**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 on July 18, 2026. The awards recognize excellence across feature films, non-feature films, and cinema writings, featuring major wins for films such as *Article 370*, *Bhangaar*, and *Kalki 2898 AD*. Awardees receive prestigious Swarna Kamal or Rajat Kamal medals alongside cash prizes ranging from Rs. 1,00,000 to Rs. 3,00,000.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Major Feature Film Honors**
* **Best Feature Film:** *Article 370* (Hindi), directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale.
* **Best Actor in a Leading Role:** Shared by Mammootty (*Bramayugam*) and Kartik Aaryan (*Chandu Champion*).
* **Best Actress in a Leading Role:** Yami Gautam for *Article 370*.
* **Best Direction:** Rajkumar Periasamy for the film *Amaran*.
* **Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment:** *Kalki 2898 AD*.
* **Best Debut Film of a Director:** Randeep Hooda for *Swatantrya Veer Savarkar*.
**Technical and Craft Awards**
* **Best Screenplay:** Awards were given for Original (*Pushpa: The Rule Part - 02*), Adapted (*Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke*), and Dialogue (*Lucky Baskhar*).
* **Best Music Direction:** Shashwat Sachdev won for Songs (*Article 370*) and G. V. Prakash Kumar for Background Music (*Amaran*).
* **Best Cinematography:** Shehnad Jalal for *Bramayugam*.
* **Best Sound Design:** Manas Choudhury for *Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3*.
* **Best Choreography:** Vijay Ganguly for the song "Aaj Ki Raat" in *Stree 2*.
**Non-Feature Film and Writing Categories**
* **Best Non-Feature Film:** *Bhangaar* (Marathi & English).
* **Best Documentary:** *Ram-Nami* (Hindi).
* **Best Direction (Non-Feature):** Aanand L Rai for *Statue of Unity - Ekta ka Prateek*.
* **Best Film Critic:** Sanjeev Shrivastava (Hindi).
* **Best Book on Cinema:** *Naaniruvude Nimagaagi...* by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty.
**Linguistic Diversity Recognition**
* Awards were granted to the best films in various regional languages, including Assamese (*Juiphool*), Bengali (*Chalchitra Ekhon*), Hindi (*Srikanth*), Tamil (*Raayan*), and Telugu (*Committee Kurrollu*).
* Special recognition was extended to languages outside Schedule VIII, including Garhwali (*Dholi*) and Tulu (*IMBU*).
**Impact Analysis**
**Award Winners (Actors, Directors, and Crew)**
**Impact**
Individual winners receive national prestige, a Rajat or Swarna Kamal medal, and cash prizes (typically Rs. 2,00,000 or Rs. 3,00,000). Shared awards result in split cash prizes among the winners.
**Action Required**
Recipients are formally recognized as the year's top achievers in Indian cinema; no specific post-announcement action is mandated in the document.
**Production Houses and Studios**
**Impact**
Producers of winning films, such as Jio Studios, Vyjayanthi Movies, and Sun TV Network, gain significant brand value and financial rewards (Rs. 2,00,000 to Rs. 3,00,000 per award).
**Action Required**
Listed producers must accept the honors as the primary financial beneficiaries and representatives of the winning projects.
**Jury Panels and Ministry Officials**
**Impact**
The jury members, led by Chairpersons Shri Jayaraj, Shri Aseem Sinha, and Shri A. Chandrasekhar, successfully concluded the evaluation of diverse cinematic works to maintain the standard of the National Film Awards.
**Action Required**
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Press Information Bureau (PIB) are responsible for the dissemination of results and the official administration of the prize distribution.
Key Entities Referenced
72nd National Film Awards: The primary initiative to recognize and honor excellence in Indian cinema across feature films, non-feature films, and writings on cinema for the year 2024.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: The central government department responsible for the administration and formal announcement of the National Film Awards.
Feature Film Jury: The primary committee, chaired by Sh. Jayaraj, tasked with evaluating entries and selecting winners in the feature film category.
