61st National Film Awards for year 2013

National Film Awards: Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao, who impressed all with his performance of a Kashmiri lawyer in ‘Shahid’ won the Best Actor award at the 61st National Film Awards announced on Wednesday to honor the best films of 2013 in the Indian cinema. If this was not all, Shahid’s director Hansal Mehta also bagged the Best Director award. Rajkummar shared the Best Actor award with Suraj Venjaramoodu for Malayalam movie Perariyathavar.

61st National Film Awards for year 2104:

BEST FEATURE FILM: Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi)

INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR: Fandry (Marathi)

BEST  POPULAR  FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Hindi)

NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION: Thalaimuraigal(Tamil)

BEST FILM SOCIAL ISSUES: Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)

BEST FILM ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/ PRESERVATION: Perariyathavar (Malayalam)

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM: Kaphal (Hindi)

BEST DIRECTION: Shahid (Hindi)

BEST ACTOR: Raj Kumar & Suraj Venjaramoodu

Best Book on Cinema: Cinema Ga Cinema, Language: Telegu by Nandagopal 

Best Film Critic: Alka Sahni

Best Feature Film in Assamese:  'Ajeyo'

Best Feature Film in Bengali:  'Bakitar Byaktigoto'

Best Feature Film in Hindi:  'Jolly LLB'

Best Feature Film in Kannada:  'December 1'

Best Feature Film in Konkani:  'Baga Beach'

Best Feature Film in Malayalam:  'North 24 Kaatham'

Best Feature Film in Marathi:  'Acha Divaz Mazha'

Best Feature Film in Tamil:  'Thanga Meenkal' 

Best Feature Film in Telugu:  'Naa Bangaru Talli '

Best Feature Film in English:  'The Coffin Maker'

Best Children's Film: 'Kaphal'

Best Film on on Social Issues: 'Tuhya Dharma Koncha '(Marathi)

Best Film on Social Issues: 'Gulaabi Gang'

Best Special Effects: 'Jal'

Best Short Fiction (Non Feature):  'Mandrake! Mandrake!'

Best Environmental Film including Agriculture: 'Foresting Life (Hindi,Assamese)' 

Special Jury Award: 'Yellow' (Marathi) & 'Miss Lovely' (Hindi) 

Best Sound Design: 'Madras Cafe'

Best Non-Feature Film: 'Rangbhoomi'

Best Promotional Film:'Chasing the Rainbow' & 'Kush' 

Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for 'Masto Ka Jhund' – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Bengali film 'Jaatishwar' proves to be a winner with awards for - 

Best Music: Best Make Up: Jaatishwar(Bengali)

Best Costume: Jaatishwar(Bengali)

Best Music: Jaatishwar(Bengali)

Best Male Playback Singer: Jaatishwar(Bengali)

Best Female Playback Singer: Bela Shende for 'Tuhya Dharma Koncha '(Marathi)

Best Director Award: Pranjal Dua for 'Chidiya Ud' (Hindi)

Best Child Actor: Somnath Awghade for 'Fandry' and 

Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla for 'Jolly LLB'

Best Supporting Actor: Aida Elkashef for 'Astu', and Amruta Subhash 'Ship of Theseus'

Best Actress: Geetanjali Thapa for 'Liar's Dice'