The 69th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the National Film Development Corporation of India presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2022 in Indian cinema. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2021 but was postponed due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were announced on 1 August 2022, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference. The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient were felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu on 6 October 2022 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Selection process The National Film Development Corporation of India invited online entries on 31 March 2023 with the acceptable last date for entries until 10 May 2023. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2021, and 31 December 2021, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2021, and 31 December 2021, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.
For the feature and non-feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion. The recipient is awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award' (Swarna Kamal), cash prize of and a shawl. The 2021 recipient is Waheeda Rehman.
A committee consisting five eminent personalities from Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the lifetime achievement award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Following were the jury members:
Jury Members Asha Parekh Chiranjeevi Paresh Rawal Shekhar Kapur Prosenjit Chatterjee
AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsCash prizeDadasaheb Phalke Award Waheeda Rehman Actress
Feature films
Golden Lotus Awards Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmRocketry: The Nambi EffectHindiDirector: R. Madhavan ₹250,000Best DirectionGodavariMarathiNikhil Mahajan₹250,000 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment RRRTeluguProducer: D. V. V. DanayyaDirector: S. S. Rajamouli₹200,000 eachBest Children's FilmGandhi & Co.GujaratiProducer: MD Media CorpDirector: Manish Saini₹150,000 eachBest Debut Film of a DirectorMeppadiyanMalayalamProducer: Unni MukundanDirector: Vishnu Mohan₹125,000 each
Silver Lotus Award Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature Film on National Integration The Kashmir Files HindiProducer: Abhishek Agarwal ArtsDirector: Vivek Agnihotri₹150,000 eachBest Film on Environment Conservation/PreservationAavasavyuhamMalayalamProducer and Director: Krishand₹150,000 eachBest Film on Other Social IssuesAnunaad – The ResonanceAssameeseProducer: Assam State Film CorporationDirector: Reema Borah₹150,000 eachBest ActorPushpa: The RiseTeluguAllu Arjun₹50,000Best ActressGangubai KathiawadiHindiAlia Bhatt₹50,000 eachMimiHindiKriti SanonBest Supporting ActorMimiHindiPankaj Tripathi₹50,000Best Supporting ActressThe Kashmir FilesHindiPallavi Joshi₹50,000Best Child ArtistChhello ShowGujaratiBhavin Rabari₹50,000Best Male Playback SingerRRR (For the song "Komuram Bheemudo")TeluguKaala Bhairava ₹50,000Best Female Playback SingerIravin Nizhal (For the song "Mayava Chayava") Telugu/TamilShreya Ghoshal ₹50,000Best CinematographySardar UdhamHindiAvik Mukhopadhyay₹50,000Best ScreenplayNayattuMalayalamShahi Kabir₹50,000Best ScreenplayGangubai KathiawadiHindiSanjay Leela BhansaliUtkarshini Vashishtha₹50,000Best ScreenplayGangubai KathiawadiHindiUtkarshini VashishthaPrakash Kapadia₹50,000Best AudiographyChavittuMalayalamArun AsokSonu KP₹50,000Best AudiographyJhilliBengaliAneesh Basu₹50,000Best AudiographySardar UdhamHindiSinoy Joseph₹50,000Best Music DirectionPushpa: The RiseTelugu Devi Sri Prasad₹50,000Best Music DirectionRRRTeluguM. M. Keeravani₹50,000Best EditingGangubai KathiawadiHindiSanjay Leela Bhansali₹50,000Best Production DesignSardar UdhamHindiDmitri Malich-KonkovMansi Dhruv Mehta₹50,000Best Costume DesignSardar UdhamHindiVeera Kapur Ee₹50,000Best Make-up ArtistGangubai KathiawadiHindiPreetisheel Singh D'Souza₹50,000 Best LyricsKonda PolamTeluguChandrabose ("Dham Dham Dham")₹50,000 Best Special EffectsRRRTeluguV. Srinivas Mohan₹50,000Best ChoreographyRRRTeluguPrem Rakshith ("Naatu Naatu")₹50,000 Best Stunt ChoreographerRRRTeluguKing Solomon₹50,000Special Jury AwardShershaahHindiProducer: Karan Johar, Dharma ProductionsDirector: Vishnuvardhan₹2,00,000 eachSpecial MentionNallandiAranya & BithanIndransJahanara BegumTamilBengaliMalayalamAssameseKadaisi VivasayiJhilliHomeAnurCertificate only
Regional awards National Film Awards are also given to the best films in the regional languages of India. Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India. Awardees included producers and directors of the film. No films in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution were eligible.
