70th National Film Awards 2024: Manoj Bajpayee bags his 4th honour, Rishab Shetty wins Best Actor, Sooraj Barjatya wins Best Director

President Droupadi Murmu presided over the 70th National Film Awards ceremony on October 8, 2024, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, honoring winners for their significant contributions to Indian cinema. A standout moment was the presentation of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award to veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, celebrating his illustrious decades-long career.



President Murmu honored Rishab Shetty with the Best Actor award for Kantara, while the Best Actress title was shared by Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express. The award for Best Feature Film went to Aattam, and Gulmohar was recognized as the Best Hindi Film.

Throughout the ceremony, the President praised the rich diversity and accomplishments of Indian cinema across various languages and regions.

Here's a list of all the winners:
Best Feature Film: Aattam

Best Popular Film: Kantara

Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara

Best Actress – Nithya Menon and Manasi Parekh

Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya

Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta

Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra

Best Debut – Fouja, Pramod Kumar

Best Telugu Film – Kartikeya 2

Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1

Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee

Best Odia Film – Daman

Best Malayalam Film – Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009

Best Marathi Film – Vaalvi

Best Kannada Film – KGF: Chapter 2

Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar

Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan

Best Action Direction – KGF: Chapter 2

Best Choreography – Tiruchitrabalam

Best Lyrics – Fouja

Best Music Director – Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score)

Best Makeup – Aparajito

Best Costumes – Kutchh Express

Best Production Design – Aparajito

Best Editing – Aattam

Best Sound Design – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1

Best Screenplay – Aattam

Best Dialogues – Gulmohar

Best Cinematography – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1

Best Female Playback – Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009

Best Female Playback – Brahmastra