72nd National Film Awards: Article 370 Wins Best Feature Film, Yami Gautam Best Actress, Kartik Aaryan Shares Best Actor With Mammootty

The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on Saturday, recognising films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between January 1 and December 31, 2024.

Article 370 took home the top prize, Best Feature Film, and its lead Yami Gautam also won Best Actress for the same role. Kartik Aaryan shared Best Actor with Mammootty Aaryan for Chandu Champion, Mammootty for Bramayugam — while Rajkummar Rao’s Srikanth was named Best Hindi Film.

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The full list:

The full list:

• Best Feature Film: Article 370
• Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion), Mammootty (Bramayugam)
• Best Direction: Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)
• Popular Movie Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD
• Best Debut Director: Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)
• Best Hindi Film: Srikanth
• Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu
• Best Tamil Film: Raayan
• Best Odia Film: Lahari
• Best Marathi Film: Mukkam Post Bombilwadi
• Best Malayalam Film: Feminichi Fathima
• Best Manipuri Film: Sunita
• Best Tulu Film: Imbu
• Best Garhwali Film: Dholi
• Best Kannada Film: Mithya
• Best Gujarati Film: Maaran
• Best Bengali Film: Chaalchitra Ekhon
• Best Assamese Film: Juiphool
• Best Action Direction: Anl Arasu, Maharaja (Tamil)
• Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly, Stree 2 (“Aaj Ki Raat”)
• Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir, Maidaan (“Jaane Do”)
• Best Background Music: GV Prakash Kumar (Amaran)
• Best Music (Songs): Shashwat Sachdev (Article 370)
• Best Make-up: P Ravi Kumar (Committee Kurrollu)
• Best Costume: Deepika Noor and Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2)
• Best Editing: R. Kalaivanan (Amaran)
• Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
• Best Screenplay: Sukumar (Pushpa 2)
• Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Roopashree Vorkady (Mithya), Sachana Namidass (Maharaja)
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)
• Special Mention: Dhanush for Captain Miller