National Film Awards 2016 Winners List

The 63rd National Awards Ceremony finally came to an end with well-deserving names winning the prestigious honour. While Baahubali bagged the the Best Film award, superstar Amitabh Bachchan was given the Best Actor award for his role in Piku. And actress Kangana Ranaut who wowed fans with her dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns won the National Award for the third time.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

 

Category	Award	Awardee	Citation
Feature Films	Best Feature Film	Baahubali	An imaginative film and monumental by its production values and cinematic brilliance in creating a fantasy world on screen.
Feature Films	Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director	Neeraj Ghaywan for Masaan	For his perceptive approach to filmmaking in handling a layered story of people caught up changing social and moral values.
Feature Films	Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	Tackling an important social issue in the simple heart-warming and entertaining format.
Feature Films	Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration	Nanak Shah Fakir	The saga on the life of the great spiritual master advocating the values of peace and harmony.
Feature Films	Best Film On Social Issues	Nirnayakam	For tackling a relevant and unaddressed issue of curtailing freedom of movement for the common man due to hartals and processions.
Feature Films	Best Film On Environment Conservation/Preservation	Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal	A dramatically disturbing exposition of the ill effects of pesticides in North Kerala.
Feature Films	Best Children’s Film	Duronto	Story of a child prodigy on his undying spirit to achieve the impossible.
Feature Films	Best Direction	Sanjay Leela Bansali for Bajirao Mastani	For the masterful handling of all aspects of the medium of cinema to weave a tragic love story within a grand historic drama.
Feature Films	Best Actor	Amitabh Bachchan for Piku	A delightful, delectable performance of a man who finally lets himself go, at the age of seventy.
Feature Films	Best Actress	Kangana Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu Returns	For her dynamic portrayal of two contrast characters, laced with mirth and charm.
Feature Films	Best Supporting Actor	Samuthirakani for Visaaranai	For the minimalistic yet stark and moving performance as a cop, caught in a moral dilemma.
Feature Films	Best Supporting Actress	Tanvi Azmi for Bajirao Mastani	For her powerful portrayal of a royal widow caught in the vortex of love for her son and commitment to the clan.
Feature Films	Best Child Artist	Gaurav Menon for Ben	An outstanding performance on a wide spectrum of emotions, of a boy going through great turmoil.
Feature Films	Best Male Playback Singer	Mahesh Kale for Katyar Kalijat Ghusli	A consummate performance in the best of Hindustani musical traditions.
Feature Films	Best Female Playback Singer	Monali Thakur for the song Moh Moh Ke Dhage from Dum Laga Ke Haisa	A delightful and soulful rendition of a song of love.
Feature Films	Best Cinematography	Sudeep Chaterjee for Bajirao Mastani	For bringing about an outstanding visual dynamics, depicting the grand interiors of palaces and vast landscapes with an artistic interplay of light & shadows.
Feature Films	Best Screenplay – Screenplay Writer (Original)	Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku	For effortless movement of the plot structure, and natural repartees which happens in a delightful love/ hate relationship of a father and daughter.
Feature Films	Best Screenplay – Screenplay Writer (Original)	Himanshu Sharma for Tanu Weds Manu Returns	The writer’s interpretation of love story set in a small town, becomes populated with interesting characters and their dialogues and dialects.
Feature Films	Best Screenplay – Screenplay Writer (Adapted)	Vishal Bhardwaj For Talvar	The dramatic structure devised by this writer effectively mirrors the tragedy of a family when their daughter is found murdered.
Feature Films	Best Screenplay – Dialogues	Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku	For effortless movement of the plot structure, and natural repartees which happens in a delightful love/ hate relationship of a father and daughter.
Feature Films	Best Screenplay – Dialogues	Himanshu Sharma For Tanu Weds Manu Returns	The writer’s interpretation of love story set in a small town, becomes populated with interesting characters and their dialogues and dialects.
Feature Films	Best Audiography – Location Sound Recordist	Sanjay Kurian For Talwar	For capturing the natural voices, with all its nuances predominantly of characters undergoing great stress.
Feature Films	Best Audiography – Sound Designer	Biswadeep Chatterjee For Bajirao Mastani	Creating a rich aural tapestry, evoking the romantic moods and heroic tension
Feature Films	Best Audiography – Re-recordist of the final mixed track	Justin Gose For Bajirao Mastani	Perfect blend of the ambiences ranging from royal palace interiors to war fronts.
Feature Films	Best Editing	Late Kishore TE for Visaaranai	Maintaining the momentum and edginess of the plot progression of police interrogation, with innovative editing techniques.
Feature Films	Best Production Design	Shriram Iyengar, Saloni Dhatrak And Sujeet Sawant for Bajirao Mastani	For the inventive use of spaces, props and set decoration to provide a dramatic setting for a grand historical spectacle.
Feature Films	Best Costume Designer	Payal Saluja For Nanak Shah Fakir	An imaginative use of colours, design and textures to recreate costumes for a host of characters, of an era, from different cultures and continents.
Feature Films	Best Make-Up Artist	Preetisheel G Singh And Clover Wootton for Nanak Shah Fakir	Creating detailed appearances, and meticulous ‘ageing’ technique to a wide range of historic characters.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Music Direction – Songs	M Jayachandran for the song Kaathirun Nu Kaathirunnu from Thaarai Thappattai	Creating a haunting melodic composition, that resonates the tragic love story
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Music Direction – Background score	Ilaiyaraaja for Thaarai Thappattai	For effectively using folk musical instruments and melodies, to give a harmonic layer of meaning to the world of the characters.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Lyrics	Varun Grover For The Song Moh Moh Ke Dhage From Dum Laga Ke Haisa	For the fresh simple array of metaphors, in the form of a song, expressing love.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Special Jury Award	Kalki Kochlin for Margarita With Straw	For the realistic performance as a young woman afflicted with cerebral palsy.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Choreography	Remo D’Souza for the song Deewani Mastani from Bajirao Mastani	For creating enchanting moves that expresses anguish of love, defying social barriers, resonating the core theme of the film.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Special Effect	V Srinivas Mohan for Baahubali	For creating breath-taking special effects which bring out the emotional and dramatic upheavals of the story.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Assamese Film	Kothanodi	A stylised, poetic film inter- weaving four folk stories, evoking the terrifying undercurrents of human mind as depicted in folk mythology.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Bengali Film	Shankhachil	An evocative story that highlights the theme of suffering humanity, divided by national borders.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Hindi Film	Dum Laga Ke Haisha	A sweet and resonant film set in Haridwar and challenges the middle class prejudices in choosing a bride.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Kannada Film	Thithi	A striking and realistically charming portrayal of life in a village, told in the idiom of comedy and surrealism.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Konkani Film	Enemy	A powerful film about a soldier’s plight, caught up in the legal entanglement trying to safeguard his property.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Malayalam Film	Pathemari	Artistically narrated saga of two generations of Malayali workers who migrated to the gulf for livelihood, told through the poignant story of one man.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Marathi Film	Ringan	A heart rending survival story of a father-son duo, who decide to fight and live rather than end their lives, in the background of farmer suicides in Maharashtra.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Odiya Film	Pahada Ra Luha	Chronicles 25 years of the life of innocent tribals of Odisha.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Punjabi Film	Chauthi Koot	Effectively captures the sense of fear psychosis and tension during the times of insurgency in Punjab.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Tamil Film	Visaaranai	A gripping drama about the atrocities thrust on by the police on innocent citizens, based on a true story.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Telugu Film	Kanche	Barriers of caste and conventions breaks down as this romantic period drama unveils it magic.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Sanskrit Film	Priyamanasam	An artistic and culturally vibrant portrayal of the mind of a poet during the time he creates his masterpiece Nalacharitam.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Maithili Film	Mithila Makhaan	A back-to- the-roots story told with great sincerity, about a courageous youthful rescue effort, happening in Bihar.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Mizo Film	Kima’s Lode Beyond The Class	An adventurous coming-of-age story of a boy, set in the pristine environments of Mizoram.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Manipuri Film	Eibusu Yaohanbiyu	A moving film about the victory of a differently-abled boy’s attempt to join a football team.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified Other Than In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Wancho Film	The Head Hunter	A cinematic contemplation on the lives of the Wancho tribe, regarding the balance required in modernising tribal environment, while intruding and displacing their lifestyles.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified Other Than In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Haryanvi Film	Satrangi	The film earnestly tries to address the social issue of neglect of the girl child in the state of Haryana and the eventual empowering of the girl.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified Other Than In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Khasi Film	Onaatah	A sensitive portrayal of a rape victim in the course of her revival, in the healing background of the tribal setting.
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified Other Than In The Schedule VIII Of The Constitution	Best Bodo Film	Dau Huduni Methai	An honest attempt to document the dilemma of the common man, helplessly victimised during the times of insurgency in the north east.
Special Mention	Sairat	Rinku Rajguru	For her effective portrayal of a lively girl who defies societal norms but ultimately has to face the wrath of her family.
Special Mention	Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam & Lukka Chuppi	Jayasurya	For his inventive and heartfelt performance in varied roles.