AwardFilmAwardee(s)Cash prize Producer DirectorBest Feature Film in AssameseAnurGopendra Mohan DasMonjul Baruah₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in BengaliKalkokkhoAnjan BoseRajdeep Paul, Sarmistha Maiti₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in GujaratiChhello ShowPan Nalin, Dheer Momaya, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Marc DualePan Nalin₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in HindiSardar UdhamRonnie Lahiri, Sheel KumarShoojit Sircar₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in Kannada777 CharlieG. S. Gupta, Rakshit Shetty Kiranraj K.₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in MaithiliSamanantarNiraj Kumar Mishra, Atul PandeyNiraj Kumar Mishra₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in MalayalamHomeVijay BabuRojin Thomas₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in ManipuriEikhoigi Yum Romi Meitei & Chingsubam SheetalRomi Meitei₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in MarathiEkda Kaay ZalaSaleel Kulkarni, Siddharth Mahadevan, Soumil Shringarpure, Siddharth Khinvasara, Soumendu Kuber, Arundhati Datye, Anoop Nimkar, Nitin Prakash VaidyaSaleel Kulkarni₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in OdiaPratikshyaAnupam PatnaikAnupam Patnaik₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in TamilKadaisi VivasayiM. ManikandanM. Manikandan₹1,00,000 eachBest Feature Film in TeluguUppenaNaveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi ShankarBuchi Babu Sana₹1,00,000 each
Non-Feature films Non-feature films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
Golden Lotus Award Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Non-Feature FilmEk Tha GaonProducer & Director: Srishti Lakhera₹1,50,000 eachBest Director of Non-Feature FilmSmile PleaseHindiBakul Matiyani₹1,50,000
Silver Lotus Award Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the Awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Debut Non-Feature Film of A DirectorPaanchikaProducer: Shreya KapadiyaDirector: Ankit Kothari 75,000/- eachBest Biographical FilmBeyond BlastManipuriProducer: Konjengbam Sushila Leima Director: Saikhom Ratan 50,000/- eachRukhu Matir Dukhu MajhiBengaliProducer: Somnath MondalDirector: Somnath Mondal 50,000/- eachBest Arts / Cultural FilmT. N. Krishnan Bow Strings to DivineProducer: National Film Development Corporation of IndiaDirector: V. Packirisamy 50,000/- eachBest Environment FilmMunnam ValavuMalayalamProducer: Sree Gokulam MoviesDirector: R S Pradeep 50,000/- eachBest Promotional FilmEndangered HeritageProducer: Baba CinemasDirector: Hemant Verma 50,000/- eachBest Film on Social IssuesMithu DiProducer: Asim Kumar SinhaDirector: Asim Kumar Sinha₹150,000 eachThree Two One Producer: Film and Television Institute of IndiaDirector: Himanshu PrajapatiBest Educational FilmSirpigalin SirpangalTamilProducer: KKV Media VentureDirector: B. Lenin 50,000/- each Best Ethnographic FilmProducer: Director: 50,000/- eachBest Exploration FilmAyushmanEnglishKannadaProducer: Mathew VargheseDinesh Rajkumar N.Naveen FrancisDirector: Jacob Verghese 50,000/- eachBest Investigative FilmLooking for ChallanEnglishProducer: IGNCADirector: Bappa Ray 50,000/- eachBest Animation FilmKandittunduMalayalamProducer: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd.Director: Adithi Krishnadas50,000/-Best Short Fiction FilmDal BhatGujaratiProducer & Director: Nemil Shah 50,000/- eachBest Film on Family ValuesChand SaanseHindiProducer: Chandrakant KulkarniDirector: Pratima Joshi 50,000/- each Best CinematographyPataal-TeeBhotiyaBittu Rawat50,000/- eachBest AudiographyEk Tha GaonGarhwaliHindi Re-recordist: Krishnanunni N R 50,000/-Best Location Sound Recordist (Location/Sync Sound)Meen RaagRajasthaniProduction Sound Recordist: Suruchi Sharma50,000/-Best EditingIf Memory Serves Me RightEnglishAbhro Banerjee50,000/-Best Music DirectionSucculentHindiEnglishMarathiIshaan Divecha 50,000/- Best Narration / Voice OverHati BondhuEnglishAssameseKulada Kumar Bhattacharjee 50,000/- Special Jury AwardRekhaMarathiShekhar Bapu Rankhambe1,00,000/- Special Mention AwardKaruvaraiTamilGanesh Babu, Srikanth Deva
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References
External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India