Nithya Menon and Mansi Parekh Named Best Actresses, Rishab Shetty Wins Best Actor Awards
New Delhi: Malayalam cinema is basking in renewed glory. When the 2022 National Film Awards were announced, Aattam was chosen as the Best Feature Film, and Saudi Vellakka was selected as the Best Malayalam Film. The Best Actress award was shared between Malayalam actress Nitya Menon and Mansi Parekh. Kantara, which garnered critical acclaim, was also awarded multiple honors.
These awards mark the 70th National Film Awards. Films that were censored between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, were considered for the awards.
The awards are as follows:
- Best Film Critic: Deepak Dhuva
- Best Book: Aniruddha Bhattacharya, Parthiv Dhar (Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography)
Feature Film Category:
- Best Actor: Rishab Shetty (Kantara)
- Best Actress: Nithya Menon, Manasi Parekh
- Best Director: Suraj R. Burjathy (Uunchaai)
- Popular Film: Kantara
- Best Debut Director: Pramod Kumar (Fauji)
- Best Feature Film: Aattam
- Best Screenplay: Anand Ekarshy (Aattam)
- Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2
- Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan
- Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Vellakka
- Best Kannada Film: KGF 2
- Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar
- Best Stunt Choreography: Anbariv (KGF 2)
- Best Choreography: Jani, Satheesh (Thiruchitrambalam)
- Best Lyrics: Naushad Sadar Khan (Fauji)
- Best Music Director: Pritam (Brahmastra)
- Best Background Music: A.R. Rahman (Ponniyin Selvan 1)
- Best Costume Design: Nikhil Joshi
- Best Production Design: Anand Adhyaya (Aparajito)
- Best Editing: Aattam (Mahesh Bhupande)
- Best Sound Design: Anand Krishnamurthy (Ponniyin Selvan 1)
- Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman (Ponniyin Selvan 1)
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Bombay Jayashree (Saudi Vellakka)
- Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh (Brahmastra)
- Best Child Actor: Sripath (Maalikappuram)
- Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta (Uunchaai)
- Best Supporting Actor: Pavan Raj Malhotra (Fauja)
Special Jury Awards:
- Best Actor: Manoj Bajpayee (Gulmohar)
- Best Narrator: Music Director Sanjay Salil Choudhury
- Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2
- Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan
- Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Vellakka
- Best Kannada Film: KGF 2
- Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar
