Context:
The 72nd National Film Awards recognised major achievements in Indian cinema across feature films, acting, direction, regional cinema and writing on cinema.
Major Winners
Best Feature Film: Article 370 — Hindi — Aditya Suresh
Best Actor: Mammootty — Bramayugam — Malayalam
Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan — Chandu Champion — Hindi
Best Actress: Yami Gautam — Article 370 — Hindi
Best Direction: Rajkumar Periasamy — Amaran — Tamil
Best Popular Film: Kalki 2898 AD — Telugu — Naga Ashwin Singireddy
Best First Film of a Director: Swatantrya Veer Savarkar — Hindi — Randeep Hooda
Best Non-Feature Film: Bhangar — Marathi and English — Sumira Roy
Best Documentary Film: Ranam — Hindi — Bharatbala Gopati
Best Films in Regional and Other Language Categories
Hindi Film: Shrikant — Tushar Hiranandani
Tamil Film: Rayan — Dhanush
Telugu Film: Kameeti Kurrallu — Yadu Vamsi
Malayalam Film: Femini Chee Fatima Fasil — Mohammed
Marathi Film: Mukkam Post Bombilwadi — Paresh Mokashi
Best Writing on Cinema
Best Book: Nanikaru Vudu Nimaggagi Nadiru Vudu Nagagi — Kancharu Pradeep Kumar Shetty
Best Film Critic: Sanjeev Shrivastav
Why It Matters for State PCS
National Film Awards are often useful for one-liner factual questions in State PCS exams.
Important areas include:
- Best Feature Film
- Best Actor and Actress
- Best Direction
- Best Popular Film
- Regional language winners
- Best Book on Cinema
- Best Film Critic
Key Takeaway
The 72nd National Film Awards are important for quick factual revision, especially for State PCS and culture-related current affairs.
