58th National Film Awards Winners

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India, and the country’s oldest      alongside the Filmfare Awards. Established in 1954, it is administrated by the Indian government’s      Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.      Every year a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award       ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards. This is followed by       the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public.      Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding       merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region      and language of the country. Due to the national scale of the National Film Awards, it is considered to be      the equivalent of the American Academy Awards.      The 58th National Film Awards for 2010 were announced in New Delhi on May 19, 2011 with Dabangg,       Ishqiya and Do Dooni Char bagging top honors from Bollywood. Malayalam film ‘Adamante Makan Abu’      won the National Award for best  film, while Tamil actor Dhanush and Malayalam actor Salim Kumar      shared the best actor award for their performances in ‘Adaminde  Makan Abu’ and ‘Aadukalam’       respectively.     THE COMPLETE LIST OF 58TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS WINNERS     _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best Film of the year 2010                   Best ‘Wholesome Entertainer            Best Hindi Film of the                      Adaminte Makan Abu                          of the Year 2010  : Dabaang                 Year 2010 :    Do Dooni Chaar          (in Malyalam)    The story of Adaminte Makan Abu           Dabangg is the story of a corrupt             Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh starrer     revolves around an aged couple             police officer played by Salman Khan       Do Dooni Chaar movie is about a      who long to go to Mecca to perform        and highlights the flaws and loopholes     middleclass man and his struggle    the holy Hajj. It is all about  humanist        in the system.                                             in coping with the fast, new ‘India     the constrictions of narrow                                                                                        Shining’.       parochialism.                                                                                                                               _________________________________________________________________________________________________

2010 Best Actor in a Leading Role                          2010 Best Actress in a Leading Role     Tamil actor Dhanush and Malayalam actor                            Marathi actress Mitalee Jagtap Paradhar      Salim Kumar shared the best actor award                             and Tamil cinema’s Saranya shared the      for their performances in ‘Adaminde Makan                           best actress award for their performances     Abu’ and ‘Aadukalam’ respectively.                                          in the movies ‘Baboo Band Baaja’ and                                                                                                               ‘Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru’ respectively.     _____________________________________________________________________________________

Dadasaheb Phalke Award  2010 : K. Balachander      South India’s ace film maker and several times National awardee,       veteran K. Balachander Sir was chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke       Award for the year 2010 for contribution to media and arts, this is       the India’s highest award in field of cinema and media.       The government award for outstanding contribution to the growth and      development of Indian Cinema, consists of a ‘Swarn Kamal’, a cash       prize of Rs 10 lakh and a shawl.      A film director, screenplay writer and producer for more than 45 years,      Mr Balachander has written, directed and produced more than 100 films      in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada.      Some of the prominent films he has directed include ‘Apoorva Raagagal’,      ‘Avargal,’ ’47 Natkal’, ‘Sindhu Bhairavi’, ‘Ek Duuje Ke Liye’ (Hindi), ‘Maro       Charithra’, and ‘Rudraveena’ in Telugu and ‘Bekiyalli Aralida Hoovu’, in      Kannada.       __________________________________________________________________________________

REST WINNERS LIST :                                                                         Best Director: Vetrimaaran for ‘Aadukalam’    Best supporting actress:Malayalam actress Sukumari     Best Sports Film National Award:  ‘Boxing Ladies’     Best sci & tech film:Heart to Heart     Best film on social issues:Champions    Best English film:Memories in March    Best Art & Culture Film:Leaving Home (Indian Ocean Film)    Best Marathi Film:Mana Ayi Vacha    Best Kannada Film:Putukarna Highway    Best Children’s Film:Hejjegalu     Best Investigative Film:K R Manoj’s ‘A Pestering Journey’ on Endosulfan victims    Best special effects:  Enthiran, Robot    Best Male Playback Singer:Suresh Wadkar    Best Female Playback Singer:Rekha Bhardwaj for Ishqiya    Best Music:Vishal Bharadwaj for Ishqiya     Best audiography location sound recordist: Kamod Karade (Ishqiya)    Best re-recordist of the final mixed track:Debajit Changmai    Best cinematographer: Madhu Ambattu has won award for Adaminte Makan Abu.    Best production design:Sabu Cyril for Enthiran    Special jury award: Mee Sindhutai Sakpal

Hearty Congratulations to all the WINNERS!!!….. and their team.               Post created by – Narender Jangra