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Non-feature films
Best Voice-over/ Narration:
Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan, Rhapsody of Rains - Monsoons of Kerala (English)
Best Music Direction:
Vishal Bhardwaj for 1232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar
Best Editing:
Anadi Athaley for Borderlands
Best On-Location Sound Recordist:
Sandip Bhati & Pradeep Lekhwar, Jadui Jangal for Magical Forest
Best Audiography:
Ajit Singh Rathore, Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani)
Best Cinematography:
Nikhil S Praveen for Shabdikkunna Kalappa
Best Direction:
Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi)
Best Film on Family Values:
Kumkumarchan (Worship of the Goddess) (Marathi)
Best Short Fiction Film:
Kachichinithu
Special Jury Award:
Admitted (Hindi and English)
Director: Ojaswee Sharma
Best Investigative Film:
The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh (Punjabi)
Best Exploration/Adventure Film:
Wheeling the Ball (English and Hindi)
Best Educational Film:
Dreaming of Words (Malayalam)
Best Film on Social Issues:
Justice Delayed but Delivered
Best Film on Social Issues:
Three Sisters (Bengali)
Best Environment Film:
Manah Aru Manuh (Manas and People) (Assamese)
Best Promotional Film:
Surmounting Challenges (English)
Best Science and Technology Films:
On the brink season 2- Bats (English)
Best Arts and Culture Film:
Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar
Best Biographical Film:
Pabung Syam (Manipuri)
Best Ethnographic Film:
Mandal ke Bol (Hindi)
Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director:
Pariah (Marathi and Hindi)
Best Non-Feature Film:
Testimony of Ana
Best book on cinema:
The longest kiss, by Kishwar Desai
Best book on cinema (Special Mention):
MIT Anubhavangalude Pusthakam, Kali Paine Kalira Cinema
Feature Film Awards:
Best Film on Environment Conservati on/Preservation: Taledanda (Beheading a Life )(Kannada) Producer: Krupanidhi Kreations; Director: Praveen Krupakar
Best Film on Social Issues (Themes such as prohibition,women and child empowerment,social evils like dowry, drug abuse, empowerment of differently-abled people, tribal and indigeneous people etc.): Funeral (Marathi); Producer: Before After Entertainment; Director: Vivek Dubey
Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
Best Dimasa Film: Semkhor
Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
Special mentions: Vaanku (Malayalam), June (Marathi), Avwanchhit (Marathi) and Godakaath (Marathi), Toolsidas Junior (Hindi)
Best Children’s Film: Sumi (Marathi); Producer : Harshall Kamat Entertainment; Director: Amol Vasant Gole
Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum
Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazcha Nishchayam
Best Marathi Film: Gostha Eka Paithanichi
Best Kannada Film: Dollu
Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik
Best Assamese Film: Bridge
Best Action Direction Award: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)
Best Lyrics: Saina (Hindi)
Best Music Direction: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) - Music Director (Songs): Thaman S
Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) - Music Director (Background Score): GV Prakash Kumar
Best Make-up Artist: Natyam ( Dance)(Telugu); Make-up Artist: TV Rambabu
Best Costume Designer: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior(Hindi);
Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve & Mahesh Sherla
Best Production Design: Kappela (Chapel) (Malayalam); Production Designer: Anees Nadodi
Best Editing: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum(Tamil);
Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Best Audiography: Dollu (Kannada);
Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only): Jobin Jayan
Mi Vasantrao (I Am Vasantrao) (Marathi); Sound Designer : Anmol Bhave
Malik (Malayalam); Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Vishnu Govind & Sree Sankar
Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior (Hindi); Producer: Ajay Devgn FFilms; Director: Om Raut
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director:
Mandela (Tamil) ;
Producer: YNOT Studios;
Director: Madonne Ashwin
Best Screenplay: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) Screenplay writer (original): Shalini Usha Nair & Sudha Kongara
Mandela (Tamil); Dialogue Writer: Madonne Ashwin
Best Cinematography: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu) (Bengali); Cameraman: Supratim Bhol
Best Female Playback Singer: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam); Singer: Nanchamma
Best Male Playback Singer: Mi Vasantrao (I Am Vasantrao) (Marathi); Singer: Rahul Deshpande
Best Child Artist: Tak-Tak (Marathi);
Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi
Sumi (Marathi); Child Artist : Akanksha Pingle &Divyesh Indulkar
Best Direction: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam);
Director: Sachidanandan KR (Late)
Best Supporting Actress: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil); Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli
Best Supporting Actor: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam); Supporting Actor: Biju Menon
Best Actress: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil); Actress: Aparrna Balamurali
Best Actor: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil); Actor: Suriya
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi); Actor: Ajay Devgn
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil);
Producer: 2D Entertainment Pvt.Ltd;
Director: Sudha Kongara
