61st National Awards: Full List of Winners

61st National Film Awards were announced at a Press Conference held at the National Media Centre in New Delhi today. In a few major surprises, Anand Gandhi directed Ship of Theseus was named Best Feature Film while Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Jolly LLB was adjudged the Best Hindi Film. Meanwhile, for team Shahid, a film that was overshadowed at all popular film awards, the 61st National awards brought in double delight as both Rajkummar Rao and Hansal Mehta ended up winning the Best Actor and Best Director awards respectively. Rajkummar though will be sharing this award with Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramoodu who too has been adjudged as the Best Actor for his role in Malayalam film Perariyathavar. The winners were chosen by an 11-member jury headed by director Saeed Akhtar Mirza. It is reported that Rajkummar's intense portrayal of a young Muslim man who is persecuted, and who rebels and ultimately comes back to fight the injustice as a committed law abiding lawyer, is what impressed the jury. While it’s a rare occurrence when two actors are adjudged winners in the same category, the jury couldn’t ignore Suraj’s dignified and quiet portrayal of a man on the lower margins of the society in Perariyathavar. Meanwhile, Geetanjali Thapa won the Best Actress Award for Liar's Dice while veteran actor Saurabh Shukla bagged the Best Supporting Actor award for Jolly LLB. The Best Supporting Actress category saw two winners namely Amruta Subhash for Marathi film Astu and Egyptian actress Aida El-Kashef for Ship Of Theseus. Other notable winners included Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawala starrer Gulabi Gang which won the award for Best Film in social welfare, Kiran Rao’s Ship of Theseus - the Best Feature Film and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which was named Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment. The 61st National Film Awards along with Dada Saheb Phalke award will be given by President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 May (2014). We tried reaching Rajkummar Rao and Saurabh Shukla for a reaction but understandably their phones were busy presumably with congratulatory calls. Tellychakkar congratulates all the winners. Mentioned below is the complete list of winners - Best Non Feature Film: Kamal Swaroop for Rangbhoomi Best Film on Social issues: Gulaabi Gang Special Jury mention: Anjali Patil, child actor Chandana Roy. Best Hindi Film: Jolly LLB Best English Film: The Coffinmaker Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for ‘Masto Ka Jhund’ for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Special Jury Award: Miss Lovely and Yellow Best Sound Design: Madras Cafe Best Dialogue: Astu (Marathi) Best Playback Singer Female: Bela Shinde for Marathi song ‘Koda Koda’. Best Playback Singer Male: Rupankar for Bengali film Jatishwar. Best Supporting Actress: Amruta Subhash for Astu and Aida El Kashef for Ship Of Theseus. Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla for ‘Jolly LLB’. Best Actor: Rajkumar for Shahid and Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramoodu. Best Director: Hansal Mehta for Shahid Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Best Film on Social Issues: Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi) Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Thalaimuraigal (Tamil). Best Feature Film: Anand Gandhi’s Ship Of Theseus Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director: Nagraaj Manjule for Fandry Best Non Feature Film on Social Issues: Gulabi Gang Best Children’s Film: Kaphal Best Film on Social Issues: Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi) Best Bengali Film: Bakita Byaktigato. Best Kannada Film: December 1 Best Malayalam Film: North 24 Kaadham. Best Tamil Film: Thanga Meengal Best Telugu Film: Na Bangaaru Talli