Non-Feature Film Jury: The expert committee, chaired by Sh. Aseem Sinha, responsible for determining awardees in the non-feature film category.
Schedule VIII of the Constitution: The constitutional framework referenced to define the languages eligible for specific regional feature film awards.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
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
प्रव तथ: 18 JUL 2026 7:30PM by PIB Delhi
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
72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Feature Films Section
S. Category of Award Title of the Film Awardee Medal &
No Cash Prize
1. Best Feature Film Article 370 Producer: Jio Studios & B62 Swarna
Studios Kamal
(Hindi)
Director: Aditya Suhas Rs.
Jambhale 3,00,000/-
(each)
2. Best Debut Film of a Swatantrya Veer Director: Randeep Hooda Swarna
Director Savarkar Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
3,00,000/-
3. Award for Best Popular Producer: Vyjayanthi Movies Swarna
Film Providing Kamal
Kalki 2898 AD
Wholesome
(Telugu)
Entertainment
Rs.
Director: Nag Ashwin
3,00,000/-
Singireddy
(each)4 Best Feature Film Captain Miller Producer: Sathya Jyothi Films Rajat
Promoting National, Kamal
(Tamil)
Social and
Environmental Values
Rs.
Director: Arun Matheswaran
2,00,000/-
(each)
5. Best Children's Film 35- Chinna Katha Producer: S Originals & Swarna
Kaadu Kamal
Waltair Productions
(Telugu) Pvt. Ltd.
Rs.
3,00,000/-
Director: Nanda Kishore Emani
(each)
6. Best Direction Amaran Director: Rajkumar Periasamy Swarna
Kamal
(Tamil)
Rs.
3,00,000/-
7. Best Actor in a Leading Bramayugam Actor: Mammootty Rajat
Role Kamal
(Malayalam)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
Chandu Actor: Kartik Aaryan (shared)
Champion
(Hindi)
8. Best Actress in a Article 370 Actress: Yami Gautam Rajat
Leading Role Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
9. Best Actor in a Bhakshak Supporting Actor: Sanjay Rajat
Supporting Role Mishra Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-10. Best Actress in a Maharaja Supporting Actress: Sachana
Supporting Role Namidass
(Tamil)
Rajat
Kamal
Mithya Supporting Actress: Ropashree
Rs.
Varkady
(Kannada) 2,00,000/-
(shared)
11. Best Child Artist Mithya Child Artist: Athish S Shetty
Rajat
(Kannada)
Kamal
35- Chinna Katha Child Artist: Arundev Pothula
Kaadu Rs.
2,00,000/-
(Telugu)
(shared)
Onko Ki Kothin Child Artist: Riddhiman
Banerjee
(Bengali)
Tapomoy Deb
Gitashree
Chakraborty
12. Best Male Playback Gharat Ganpati Male Playback Singer: Abhay Rajat
Singer Jodhpurkar Kamal
(Marathi)
(For Song: Navasachi Gauri
Mazi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
13. Best Female Playback A. R. M Female Playback Singer: Rajat
Singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Kamal
(Malayalam)
(For Song: Angu Vaana
Konilu) Rs.
2,00,000/-
14. Best Cinematography Bramayugam Cinematographer: Shehnad Rajat
Jalal Kamal
(Malayalam)
Rs.
2,00,000/-15. Best Screenplay i. Pushpa (The Screenplay Writer (Original):
Rule Part - 02) Bandreddi Sukumar
(Telugu) Rajat
Kamal
ii. Screenplay Writer (Adapted):
Swargandharva Yogesh Deshpande
Rs.
