Telugu cinema has made its mark at the national awards given annually by the Government of India. At the 71st National Awards, Nandamuri Balakrishna’s film Bhagavanth Kesari won the Best Telugu Film award.
Kasarla Shyam was selected for Best Lyrics for the song “Ooru Palletooru” from the movie Balagam.
The films Baby and Hanuman also made a big impact at these awards. Sukriti, daughter of famous director Sukumar, will receive the Best Child Artist award for Gandhi Thatha Chettu, and Sai Rajesh will receive the National Award for Best Screenplay for the film Baby.
Shah Rukh Khan was selected as Best Actor, and Rani Mukerji as Best Actress.
Winners List:
Non-Feature Section Winners:
Best Documentary (Non-Feature): God, Vultures and Humans (English, Hindi, Telugu)
Best Script (Non-Feature): Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know (Kannada)
Best Voice Over / Narration: The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes (English)
Best Music Director: The First Film (Hindi)
Best Editing: Moving Focus (English)
Best Sound Design: Dundagiri Ke Phool (Hindi)
Best Cinematography: Little Wings (Tamil)
Best Direction (Non-Feature): Piyush Thakur – The First Film (Hindi)
Feature Film Section Winners:
Best Tamil Film: Parking
Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
Best Screenplay: Baby (Sai Rajesh Neelam)
Best Film Animation Visual Effect Gaming Comic: Hanuman
Best Actress: Rani Mukerji
Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey
Best Male Playback Singer: Baby (PVNS Rohit)
Best Child Artist: Sukriti Veni (Sukumar’s daughter) – Gandhi Thatha Chettu
Best Feature Film: 12th Fail
