short film, or animation film etc by the Central Board of Film Certification.

## Feature Film
### Jury

* Rahul Rawail (chairman) :
| • Subhrajit Mitra | • |

### Golden Lotus Awards

Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Feature Film | Aattam | Malayalam | Producer: Joy Movie Productions Director: Anand Ekarshi | ₹3,00,000 each |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Fouja | Haryanvi | Director: Pramod Kumar | ₹3,00,000 |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Kantara | Kannada | Producer: Hombale Films Director: Rishab Shetty | ₹3,00,000 each |
| Best Film in AVGC (Best Animation Film) | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Hindi | Producer: Dharma Productions Prime Focus Starlight Pictures Director: Ayan Mukerji | ₹3,00,000 each |
| Best Direction | Uunchai | Hindi | Sooraj R. Barjatya | ₹3,00,000 |

### Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Film in AVGC (Best Visual Effects) | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Hindi | VFX Supervisor: Jaykar Arudra Viral Thakkar Neelesh Gore | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values | Kutch Express | Gujarati | Producer: Soul Sutra Director: Viral Shah | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Kantara | Kannada | Rishab Shetty | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Thiruchitrambalam | Tamil | Nithya Menen | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kutch Express | Gujarati | Manasi Parekh | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Fouja | Haryanvi | Pavan Malhotra | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Uunchai | Hindi | Neena Gupta | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Child Artist | Malikappuram | Malayalam | Sreepath | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (Song: "Kesariya") | Hindi | Arijit Singh | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Saudi Vellakka (Song: "Chaayum Veyil") | Malayalam | Bombay Jayashri | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Cinematography | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil | Ravi Varman | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Screenplay • Screenplay Writer (Original) | Aattam | Malayalam | Anand Ekarshi | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Screenplay • Dialogues | Gulmohar | Hindi | Arpita Mukherjee Rahul V. Chittella | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Sound Design | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil | Anand Krishnamoorthi | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Editing | Aattam | Malayalam | Mahesh Bhuvanend | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Production Design | Aparajito | Bengali | Ananda Addhya | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Costume Design | Kutch Express | Gujarati | Niki Joshi | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Make-up | Aparajito | Bengali | Somnath Kundu | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Music Direction • Songs | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Hindi | Pritam | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Music Direction • Background Music | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Lyrics | Fouja (Song: "Salaami") | Haryanvi | Naushad Sadar Khan | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Choreography | Thiruchitrambalam (Song: "Megham Karukkatha") | Tamil | Jani Master Sathish Krishnan | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Action Direction | KGF: Chapter 2 | Kannada | Anbariv | ₹2,00,000 |

### Regional awards

All the awardees are awarded with Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal), a certificate and cash prize.
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution :
| Award | Film | Awardee(s) | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Award | Film | Producer | Director | Cash prize |
| Best Assamese Feature Film | Emuthi Puthi | Metanormal Motion Pictures | Kulanandini Mahanta | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Bengali Feature Film | Kaberi Antardhan | Surinder Films | Kaushik Ganguly | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Hindi Feature Film | Gulmohar | Star India | Rahul V. Chittella | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Kannada Feature Film | KGF: Chapter 2 | Hombale Films | Prashanth Neel | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Malayalam Feature Film | Saudi Vellakka | Urvasi Theatres | Tharun Moorthy | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Marathi Feature Film | Vaalvi | Mayasabha Karamanuk Mandali Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Paresh Mokashi | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Odia Feature Film | Daman | JP Motion Pictures | Vishal Mourya Debi Prasad Lenka | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Punjabi Feature Film | Baghi Di Dhee | G-Next Media | Mukesh Gautam | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Tamil Feature Film | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Madras Talkies | Mani Ratnam | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Telugu Feature Film | Karthikeya 2 | Abhishek Agarwal Arts People Media Factory | Chandoo Mondeti | ₹2,00,000 each |
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution :
| Award | Film | Awardee(s) | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Award | Film | Producer | Director | Cash prize |
| Best Tiwa Feature Film | Sikaisal | Imaging Media | Bobby Sarma Baruah | ₹2,00,000 each |

### Special Mention

All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Special Mention | Gulmohar | Hindi | Actor: Manoj Bajpayee | Certificate only |
| Special Mention | Kadhikan | Malayalam | Music Director: Sanjoy Chowdhury | Certificate only |

## Non-Feature Film

Non-feature length films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary, short film, animation film etc are eligible for non-feature film section.

### Jury

* Nila Madhab Panda (chairman) :

### Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Ayena | Hindi Urdu | Producer: Teh Films Director: Siddhant Sarin | ₹3,00,000 each |
| Best Direction | From the Shadows | English Bengali Hindi | Miriam Chandy Menacherry | ₹3,00,000 |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Madhyantara | Kannada | Basti Dinesh Shenoy | ₹3,00,000 |

### Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Aankhi Ek Mohenjo Daro | Marathi | Producer: de Goan Studio Ashok Rane Productions Director: Ashok Rane | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Ranga Vibhoga | Kannada | Producer and Director: Suneel Narasimhachar Puranik | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Varsa | Marathi | Producer and Director: Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi | ₹2,00,000 shared |
| Best Documentary | Murmurs of the Jungle | Marathi | Producer and Director: Sohil Vaidya | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social And Environmental Values | On the Brink – Season 2 – Gharial | English | Producer: The Gaia People Director: Akanksha Sood Singh | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Animation Film | A Coconut Tree | English | Producer: JB Productions Director and Animator: Joshy Benedict | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Short Film | Xunyota | Assamese | Producer: HM Production Director: Nabapan Deka | ₹2,00,000 each |
| Best Cinematography | Mono No Aware | Hindi English | Siddharth Diwan | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Sound Design | Yaan | Hindi Malwi | Manas Choudhury | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Editing | Madhyantara | Kannada | Suresh Urs | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Music Direction | Fursat | Hindi | Vishal Bhardwaj | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Narration / Voice Over | Murmurs of the Jungle | Marathi | Sumant Shinde | ₹2,00,000 |
| Best Script | Mono No Aware | Hindi English | Koushik Sarkar | ₹2,00,000 |

### Special Mention

All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Special Mention | Birubala: Witch to Padmashri | Assamese | Producer: Aimee Baruah Production Society Director: Aimee Baruah | Certificate only |
| Special Mention | Hargila – The Greater Adjutant Stork | Assamese | Producer: PI Entertainment Director: Partha Sarathi Mahanta | Certificate only |

## Best Writing on Cinema

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

### Jury

* Gangadhar Mudaliar (Chairman) :

### Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) accompanied with a cash prize.
| Award | Book | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Book on Cinema | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography | English | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Author: Anirudha Bhattacharjee Parthiv Dhar | ₹1,00,000 each |
| Best Film Critic | — | Hindi | Deepak Dua | ₹1,00,000 |