INDIA: 68th National Film Awards were distributed by President Draupadi Murmu

Delhi: The 68th National Film Awards were distributed. The awards were distributed by President Draupadi Murmu. Aparna Balamurali won the best actress award and Suriya and Ajay Devgan won the best actor award. Actor Biju Menon also received the best supporting actor award.

Sachi the kerala director who died, won the best director award was received by his wife SIJI. Nanjiamma also accepted the award for best female singer. Nanchiamma said that she was proud to receive the award from someone from the tribal community. His wife CG responded that the only sadness is that Sachi is not with her.

Here are the major awards

• Best Actress : Aparna Balamurali (Surarai Potter)
• Best Actor: Surya (Surarai Potter), Ajay Devgn (Tanaji)
• Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon (Ayyappan and Koshy)
• Best Director: Sachi (Ayyappan and Koshy)
• Best Clash : Mafia Sasi
• Best Playback Singer: Nanchiamma
• Best Malayalam Movie: Monday for sure
• Special mention: Wank
• Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature: Nikhil S Praveen ('Ringing Plough')
• Best Book: MT: The Book of Experiences by Anoop Ramakrishnan
• Best Educational Film : 'Dreaming of Words' (Nandan).
• Best Description : Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan.

Vishnu Govind and Sreesankar received the award for Sound Mixing (Malik). Surarai Potrin won the best screenplay award. Screenwriters were Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Konkara. S Thaman won the award for music direction while GV Prakash won the award for background music. 

Madhya Pradesh has been selected as the best film-friendly state. Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh have received special mention. Malayalam won 8 awards this time.

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, presented the 68th National Film Awards in various categories in New Delhi today (September 30, 2022). She also conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Ms Asha Parekh.

Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated all the award winners of the 68th National Film Awards. She also congratulated Ms Asha Parekh for winning Dadasaheb Phalke Award and said that our sisters of that generation made their mark in various fields despite many constraints. Honour to Ms Parekh is also an honour for the indomitable female power.

The President said that apart from making films, the film industry plays a major role in building a better society and nation. Being an audio-visual medium, the influence of films is wider than other mediums of art. She said that cinema is not only an industry but also a medium of artistic expression of our culture and values. It is also a medium for connecting our society and for nation-building.

The President said that films have greater influence on youth and children. Therefore, the society expects the film industry to effectively utilize this medium in building the future of the country.

The President said that as we are celebrating the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', feature and non-feature films on the life and work of freedom fighters will be welcomed by the audience. People also expect films which increase compassion and unity in society, accelerate the pace of development and strengthen the efforts of environmental protection. She was happy to note that the films that got awards today, have highlighted important national issues of nature and environment, culture, social values and other important aspects.

The President said that Indian films are being welcomed all over the world. To make more effective use of this soft-power, we have to enhance the quality of our movies. She noted that films made in one region are becoming more and more popular in other regions as well. She said that in this way cinema is tying all people in one cultural thread. This is a big contribution of the film community to society.