72nd National Film Awards announced: Best Hindi Film award went to ‘Srikanth’
The Best Hindi Film award went to 'Srikanth', directed by Tushar Hiranandani and starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role.
New Delhi: The 72nd National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Saturday. The 72nd National Film Award, which honors the best in Indian cinema for films certified in 2024, has named Article 370 as the Best Feature Film, Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) and Mammootty (Bramayugam) for Best Actor, and Yami Gautam (Article 370) for Best Actress
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards on Saturday (July 18), with Srikanth winning the coveted Best Hindi Feature Film honour. The film was directed by Tushar Hiranandani and starred Rajkummar Rao, Jyotika and Alaya F in lead roles.
The announcement was made at the National Media Centre in New Delhi and streamed live on PIB India’s YouTube channel.
The National Film Awards are regarded as India’s highest recognition for cinematic excellence and honour achievements across feature films, non-feature films and writing on cinema, along with acting, direction and various technical categories.
The awards recognised films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1 and December 31, 2024.
An 11-member jury led by filmmaker Jayaraj selected this year’s winners after evaluating entries from across the country.
Alongside the Best Feature Film award, the ceremony also honoured achievements in acting, direction, screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and other filmmaking disciplines.
The Odia film Lahari won the award for Best Regional Film (Odia) at the 72nd National Film Awards.
Actor Yami Gautam’s action political thriller film ‘Article 370’ emerged as the biggest winner at the 72nd National Film Awards, taking home the prestigious Best Feature Film honour.
The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards were announced today at the National Media Centre in New Delhi.
The awards, which recognise excellence in Indian cinema, also saw several films and artistes across languages being honoured for their contributions to filmmaking.
Nag Ashwin’s Telugu sci-fi epic ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, while Tamil film ‘Captain Miller’ received the Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values award.
In the technical categories, Shashwat Sachdev won the Best Music Director award for composing the music for ‘Article 370’. R Kalaivannan was honoured with the Best Editing award for the Tamil film ‘Amaran’.
The Best Direction award went to Rajkumar Periasamy for the Tamil film ‘Amaran’, adding another major accolade to the film’s tally.
In the costume design category, Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma won the Best Costume Designer award for ‘Pushpa: The Rule’.
Vijay Ganguly was honoured with the Best Choreography award for ‘Stree 2’, while Manas Choudhary won the Best Sound Design award for Kartik Aaryan-starrer ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’.
The Best Hindi Film award went to ‘Srikanth’, directed by Tushar Hiranandani and starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role.
In the regional cinema category, ‘Mithya (Illusion)’, directed by Sumanth Bhat, was named Best Kannada Film.
The National Film Awards, presented annually by the Government of India, honour artistic and technical excellence in Indian cinema across feature films, non-feature films and writing on cinema. The 72nd edition celebrated films certified during the eligibility period, recognising outstanding achievements across multiple languages and genres.
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