71st National Film Awards 2025: Complete Winners List and Highlights
The 71st National Film Awards celebrated the pinnacle of Indian cinema for the year 2023, with a prestigious ceremony held on September 23, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu felicitated the winners, making this edition a landmark event honoring both legends and emerging talent.
71st National Film Awards 2025
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Mohanlal
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Best Feature Film: 12th Fail (Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu Vinod Chopra)
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Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
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Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
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Best Tamil Film: Parking
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Best Kannada Film: Kandeelu: The Ray of Hope
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Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
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Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
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Best Odia Film: Pushkara
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Best Gujarati Film: Vash
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Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
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Best Assamese Film: Rongatapu 1982
Major Awards
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Best Debut Film of a Director: Ashish Avinash Bende – Aatmapamphlet
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Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dharma Productions, Karan Johar)
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Best Children’s Film: Naal 2 (Aatpat Production, Zee Studios, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti)
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Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur (Unilazer Ventures, Meghna Gulzar)
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Best Direction: Sudipto Sen – The Kerala Story
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Best Film in AVGC (Best Visual Effects): Jetty Venkat Kumar – Hanu-Man
Performance Awards
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Best Actor (Leading Role): Shah Rukh Khan – Jawan / Vikrant Massey – 12th Fail
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Best Actress (Leading Role): Rani Mukerji – Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway
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Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan – Pookkaalam / M. S. Bhaskar – Parking
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Best Supporting Actress: Urvashi – Ullozhukku / Janki Bodiwala – Vash
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Best Child Artist: Sukriti Veni Bandreddi – Gandhi Tatha Chettu / Kabir Khandare – Gypsy / Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap – Naal 2
Music and Technical Awards
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Best Male Playback Singer: P V N S Rohit – Baby (Premistunna), Telugu
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Best Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao – Jawan (Chaleya)
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Best Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dhindhora Baje Re)
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Best Action Direction: Nandu and Prudhvi – Hanu-Man
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Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam – Balagam (Ooru Palletooru)
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Best Music Direction (Songs): G.V. Prakash Kumar – Vaathi
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Best Music Direction (Background Score): Harshavardhan Rameshwar – Animal
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Best Cinematography: Prasanthanu Mohapatra – The Kerala Story
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Best Editing: Midhun Murali – Pookkaalam
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Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan Muralidharan – Animal
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Best Production Design: Mohandas – 2018: Everyone is a Hero
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Best Costume Design: Sachin, Divya, Nidhhi – Sam Bahadur
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Best Make-up: Shrikanth Desai – Sam Bahadur
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Special Mention (Re-recording mixer): M.R. Radhakrishnan – Animal
Writing and Non-Feature Awards
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Best Screenplay (Original): Sai Rajesh – Baby / Ramkumar Balakrishnan – Parking
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Best Dialogues: Deepak Kingrani – Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
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Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human – Rishiraj Agarwal
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Best Short Film: Giddh (The Scavenger) – Manish Saini
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Best Film Critic: Utpal Dutta
