68th National Film Awards: Ajay Devgan, Suriya win Best Actor award

National Awards 2022: The wait is finally over as the winners of the 68th National Film Awards were announced on Friday. The announcement of the 68th National Film Awards was held at National Award Centre, New Delhi on July 22, 2022, and not only fans but also celebrities were excited to know about the complete list of winners who got the prestigious recognition. Also Read: Facebook introduces new chronologically organised tab called Feeds Meanwhile, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur took to his Twitter on to inform that the awards will be announced on Friday evening after the jury members handed over their report to the Ministry.- This is the first time in two years that the awards will be presented in a physical ceremony.

Here’s complete list of 68^th National Film Award winners:

Most Film Friendly State Award: Madhya Pradesh Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention): Kali Paine Kalira Cinema [Author: Surya Deo|PublisherL Pakshighar Prakashanee] Best Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss (Author: Kishwar Desai | Publisher: Westland Publications] Best Narration/Voice Over: Rhapsodyu of Rains- Monsoons of Kerala - Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan Best Music Direction: '1232 kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar' (Hindi) Vishal Bhardwaj Best Editing: Borderlands (Bengali, Nepali, Manipuri, Hindi and Punjabi) Anadi Athaley Best on Location Sound Recordist: Jadui Jangal (Magical Forest) Sandip Bhati and Pradeep Lekhwar Best Audiohraphy: Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani) Ajit Singh Rathore Best Cinematograhy: Shabdikkunna Kalappa (Malayalam) Nikhil S Praveen Best Direction: Oh That's Bhanu - RV Ramani Best Film on Family Values: Kumkumarchan Best Short Fiction Film: Kachichinithu Special Jury Award: Admitted Best Investigative Film: 'The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh' (Punjabi) Best Exploration Film: Wheeling the Ball   Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed But Delivered Best Enviorment Film: Manah Aru Manuh Best Science and Technology Film: On the Brink Season 2- Bats Best Biographical Film: Pabung Syam (Manipuri) Best Ethnographic Film: Mandal Ke Bol Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Pariah Best Non-Feature Film: Testimony of Ana Best Lyrics: Saina (Hindi) Manoj Muntashir Best Music Direction (Songs): Ala Vaikunthapurramulu (Telugu)- Thaman S Best Editing: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil) - Sreekar Prasad Best Cinematography: Avijatrik (Bengali) - Supratim Bhol Best Female Playback singer: Nachcamma for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyam (Malayalam) Best Male Playback singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi) Best Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak-Tak (Marathi) Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) Best Supporting Actress: Lakshi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil) Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) Best Actor (Shared): Ajay Devgn for 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior' Best Direction: Sachidanandan KR for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) (Posthumously) Best Children's Film: Sumi (Marathi) 305 feature films were received as entries in 30 languages; and 148 non-feature films in 20 languages were received from all over the country. -PTC News