72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 Announced

Article 370 bags the Best Feature Film Award

Kartik Aaryan & Mammootty adjudged as Best Actor in Leading Role for Chandu Champion & Bramayugam

Yami Gautam honoured with Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Article 370

Randeep Hooda Makes a Winning Directorial Debut with Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

Award for Best Non-Feature Film bagged by Bhangaar; Ram-Nami gets the award for Best Documentary

Blockbusters Kalki 2898 AD, Pushpa: The Rule Part-02, Stree 2, and Amaran Shine at the National Film Awards

NEW DELHI, JULY 18, 2026: The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 were announced today. The awards recognise the best achievements in Indian cinema across feature films, non-feature films and writings on cinema.

Article 370 won the Best Feature Film award, while Bhangaar was named Best Non-Feature Film and Ram-Nami received the Best Documentary award.

Yami Gautam won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Article 370, while Mammootty (Bramayugam) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) shared the Best Actor in a Leading Role award.

Randeep Hooda won the Best Debut Director award for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, while blockbuster films like Kalki 2898 AD, Amaran, Pushpa: The Rule Part-02, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Stree 2, also bagged major honours, reflecting the diversity and excellence of Indian cinema.

The awards were announced by Shri Jayaraj, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Shri Aseem Sinha, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, Shri A. Chandrasekhar, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury in the presence of Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan M.N., Joint Secretary (Films) and Shri Dhirendra Ojha, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The complete list of the awardees is provided below

