70th National Film Award: Malayalam wins big with 'Aattam: The Play' and 'Saudi Vellakka'

The Indian government announced the 70th National Film Award on Friday, August 16, and the Malayalam films 'Aattam: The Play' and 'Saudi Vellakka' have won big with multiple awards. Here is the entire list of the Malayalam films that won the National Award!

Best Feature Film in Malayalam: 'Saudi Vellakka'
Best editor: Mahesh Bhuvanend for 'Aattam'
Best Screenplay: 'Aattam'
Best Playback Singer: Female: Bombay Jayashri for 'Chaayum Veyil' from 'Saudi VellakkaBest Child Artist: Sreepath for 'Malikappuram'

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More about 'Aattam: The Play'
Directed by Anand Ekarshi, the film was released in 2023 and starred Vinay Forrt, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Zarin Shihab, Jolly Antony, Madan Babu, Sijin Sijeesh, and Sudheer Babu. The film is a suspense chamber drama, and the plot is loosely based on the American courtroom drama 'Twelve Angry Men'. The film was well acclaimed, and it won the 2023 Grand Jury Award at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

More about 'Saudi Vellakka'
Directed by Tharun Moorthy, the movie is a drama starring Lukman Avaran, Devi Varma, Binu Pappu, and Sujith Shankar, among others. The film's music is composed by Palee Francis. The film revolves around the life of Abhilash Sasidhara, who receives a summons warrant from a case that was filed in his childhood.