Rishabh Shetty Wins Best Actor for 'Kantara' at 70th National Film Awards; Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh Share Best Actress Honour (Watch Video)

New Delhi [India], August 16: Actor Rishab Shetty clinched the Best Actor award for his blockbuster film 'Kantara' at the 70th National Film Awards, whose winners were announced in the national capital on Friday. The Best Actress honour was shared by Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh. While Nithya bagged the honour for her role in Tamil film 'Thiruchitrambalam', Manasi won the award for teh Gujarati film 'Kutch Express'.

Watch Video of 70th National Film Awards Winners Annoucement:

Announcement of 70th National Film Awards

Aimee Baruah received a special mention in the Non-Feature Film section, while Vishal Bhardwaj won Best Music for "Fursat." Manoj Bajpayee earned a special mention for "Gulmohar." "Vaalvi," "KGF 2," "Kartikeya 2," and "Ponniyin Selvan:… pic.twitter.com/ixG6laLXwx

— IANS (@ians_india) August 16, 2024

Also Read: 70th National Film Awards: Rishab Shetty and Nithya Menen Win Big - Check Full Winners List.

The awards honouring the best films and cinematic achievements of the year 2022, were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) at a press conference here. The jury included - Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury and Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

Set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, 'Kantara' follows the character of Shetty, who essays the character of a Kambala champion, who has a faceoff with an upright Forest Range officer. Kantara also won the 'Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment' award.

Watch Kantara Movie Trailer:

Manoj Bajpayee's 'Gulmohar' bagged the 'Best Hindi Film' award and the film also recieved a Special Mention. Helmed by Rahul V. Chittella, 'Gulmohar' revolves around the multi-generation Batra family who are all set to move out of their 34-year-old family home - Gulmohar- and how this shift in their lives is rediscovery of the bonds that have held them together as a family with secrets and insecurities. The film also stars Sharmila Tagore, Simran, and Suraj Sharma in the lead roles.

Malayalam-language drama 'Aattam' won the Best Feature Film award. At last year's 69th National Film Awards, Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, and Pankaj Tripathi were among the winners.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in app