67th National Film Awards for the Year 2019
The Directorate of Film Festivals announced winners for the 67th edition of the National Film Awards for the year 2019 in New Delhi, on 22 March 2021.
A complete list of the 67th National Film Awards for 2019 is given below:
# Sikkim wins Award for Most Film Friendly State.
Best Writing on Cinema
Award for Best Book on Cinema:
Title of the Book: ‘A GANDHIAN AFFAIR : INDIA’S CURIOS PORTRAYAL OF LOVE IN CINEMA’, Authored by Sanjay Suri, & Published by HarperCollins Publishers India
Special Mention:
- Title of the Book: ‘CINEMA PAHANARA MANUS’, Authored by Ashok Rane
- Title of the Book: ‘KANNADA CINEMA: JAGATHIKA CINEMA VIKASA-PRERANE-PRABHAVA’, Authored by P R Ramadasa Naidu
Award for Best Film Critic:
Sohini Chattopadhyay
In the Feature Films Section:
Best Feature Film:
Film: ‘MARAKKAR-ARABIKKADALINTE-SIMHAM’ (Malayalam), Director: Priyadarshan
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director:
Film: HELEN (Malayalam), Director: Mathukutty Xavier
Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment:
Film: ‘MAHARSHI’ (Telugu), Director: Paidipally Vamshidhar Rao
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration:
Film: TAJMA (Marathi), Director: Niyaz Mujawar
Best Film on Social Issues:
Film: ANANDI GOPAL (Marathi), Director: Sameer Vidwans
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation:
Film: WATER BURIAL (Monpa), Director: Shantanu Sen
Best Children’s Film:
Film: KASTOORI (Hindi), Director: Vinod Uttreshwar Kamble
Best Direction:
Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, Film: BAHATTAR HOORAIN (Hindi)
Best Actor:
Actor: Manoj Bajpayee, Film: BHONSLE (Hindi) & Actor: Dhanush, Film: ASURAN (Tamil)
Best Actress:
Actress: Kangana Ranaut, Film: MANIKARNIKA-THE QUEEN OF JHANSI (Hindi) & PANGA (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor:
Supporting Actor: Vijaya Sethupathi, Film: SUPER DELUXE (Tamil)
Best Supporting Actress:
Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi, Film: THE TASHKENT FILES (Hindi)
Best Child Artist:
Child Artist: Naga Vishal, Film: KD(A) KARUPPU DURAI (Tamil)
Best Male Playback Singer:
Singer: B Praak, Song: “Teri Mitti”, Film:KESARI (Hindi)
Best Female Playback Singer:
Singer: Savani Ravindra, Song: “Raan Petala”, Film: BARDO (Marathi)
Best Cinematography:
Film: JALLIKKETTU (Malayalam), Cameraman: Gireesh Gangadharan
Best Screenplay:
JYESHTHOPUTRO (Bengali), Screenplay writer (original): Kaushik Ganguly
GUMNAAMI (Bengali), Screenplay writer (adapted): Srijit Mukherji
THE TASHKENT FILES (Hindi), Screenplay Writer (Dialogue): Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
Best Audiography:
IEWDUH (Khasi), Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only): Debajit Gayan
TRIJYA (Marathi), Sound Designer: Mandar Kamalapurkar
OTHTHA SERUPPU SIZE-7 (Tamil), Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Resul Pookutty
Best Editing:
Film: JERSEY (Telugu), Editor: Navin Nooli
Best Production Design:
Film: ANANDI GOPAL (Marathi), Production Designer: Sunil Nigwekar & Nilesh Wagh
Best Costume Designer:
Costume Designer: Sujith Sudhakaran & V. Sai, Film: MARAKKAR-ARABIKKADALINTE-SIMHAM (Malayalam)
Best Make-up Artist:
Make-up Artist: Ranjith, Film: HELEN (Malayalam)
Best Music Direction:
Music Director (Songs): D. Imman, Film: VISWASAM (Tamil)
Music Director (Background Music): Prabuddha Banerjee, JYESHTHOPUTRO (Bengali)
Best Lyrics:
Lyricist: Prabha Varma, Song: “Arodum Parayuka Vayya”, Film: KOLAAMBI (Malayalam)
Special Jury Award:
Film: OTHTHA SERUPPU SIZE-7 (Tamil), Producer & Director: Radhakrishnan Parthiban
Best Special Effects:
MARAKKAR-ARABIKKADALINTE-SIMHAM (Malayalam), Special Effects Creator: Siddharth Priyadarshan
Best Choreography:
Film: MAHARSHI (Telugu), Raju Sundaram
Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography):
Film: AVANE SRIMANNARAYANA (Kannada), Vikram Mor
Best Assamese Film:
Film: RONUWA – WHO NEVER SURRENDER, Director: Chandra Mudoi
