The 70th National Film Awards were unveiled today (August 16) in New Delhi by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Celebrating the cinematic brilliance of 2022, the awards recognise the year's most outstanding films and their creators. Rishab Shetty shines at the National Film Awards.
The actor-director clinched the Best Actor award for his powerful performance in the blockbuster , which also bagged the Best Popular Film honour. A shared Best Actress award went to Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh. Malayalam film swept three awards, including Best Film, while Sooraj R Barjatya won Best Director for .
. A distinguished panel comprising Dilip Kumar Pandey, Dr Anurag Singh, Yatindra Mishra, Subhajit Mitra, Amol Bhave and RV Udayakumar has meticulously evaluated the feature films to bestow these prestigious honours. Check out all the winners below.
. Best Film - by Aanand Ekarshi Best Direction - Sooraj R Barjatya for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - by Rishab Shetty Best Debut Film of a Director: Pramod Kumar for Best Actor - Rishabh Shetty for Best Actress - Nithya Menon for and Manasi Parekh for Best Supporting Actor - Pavan Raj Malhotra for Best Supporting Actress - Neena Gupta for Best Child Artist - Sreepath for Best Cinematography - Ravi Varmam for Best Screenplay - Anand Ekarshi for Best Dialogue Writer - Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittela for Best Production Design - Ananda Addhya for Best Action Choreography - Anbariv for Best Make-Up Artis.