68th National Film Awards 2022 Ceremony: Ajay Devgn and Suriya receive their Best Actor Award

The 68th National Film Awards ceremony finally took place in New Delhi, the capital city of India. The coveted awards were presented by the President of India Draupadi Murmu at the Vigyan Bhawan. Thewinners were announced on July22.

This year's ceremony felicitated outstanding work done in cinema in the year 2020, which got delayed due to covid-19 pandemic.

Ajay Devgn and Suriya, both were honoured with the National Award for Best Actor for their outstanding work in 'Tanhaji' and 'Soorarai Pottru', respectively by the president of India and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur.

Veteran actress Asha Parekh was honoured withDadasaheb Phalke Award,India's highest award in cinema, for her contribution to Indian Cinema.

Suriya’s superhit Tamil film 'Soorarai Pottru' also received the Best Feature Film award and the Best Actress award was taken byAparna Murali.

'Soorarai Pottru' was the big winner of this year's National Awards. Apart from Best Actor and Actress, the filmwhich was India's official entry to the Oscars in 2021, also bagged the coveted award in three major categories - GV Prakash Kumar forBest Background Score, Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara for Best Screenplay andSudha Kongara for the Best feature film.

Music composer-filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj was awarded the National Award for Best Music Direction for his song `Marange Toh Vahin Jaa Kar` in the documentary film `1232 KMs'.

Check the list of winners here:

Best actor -Ajay Devgn and Suriya
Best actress -Aparna Murali
Best Supporting Actor -Biju Menon
Best Supporting Actress -Lakshmi Priyaa
Best Hindi film -Toolsidas Junior
Best Director -Sachy (Posthumous)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment -Tanhaji: The Unsung Hero
Best Kannada Film -Dollu
Best Child Actor award - Anish Mangesh Gosavi for 'Tak Tak', Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar for 'Sumi'
Best Film on Environment Conservation / Preservation -Taledanda
Best Children's Film - Sumi
Best Lyrics:Manoj Muntashir(Saina)
Best Playback Singer (male):Darsanam Mogalaiah
Best Playback Singer (female): Nanchiyamma
Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of aDirector:'Mandela'
Best film on social issues: Funeral