58th National Film Awards winners

 The 58th National Film Awards brought the spotlight on regional cinema. This year's Feature Films jury was headed by JP Dutta, the Non-Feature Films jury by AK Bir and Best Writing on Cinema jury was headed by Ashok Vajpeyi.

Best Feature Film: Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
For a simple yet evocative articulation of humanist values that frees matters of faith from the constrictions of narrow parochialism. The concerns of Abu, son of Adam, are timeless and universal in their scope.


Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Dabangg (Hindi)
Answers the need of cinegoers for entertainment rooted in Indian soil.

Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film on National Integration: Moner Manush (Bengali)
For celebrating the union of the human spirit through the life and song of Sufi poets in the Baul tradition.

Best Direction: Vetrimaran for Aadukalam (Tamil)
For a gritty tale of love, jealousy and betrayal in the midst of bloodsport and violence, in the manner of realistic cinema.

Best Actor: Dhanush for Aadukalam (Tamil) and Salim Kumar for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
Two riveting performances that fuse character and actor into one: To Dhanush for the raw, nuanced portrayal of a cocky young man who learns lessons about life the hard way. To Salim for a deep, restrained performance of a simple man with an unshakeable belief in his quest for salvation.

Best Actress: Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) and Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
The picture of two mothers whose concern for bettering the lives of their children in the face of untold hardship: As a mother who strives to realise through her son her dreams of a better future. As a fiercely combative single mother who shields her son to the point of sacrifice.


Best Music Direction (Songs): Vishal Bhardwaj for Ishqiya (Hindi)
For blending rustic flavour with the Indian classical tradition


Best Lyrics: Vairamuthu for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
For giving a meaningful expression to the narrative through contextual amplification of the emotion.

Best Special Effects: V Srinivas M Mohan for Enthiran (Tamil)
For bringing of age a spectrum of visual special effects in Indian cinema and creating a space for the practitioners of this art form on the global map.



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