63rd National Film Awards



63rd National Film Awards (2016)

It was Bollywood and box office biggies all the way at the 63rd National Film Awards on Monday. Southern magnum opus "Baahubali: The Beginning" was named Best Feature Film, while the Best Actor and Best Actors awards were taken by Hindi film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut, leading many to question why regional cinema and talent was sidelined..

63rd National Film Awards winner

Best Feature Film Baahubali
Indira Gandhi award for best Debut Film of a Director Masaan
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Nargis Dutt Award for best Feature Film on National Integration Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Film On Social Issues Nirnayakam
Best film on Environment Conservation/Preservation Valiya Chirakull A Pakshikal
Best Children’s Film Duronto
Best Direction Bajirao Mastani by Sanjay Leela Bansali
Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan for PIKU
Best Actress Kangana Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Supporting Actor Samuthirakani for Visaaranai
Best Supporting Actress Tanvi Azmi for Bajirao Mastani
Best ChildArtist Gaurav Menon for BEN
Best Male Playback Singer Mahesh Kale for Katyar Kalijat Ghusli
Best Female Playback Singer Monali Thakur for Dum Laga Ke Haisa
Best Cinemato Graphy Sudeep Chaterjee for Bajirao Mastani
Best Screenplay Writer Juhi Chaturvedi for PIKU, Himanshu Sharma for Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Vishal Bhardwaj for Talvar
Best Dialogues Juhi Chaturvedi for PIKU, Himanshu Sharma for Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Audiography Sanjay Kurian for Talvar, Biswadeep Chatterjee and Justin Gose for Bajirao Mastani
Best Editing Late Kishore T. E for Visaaranai
Best Production Design Shriram Iyengar, Saloni Dhatrak And Sujeet Sawant for Bajirao Mastani
Best Costume Designer Payal Saluja for Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Make-up Artist Preetisheel G Singh And Clover Wootton for Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Music Direction M Jayachandran for Ennu Ninte Moideen and Ilaiy Araaja for Thaarai Thappattai
Best Lyrics Varun Grover for Dum Laga Ke Haisa
Special Jury Award Kalki Kochlin for Margarita With Straw
Best Choreography Remo D’souza for Bajirao Mastani
Best Special Effect V. Srinivas Mohan for Baahubali
Best Assamese Film Kothanodi
Best Bengali Film Shankhachil
Best Hindi Film Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Kannada Film Thithi
Best Konkani Film Enemy
Best Malayalam Film Pathemari
Best Marathi Film Ringan
Best Odiya Film Pahada Ra Luha
Best Punjabi Film Chauthi Koot
Best Tamil Film Visaaranai
Best Telugu Film Kanche
Best Sanskrit Film Priyamanasam
Best Maithili Film Makhaan
Best Mizo Film Kima’s Lode Beyond The Class
Best Manipuri Film Eibusu Yaohanbiyu
Best Wancho Film The Head Hunter
Best Haryanvi Film Satrangi
Best Khasi Film Onaatah
Best Bodo Film Dau Huduni Methai
Best Promotional Film Weaves of Maheshwar
Best Environment Film Including Agriculture The Man who Dwarfed the Mountains and God On The Edge
Best Film On Social Issues Auto Driver
Best Educational Film Paywat
Best Investigative Film Tezpur1962
Best Animation Film Fisherwoman and TukTuk
Best Short Fiction Film Aushadh