Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
azadi ka amrit mahotsav

72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 Announced


Article 370 bags the Best Feature Film Award

Kartik Aaryan & Mammootty adjudged as Best Actor in Leading Role for Chandu Champion & Bramayugam

Yami Gautam honoured with Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Article 370

Randeep Hooda Makes a Winning Directorial Debut with Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

Award for Best Non-Feature Film bagged by Bhangaar; Ram-Nami gets the award for Best Documentary

Blockbusters Kalki 2898 AD, Pushpa: The Rule Part-02, Stree 2, and Amaran Shine at the National Film Awards

Posted On: 18 JUL 2026 7:30PM by PIB Delhi

The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 were announced today. The awards recognise the best achievements in Indian cinema across feature films, non-feature films and writings on cinema.

Article 370 won the Best Feature Film award, while Bhangaar was named Best Non-Feature Film and Ram-Nami received the Best Documentary award.

Yami Gautam won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Article 370, while Mammootty (Bramayugam) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) shared the Best Actor in a Leading Role award.

Randeep Hooda won the Best Debut Director award for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, while blockbuster films like Kalki 2898 AD, Amaran, Pushpa: The Rule Part-02, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Stree 2, also bagged major honours, reflecting the diversity and excellence of Indian cinema.

The awards were announced by Shri Jayaraj, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Shri Aseem Sinha, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, Shri A. Chandrasekhar, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury in the presence of Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan M.N., Joint Secretary (Films) and Shri Dhirendra Ojha, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB).

 

 

The complete list of the awardees is provided below

72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Feature Films Section

S. No

Category of Award

Title of the Film

Awardee

Medal & Cash Prize

1.

Best Feature Film

Article 370

(Hindi)

Producer: Jio Studios & B62 Studios

 

Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

2.

Best Debut Film of a Director

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

(Hindi)

Director: Randeep Hooda

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/-

3.

Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

 

Kalki 2898 AD

(Telugu)

 

 

Producer: Vyjayanthi Movies

 

 

Director: Nag Ashwin Singireddy

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

4

Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values

Captain Miller

(Tamil)

Producer: Sathya Jyothi Films

 

 

Director: Arun Matheswaran

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

5.

Best Children's Film

35- Chinna Katha Kaadu

(Telugu)

Producer: S Originals &

              Waltair Productions Pvt. Ltd.

 

Director: Nanda Kishore Emani

Swarna Kamal

 

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

6.

Best Direction

Amaran

(Tamil)

Director: Rajkumar Periasamy

Swarna Kamal

Rs. 3,00,000/-

7.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

 

Bramayugam

(Malayalam)

 

Actor: Mammootty

 

 

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)

 

Chandu Champion

(Hindi)

 

Actor: Kartik Aaryan

 

 

 

8.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Article 370

(Hindi)

Actress: Yami Gautam

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

9.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

 

Bhakshak

(Hindi)

Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

10.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Maharaja

(Tamil)

Supporting Actress: Sachana Namidass

 

 

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)

 

Mithya

(Kannada)

Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady

 

11.

Best Child Artist

Mithya

(Kannada)

Child Artist: Athish S Shetty

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)

 

35- Chinna Katha Kaadu

(Telugu)

Child Artist: Arundev Pothula

 

Onko Ki Kothin

(Bengali)

Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee

                  Tapomoy Deb

                  Gitashree Chakraborty

12.

Best Male Playback Singer

Gharat Ganpati

(Marathi)

Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar

(For Song: Navasachi Gauri Mazi)

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

13.

Best Female Playback Singer

A. R. M

(Malayalam)

Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

(For Song: Angu Vaana Konilu)

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

14.

Best Cinematography 

Bramayugam

(Malayalam)

Cinematographer: Shehnad Jalal

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

15.

Best Screenplay 

i. Pushpa (The Rule Part - 02)

 (Telugu)

Screenplay Writer (Original): Bandreddi Sukumar

 

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

ii. Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke

     (Marathi)

 

Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Yogesh   Deshpande

iii. Lucky Baskhar

    (Telugu)

 

Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

16.

Best Sound Design

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

(Hindi)

Sound Designer: Manas Choudhury

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

17.

Best Editing

Amaran

(Tamil)

Editor: R. Kalaivannan

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

18.

Best Production Design

Kalki 2898 AD

(Telugu)

Production Designer: Nitin Zihani Choudhary

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

19.

Best Costume Design

Pushpa (The Rule Part - 02)

(Telugu)

Costume Designer: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)

20.

Best Make-up

Committee Kurrollu

(Telugu)

 Make-up Artist: P Ravi Kumar

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

21.

Best Music Direction

i. Article 370

   (Hindi)

Music Director (Songs): Shashwat Sachdev

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

ii. Amaran

  (Tamil)

 

Music Director (Background Music):

G. V. Prakash Kumar

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

22.

Best Lyrics

Maidaan

(Hindi)

Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir (For Song: Jaane Do)

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

23.

Best Choreography

Stree 2

(Hindi)

Choreographer: Vijay Ganguly (For Song: Aaj Ki Raat)

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

 

24.

Best Action Direction

 (Stunt Choreography)

Maharaja

(Tamil)

Stunt Choreographer: Anl Arasu

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/-

25.

Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

a

Best Assamese Film

 

Juiphool

Producer & Director: Jadumoni Dutta

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

b

Best Bengali Film

 

Chalchitra Ekhon

Producer: Anjan Dutt Production

 

 

Director: Anjan Dutt

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

c

Best Gujarati Film

Maaran

Producer: Cineman Productions Limited

 

Director: Abhishek Jain 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

d

Best Hindi Film

 

Srikanth

Producer: Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Chalk N Cheese Films Production LLP

 

Director: Tushar Hiranandani

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

e

Best Kannada Film

 

Mithya

Producer: Paramvah Pictures & KRG Studios

 

Director: Sumanth Bhat 

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

f

Best Konkani Film

Mog Asum

Producer: Flowing Mandovi Films LLP R S Creations Kathputlee Arts and Films    Pvt. Ltd.

Director:  Radheshyam Pipalwa & Agnelo Angelo Braganza

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

g

Best Malayalam Film 

Feminichi Fathima

Producer: 1001 Stories & AFD Cinemas

 

 

Director: Fasil Muhammed

 

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

h

Best Manipuri Film

Sunita

Producer: Skyline Pictures, Khuman Leipak Pictures, H. M. Production & Cultural Society Khuman Maheikol Production

 

Director: Yumnam Ajit Singh

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

i

Best Marathi Film

Mukkam Post Bombilwadi

Producer: Vivek Films

                 Mayasabha Karamanuk       Mandali LLP

 

Director: Paresh Mokashi

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

j

Best Odia Film

 

Lahari

Producer: Jhilik Motion Pictures

 

 

Director: Amartya Bhattacharyya

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

k

Best Tamil Film

 

Raayan

Producer: Sun TV Network Limited

 

 

Director: Dhanush

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

l

Best Telugu Film

 

Committee Kurrollu

Producer: Pink Elephant Pictures

              Shree Radha Damodara Studios

Director: Yadhu Vamsee

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

26.

Best Feature Film in each of the Languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution

a

Best Garhwali Film

Dholi

Producer: SC Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd.

 

Director: Dinesh P. Bhonsle

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

b

Best Tulu Film

IMBU

Producer: Pichchar Studio

 

 

Director: Shivadhwaj Shetty

Rajat Kamal

 

Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)

27.

Special Mention

Captain Miller

Actor: Dhanush

Certificate

Meiyazhagan (Tamil)

Film Sound Mix Engineer: Suren G.

 

 

72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Non-Feature Films Section

 

S. No.

Category of Award

Title of the Film

Awardee

Medal & Cash Prize

 

1.

 

Best Non-Feature Film 

 

Bhangaar

(Marathi & English)

 

Producer & Director: Sumira Roy

Swarna Kamal

Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)

2.

Best Debut Film of a Director

Angen

(Santhali)

Director: Ravi Raj Murmu

Swarna Kamal

Rs. 3,00,000/-

3.

Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film

Kakori

(Hindi)

Producer: KSR Brothers

                 Minti Mishra

 

Director: Kamlesh K Mishra

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

4.

Best Arts / Culture Film

Main Nida

(Hindi)

Producer: Sampreshan Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.

 

Director: Atul Pandey

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

5.

Best Documentary

Ram-Nami

(Hindi)

Producer: BBP Studio Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd.

 

Director: Bharatbala Ganapathy

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

6.

Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values

Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism

(Hindi, Rajasthani & English)

Producer: Johnsons Suraj Films International

Director: Suraj Kumar

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

7.

Best Animation Film

Touched as Water

(Silent)

Producer: JB Productions

 

Director & Animator: Joshy Benedict

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

8.

Best Short Film (Up to 30 Min)

Hamsafar

(Marathi)

Producer: Anushka Motion Pictures and Entertainments

 

Director: Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- (each)

9.

Best Direction

Statue of Unity - Ekta ka Prateek

(Hindi)

Director: Aanand L Rai

Swarna Kamal

Rs 3,00,000/- 

10.

Best Cinematography

Life in Loom

(English, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese & Bengali)

 Cinematographer: Edmond Ranson

 

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- 

11.

Best Sound Design

Blue

(Tamil)

Sound Designer: T S Hari Hara Sudhan

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- 

12.

Best Editing

NDA

(Hindi)

Editor: Manvir Jasrotia

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- 

13.

Best Music Direction

Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°)

(Marathi)

Music Director: Shivpal Singh Kang

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/- 

14.

Best Narration/ Voice Over

Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs

(English)

Narrator: Soundarya Jayachandran

Rajat Kamal

Rs 2,00,000/-

15.

Best Script

Obur

(Hindi & Kashmiri)

Script Writer: Faraz Ali

 

Rajat Kamal

Rs. 2,00,000/-

16.

Special Mention

Bhadra-Kali Natakam

(Malayalam)

Director: Ananda Jyothi (Jose Antony)

Certificate

Chola Dora aur Sui

(Hindi)

Director: Jaymin Modi & Lokesh Ghai

Certificate (each)

 

 

72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Best Writing on Cinema

Award for Best Book on Cinema:

S. No.

Title of the Book

Language

Name of the Author

Name of the Publisher

Medal and Cash prize

1

Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva matthu Rajakeeya

Kannada

Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty

Mirror Pusthaka

Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

 

Award for Best Film Critic:

S. No.

Name of Critic

Language

Medal and Cash Prize

1.

Sanjeev Shrivastava

Hindi

Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/-

 

 

72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Jury

Feature Films Jury

CENTRAL PANEL

S. No.

Name of the Jury

1.

Sh. Jayaraj (Chairperson)

2.

Sh. Om Raut (Member)

3.

Sh. Aseem Bajaj (Member)

4.

Ms. Priya Krishnaswamy (Member)

5.

Sh. Rakesh Ranjan (Member)

  6.  

Sh. Napoleon RZ Thanga (Member)

7.

Ms. Meerra Chopraa (Member)

8.

Ms. Sreelekha Mukherji (Member)

9.

Ms. Archana Udupa (Member)

10.

Sh. V N Aditya (Member)

11.

Ms. G Kala (Member)

 

Regional Jury

EAST PANEL

NORTH PANEL

S. No.

Name of the Jury

S. No.

Name of the Jury

1.

Sh. B S Basavaraj (Chairperson)

1.

Sh. Akshaya Kumar Parija (Chairperson)

2.

Sh. Surya Deo (Member)

2.

Sh. Panchakshari (Member)

3.

Sh. Sanjeev Rattan (Member)

3.

Sh. Arfi Lamba (Member)

4.

Sh. Tushar Kanti Bandyopadhyay (Member)

4.

Sh. Kumar (Member)

5.

Sh. Thokchom Jimmy (Member)

 

 

 

SOUTH I PANEL                 

WEST PANEL

S.No.

Name of the Jury

S. No.

Name of the Jury

1.

Ms. Manju Borah (Chairperson)

1.

Sh. Supratim Bhol (Chairperson)

2.

Sh. Santhosh Damodharan (Member)

2.

Sh. Shashi Khandare (Member)

3.

Sh. Manoj Pillai (Member)

3.

Ms. Kshitija Khandagale (Member)

4.

Sh. S Muthu Ganesh (Member)

4.

Sh. Pritesh Sodha (Member)

5.

Sh. Adeep Tandon (Member)

 

 

 

SOUTH II PANEL

S.No.

Name of the Jury
  1.      

Ms. Gopi Desai (Chairperson)
  1.  

Sh. M S Prasad (Member)
  1.  

Ms. Prashanti Harathi (Member)
  1.  

Sh. Sandesh Ajri (Member)

 

NON-FEATURE FILMS JURY

 

S.No.

Name of the Jury
  1.  

Sh. Aseem Sinha (Chairperson)
  1.  

Sh. Kamlesh Udasi (Member)
  1.  

Sh. Harri Nair (Member)
  1.  

Sh. Kedar Gaekwad (Member)
  1.  

Ms. Thripthi Sundar Abhikar (Member)
  1.  

Sh. James Khangenbam (Member)
  1.  

Sh E V Ganeshbabu (Member)

 

BEST WRITING ON CINEMA JURY

 

  1.  

Sh. A Chandrasekhar (Chairperson)
  1.  

Ms. Rwita Dutta (Member)
  1.  

Ms. Sujata Shiven (Member)

 

****

Mahesh Kumar/Vivek Vishwash/Aparajita Priyadarshini


(Release ID: 2286143) Visitor Counter : 6124
Read this release in: Assamese , Marathi , Telugu , Kannada , Odia , Tamil , Malayalam , Khasi , Urdu , Urdu , हिन्दी , Gujarati