Best Bengali Film:
Film: GUMNAAMI, Director: Srijit Mukherji
Best Hindi Film:
Film: CHHICHHORE, Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Best Kannada Film:
Film: AKSHI, Director: Manoj Kumar
Best Konkani Film:
Film: KAAJRO, Director: Nitin Bhaskar
Best Marathi Film:
Film: BARDO, Director: Bhimrao Mude
Best Malayalam Film:
Film: KALLA NOTTAM, Director: Rahul Riji Nair
Best Manipuri Film:
Film: EIGI KONA, Director: Bobby Wahengham & Maipaksana Haorongbam
Best Odia Film:
Film: SALA BUDHAR BADLA, Director: Dr. Sabyasachi Mohapatra & FIlm: Kalira Atita, Director: Nila Madhab Panda
Best Punjabi Film:
Film: RAB DA RADIO 2, Director: Sharandeep Singh
Best Tamil Film:
Film: ASURAN, Director: Vetri Maaran
Best Telugu Film:
Film: JERSEY, Director: Gowtam Tinnanuri
Best Chhattisgarhi Film:
Film: BHULAN THE MAZE, Director: Manoj Verma
Best Haryanvi Film:
Film: CHHORIYAN CHHORON SE KAM NAHI HOTI, Director: Rajesh Amar Lal Babbar
Best Khasi Film:
Film: IEWDUH, Director: Pradip Kurbah
Best Mishing Film:
Film: ANU RUWAD, Director: Dilip Kumar Doley
Best Paniya Film:
Film: KENJIRA, Director: Manoj Kana
Best Tulu Film:
Film: PINGARA, Director: R Preetham Shetty
Special Mention:
Film: BIRIYAANI (Malayalam), Director: Sajin Babu
Film: JONAKI PORUA (Assamese), Actor: Benjamin Daimary
Film: LATA BHAGWAN KARE (Marathi), Actress: Lata Kare
Film: PICASSO (Marathi), Director: Abhijeet Mohan Warang
In the Non-Feature Films Section:
BEST NON-FEATURE FILM:
Film: AN ENGINEERED DREAM (HINDI), Producer & Director: Hemant Gaba
BEST DEBUT NON-FEATURE FILM OF A DIRECTOR:
Film: KHISA (MARATHI), Director: Raj Pritam More
BEST ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM:
Film: CHARAN-ATVA THE ESSENCE OF BEING A NOMAD (GUJARATI), Director: Dinaz Kalwachwala
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FILM:
Film: ELEPHANTS DO REMEMBER (ENGLISH), Director: Swati Pandey, Viplove Rai Bhatia & Manohar Singh Bisht
BEST ARTS and CULTURE FILM:
Film: SHRIKSHETRA-RU-SAHIJATA (ODIA), Producer & Director: Ashutosh Pattnaik
BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM:
Film: THE SHOWER (HINDI), Director: Bauddhayan Mukherji
BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM:
Film: THE STORK SAVIOURS (HINDI), Director: Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES:
Film: HOLY RIGHTS (HINDI), Director: Farha Khatun & Film: LADLI (HINDI), Producer & Director: Sudipta Kundu
BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM:
Film: APPLES AND ORANGES (ENGLISH), Director: Rukshana Tabassum
BEST EXPLORATION FILM:
Film: WILD KARNATAKA (ENGLISH), Director: Amoghavarsha JS, Kalyan Varma, Sarath Champati & Vijaya Mohan Raj
BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM:
Film: JAKKAL (MARATHI), Director: Vivek Wagh
BEST ANIMATION FILM:
Film: RADHA (MUSICAL), Director: Bimal Poddar, Animator : Nitin Kharkar
SPECIAL JURY AWARD:
Film: SMALL SCALE SOCIETIES (ENGLISH), Director: Vipin Vijay
BEST SHORT FICTION FILM:
Film: CUSTODY (HINDI/ENGLISH), Producer & Director: Ambiecka Pandit
BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES:
Film: ORU PAATHIRAA SWAPNAM POLE (MALAYALAM), Director: Sharan Venugopal
BEST DIRECTION:
Film: KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (ENGLISH/BENGALI), Director: Sudhanshu Saria
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Film: SONSI (HINDI), Cameraman: Savita Singh
BEST ON-LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST:
Film: RAHAS (HINDI), On location sound recordist: Saptarshi Sarkar
BEST AUDIOGRAPHY:
Film: RADHA (Musical), Re-recordist (final mixed track): Allwin Rego & Sanjay Maurya
BEST EDITING:
Film: SHUT UP SONA (HINDI/ENGLISH), Editor : Arjun Gourisaria
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION:
Film: KRANTI DARSHI GURUJI-AHEAD OF TIMES (HINDI), Music Director: Bishakhjyoti
BEST NARRATION/ VOICE OVER:
Film: WILD KARNATAKA (ENGLISH), Voice Over: Sir David Attenborough