National Film Awards 2024: Rishab Shetty wins Best Actor for ‘Kantara,’ 'Emuthi Puthi' bags best Assamese feature film 

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• Aug 16, 2024 | Pinaki Goswami

Rishab Shetty stole the spotlight by winning Best Actor for his outstanding role in Kantara...

Digital Desk: The 70th National Film Awards, one of the most prestigious recognitions in Indian cinema, were announced on August 16, 2024, in New Delhi. This year's ceremony celebrated the industry's finest talent across diverse categories. 

Rishab Shetty stole the spotlight by winning Best Actor for his outstanding role in "Kantara." His win has been widely celebrated by both the film industry and fans, marking a milestone in his career. Here’s the full list of all the National Film Awards 2024 winners.

List of the Winners:

Best Feature film -  Attam (Malayalam)

Best Actor - Rishab Shetty for Kantara (Kannada)

Best Actress - Manasi Parekh and Nithya Menen (Mansi won for Kutch Express, while Nithya won her performance on Thiruchaitrambalam.)

Best Supporting Actress- Neena Gupta for Uunchai

Best Supporting Actor - Pavan Raj Malhotra for Fouja

Best Direction- Sooraj Barjatya for Uunchai

Best Music Direction- Pritam (Brahmastra) and AR Rahman (Ponniyin Selvan Part 1)

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 Make-Up Artist - Somnath Kundu for Aparajito

Best Costume Design - Niki Joshi for Kutch Express

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

Special Mention (Feature Film)

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

Non-feature films categories

Best Non-Feature Film - Ayena by Siddhant Sarin

Best Documentary - Murmurs of the Jungle

Best Animated Film - A Coconut Tree by Joshy Benedict

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

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

Best Book On Cinema - Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Parthiv Dhar

Best Film Critic - Deepak Dua (Hindi)