Naman Ramachandran S.S. Rajamouli’s “RRR” was the big winner at India’s annual National Film Awards with six honors, while actor R.
Madhavan’s directorial debut “Rocketry” won best film. Nikhil Mahajan won best director for “Godavari.” “RRR,” which has already won an Oscar and a Golden Globe, won the award for popular film, male singer for Kaala Bhairava, background score for M.M.
Keeravani, special effects for Srinivas Mohan, choreography for Prem Rakshith and action direction for King Solomon. Allu Arjun won best actor for “Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1” and the film also won the best songs award for Devi Sri Prasad.
Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the best actress prize for “Gangubai Kathiawadi” and “Mimi” respectively, while Pankaj Tripathi won supporting actor for the latter film. “Gangubai Kathiawadi” also won adapted screenplay, dialog for Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishtha and Prakash Kapadia, editing for Bhansali and makeup for Preetisheel Singh D’souza.
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