The 71st National Film Awards winners are out.
National Film Awards 2025 Live Updates: The winners of the 71st National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Friday. While Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th Fail won the award for Best Feature Film, the National Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role was shared by Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan and Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail. Meanwhile, Rani Mukerji received the National Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. Other notable winners include The Kerala Story’s Sudipto Sen (Best Direction), Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaska (Best Supporting Actor), Janki Bodiwala and Urvashi (Best Supporting Actress), Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani (Best Popular Film for Entertainment), Kathal (Best Hindi Film), Ullazhukku (Best Malayalam Film), Parking (Best Tamil Film) and Bhagavanth Kesari (Best Telugu Film).
For these awards, films that received their certification from CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, were eligible.
2023 was one of the more successful years for Indian cinema in the recent past. The year saw the release of popular Hindi films like Pathaan, Animal, 12th Fail, OMG 2, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, The Kerala Story, Adipurush. In Telugu cinema, films like Sita Ramam, Month of Madhu, Balagam, Dasara among others. In Tamil cinema, films like Jailer and Leo proved to be massive blockbusters. Malayalam films like Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, 2018 Everyone is a Hero, Iratta, Kaathal – The Core, Adrishya Jalakangal also released in 2023.
First handed out in 1954, National Film Awards were previously known as State Awards. In those years, only the best films in different regional languages were recognised and awarded. The awards for actors and technicians working on the films were first given in 1967. Nargis was the first actor to win Best Actress for her performance in Raat Aur Din. Uttam Kumar won the Best Actor award for Antony Firingee and Chiriyakhana in the same year.
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