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=See also=
[[National Film Awards (India): 2014]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India) 2014, II: Other awards]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2015]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2016]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2017]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2021]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards, 2023]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2024]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2025 (for 2023 films)]] <br/>
[[National Film Awards (India): 2026 (for 2024 films)]] <br/>


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[https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2151537  ''Press Information Bureau'']


''' National Film Awards, 2023, Announced on 2 August 2025 '''


The winners of the 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 were announced today by the respective juries. This year, the awards saw 332 entries in the feature film category, 115 in non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics’ submissions.

12th Fail has been honoured with the Best Feature Film award at the 71st National Film Awards.

Flowering Man won the Best Non-Feature Film award, while God Vulture and Human was recognised as the Best Documentary. Both films earned their first National Film Award.

Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) have been awarded the Best Actor award. This is the first National Film Award of Sharukh Khan in his career.

Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Best Actress award for her powerful performance in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway. This is also her first-ever National Film Award.

Veteran actor Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar were awarded Best Supporting Actor.

The announcement was made by Shri Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film Jury Chairperson), Shri P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson), and Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Joint Secretary (Films). Ms. Mattu J. P. Singh, Director General, PIB, was also present on the occasion.

''' The complete list of the awardees is provided below ''' 

''' 71st National Film Awards, 2023 Best Writing on Cinema ''' 

'' Award for Best Film Critic: ''


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>Sr. No.<br> !! <br>Name of Critic<br> !! <br>Language<br> !! <br>Medal and Cash Prize<br>
|-
| <br>1.<br> || <br>Utpal Datta<br> || <br>Assamese<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/-<br>
|}

''' 71st National Film Awards, 2023 Non-Feature Films Section '''

{| class="wikitable"
! <br>S. No.<br> !! <br>Category of Award<br> !! <br>Title of the Film<br> !! <br>Awardee<br> !! <br>Medal &amp; Cash Prize<br>
|-
| <br>&nbsp;<br>1.<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Best Non-Feature Film&nbsp;<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Flowering Man<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Producer: Film and Television Institute of IndiaDirector: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>2.<br> || <br>Best Debut Film of A Director<br> || <br>Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw<br>(Mizo)<br> || <br>Director: Shilpika Bordoloi<br> || <br>Swarna&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>3.<br> || <br>Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film<br> || <br>Mo Bou, Mo Gaan<br>&nbsp;<br>(Odia)<br> || <br>Producer: Kicksy Wicksy Films<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RNV 1820 Films<br>Director: Subash Sahoo<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/-<br>(Shared)<br>
|-
| <br>Lentina Ao - A Light on the Eastern Horizon<br>(English)<br> || <br>Producer: NFDC<br>Director: Sanjib Parasar<br>
|-
| <br>4.<br> || <br>Best Arts / Culture Film<br> || <br>Timeless Tamil Nadu<br>(English)<br> || <br>Producer: Celebrities Management Private Limited<br>Director: Kamakhya Narayan Singh<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>5.<br> || <br>Best Documentary<br> || <br>God Vulture and Human<br>(English, Hindi &amp; Telugu)<br> || <br>Producer: Studio Lichi<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Rajesh Chandwani<br>Director: Rishiraj Agarwal<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>6.<br> || <br>Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values<br> || <br>The Silent Epidemic<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Producer: Cinema4good Pvt Ltd<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Raahgiri Foundation<br>Director: Akshat Gupta<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>7.<br> || <br>Best Short Film (Up to 30 Min)<br> || <br>Giddh The Scavenger<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Producer: Ellanar Films<br>Director: Manish Saini<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>8.<br> || <br>Best Direction<br> || <br>The First Film<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Director: Piyush Thakur<br> || <br>Swarna&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 3,00,000/-&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>9.<br> || <br>Best Cinematography<br> || <br>&nbsp;Little Wings<br>(Tamil)<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>&nbsp;Cinematographer: Saravanamaruthu<br>Soundarapandi &amp; Meenakshi Soman<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/-&nbsp; (shared)<br>
|-
| <br>10.<br> || <br>Best Sound Design<br> || <br>Dhundhgiri Ke Phool<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Sound Designer: Shubharun Sengupta<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/-&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>11.<br> || <br>Best Editing<br> || <br>Moving Focus<br>(English)<br> || <br>Editor: Niladri Roy<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/-&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>12.<br> || <br>Best Music Direction<br> || <br>&nbsp;The First Film<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Music Director: Pranil Desai<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs 2,00,000/-&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>13.<br> || <br>Best Narration/ Voice Over<br> || <br>The Sacred Jack - Exploring The Tree of Wishes<br>(English)<br> || <br>Narrator: Harikrishnan S<br> || <br>Rajat&nbsp; Kamal<br>Rs 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>14.<br> || <br>Best Script<br> || <br>Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know&hellip;<br>&nbsp;<br>(Kannada)<br> || <br>Script Writer: Chidananda Naik<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
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| <br>15.<br> || <br>Special Mention<br> || <br>Nekal - Chronicle of The Paddy Man<br>&nbsp;<br>(Malayalam)<br> || <br>Director &amp; Producer: M K Ramadas<br> || <br>Certificate (each)<br>
|-
| <br>The Sea And Seven Villages<br>&nbsp;<br>(Odia)<br> || <br>Producer: Kadambini Media Pvt. Ltd.<br>Director: Himansu Sekhar Khatua<br> || <br>Certificate (each)<br>
|}


