68th National Film Awards



68th National Film Awards (2021)

The 68th National Film Awards were given out on the evening of 30th Septemberin New Delhi by President Droupadi Murmu. Legendary actress Asha Parekh got the Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 2020 for her outstanding lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The 68th National Film awards were to be held in 2021, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

68th National Film Awards winner

Categories Winners
Best Feature Film Soorarai Pottru
Best Director Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome entertainment Tanhaji
Best Actor Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgan for Tanhaji
Best Actress Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru
Best Supporting Actor Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyam
Best Supporting Actress Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum
Best Screenplay Soorarai Pottru
Best Stunt Choreography Ayyapanum Koshiyum
Best Music Direction Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, S Thaman
Best Female Playback Singer Nanchamma for Ayyappanum Koshiyam
Best Male Playback Singer Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao and Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Taktak
Best Lyrics Manoj Muntashir for Saina
Best Audiography Mi Vasantrao and Malik for Dollu
Best Choreography Natyam
Best Cinematography Avijatrik
Best Costume Design Tanhaji
Best Production Design Kappela
Best Editing Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
Best Make-Up Natyam
Best Stunt Choreography Ayyapanum Koshiyam
Best Feature Film in Hindi Toolsidas Junior
Best Feature Film in Kannada Dollu
Best Feature Film in Malayalam  Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
Best Feature Film in Tamil Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
Best Feature Film in Telugu Colour Photo
Best Feature Film in Haryanavi Dada Lakshmi
Best Feature Film in Dimasa Samkhor
Best Feature Film in Tulu Jeetige
Best Feature Film in Assamese Bridge
Best Feature Film in Bengali Avijatrik
Best Children's Film Sumi
Best Debut Film of a Director Mandela
Best Child Artist Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak Tak and Akanksha Pingle and Divyesh Indulkar for Sumi

Non-Feature Films

Categories Winners
Best Film on Family Values Kumkumarchan by Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi
Best non-feature film Testimony of Anna
Best Direction Oh That’s Bhanu by RV Ramani
Best Cinematography Shabdikkunna Kalappa, Nikhil S Praveen
Best Audiography Pearl of the Desert by Ajit Singh Rathore
Best Narration Voiceover Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
Best Music Direction 1232 kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar by Vishal Bhardwaj
Best Editing Borderlands by Anadi Athaley
Best on Location Sound Jadui Jangal, Sandip Bhati and Pradeep Lekhwar
Best Film on Environment Conservation/preservation Manah Aru Manuh
Best promotional film Surmounting Challenges
Best Science and Technology Film On the Brink Season 2- Bats
Best Exploration Film Wheeling the Ball
Best Educational Film Dreaming of Words
Best Film on Social Issues Justice Delayed But Delivered and Three Sisters
Best Arts and Culture film Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar
Best Short Fiction Film Kachichinithu
Special Jury Award  Admitted by Ojaswee Sharma
Best Investigative Film The Saviour: Brig Pritam Singh
Best Book on Cinema The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai
Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention) MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop Ramakrishnan and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo
Best Film Critic No winner
Best Film Friendly State Madhya Pradesh