Know about 65th National Film Awards on TrueTamil - President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated and honoured the winners of the 65th National Film Awards on Wednesday. Riddhi Sen was given the Best Actor Award for Nagarkirtan while Sridevi was given the Best Actress Award for Mom and Best feature film in Tamil Tolet. - March 2026
| S.No. | Award | Awardee(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special Mention:Feature Film | Yasharaj Karhade | Mhorkya |
| 2 | Special Mention:Feature Film | Prakruti Mishra | Hello Arsi |
| 3 | Special Mention:Feature Film | Parvathy | Take Off |
| 4 | Special Mention:Feature Film | Manish Mundra | Newton |
| 5 | Best Ladakhi Film | Producer: Mahesh Mohan, Director: Praveen Morchhale | Walking With The Wind |
| 6 | Best Jasari Film | Producer: Shibu G Suseelan, Director: Pampally | Sinjar |
| 7 | Best Tulu Film | Producer: Nithyananda Pai, Director: Abhaya Simha | Paddayi |
| 8 | Best Odiya Film | Producer: Ajaya Routray, Director: Sambit Mohanty | Hello Arsi |
| 9 | Best Odiya Film | Producer: Mandarr Bhaskar Devasthali, Director: Prasad Oak | Kachcha Limbu |
| 10 | Best Malayalam Film | Producer: Sandip Senan, Director: Dileesh Pothan | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum |
| 11 | Best Kannada Film | Producer: Putta Raju .S.A, Director: N.R Nanjunde Gowda | Hebbettu Ramakka |
| 12 | Best Hindi Film | Producer: Amit V Masurkar, Director: Manish Mundra | Newton |
| 13 | Best Bengali Film | Producer: Firdausul Hasan, Director: Atanu Ghosh | Mayurakshi |
| 14 | Best Assamese Film | Producer: Children's Film Society, India, Director: Utpal Borpujari | Ishu |
| 15 | Best Tamil Film | Producer: Prema Chezhian, Director: Chezhiyan | To Let |
| 16 | Best Telugu Film | Producer: Prasad V. Potluri , Director: Sankalp | Ghazi |
| 17 | Best Gujarati Film | Producer: Amruta Parande, Director: Manish Saini | Dhh |
| 18 | Best Action Direction | Abbas Ali Moghul | Baahubali-The Conclusion |
| 19 | Best Choreography Direction | Ganesh Acharya | Toilet, Song: Gori Tu Latth Maar |
| 20 | Special Jury Award | Sani Ghose Ray | Nagarkirtan |
| 21 | Best Lyrics | J M Prahalad | Song: Muthuratna |
| 22 | Best Music Director | A. R Rahman | Kaatru Veliyidai |
| 23 | Best Make-up Artist | Ram Rajjak | Nagarkirtan |
| 24 | Best Production Design | Santhosh Raman | Take Off |
| 25 | Best Screenplay | Sajeev Pazhoor | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum |
| 26 | Best Cinematography | Nikhil S Praveen | Bhayanakam |
| 27 | Best Playback Singer Female | Shashaa Tirupati | Kaatru Veliyidai |
| 28 | Best Supporting Actor | Fahadh Faasil | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum |
| 29 | Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Irada |
| 30 | Best Child Artist | Bhanita Das | Village Rockstars |
| 31 | Best Actor | Riddhi Sen | Nagarkirtan |
| 32 | Best Actress | Sridevi | Mom |
| 33 | Best Direction | Jayaraj | Bhayanakam |
| 34 | Best Children's Film | Producer: Kalyan Rajmogli Padal, Director : Amar Bharat Deokar | Mhorkya |
| 35 | Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Producer: Irada Entertainment LLP, Director : Aparnaa Singh | Irada |
| 36 | Best Film On Social Issues | Producer: Jolly Lonappan, Director : V C Abhilash | Aalorukkam |
| 37 | Best Feature Film On National Integration | Producer: Sumatilal Popatlal Shah, Director: Nipun Dharmadhikari | Dhappa |
| 38 | Best Feature Film On National Integration | Producer: Sumatilal Popatlal Shah, Director: Nipun Dharmadhikari | Dhappa |
| 39 | DadaSaheb Phalke Award | Actor Vinod Khanna | |
