70th National Film Awards: Aattam wins Best Feature Film, Yash's KGF 2 gets Best Feature Film In Kannada

The 70th National Film Awards winners were recently announced, showcasing the remarkable diversity and talent of the Indian film industry. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting unveiled the awardees at a press conference in New Delhi.

The Malayalam-language drama Aattam received the prestigious Best Feature Film award, while Gulmohar, featuring Manoj Bajpayee and Sharmila Tagore, won the Best Hindi Film award. In addition to this recognition, Gulmohar also earned a Special Mention.

Several other films were honoured with the best film awards in various regional languages. In Assamese, Emuthi Puthi by Kulanandini Mahanta was named the Best Feature Film. Kaberi Antardhan by Kaushik Ganguly won Best Feature Film in Bengali, while in Kannada, KGF Chapter 2 directed by Prashanth Neel was awarded Best Feature Film, and Saudi Vellakka by Tharun Moorthy received the Best Feature Film award in Malayalam. Vaalvi by Paresh Mokashi was recognized as the Best Feature Film in Marathi, and the Tiwa-language film Sikaisal by Dr Bobby Sarma Baruah took home the same honour.

The Odia-language film Daman, directed by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka, won Best Feature Film in Odia. In addition to these awards, Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva by Ayan Mukerji was recognized as the Best Film in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comic categories. Finally, Kutch Express by Viral Shah won the Best Feature Film promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values.

The 70th National Film Awards will honour movies that have been certified by the censor board from January 1 to December 31, 2022. The award recipients will receive their honours from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony scheduled for October 2024.

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