The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards for 2024, recognizing excellence across Indian cinema in feature films, non-feature films, and writings on cinema. The awards were declared by jury chairpersons Shri Jayaraj (Feature Films), Shri Aseem Sinha (Non-Feature Films), and Shri A. Chandrasekhar (Best Writing on Cinema) in the presence of Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan M.N., Joint Secretary (Films) and Shri Dhirendra Ojha, Principal Director General, PIB.
In the feature film category, Article 370 (Hindi) produced by Jio Studios & B62 Studios and directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale won the Best Feature Film award, receiving the Swarna Kamal and ₹3,00,000 prize. Randeep Hooda won Best Debut Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Hindi), also receiving Swarna Kamal and ₹3,00,000. Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu) produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and directed by Nag Ashwin Singireddy won the Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Acting awards saw Mammootty winning Best Actor for Bramayugam (Malayalam) and Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion (Hindi), sharing the Rajat Kamal and ₹2,00,000 prize. Yami Gautam won Best Actress for Article 370 (Hindi), receiving Rajat Kamal and ₹2,00,000. Supporting role awards went to Sanjay Mishra for Bhakshak (Hindi) and Sachana Namidass for Maharaja (Tamil) along with Ropashree Varkady for Mithya (Kannada), each receiving ₹2,00,000.
Technical awards included Best Cinematography to Shehnad Jalal for Bramayugam, Best Sound Design to Manas Choudhury for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Best Production Design to Nitin Zihani Choudhary for Kalki 2898 AD, and Best Costume Design to Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma for Pushpa: The Rule Part-02. Music awards went to Shashwat Sachdev for Best Music Direction (Songs) in Article 370 and G. V. Prakash Kumar for Best Background Music in Amaran.
Regional language awards recognized best films in various languages including Juiphool (Assamese), Chalchitra Ekhon (Bengali), Maaran (Gujarati), Srikanth (Hindi), Mithya (Kannada), Feminichi Fathima (Malayalam), Sunita (Manipuri), Mukkam Post Bombilwadi (Marathi), Lahari (Odia), Raayan (Tamil), and Committee Kurrollu (Telugu), each receiving Rajat Kamal and ₹2,00,000.
In non-feature films, Bhangaar (Marathi & English) by Sumira Roy won Best Non-Feature Film (Swarna Kamal, ₹3,00,000), while Ram-Nami (Hindi) by Bharatbala Ganapathy won Best Documentary (Rajat Kamal, ₹2,00,000). Best Debut Director went to Ravi Raj Murmu for Angen (Santhali).
The Best Writing on Cinema awards included Best Book to Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty for 'Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva matthu Rajakeeya' (Kannada) and Best Film Critic to Sanjeev Shrivastava (Hindi), each receiving Swarna Kamal and ₹1,00,000.
The comprehensive awards list covered over 40 categories with cash prizes ranging from ₹1,00,000 to ₹3,00,000 across feature films, non-feature films, and writing categories, recognizing achievements in various Indian languages and technical aspects of filmmaking.
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