Here are the winners of 65th National Film Awards

The year 2017 saw many India films which made a way to impress the audience, critic, and the box office. Continuing the effort to appreciate the best films, the board made the announcement of 65th National Film Awards at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. The jury this year is being headed by ace director Shekhar Kapur and the panel includes 10 members including renowned film personalities such as Imtiaz Hussain, Mehboob, Gautami Tadimalla, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Rajesh Mapuskar, and many others.

The winners will be awarded at the 65th National Film Awards ceremony which will be held on May 3, 2018, and President Ram Nath Kovind will award the winners.

Here are the winners of the National Film Awards this year:

Best Actor: Riddhi Sen

Best Actress: Sridevi (MOM)

Best Hindi Film: Newton

Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Baahubali: The Conclusion.

Best Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese film)

Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Late Vinod Khanna

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration: Dhappa (Marathi film)

Best Supporting Actor (Female): Divya Dutta (for the movie Irada)

Best Supporting Actor: Fahad Fazil (for the movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Gujarati Film: GHH

The Best Tamil Film: To-Let.

Best Assamese Film: Ishu.

Best Telugu film: The Ghazi Attack

Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi.

Best Kannada film: Hebbettu Ramakka.

Best Tulu film: Paddayi

Best Ladkhi film: Walking With The Wind.

Best Malayalam film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.

Best Marathi film: Kaccha Limbu

Best Oriya film: Hello Aarsi

Best Male Playback Singer: K.J Yesudas (for his song Poy Maranja Kalam)

Best Children's Film: Mhorkya

Best Direction: Jayaraj (for his Malayalam film Bhayanakam)

Best Child Artist: Bhanita Das (for the Assamese film Village Rockstars)

Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director: Pampally (Sinjar)

Best Female Playback Singer: Shashaa Tirupati (for her song "Vaan" in the movie Kaatru Veliyidai)

Best Lyrics: J M Prahalad (for the song Muthuratna)

Best Cinematography: Bhayanakam (Malayalam film)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayanakam (Malayalam film)

Best Original Screenplay: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam film)

Besi Audiography: Village Rockstars (Assamese film)

Best Sound Design and Best Recordist: Walking with the Wind (Ladakhi film)

Best Production Design: Take Off (Malayalam film)

Best Makeup artist: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali film)

Best Background Score: A R Rahman (MOM)

Best Music Direction: Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil film by Mani Ratnam)

Best Special Effects: Baahubali: The Conclusion

Best Choreography: Gori Tu Latth Maar from Toilet Ek Prem Katha

Best Action Direction: Baahubali: The Conclusion

Best Gujarati Film: GHH

The Best Tamil Film: To-Let.

Best Assamese Film: Ishu.

Best Telugu film: The Ghazi Attack

Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi.

Best Kannada film: Hebbettu Ramakka.

Best Tulu film: Paddayi

Best Ladkhi film: Walking With The Wind.

Best Malayalam film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.

Best Marathi film: Kaccha Limbu

Best Oriya film: Hello Aarsi

Best Film in Jasari: Sinjar.   

Special Mention Awards:

• Marathi film – Morkiya
• Oriya film - Hella Aarsi
• Malayalam film- Take Off
• Actor: Pankaj Tripathi for Newton

Best Short Film (Fiction): Marathi film Mayyat

Best Film on Social Issues: I am Bonnie and Whale Done

Best Film of Art and Culture: Girija - A life of music

Best Animation Film: The Fish Curry and Tokri: The Basket.

Best Director: Nagraj Manjule.

Special Jury Award: A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings.

Best Educational Film: The Girls We Were and The Women We Are.

Best Non-Feature Film: Water Baby