72nd National Film Awards full winners list as Mammootty, Kartik, Yami honoured

President Droupadi Murmu honored the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards on Tuesday, 22 September in Gujarat, marking the first time the ceremony took place outside Delhi. Announced on July 18, the awards recognize films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between January and December 2024 across feature films, non-feature films, and writing on cinema. The 11-member jury, chaired by filmmaker Jayaraj, selected the winners.

Article 370 shone as the night's biggest winner, securing the Best Feature Film and Best Actress awards. In the Male categories, Kartik Aaryan and Mammootty both received the Best Actor award for their performances in 'Chandu Champion' and 'Bramayugam' respectively. Veteran actor Anant Nag was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024.

Feature film awards included Best Feature Film for 'Article 370', Best Director to Rajkumar Periasamy for 'Amaran', Best Supporting Actor for Sanjay Mishra in 'Bhakshak', and Best Supporting Actress to Ropashree Varkady and Sachana Namidass for 'Mithya'. Best Debut Director went to Randeep Hooda for 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar', Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment was 'Kalki 2898 AD', and Best Film Promoting National and Social Values was 'Captain Miller'.

Writing awards were given for Best Screenplay to Sukumar and Yogesh Deshpande for 'Pushpa 2', and the Best Dialogue Writer was Venky Atluri for 'Lucky Baskhar'. Technical awards recognized Shehnad Jalaal for Best Cinematography in 'Bramayugam', Nitin Zihani Choudhary for Best Production Design in 'Kalki 2898 AD', and R Kalaivannan for Best Editing in 'Amaran'.