The 69th National Film Awards for the year 2021 was declared on Thursday. Kollywood actor Allu Arjun won the award for the best actor for the film Pushpa: The Rise and Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the award for the best actress for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a retelling of the life story of Indian Space Research Organisation scientist Nambi Narayanan, written, produced and directed by R. Madhavan, won the award for the best feature film.
Here are the full list of winners.
Best films
Best Hindi Film - Sardar Udham
Best Kannada Film - 777 Charlie
Best Marathi Film - Ekda Kay Zala
Best Malayalam Film - Home
Best Gujarati Film - Last Film Show
Best Mishing Film - Boomba Ride
Best Assamese Film - Anur
Best Bengali Film – Kalkokkho
Special mentions in feature films category
Home - Indrans
Kadaisi Vivasayi - Late Shri Nallandi
Jhilli - Aranya Gupta and Bithan Biswas
Anur - Jahanara Begum
Technical categories
Best action direction: RRR
Best choreography: RRR
Best special effects: RRR
Best music director: Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa: The Rise)
Best original screenplay: Nayattu
Best dialogues: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best editor: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Non-feature film category
Best non-feature film - Ek Tha Gaon (Garhwali and Hindi)
Best director - Bakual Matiyani for the film Smile Please (Hindi)
Best film on family values - Chand Saanse (Hindi)
Best film on social issues - Mithu Di (English), Three Two One (Marathi and Hindi)
Best cinematographer - Bittu Rawat for the film Pataal Tee (Bhotiya)
Best investigative film - Looking For Challan (English)
Best educational film - Sirpigalin Sipangal (Tamil)
Best environmental film - Munnam Valavu (Malayalam)
