Premium69th National Film Awards: From RRR, Pushpa to Gangubai Kathiawadi, Sardar Udham, where to watch the films on OTT honoured at the prestigious event
Listed below are around 20 films across all languages that won top honours at this year's National Film Awards.
Last Updated: 09.20 PM, Aug 24, 2023
On Thursday, the 69th National Film Awards were announced live in New Delhi at the National Media Centre. The CBFC-certified movies for 2021 had their winners announced. At the live ceremony, the best feature film went to Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, while RRR took home the trophy for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and The Kashmir Files won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
In recognition of his outstanding performance in Pushpa: The Rise, Allu Arjun has been named Best Actor, while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon have been named Best Actress for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively.
Listed below are all the films that won top honours and where you can watch them on the OTT platforms. Take a look:
777 Charlie, starring Rakshit Shetty in the lead role, won the Best Kannada Film award. The film is directed by Kiranraj K. and produced by Parmvah Studios Pvt.Ltd.
In the film, Dharma (Rakshit Shetty) is mired in his pessimistic and isolating way of life, content to spend each day by himself. A mischievous and active puppy named Charlie comes into his life and changes his outlook on things.
The Malayalam film won Best Film on Environment Conservation and Preservation, which Krishand directed and produced.
In the film, a man named Joy has a strange affinity for the outdoors. When he finally gets to Puthuvype, the locals start telling tales about him.
Ram Kamal Mukherjee reserved a special mention for the short film in the non-feature film category.
In the film, Abida (Esha Deol) fights to give her daughter Duaa a louder voice and the right to equal affection in a family that does not value women.
Gangubai Kathiawadi went on to win several awards, including Best Actress for Alia Bhatt and Best Adapted Screenplay, Dialogue, and Editing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
In the film, a young woman (Alia Bhatt) who is duped and sold to a brothel courageously reclaims her power, using her newfound ties to the criminal underworld to rule the world she was once a pawn in.
Nikhil Mahajan won Best Direction for the Marathi film.
In the film, Nishikant (Jitendra Joshi) says that the Godavari River is to blame for his condition. He tries to make sense of the tensions between generations and the concept of tradition within the context of Indian families after learning of his terminal illness.
The Malayalam film won Best Malayalam Film, and Indrans, who played the lead role, got a Special Mention.
The story of #Home follows Oliver Twist, a simple man who isn't very good with technology, as he tries to maintain a strong relationship with his boys as they get older and start using social media.
For the Tamil film, Shreya Ghoshal won Best Female Playback Singer for the song Maayava Chaayavaa.
Iravin Nizhal is an experimental film that succeeds so well that it can be seen more than once. Nandu (Parthiban) is a sorrowful, mysterious man who Parthiban plays. He has committed nothing but crimes and is now on the run.
Aneesh Basu won Best Audiography for the Bengali film.
In the film, when Bokul's friends all abandon him in the ruins, he chooses to venture out into the wider world on his own, but he quickly finds himself at the mercy of a sudden economic boom.
M. Manikandan's directorial won Best Tamil Film, and the late Shri Nallandi received a Special Mention.
In the film, a lone remaining farmer (Nallandi) in a rural community fights off an encroaching housing complex.
Chandrabose won Best Lyrics for the song Dham Dham Dham in the Telugu film.
In Konda Polam, we meet the shepherds of the Nallamala forest, who must defend their flocks from the region's ferocious red sanders and other predators.
Pan Nalin's film, which was earlier shortlisted for the Oscars, won Best Gujarati Film, and Bhavin Rabari won Best Child Artist.
In the film, Samay (Bhavin) struggles against the stars to uncover illumination. He plans to use his ability to capture, direct, and sculpt light to illuminate his narrative. To realise his ambition, he must now abandon his loved ones and set off on a perilous journey to the centre of the universe.
Vishnu Mohan won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for the Malayalam film. The film is produced by Unni Mukundan Films Private Limited.
In the film, Jayakrishnan (Unni), a mechanic, thinks he's making a smart financial move by investing in a large plot of land, but the process of closing the sale has profound effects on his personal and professional lives.
Kriti Sanon won Best Actress and Pankaj Tripathi won Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 National Film Awards.
In the Laxman Utekar directorial, Bhanu (Pankaj Tripathi) finds an American couple willing to pay Rs 2 million for the privilege of using Mimi (Kriti Sanon) as a surrogate. Despite their objections, she goes ahead with the pregnancy and discloses to her parents that Bhanu is the father.
Shahi Kabir won Best Original Screenplay for the Malayalam film.
In the film, as a result of their involvement in the wrongful arrest and torture of a citizen, three police officers are on the run for their lives. It shows that police personnel are people and can feel both pride and helplessness.
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Allu Arjun won the Best Actor award for the blockbuster Telugu film, and Devi Sri Prasad also won Best Music Direction.
In the film, a labourer (Allu Arjun) works his way up in a red sandal smuggling organisation, earning the enmity of some very serious players.
R. Madhavan's directorial debut won Best Feature Film, but for the Hindi version. The film features the actor in the leading role of Nambi Narayan.
The film is based on the real-life story of Indian Space Research Organisation scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was wrongfully accused of being a spy and incarcerated in 1994. He was later set free but has since continued his battle for justice.
SS Rajamouli's magnum opus won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Kaala Bhairva won Best Male Playback Singer for the song Komuram Bheemudo, while M.M. Keeravaani won for Best Background Score. The film also won technical awards, which include Special Effects Creator to V Srinivas Mohan, Choreographer to Prem Rakshith, and Stunt Choreographer to King Soloman.
RRR is a fictional account of two renowned rebels (played by Jr. NTR and Ram Charan) who leave their homes in the 1920s to travel to the front lines of their country's struggle for independence.Sardar Uddham - Prime Video
Avik Mukhopadhayay won Best Cinematography for Shoojit Sircar's biographical film. The film was also bestowed with Sinoy Joseph for Best Audiography, Dmitrii Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta for Best Production Design, Veera Kapur Ee for Best Costume Designer, and Best Hindi Film.
In the film, the events in Jallianwala Bagh left an impression on young Sardar Udham that would never heal. He fled to Afghanistan's mountains and eventually made it to London in 1933 or 1934. Six of the most formative years of Udham's life were spent there, years in which he reignited the revolution. Udham Singh shot and killed Michael O'Dwyer, the leader of Punjab, in April 1919, 21 years later on March 13, 1940. He had been carrying the wound the whole time.
Vishnu Varadhan's film, starring Sidharth Malhotra in the titular role, won a Special Jury Award.
Shershaah tells the true story of Captain Vikram Batra, an Indian soldier who was awarded the prestigious Param Vir Chakra for his heroic actions during the 1999 Kargil War.
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, and Pallavi Joshi won Best Supporting Actress.
In The Kashmir Files, a young college student named Krishna, moved by the story, sets out on a journey to discover the truth about the persecution of the Kashmiri Pandit minority in the year 1990.
Sana Buchibabu's film won Best Telugu Film. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers.
In the film, the village head's daughter (Krithi Shetty) falls for the son (Panja Vaisshnav Tej) of a fishing village, but her father fiercely opposes their relationship.