72nd National Film Awards: Full Winners List 2026

72nd National Film Awards 2026: Winners by Category

The 72nd National Film Awards honoured films from 2024. The winners were announced on July 18, 2026, and the awards ceremony took place in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on September 22. Article 370 won Best Feature Film, while Srikanth won the separate Best Hindi Film category.
 

Category Winner Film Best Feature Film Article 370 — Best Actress Yami Gautam Article 370 Best Actor Kartik Aaryan and Mammootty Chandu Champion and Bramayugam Best Direction Rajkumar Periasamy Amaran Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Kalki 2898 AD Kalki 2898 AD Best Debut Director Randeep Hooda Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Best Supporting Actor Sanjay Mishra Bhakshak Best Supporting Actress Roopashree Vorkady and Sachana Namidass Mithya and Maharaja Best Children’s Film Chinna Katha Kaadu Chinna Katha Kaadu Special Mention Dhanush Captain Miller   Best Films by Language
  Language Winning film Hindi Srikanth Telugu Committee Kurrollu Tamil Raayan Malayalam Feminichi Fathima Kannada Mithya Marathi Mukkam Post Bombilwadi Bengali Chaalchitra Ekhon Assamese Juiphool Gujarati Maaran Odia Lahari Manipuri Sunita Tulu Imbu Garhwali Dholi
Music and Technical Awards
  Category Winner Film or song Best Background Music G. V. Prakash Kumar Amaran Best Music for Songs Shashwat Sachdev Article 370 Best Lyrics Manoj Muntashir “Jaane Do” from Maidaan Best Choreography Vijay Ganguly “Aaj Ki Raat” from Stree 2 Best Screenplay Sukumar Pushpa 2 Best Cinematography Shehnad Jalal Bramayugam Best Editing R. Kalaivanan Amaran Best Sound Design Manas Choudhury Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Best Action Direction Anl Arasu Maharaja Best Make-up P. Ravi Kumar Committee Kurrollu Best Costume Deepika Noor and Sheetal Sharma Pushpa 2

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