70th National Film Awards 2024: Rishab Shetty wins Best Actor, Sooraj Barjatya wins Best Director

One of the highlights of the evening was veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty being awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, celebrating his outstanding career. Rishab Shetty was honored with the Best Actor award for his performance in Kantara, while the Best Actress award was shared between Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express. Sooraj Barjatya bagged the Best Director award, and the film Aattam won Best Feature Film.

Here's a full list of the winners:

Best Feature Film: Aattam
Best Popular Film: Kantara
Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara
Best Actress: Nithya Menen (Thiruchitrambalam) and Manasi Parekh (Kutch Express)
Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya
Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta
Best Supporting Actor: Pawan Malhotra
Best Debut: Fouja, Pramod Kumar
Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar
Best Telugu Film: Kartikeya 2
Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Punjabi Film: Baaghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film: Daman
Best Malayalam Film: Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009
Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi
Best Kannada Film: KGF: Chapter 2

Other notable awards include Best Music Director for Pritam (Songs) and AR Rahman (Background Score), Best Choreography for Tiruchitrabalam, and Best Cinematography for Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1.

The awards recognized the diversity and creativity of Indian cinema, making it a memorable event.