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July 18, 2026
72nd National Film Awards Winners: Mammootty, Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam Get Top Honours | Full List
The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards (honouring films certified in 2024) have been officially announced.
Article 370 secured the top award for Best Feature Film, with Yami Gautam winning Best Actress. The Best Actor honour is shared by Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion and Mammootty for Bramayugam.
Main Feature Film Categories
Best Feature Film: Article 370
Best Actor (Shared): Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) & Mammootty (Bramayugam)
Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370)
Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD
Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)
Best Supporting Actress (Shared): Ropashree Varkady (Mithya) & Sachana Namidass (Maharaja)
Best Children's Film: 35 – Chinna Katha Kaadu
Best Child Artist (Shared): Riddhiman Banerjee, Topomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty (Onko Ki Kothin), Arundev Pothula (35 – Chinna Katha Kaadu), and Athish S Shetty (Mithya)
Best Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Captain Miller
Best Debut Film of a Director: Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)
Special Mentions: Suren G (Sound Mix Engineer - Meiyazhagan) & Dhanush (Captain Miller)
Best Regional Films
Best Hindi Film: Srikanth
Best Tamil Film: Raayan
Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu
Best Malayalam Film: Feminichi Fathima
Best Kannada Film: Mithya
Best Bengali Film: Chalchithra Ekhon
Best Marathi Film: Mukkham Post Bombilwadi
Best Gujarati Film: Maaran
Best Odia Film: Lahari
Best Assamese Film: Juiphool
Best Tulu Film: IMBU
Best Garhwali Film: Dholi
Best Manipuri Film: Sunita
Best Konkani Film: Mog Asum
Technical & Music Categories
Best Music Direction (Songs): GV Prakash Kumar (Amaran)
Best Music Direction (Background Score): Shashwat Sachdev (Article 370)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (ARM - Angu Vaana Konilu)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Abhay Jodhpurkar (Gharat Ganpati - Navsachi Gauri Mazi)
Best Screenplay: Yogesh Deshpande (Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke) & Bandireddi Sukumar (Pushpa 2)
Best Dialogues: Venky Atluri (Lucky Baskhar)
Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam)
Best Action Direction: Ani Arasu (Maharaja)
Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Stree 2)
Best Editing: R Kalaivannan (Amaran)
Best Production Design: Nitin Zihan Choudhary (Kalki 2898 AD)
Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2)
Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Best Makeup: P Ravi Kumar (Committee Kurrollu)
Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Jaane Do from Maidaan)
Non-Feature Film Categories (Key Highlights)
Best Non-Fiction Film: Bhangar
Best Direction: Aanand L Rai (Statue of Unity)
Best Short Film: Hamsafar
Best Documentary Film: Ram-Nami
Best Animation Film: Touched as Water
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