''' 71st National Film Awards, 2023 Feature Films Section '''

{| class="wikitable"
! <br>S. No.<br> !! <br>Category of Award<br> !! <br>Title of&nbsp; The Film<br> !! <br>Awardee<br> !! <br>Medal &amp; Cash Prize<br>
|-
| <br>1.<br> || <br>Best Feature Film<br> || <br>12th Fail<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Producer: VC Films LLP<br>Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>2.<br> || <br>Best Debut Film of a Director<br> || <br>Aatmapamphlet<br>&nbsp;<br>(Marathi)<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Director: Ashish Bende<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>3.<br> || <br>Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment<br> || <br>Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Producer: Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd.<br>Director: Karan Johar<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>4.<br> || <br>Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values <br> || <br>Sam Bahadur<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Producer: Unilazer Ventures Private Limited<br>Director: Meghna Gulzar<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>5.<br> || <br>Best Children's Film<br> || <br>Naal 2<br>&nbsp;<br>(Marathi)<br> || <br>Producer: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aatpat Productions<br>Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>6.<br> || <br>Best Film in AVGC<br>(Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming &amp; Comic)<br> || <br>Hanu-Man<br>&nbsp;<br>(Telugu)<br> || <br>Producer: Primeshow Entertainment Pvt Ltd<br>Director: Prasanth Varma<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>Animator: Jetty Venkat Kumar<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>Rs. 3,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>VFX Supervisor:&nbsp; Jetty Venkat Kumar<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>7.<br> || <br>Best Direction<br> || <br>The Kerala Story (Hindi)<br> || <br>Director: Sudipto Sen<br> || <br>Swarna Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 3,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>8.<br> || <br>Best Actor in a Leading Role <br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Jawan<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Actor: Shah Rukh Khan<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>(Shared)<br>&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>12th Fail<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Actor: Vikrant Massey<br>
|-
| <br>9.<br> || <br>Best Actress in a Leading Role <br> || <br>Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Actress:&nbsp; Rani Mukerji<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>10.<br> || <br>Best Actor in a Supporting Role <br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Pookkaalam<br>&nbsp;<br>(Malayalam)<br> || <br>Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>(Shared)<br>
|-
| <br>Parking<br>&nbsp;<br>(Tamil)<br> || <br>Supporting Actor: Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar<br>
|-
| <br>11.<br> || <br>Best Actress in a Supporting Role <br> || <br>Ullozhukku<br>(Malayalam)<br> || <br>Supporting Actress: Urvashi<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)<br>
|-
| <br>Vash<br>(Gujarati)<br> || <br>Supporting Actress: Janki Bodiwala<br>
|-
| <br>12.<br> || <br>Best Child Artist<br> || <br>Gandhi Tatha Chettu<br>&nbsp;<br>(Telugu)<br> || <br>Child Artist: Sukriti Veni Bandreddi<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)<br>&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>Gypsy<br>&nbsp;<br>(Marathi)<br> || <br>Child Artist: Kabir Khandare<br>
|-
