71st National Film Awards (2023)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Conferred on Mohanlal by President Droupadi Murmu .
Mohanlal: “Cinema is the heartbeat of my soul. Jai Hind.”
President’s Address
Praised Mohanlal’s versatile contributions to Indian cinema.
Highlighted growth of films focusing on women’s struggles, courage, and role in shaping society .
Stressed adequate representation of women on jury panels .
Noted cinema’s role in spreading awareness of social issues , especially among youth.
Appreciated encouragement for children’s films ; six child actors won awards.
Major Awards Category Winner(s) Best Feature Film 12th Fail (Hindi) Best Male Actor (tie) Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan), Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) Best Female Actor Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway) Best Director Sudipto Sen (The Kerala Story – Hindi) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi, Karan Johar) Best Feature Film Promoting National/Social/Environmental Values Sam Bahadur (Hindi, Meghna Gulzar) Best Children’s Film Naal 2 (Marathi) Best Animation/VFX/Gaming/Comic Film Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Other Key Awards Category Winner(s) Best Supporting Male Actor Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam – Malayalam), M.S. Bhaskar (Parking – Tamil) Best Supporting Female Actor Urvashi (Ullozhukku – Malayalam), Janki Bodiwala (Vash – Gujarati) Best Debut Film Aatmapamphlet (Marathi, Ashish Bende) Best Cinematography The Kerala Story (Prasantanu Mohapatra) Best Screenplay Baby (Telugu, Sai Rajesh Neelam), Parking (Tamil) Best Dialogue Writer Deepak Kingrani (Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai – Hindi)
Music Awards Category Winner Best Male Playback Singer P.V.N.S. Rohit (Premisthunna – Baby, Telugu) Best Female Playback Singer Shilpa Rao (Premisthunna – Baby, Telugu) Best Music Direction G.V. Prakash Kumar (Vaathi – Tamil), Harshavardhan Rameshwar (Animal – Hindi) Best Lyrics Karsarla Shyam (Ooru Palleturu – Balagam, Telugu)
Child Artistes
Sukriti Veni Bandreddi (Gandhi Tatha Chettu – Telugu)
Kabir Khandare (Gypsy – Marathi)
Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap (Naal 2 – Marathi)
Language-Specific Best Films
Language Film Assamese Rongatapu 1982 Bengali Deep Fridge Tamil Parking Kannada Kandeelu Marathi Shamchi Aai Odia Puskara Punjabi Godday Godday Chaa Telugu Bhagavanth Kesari
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