Special Mention	Irudhi Suttru	Ritika Singh	For her gutsy performance of a boxer in the making.
Non Feature Films	Best Non Feature Film	Amdavad Ma Famous	The kites soar high bringing alive the colours of the land.
Non Feature Films	Best Debut Film Of A Director	Nishantroy Bombarde for Daaravtha	A stepping stone towards reinventing the age old shackles of society.
Non Feature Films	Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film	Aoleang	Watering the roots to hold onto the ethos and history of the land and its people.
Non Feature Films	Best Biographical/ Historical Reconstruction	Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli	Philosophical images of life and beyond.
Non Feature Films	Best Arts /Cultural Film	A Far Afternoon – A Painted Saga	Breathing life into the canvas to articulate and assimilate.
Non Feature Films	Best Arts /Cultural Film	Yazhpanam Thedchanamo	Crossing over the boundaries to resurrect the art of Tavil.
Non Feature Films	Best Promotional Film (To Cover Tourism, Exports, Crafts, Industry Etc)	Weaves of Maheshwar	Weaves of Maheshwar
Non Feature Films	Best Environment Film Including Agriculture	The Man who Dwarfed the Mountains	An urge to embrace for a better habitat.
Non Feature Films	Best Environment Film Including Agriculture	God On The Edge	Rediscovering the distances between man and the wild.
Non Feature Films	Best Film On Social Issues	Auto Driver	Kick-starting a courageous drive.
Non Feature Films	Best Educational Film	Paywat	A walk through on a winning path.
Non Feature Films	Best Exploration/Adventure Film (To Include Sports)	Dribbling with their Future	Sporting determination against an uphill journey
Non Feature Films	Best Investigative Film Tezpur 1962	Lost in the mist of time – an attempt to trace the untold…
Non Feature Films	Best Animation Film	Fisherwoman and TukTuk	To dream a dream through lines and strokes.
Non Feature Films	Special Jury Award	In Search of Fading Canvas	Fading colours of the twilight of an era.
Non Feature Films	Best Short Fiction Film	Aushadh
Non Feature Films	Best Film On Family Values	Best Friends Forever	Reclaiming strained chords.
Non Feature Films	Best Direction	Christo Tomy for Kamuki	A sensitive portrayal of a young woman’s determination to uphold her dignity against odds.
Non Feature Films	Best Cinematography	Amartya Bhattacharyya for Benaras – The Unexplored	Poetry
Non Feature Films	Best Audiography	Moumita Roy for Edpa Kana	Soulful sound amidst silence – differences made audible
Non Feature Films	Best Editing	Parvin Angre and Sridhar Rangayan for Breaking Free	An orchestrated cuts and curves to depict the hardship of the oppressed.
Non Feature Films	Best Music	Aravind – Shankar for A Far Afternoon- A Painted Saga	Harmony of notes enhancing the brush strokes breathing life through the canvas.
Non Feature Films	Best Narration/Voice Over	Harish Bhimani for Mala Laj Watat Nahai	The rich baritone of the narrative underlines the plight of the under privileged.
Non Feature Films	Best Narration/Voice Over	Aliyaar for Arangile Nithya Vismayam Guru Chemancherry Kunhiraman	The rich history of voice artistry enhancing the narrative of a living legend.
Non Feature Films	Special Mention	The Chameleon	The twists and turns of a distorted mind.
Non Feature Films	Special Mention	Amma	The rich tapestry of an era of struggle seen through the eyes of the protagonist.
Non Feature Films	Special Mention	Syaahi	Conglomeration of sense and sensibilities depicted through the innocence of a young mind.
Best Writing on Cinema	Best Book on Cinema	Dr Rajakumar Samagra Charithre by Doddahulluru Rukkoji	Doddahulluru Rukkoji’s work is an encyclopaedic study into the life and career of one of India’s greatest screen legends Dr Rajkumar. The 15 year research behind the writing of this double volume makes it a valuable resource for scholars, students and cinephiles of today and tomorrow.
Best Writing on Cinema	Best Book on Cinema – Special Mention	Forgotten Masters of Hindi Cinema by Satish Chopra	Satish Chopra’s book is an anecdotal and affectionate insight that brings to life the early maestros of Hindi film music. Written from the perspective of a lifelong music lover, its effervescence engages and makes one fall in love with the classics again.
Best Writing on Cinema	Best Film Critic	Meghachandra Kongbam	Meghachandra Kongbom interprets the world of Indian cinema for his readers in Manipuri. His lucid understanding and love for cinema makes him the ideal “Film Whisperer” in Manipur, where access to Indian films is often limited.