70th National Film Awards Live Updates: Actors Rishab Shetty, Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh volition beryllium presented with the awards by President Droupadi Murmu astatine Vigyan Bhawan successful New Delhi. (Images: Facebook)
National Film Awards Live Updates: The 70th National Film Awards ceremony, celebrating the finest successful Indian cinema from 2022, is presently underway astatine Vigyan Bhawan successful New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu volition contiguous the awards to the winners and legendary histrion Mithun Chakraborty excessively volition person the Dadasaheb Phalke Award during the event. The names of the winners were announced connected August 16, 2024.
While the grant for Best Feature Film went to the Malayalam movie Aattam, helmed by Anand Ekarshi, Rishab Shetty earned the Best Actor grant for his show successful Kantara. The Best Actress grant successful a Leading Role was shared by Nithya Menen for the Tamil movie Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati movie Kutch Express. Sooraj R Barjatya, meanwhile, took location the Best Director grant for his enactment successful Uunchai.
Due to Covid pandemic-related delays, the National Awards are a twelvemonth down schedule. Last year’s notable winners included Allu Arjun, who won Best Actor for Pushpa: The Rise, and Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon, who shared the Best Actress grant for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively.