65th National Film Awards (For Films Released in 2017)

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65th National Film Awards (For Films Released in 2017)

Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)

Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)

Special Mention Awards: Murakhiya (Marathi); Odia film: Hello RC (Odia); Take Off (Malayalam); Pankaj Tripathi (Newton); Parvathy (Malayalam)

Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna

Best Tamil Film: To Let

Best Malayam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Telugu film: Gazi

Best Kannada film: Hebbettu Ramakka

Best Hindi Film: Newton

Best choreography: Toilet Ek Prem Katha (Ganesh Acharya is the choreographer)

Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2

Best lyrics for song Muthu Ratna for Kannada film March 22

Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai

Background score: A R Rahman for Mom

Best Female playback Singer- Shasha Tirupati (vaan varuvaan... from the movie Kaatru Veliyidai)

Best Male Playback Singer: K.J. Yesudas (pOyi maranja kaalam... from the movie Viswasapoorvam Mansoor)

Best Make Up artist- Ram Razak for Nagar Kirtan

Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan (Malayalam)

Best editing: Reema Das (for an Assamese film)

Best Screenplay Original: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayankam (Jairaj)

Best supporting actress - Divya Dutta, Irada (Hindi Film)

Best Supporting Actor - Fahad Faazil (Malayalam)

Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom (Hindi)

Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)

Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi)

Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2

Best film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam

Best Child artist: Bhanita Das (Village Rockstars)

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The announcement of the 65th National Film Awards was held at PIB Conference Room, Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. The chairpersons of the three juries (Feature, Non-feature and Writing) for the 65th National Film Awards announced the awards for the different categories. This year, the jury was headed by director Shekhar Kapur. The jury panel has 10 members which includes screenwriter Imtiaz Hussain, lyricist Mehboob, South Indian actress Gautami Tadimalla, Kannada director P Sheshadri, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Ranjit Das, Rajesh Mapuskar, Tripurari Sharma and Rumi Jaffrey.

After the announcement, the award ceremony for the 65th National Film Awards will be held on May 3, 2018. The National Film Awards will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind.

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