The 71st National Film Awards for 2023 have been announced, honoring the best of Indian cinema released last year. Telugu cinema shone at the awards with Balakrishna’s Bhagavanth Kesari winning Best National Film and lyricist Kasarla Shyam receiving the Best Lyricist Award for the song Ooru Palleturu from Balagam. Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) and Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) jointly won Best Actor, while Rani Mukerji was named Best Actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway.
Feature Film Category
* Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
* Best Tamil Film: Parking
* Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
* Best Punjabi Film: Gaddhe Gaddhe Cha
* Best Odia Film: Pushkara
* Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
* Best Malayalam Film: Ullozhukk
* Best Kannada Film: Kandilu: The Ray of Hope
* Best Gujarati Film: Vaash
* Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
* Best Assamese Film: Rangtapu 1982
* Best Actor: Vikrant Massey (12th Fail), Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan)
* Best Actress: Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway)
* Best Action Choreography: Hanu-Man (Telugu)
* Best Choreography: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani
* Best Lyricist: Kasarla Shyam (Ooru Palleturu – Balagam)
* Best Sound Design: Animal
* Best Screenplay: Baby (Telugu), Parking (Tamil)
* Best Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar (Vaathi – Tamil)
* Best Makeup & Costume Designer: Sam Bahadur
* Best Production Designer: 2018 – Everyone Is a Hero (Malayalam)
* Best Editing: Pookalam (Malayalam)
* Special Mention: M.R. Radhakrishnan (Animal, Re-recording Mixer)
Non-Feature Film Category
* Best Film Critic: Utpal Dutt
* Special Mentions: Nekal: Chronicle of the Paddy Man (Malayalam), The Sea and Seven Villages (Odia)
* Best Script: Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know (Kannada)
* Best Music Director: The First Film (Hindi)
* Best Editing: Moving Focus (English)
The awards highlighted excellence across regional cinema, technical brilliance, and inspiring storytelling, reaffirming Indian cinema’s diverse and dynamic nature.
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