65th National Film awards -2017-announced

The 65th National Film Awards were announced by Shekhar Kapur, the Chairperson of the Jury for feature films, on Friday, the 13th April at NewDelhi.

Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna , Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam), Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese),Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha,Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil Mishra of Madhya Pradesh,Special Mention Award: Marathi Film - Murakhiya; Odia film: Hello RC; Take Off- Malayalam; Pankaj Tripathi bags a Special Mention award for Newton; Malayalam actor Parvathy too gets a special mention,Best Regional Film: Ladhakh, Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Limbu,Best Malayam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ,,Best Hindi Film: Newton,Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi,Best Assamese Film: Ishu, Best Tamil Film: To Let, Best Telugu film: Gazi,Best Gujarati film: DHH, Best Kannada film: Hebbettu Ramakka, Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2, Best choreography: Toilet Ek Prem Katha,(Ganesh Acharya is the choreographer),Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2,Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan(Bengali), 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 Make Up artist- Ram Razak for Nagar Kirtan, Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan (Malayalam), Best editing: Reema Das (for an Assamese film), Best Original Screenplay:  Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum,Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayankam, to Jairaj, Best Film playback Singer- Shasha Tirupati  (Vaan Varuvaan song), Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas (Viswasapoorvam Manzoor), Best supporting actress - Divya Dutta, Irada (Hindi Film), Best Supporting Actor - Fahadh Faasil(Malayalam),Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom, Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen, Nagar Kirtan, Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi), Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2, Best Film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam)