National awards: Allu Arjun, Pushpa win big

24 Aug 2023 01:38 AM

The National Awards for the year 2021 have been officially announced a short while ago and here is a look into the same.

The best feature film - Telugu was won by Uppena, a Buchi Babu Sana directorial and Mythri Movie Makers production venture.

As for the best actor, Allu Arjun won this mighty prestigious award for his fine performance in Pushpa. The film also won the best music director award - DSP is the recipient of the same.

The rest of the award winners include

Best Actor - #AlluArjun
Best Film (wholesome entertainment) - #RRR
Best Playback Singer (Male) - #KaalaBhairava (Komurambheemudo)
Best Music director - #DSP (Pushpa) and #Keeravani (RRR)
Best lyrics - #Kondapolam (dham dham dham)
Best Telugu Feature Film - #Uppena
Best Action Choreography - #RRR
Best Choreography - #PremRakshith #RRR (naatu naatu)
Best Special Effects - #RRR

Telugu cinema has had an affirmative presence at the national awards today by winning in multiple categories. The booming story of Telugu cinema is to be noted here.

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