67th National Film Awards: Complete list of winners

• The 67th National Film Awards were announced on March 22, 2021 in New Delhi. Manoj Bajpayee, Dhanush and Kangana Ranaut have been awarded in the best actor category. 
• Director Priyadarshan's Malayalam war epic Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea, that is headlined by Mohanlal, won Best Feature Film. The film is yet to release in theatres, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The best acting honours went to Manoj Bajapayee for Bhonsle, Dhanush for Tamil film Asuran, and Kangana Ranaut for two of her films: Panga and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
• Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe) and Pallavi Joshi (The Tashkent Files) won the supporting actor awards, while director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan was awarded for Bahattar Hoorain.
• The ceremony was supposed to be held in May last year, but was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here is the complete list of all the winners:

Feature Film Awards

• Best Feature Film: Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)
• Best Actor (shared): Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle (Hindi), and Dhanush for Asuran (Tamil)
• Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut for Panga (Hindi) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (Hindi)
• Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi for The Tashkent Files (Hindi)
• Best Supporting Actor: Vijay Sethupathi for Super Deluxe (Tamil) Vijay Sethupathi in ‘Super Deluxe’
• Best Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for Bahattar Hoorain (Hindi)
• Best Debut Film of a Director: Mathukutty Xavier for Helen (Malayalam)
• Best Child Artist: Naga Vishal for KD (Tamil)
• Best Action Direction: Avane Srimannarayana (Kannada), Vikram Mor
• BestChoreography:Maharishi (Telugu), Raju Sundaram
• Best Special Effects: Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam), Siddharth Priyadarshan
• Special Jury Award: Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (Tamil), Radhakrishnan Parthiban
• Best Lyrics: Prabha Varma for Kolaambi (Malayalam)
• Best Music Direction: D. Imman for Viswasam (Tamil)
• Best Background Music: Prabuddha Banerjee for Jyeshthoputro (Bengali)
• Best Make-up Artist: Ranjith for Helen (Malayalam)
• Best Costumes: Sujith Sudhakaran and V. Sai for Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)

A still from ‘Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea’

• Best Production Design: Anandi Gopal (Marathi), Sunil Nigwekar and Nilesh Wagh
• Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist): Iewduh (Khasi), Debajit Gayan
• Best Audiography (Re-recordist of final mixed track): Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (Tamil), Resul Pookutty
• Best Screenplay (Original): Jyeshthoputro (Bengali), Kaushik Ganguly
• Best Screenplay (Adapted): Gumnaami (Bengali), Srijit Mukherji
• Best Screenplay (Dialogue Writer): The Tashkent Files (Hindi), Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
• Best Cinematography: Jallikattu (Malayalam), Gireesh Gangadharan
• Best Editing: Jersey (Telugu), Navin Nooli

Nani in Telugu film ‘Jersey’

• Best Children’s Film: Kastoori (Hindi)
• Best Film on Environment Conservation: Water Burial (Monpa)
• Best Film on Social Issues: Anandi Gopal (Marathi)
• Best Film on National Integration: Tajmahal (Marathi)
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Maharishi (Telugu)
• Best Female Playback Singer: Savani Ravindra for Bardo (Marathi)
• Best Male Playback Singer: B Praak for Kesari (Hindi)

Best Films in Each Language:

Best Hindi Film: Chhichhore

'Chhichhore'

• Best Telugu Film: Jersey
• Best Malayalam Film: Kalla Nottam
• Best Tamil Film: Asuran
• Best Paniya Film: Kenjira
• Best Mishing Film: Anu Ruwad
• Best Khasi Film: Iewduh
• Best Chattisgarhi Film: Bhulan the Maze
• Best Haryanvi Film: Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti
• Best Tulu Film: Pingara
• Best Punjabi Film: Rab Da Radio 2
• Best Odia Film: Kalira Atita and Sala Budhar Badla (shared)
• Best Manipuri Film: Eigi Kona
• Best Marathi Film: Bardo

'Bardo'

• Best Konkani Film: Kaajro
• Best Kannada Film: Akshi
• Best Bengali Film: Gumnaami
• Best Assamese Film: Ronuwa - Who Never Surrender
• Special Mentions: Biriyani (Malayalam), Jonaki Porua (Assamese), Lata Bhagwan Kare (Marathi) and Picasso (Marathi)

Non-Feature Film Awards

• Best Voice-over/ Narration: Sir David Attenborough forWild Karnataka (English)
• Best Music Direction: Bishakhjyoti for Kranti Darshi Guruji - Ahead of Times (Hindi)
• Best Editing: Arjun Gourisaria for Shut Up Sona (Hindi/ English)
• Best Audiography: Radha (Musical), Allwin Rego and Sanjay Maurya
• Best On-Location Sound Recordist: Rahas (Hindi), Saptarshi Sarkar
• Best Cinematography: Savita Singh for Sonsi (Hindi)
• Best Direction: Sudhanshu Saria for Knock Knock Knock (English/ Bengali)
• Best Film on Family Values: Oru Paathira Swapnam Pole (Malayalam)
• Best Short Fiction Film: Custody (Hindi/ English)
• Special Jury Award: Small Scale Societies (English)
• Best Animation Film: Radha (Musical)
• Best Investigative Film: Jakkal (Marathi)
• Best Exploration Film: Wild Karnataka (English)

'Wild Karnataka'

• Best Educational Film: Apples and Oranges (English)
• Best Film on Social Issues: Holy Rights (Hindi) and Ladli (Hindi)
• Best Environment Film: The Stork Saviours (Hindi)
• Best Promotional Film: The Shower (Hindi)
• Best Arts and Culture Film: Shrikshetra-Ru-Sahijata (Odia)
• Best Biographical Film: Elephants Do Remember (English)
• Best Ethnographic Film: Charan-Atva The Essence of Being a Nomad (Gujarati)
• Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Raj Pritam More for Khisa (Marathi)
• Best Non-Feature Film: An Engineered Dream (Hindi)

Other Awards

• Most Film Friendly State: Sikkim
• Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema, by Sanjay Suri
• (Special mentions: Cinema Paharana Manus by Ashok Rane and Kannada Cinema: Jagathika Cinema Vikasa-Prerane Prabhava written by PR Ramadasa Naidu)
• Best Film Critic: Sohini Chattopadhyay

National Film Awards: History

• National Film Awards were first awarded in 1954. The Government of India wished to honour the excellence in Indian Cinema on a national scale. It was in 1973 when the Directorate of Film Festivals started administering the ceremony along with other major events in the country. 
• The National Film Awards are presented and categorised in three sections- Feature Films, Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema. The jury is appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals in India without any influence from the Government too on awards.
• Also a list of rules is presented yearly in a document of regulations which is called the National Film Award Regulations.
• The awards aim at encouraging the making of films of aesthetic and technical excellence. The films are also encouraged to have a social relevance, that may aid in the understanding and appreciation of cultures of different regions of the country in cinematic form. The films made in the country must abide by the unity and integrity of the nation.