Winners of National Film Awards 2017
The 64th National Film Awards administered by the Directorate of Film Festivals to honour the best films of 2016 in the Indian cinema were announced on 7 April 2017 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2017.
List of Winners of National Film Awards 2017
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Kasinathuni Viswanath (Filmmaker)
Swarna Kamal [Golden Lotus Award]
- Best Feature Film – Kaasav [Marathi]
- Best Debut Film of A Director – Deep Choudhury for ‘Alifa’ [Bengali]
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Sathamanam Bhavati [Telgu]
- Best Children’s Film – Dhanak [Hindi]
- Best Direction – Rajesh Mapuskar for Ventilator [Marathi]
- Best Animated Film – Mahayodha Rama [Hindi]
Rajat Kamal [Silver Lotus Award]
- Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for ‘Rustom’ [Hindi]
- Best Actress: Surabhi Lakshmi for ‘Minnaminungu’ [Malayalam]
- Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi for ‘Dashkriya’ [Marathi]
- Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim for ‘Dangal’ [Hindi]
- Best Child Artist: Manohara K for ‘Railway Children’ [Kannada] and Adish Praveen for ‘Kunju Daivam’ [Malayalam]
- Best Choreography: Raju Sundaram for ‘Janatha Garage’ [Telugu]
- Best Male Playback Singer: Sundarayyar for the song “Jasmine E” in ‘Joker’ [Tamil]
- Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty for song “Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho” in ‘Praktan’ [Bengali]
- Best Cinematography: Tirru for ’24’
- Best Screenplay (Original): Syam Pushkaran for Maheshinte Prathikaaram [Malayalam]
- Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji Patil for Dashakriya [Marathi]
- Best Screenplay (Dialogues): Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam for Pelli Choopulu [Telugu]
- Best Music Direction (Songs): Bapu Padmanabha for the film ‘Allama’ [Kannada]
- Best Music Direction (Background Score): Bapu Padmanabha for the film ‘Allama’ [Kannada]
- Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Loktak Lairembee [Manipuri]
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Dikchow Banat Palaax [Assamese]
- Best Film on Social Issue: Sanath [Hindi]
- Best Hindi Film: Neerja
- Best Feature Film in Bengali: Bisarjan
- Best Malayalam Film: Maheshinte Prathikaaram
- Best Tamil Film: Joker
- Best Telugu Film: Pelli Choopulu
