PIB:

68th National Film Awards announced;

Madhya Pradesh wins Most Film Friendly State award

Testimony of Ana bags Best Non-Feature Film; Soorarai Pottru wins Best Feature Film

Suriya and Ajay Devgn joint winners of Best Actor Award while Aparrna Balamurali wins Best Actress

Best Female Playback Singer won by Nanchamma for AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum; Rahul Deshpande Best Male Playback Singer

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior grabs Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Sachidanandan KR wins Best Director award for Malayalam movie AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum

The Jury comprised of eminent film makers and film personalities from across the Indian cine-world.

The awards were announced by Shri Chitrartha Singh, Chairperson, Non-Feature Jury, Shri Anant Vijay, Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema Jury and Shri Dharam Gulati, Feature Film Jury (Member – Central Panel) in presence of Ms. Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Madhya Pradesh wins Most Film Friendly State award while Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh get Special Mention.

‘The Longest Kiss’ by Kishwar Desai wins Best Book on Cinema for the year while Malayalam book ‘MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam’ and Odia book ‘Kali Paine Kalira Cinema’ win special mention.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur Congratulates the Winners: