72nd National Film Awards Winners Announced

Category	Details
Event	72nd National Film Awards (for films released in 2024)
Jury Chairs	•Feature Films: Jayaraj •Non-Feature Films: Aseem Sinha •Best Writing on Cinema: A. Chandrasekhar
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	Anant Nag (Veteran actor, 300+ films, Padma Bhushan 2025)
Major Awards	•Best Feature Film: Article 370 (Hindi) •Best Actor (Shared): Mammootty (Bramayugam), Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) •Best Actress (Shared): Yami Gautam (Article 370) •Best Direction: Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)
Best Popular Film	Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)
Best Children's Film	35-Chinna Katha Kaadu (Telugu)
Best Regional Films	•Assamese: Juiphool •Bengali: Chalchitra Ekhon •Tamil: Raayan •Hindi: Srikanth
Non-Feature Films	•Best Film: Bhangaar (Marathi/English) •Best Animation: Touched as Water (Silent)
Best Book on Cinema	Naaniruvude Nimagaagi... (Kannada) by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty