67th National Awards: Kangana, Manoj Bajpayee, Dhanush win acting honours

New Delhi, March 22 : Kangana Ranaut was declared Best Actress for her performances in the Hindi films Manikarnika and Panga at the 67th National Film Awards that were announced in the city on Monday.

Manoj Bajpayee, for the Hindi film Bhonsle, and Dhanush, for his role in the Tamil film Asuran, were jointly declared Best Actor.

In a year heavily dominated by Hindi films, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan won the Best Direction award for Bahattar Hoorain.The Best Feature Film award went to Priyadarshans lavish Malayalam historical drama, Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham.The 67th edition of the awards were organised by Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The ceremony was scheduled to be held in May 2020 but had to be postponed owing to the Covid pandemic.Here is the complete list of winners:FEATURE FILMSBest Feature Film: Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham (Malayalam)Best Direction: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Bahattar Hoorain)Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut (Manikarnika, Panga)Best Actor: Manoj Bajpayee (Bhonsle) and Dhanush (Asuran)Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi (The Tashkent Files)Best Supporting Actor: Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe)Best Childrens Film: Kastoori (Hindi)Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Director: Helen (Malayalam)Special Mention: Biryani (Malayalam), Jonaki Porua (Assamese), Lata Bhagwan Kare (Marathi), Picasso (Marathi)Best Hindi Film: ChhichhoreBest Bengali Film: GumnaamiBest Tulu Film: PingaraBest Paniya Film: KenjiraBest Mishing Film: Anu RuwadBest Khasi Film: LewduhBest Haryanvi Film: Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi HotiBest Chattisgarhi Film: Bhulan The MazeBest Telugu Film: JerseyBest Tamil Film: Asuran Best Punjabi Film: Rab Da Radio 2Best Odiya Film: Sala Budhar Badla and Kalira AtitaBest Manipuri Film: Eigi KonaBest Malayalam Film: Kalla NottamBest Marathi Film: BardoBest Konkani Film: KaajroBest Kannada Film: AkshiBest Assamese Film: Ronuwa: Who Never SurrenderBest Lyrics: Kolaambi Best Music Direction (Songs): Viswasam Best Music Direction: Jyeshthoputro Best Playback Singer (Female): Savani Ravindra (Bardo) Best Male PLayback Singer: B.