| 40 | Best Popular Film | Producer: Prasad Devineni, Director: Rajamouli | Baahubali - The Conclusion |
| 41 | Best Debut Film Of A Director | Pampally | Sinjar |
| 42 | Best Feature Film | Producer: Rima Das, Director : Rima Das | Village Rockstars |
| 43 | Best Playback Singer Male | K.J Yesudas | Song: Poy Maranja Kalam [Viswasapoorvam Mansoor] |
| 44 | Best Book on Cinema | Bobby Wahengbam | Matmagi Manipur |
| 45 | Best Writing on Cinema | GiridharJha | - |
| 46 | Best Writing on Cinema | Sunil Mishra | - |
| 47 | Non-Feature Films [Special Mention] | Jayaraj, Rukshana Tabassum, Swapnil Vasant Kapure | Rebirth, Cake Story, Afternoon |
| 48 | Non-Feature Films [Special Mention] | Jayaraj, Rukshana Tabassum, Swapnil Vasant Kapure | Rebirth, Cake Story, Afternoon |
| 49 | Non-Feature Films Best Narration/ Voice Over | Francois Castellino | The Lion of Laddak Narrator |
| 50 | Non-Feature Films Best Music | Ramesh Narayanan | Shored of Liberty |
| 51 | Non-Feature Films Best Editing | Sanjiv Monga & Tenzin Kunchok | Mrityubhoj The Death Feast |
| 52 | Non-Feature Films Best On location Sound Recordist | Samarth Mahajan | The Unreserved |
| 53 | Non-Feature Films Best Audiography | Avinash Sonawane | Pavasacha Nibandha |
| 54 | Non-Feature Films Best Cinematography | Appu Prabhakar, Arnold Fernandes | Eye Test, Dawn |
| 55 | Non-Feature Films Best Direction | Nagraj Manjule | Pavasacha Nibandha |
| 56 | Non-Feature Films Best Film On Family Values | Medhpranav Babasaheb Powar | Happy Birthday Producer FTII |
| 57 | Non-Feature Films Best Short Fiction Film | Dr Suyash Shinde | Mayat |
| 58 | Non-Feature Films Best Animation Film | Abhishek Verma, Suresh Eriyat | The Fish Curry, The Basket |
| 59 | Non-Feature Films Best Investigative Film | Teenaa Kaur | 1984, When the sun didn’t rise |
| 60 | Non-Feature Films Best Exploration/Adventure Film | Producer: Films Division, Director: Indrani Chakrabarti | Ladakh Chale Richawala |
| 61 | Non-Feature Films Best Educational Film | Producer: RAHI Foundation, Director: Vaishali Sood | The Little Girl We Were and the Women We Are |
| 62 | Non-Feature Films Best Film On Social Issues | Producer: Films Division, Director: Satarupa Santra - Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra, Director: Juhi Bhatt | I am Bonnie, Veil Done |
| 63 | Non-Feature Films Best Environment Film Including Agriculture | Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra Director: Sesino Yhoshu | The Pangti Story |
| 64 | Non-Feature Films Best Promotional Film | Producer: Sanjay Gupta for Pro Art India, Director: Rajendra Janglay | Poetry on Fabric |
| 65 | Non-Feature Films Best Promotional Film | Producer: Madhu Chandra, Sudha Datta, Director: Debapriya Adhikary, Samanwaya Sarkar | Girija |
| 65 | Non-Feature Films Best Biographical/ Historical Reconstruction | Producer: Films Division Director: Biju Toppo, Producer: R C Suresh Director: Shiny Jacob Benjamin | Naachi se Baanchi, Sword of Liberty |
| 66 | Non-Feature Films Best Special Jury Award | Producer: Films Division Director: Prateek Vats Producer: @FTIIOfficial Director: Arun K | A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Monday |
| 67 | Non-Feature Films Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | Nithin R, Aneez K M | Name, Place, Animal, Thing, Slave Genesis |
| 68 | Non-Feature Films Best Debut Film Of A Director | Producer: Varun Shah, Director: Pia Shah | Water Baby |
| 69 | Non-Feature Films Best Debut Film Of A Director | Producer: Varun Shah, Director: Pia Shah | Water Baby |
References: MIB