72^nd National Film Awards, 2024 Feature Films Section

S. No	Category of Award	Title of the Film	Awardee	Medal & Cash Prize
1.	Best Feature Film	Article 370 (Hindi)	Producer: Jio Studios & B62 Studios Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
2.	Best Debut Film of a Director	Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Hindi)	Director: Randeep Hooda	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/-
3.	Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)	Producer: Vyjayanthi Movies Director: Nag Ashwin Singireddy	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
4	Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values	Captain Miller (Tamil)	Producer: Sathya Jyothi Films Director: Arun Matheswaran	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
5.	Best Children’s Film	35- Chinna Katha Kaadu (Telugu)	Producer: S Originals & Waltair Productions Pvt. Ltd. Director: Nanda Kishore Emani	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
6.	Best Direction	Amaran (Tamil)	Director: Rajkumar Periasamy	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/-
7.	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Bramayugam (Malayalam)	Actor: Mammootty	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)
7.	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Chandu Champion (Hindi)	Actor: Kartik Aaryan	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)
8.	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Article 370 (Hindi)	Actress: Yami Gautam	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
9.	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Bhakshak (Hindi)	Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
10.	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Maharaja (Tamil)	Supporting Actress: Sachana Namidass	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)
10.	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Mithya (Kannada)	Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)
11.	Best Child Artist	Mithya (Kannada)	Child Artist: Athish S Shetty	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)
		35- Chinna Katha Kaadu (Telugu)	Child Artist: Arundev Pothula
		Onko Ki Kothin (Bengali)	Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee Tapomoy Deb Gitashree Chakraborty
12.	Best Male Playback Singer	Gharat Ganpati (Marathi)	Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar (For Song: Navasachi Gauri Mazi)	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
13.	Best Female Playback Singer	A. R. M (Malayalam)	Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (For Song: Angu Vaana Konilu)	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
14.	Best Cinematography	Bramayugam (Malayalam)	Cinematographer: Shehnad Jalal	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
15.	Best Screenplay	i. Pushpa (The Rule Part – 02) (Telugu)	Screenplay Writer (Original): Bandreddi Sukumar	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
		ii. Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke (Marathi)	Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
		iii. Lucky Baskhar (Telugu)	Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
16.	Best Sound Design	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (Hindi)	Sound Designer: Manas Choudhury	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
17.	Best Editing	Amaran (Tamil)	Editor: R. Kalaivannan	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
18.	Best Production Design	Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)	Production Designer: Nitin Zihani Choudhary	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
19.	Best Costume Design	Pushpa (The Rule Part – 02) (Telugu)	Costume Designer: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (shared)
20.	Best Make-up	Committee Kurrollu (Telugu)	Make-up Artist: P Ravi Kumar	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
21.	Best Music Direction	i. Article 370 (Hindi)	Music Director (Songs): Shashwat Sachdev	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
21.	Best Music Direction	ii. Amaran (Tamil)	Music Director (Background Music): G. V. Prakash Kumar	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
22.	Best Lyrics	Maidaan (Hindi)	Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir (For Song: Jaane Do)	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
23.	Best Choreography	Stree 2 (Hindi)	Choreographer: Vijay Ganguly (For Song: Aaj Ki Raat)	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
24.	Best Action Direction (Stunt Choreography)	Maharaja (Tamil)	Stunt Choreographer: Anl Arasu	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
25.	Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
a	Best Assamese Film	Juiphool	Producer & Director: Jadumoni Dutta	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
b	Best Bengali Film	Chalchitra Ekhon	Producer: Anjan Dutt Production Director: Anjan Dutt	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
c	Best Gujarati Film	Maaran	Producer: Cineman Productions Limited Director: Abhishek Jain	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
d	Best Hindi Film	Srikanth	Producer: Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd. Chalk N Cheese Films Production LLP Director: Tushar Hiranandani	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
e	Best Kannada Film	Mithya	Producer: Paramvah Pictures & KRG Studios Director: Sumanth Bhat	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
f	Best Konkani Film	Mog Asum	Producer: Flowing Mandovi Films LLP R S Creations Kathputlee Arts and Films Pvt. Ltd. Director: Radheshyam Pipalwa & Agnelo Angelo Braganza	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
g	Best Malayalam Film	Feminichi Fathima	Producer: 1001 Stories & AFD Cinemas Director: Fasil Muhammed	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
h	Best Manipuri Film	Sunita	Producer: Skyline Pictures, Khuman Leipak Pictures, H. M. Production & Cultural Society Khuman Maheikol Production Director: Yumnam Ajit Singh	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
i	Best Marathi Film	Mukkam Post Bombilwadi	Producer: Vivek Films Mayasabha Karamanuk Mandali LLP Director: Paresh Mokashi	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
j	Best Odia Film	Lahari	Producer: Jhilik Motion Pictures Director: Amartya Bhattacharyya	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
k	Best Tamil Film	Raayan	Producer: Sun TV Network Limited Director: Dhanush	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
l	Best Telugu Film	Committee Kurrollu	Producer: Pink Elephant Pictures Shree Radha Damodara Studios Director: Yadhu Vamsee	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
26.	Best Feature Film in each of the Languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution
a	Best Garhwali Film	Dholi	Producer: SC Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd. Director: Dinesh P. Bhonsle	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
b	Best Tulu Film	IMBU	Producer: Pichchar Studio Director: Shivadhwaj Shetty	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
27.	Special Mention	Captain Miller	Actor: Dhanush	Certificate
27.	Special Mention	Meiyazhagan (Tamil)	Film Sound Mix Engineer: Suren G.	Certificate

72^nd National Film Awards, 2024 Non-Feature Films Section

S. No.	Category of Award	Title of the Film	Awardee	Medal & Cash Prize
1.	Best Non-Feature Film	Bhangaar (Marathi & English)	Producer & Director: Sumira Roy	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
2.	Best Debut Film of a Director	Angen (Santhali)	Director: Ravi Raj Murmu	Swarna Kamal Rs. 3,00,000/-
3.	Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film	Kakori (Hindi)	Producer: KSR Brothers Minti Mishra Director: Kamlesh K Mishra	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
4.	Best Arts / Culture Film	Main Nida (Hindi)	Producer: Sampreshan Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. Director: Atul Pandey	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
5.	Best Documentary	Ram-Nami (Hindi)	Producer: BBP Studio Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd. Director: Bharatbala Ganapathy	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
6.	Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values	Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism (Hindi, Rajasthani & English)	Producer: Johnsons Suraj Films International Director: Suraj Kumar	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
7.	Best Animation Film	Touched as Water (Silent)	Producer: JB Productions Director & Animator: Joshy Benedict	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
8.	Best Short Film (Up to 30 Min)	Hamsafar (Marathi)	Producer: Anushka Motion Pictures and Entertainments Director: Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
9.	Best Direction	Statue of Unity – Ekta ka Prateek (Hindi)	Director: Aanand L Rai	Swarna Kamal Rs 3,00,000/-
10.	Best Cinematography	Life in Loom (English, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese & Bengali)	Cinematographer: Edmond Ranson	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/-
11.	Best Sound Design	Blue (Tamil)	Sound Designer: T S Hari Hara Sudhan	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/-
12.	Best Editing	NDA (Hindi)	Editor: Manvir Jasrotia	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/-
13.	Best Music Direction	Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°) (Marathi)	Music Director: Shivpal Singh Kang	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/-
14.	Best Narration/ Voice Over	Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs (English)	Narrator: Soundarya Jayachandran	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/-
15.	Best Script	Obur (Hindi & Kashmiri)	Script Writer: Faraz Ali	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
16.	Special Mention	Bhadra-Kali Natakam (Malayalam)	Director: Ananda Jyothi (Jose Antony)	Certificate
16.	Special Mention	Chola Dora aur Sui (Hindi)	Director: Jaymin Modi & Lokesh Ghai	Certificate (each)

72^nd National Film Awards, 2024 Best Writing on Cinema

Award for Best Book on Cinema:

S. No.	Title of the Book	Language	Name of the Author	Name of the Publisher	Medal and Cash prize
1	Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva matthu Rajakeeya	Kannada	Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty	Mirror Pusthaka	Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/- (each)

Award for Best Film Critic:

S. No.	Name of Critic	Language	Medal and Cash Prize
1.	Sanjeev Shrivastava	Hindi	Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/-

72^nd National Film Awards, 2024 Jury

Feature Films Jury

CENTRAL PANEL
S. No.	Name of the Jury
1.	Sh. Jayaraj (Chairperson)
2.	Sh. Om Raut (Member)
3.	Sh. Aseem Bajaj (Member)
4.	Ms. Priya Krishnaswamy (Member)
5.	Sh. Rakesh Ranjan (Member)
6.	Sh. Napoleon RZ Thanga (Member)
7.	Ms. Meerra Chopraa (Member)
8.	Ms. Sreelekha Mukherji (Member)
9.	Ms. Archana Udupa (Member)
10.	Sh. V N Aditya (Member)
11.	Ms. G Kala (Member)

Regional Jury

EAST PANEL		NORTH PANEL
S. No.	Name of the Jury	S. No.	Name of the Jury
1.	Sh. B S Basavaraj (Chairperson)	1.	Sh. Akshaya Kumar Parija (Chairperson)
2.	Sh. Surya Deo (Member)	2.	Sh. Panchakshari (Member)
3.	Sh. Sanjeev Rattan (Member)	3.	Sh. Arfi Lamba (Member)
4.	Sh. Tushar Kanti Bandyopadhyay (Member)	4.	Sh. Kumar (Member)
5.	Sh. Thokchom Jimmy (Member)

SOUTH I PANEL		WEST PANEL
S.No.	Name of the Jury	S. No.	Name of the Jury
1.	Ms. Manju Borah (Chairperson)	1.	Sh. Supratim Bhol (Chairperson)
2.	Sh. Santhosh Damodharan (Member)	2.	Sh. Shashi Khandare (Member)
3.	Sh. Manoj Pillai (Member)	3.	Ms. Kshitija Khandagale (Member)
4.	Sh. S Muthu Ganesh (Member)	4.	Sh. Pritesh Sodha (Member)
5.	Sh. Adeep Tandon (Member)

SOUTH II PANEL
S.No.	Name of the Jury
1.	Ms. Gopi Desai (Chairperson)
2.	Sh. M S Prasad (Member)
3.	Ms. Prashanti Harathi (Member)
4.	Sh. Sandesh Ajri (Member)

NON-FEATURE FILMS JURY

S.No.	Name of the Jury
1.	Sh. Aseem Sinha (Chairperson)
2.	Sh. Kamlesh Udasi (Member)
3.	Sh. Harri Nair (Member)
4.	Sh. Kedar Gaekwad (Member)
5.	Ms. Thripthi Sundar Abhikar (Member)
6.	Sh. James Khangenbam (Member)
7.	Sh E V Ganeshbabu (Member)