Sudhir Phadke
2,00,000/-
(Marathi) (each)
iii. Lucky Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri Rajat
Baskhar Kamal
(Telugu)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
16. Best Sound Design Bhool Bhulaiyaa Sound Designer: Manas Rajat
3 Choudhury Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
17. Best Editing Amaran Editor: R. Kalaivannan Rajat
Kamal
(Tamil)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
18. Best Production Design Kalki 2898 AD Production Designer: Nitin Rajat
Zihani Choudhary Kamal
(Telugu)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
19. Best Costume Design Pushpa (The Rule Costume Designer: Deepali Rajat
Part - 02) Noor & Sheetal Sharma Kamal
(Telugu)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
(shared)20. Best Make-up Committee Make-up Artist: P Ravi Kumar Rajat
Kurrollu Kamal
(Telugu)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
21. Best Music Direction i. Article 370 Music Director (Songs): Rajat
Shashwat Sachdev Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
ii. Amaran Rajat
Kamal
Music Director (Background
(Tamil)
Music):
G. V. Prakash Kumar Rs.
2,00,000/-
22. Best Lyrics Maidaan Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir (For Rajat
Song: Jaane Do) Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
23. Best Choreography Stree 2 Choreographer: Vijay Ganguly Rajat
(For Song: Aaj Ki Raat) Kamal
(Hindi)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
24. Best Action Direction Maharaja Stunt Choreographer: Anl Rajat
Arasu Kamal
(Stunt Choreography) (Tamil)
Rs.
2,00,000/-
25. Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitutiona Best Assamese Film Juiphool Producer & Director: Jadumoni Rajat
Dutta Kamal
Rs.
2,00,000/-
(each)
b Best Bengali Film Chalchitra Ekhon Producer: Anjan Dutt Rajat
Production Kamal
Rs.
Director: Anjan Dutt 2,00,000/-
(each)
c Best Gujarati Film Maaran Producer: Cineman Productions Rajat
Limited Kamal
Director: Abhishek Jain Rs.
2,00,000/-
(each)
d Best Hindi Film Srikanth Producer: Super Cassettes Rajat
Industries Pvt. Ltd. Kamal
Chalk N Cheese Films
Production LLP Rs.
2,00,000/-
(each)
Director: Tushar Hiranandani
e Best Kannada Film Mithya Producer: Paramvah Pictures & Rajat
KRG Studios Kamal
Director: Sumanth Bhat Rs.
2,00,000/-
(each)
f Best Konkani Film Mog Asum Producer: Flowing Mandovi Rajat
Films LLP R S Creations Kamal
Kathputlee Arts and Films
Pvt. Ltd.
Rs.
Director: Radheshyam Pipalwa 2,00,000/-
& Agnelo Angelo Braganza (each)g Best Malayalam Film Feminichi Producer: 1001 Stories & AFD Rajat
Fathima Cinemas Kamal
Rs.
Director: Fasil Muhammed 2,00,000/-
(each)
h Best Manipuri Film Sunita Producer: Skyline Pictures, Rajat
Khuman Leipak Pictures, H. M. Kamal
Production & Cultural Society
Khuman Maheikol Production
Rs.
2,00,000/-
Director: Yumnam Ajit Singh (each)
i Best Marathi Film Mukkam Post Producer: Vivek Films Rajat
Bombilwadi Kamal
Mayasabha
Karamanuk Mandali LLP
Rs.
2,00,000/-
Director: Paresh Mokashi
(each)
j Best Odia Film Lahari Producer: Jhilik Motion Rajat
Pictures Kamal
Rs.
Director: Amartya 2,00,000/-
Bhattacharyya (each)
k Best Tamil Film Raayan Producer: Sun TV Network Rajat
Limited Kamal
Rs.
Director: Dhanush 2,00,000/-
(each)
l Best Telugu Film Committee Producer: Pink Elephant Rajat
Kurrollu Pictures Kamal
Shree Radha
Damodara Studios Rs.
2,00,000/-
Director: Yadhu Vamsee
(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. Rajat
Ltd. Kamal
Director: Dinesh P. Bhonsle Rs.
2,00,000/-
(each)
b Best Tulu Film IMBU Producer: Pichchar Studio Rajat
Kamal
Rs.
Director: Shivadhwaj Shetty
2,00,000/-
(each)
27. Special Mention Captain Miller Actor: Dhanush Certificate
Meiyazhagan Film Sound Mix Engineer:
(Tamil) Suren G.
72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Non-Feature Films SectionS. Category of Award Title of the Film Awardee Medal &
No. Cash Prize
Swarna
1. Best Non-Feature Film Bhangaar Producer & Director: Kamal
Sumira Roy
Rs.
(Marathi &
3,00,000/-
English)
(each)
2. Best Debut Film of a Angen Director: Ravi Raj Murmu Swarna
Director Kamal
(Santhali)
Rs.
3,00,000/-
3. Best Biographical / Kakori Producer: KSR Brothers Rajat Kamal
Historical Reconstruction /
(Hindi) Minti Mishra Rs
Compilation Film
2,00,000/-
(each)
Director: Kamlesh K
Mishra
4. Best Arts / Culture Film Main Nida Producer: Sampreshan Rajat Kamal
Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.
(Hindi) Rs
2,00,000/-
(each)
Director: Atul Pandey
5. Best Documentary Ram-Nami Producer: BBP Studio Rajat Kamal
Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd.
(Hindi) Rs
2,00,000/-
Director: Bharatbala (each)
Ganapathy
6. Best Non-Feature Film Piplantri: A Tale of Producer: Johnsons Suraj Rajat Kamal
Promoting Social and Eco Feminism Films International
Rs
Environmental Values
(Hindi, Rajasthani Director: Suraj Kumar 2,00,000/-
& English) (each)
7. Best Animation Film Touched as Water Producer: JB Productions Rajat Kamal
(Silent) Rs
Director & Animator: 2,00,000/-
Joshy Benedict (each)8. Best Short Film (Up to 30 Hamsafar Producer: Anushka Rajat Kamal
Min) Motion Pictures and
(Marathi) Rs
Entertainments
2,00,000/-
(each)
Director: Abhijeet Arvind
Dalvi
9. Best Direction Statue of Unity - Director: Aanand L Rai Swarna
Ekta ka Prateek Kamal
(Hindi) Rs
3,00,000/-
10. Best Cinematography Life in Loom Cinematographer: Rajat Kamal
Edmond Ranson
(English, Tamil, Rs
Hindi, Assamese & 2,00,000/-
Bengali)
11. Best Sound Design Blue Sound Designer: T S Hari Rajat Kamal
Hara Sudhan
(Tamil) Rs
2,00,000/-
12. Best Editing NDA Editor: Manvir Jasrotia Rajat Kamal
(Hindi) Rs
2,00,000/-
13. Best Music Direction Parat 41°chya Music Director: Shivpal Rajat Kamal
Magavar (On the Singh Kang
Rs
Trail of 41°)
2,00,000/-
(Marathi)
14. Best Narration/ Voice Over Little Planet: A Narrator: Soundarya Rajat Kamal
Tale of Frogs Jayachandran
Rs
(English) 2,00,000/-
15. Best Script Obur Script Writer: Faraz Ali Rajat Kamal
(Hindi & Kashmiri) Rs.
2,00,000/-16. Special Mention Bhadra-Kali Director: Ananda Jyothi Certificate
Natakam (Jose Antony)
(Malayalam)
Chola Dora aur Sui Director: Jaymin Modi & Certificate
Lokesh Ghai (each)
(Hindi)
72nd National Film Awards, 2024 Best Writing on Cinema
Award for Best Book on Cinema:
S. Title of the Book Language Name of the Name of the Medal and
No. Author Publisher Cash prize
1 Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Kannada Kenchanuru Mirror Swarna Kamal
Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Pradeep Kumar Pusthaka and Rs.
Kannada Cinemada Thathva Shetty 1,00,000/-
matthu Rajakeeya (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/-72nd 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. Name of the Jury S. Name of the Jury
No. No.
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 4. Sh. Kumar (Member)
(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)
BEST WRITING ON CINEMA JURY
1. Sh. A Chandrasekhar (Chairperson)
2. Ms. Rwita Dutta (Member)
3. Ms. Sujata Shiven (Member)
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