| <br>Naal 2<br>&nbsp;<br>(Marathi)<br> || <br>Child Artist: Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale &amp; Bhargav Jagtap<br>
|-
| <br>13.<br> || <br>Best Male Playback Singer<br> || <br>Baby (Premisthunna)<br>(Telugu)<br> || <br>Singer: PVN S Rohit<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>14.<br> || <br>Best Female Playback Singer<br> || <br>Jawan (Chaliya)<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Singer: Shilpa Rao<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>15.<br> || <br>Best Cinematography&nbsp;<br> || <br>The Kerala Story<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Cinematographer: Prasantanu Mohapatra<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>16.<br> || <br>Best Screenplay&nbsp;<br> || <br>Baby<br>&nbsp;<br>(Telugu)<br> || <br>Screenplay Writer (Original): Sai Rajesh Neelam<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)<br>
|-
| <br>Parking<br>&nbsp;<br>(Tamil)<br> || <br>Screenplay Writer (Original): Ramkumar Balakrishnan<br>&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Dialogue Writer: Deepak Kingrani<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>17.<br> || <br>Best Sound Design<br> || <br>Animal<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Sound Designer: Sachin Sudhakaran<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hariharan Muralidharan&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)<br>
|-
| <br>18.<br> || <br>Best Editing<br> || <br>Pookkaalam<br>(Malayalam)<br> || <br>Editor: Midhun Murali<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>19.<br> || <br>Best Production Design<br> || <br>2018-Everyone Is A Hero<br>(Malayalam)<br> || <br>Production Designer: Mohandas<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>20.<br> || <br>Best Costume Designer<br> || <br>Sam Bahadur<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, and Nidhhi Gambhir<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)<br>
|-
| <br>21.<br> || <br>Best Make-up<br> || <br>Sam Bahadur<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Make-up Artist: Shrikant Desai<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>22.<br> || <br>Best Music Direction<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Vaathi<br>&nbsp;<br>(Tamil)<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Music Director (Songs): G V Prakash Kumar<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>&nbsp;<br>Animal<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Music Director (Background Music): Harshavardhan Rameshwar<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>
|-
| <br>23.<br> || <br>Best Lyrics<br> || <br>Balagam (Ooru Palleturu)<br>&nbsp;<br>(Telugu)<br> || <br>Lyricist: Kasarla Shyam<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>24.<br> || <br>Best Choreography<br> || <br>Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dhindhora Baje Re)<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>Choreographer: Vaibhavi Merchant<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/-<br>&nbsp;<br>
|-
| <br>25.<br> || <br>Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography)<br> || <br>Hanu-Man (Telugu)<br> || <br>Stunt Choreographer: Nandu Prudhvi<br>
|}



{| class="wikitable"
! <br>Best Feature Film in each of the<br>language specified in the<br>Schedule VIII of the Constitution<br>
|-
| <br>26.<br> || <br>Best Assamese Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Rongatapu 1982<br> || <br>Producer: BRC Cine Production<br>&nbsp;<br>Director: Adityam Saikia<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>27.<br> || <br>Best Bengali Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Deep Fridge<br> || <br>Producer: Colors of Dream Entertainment<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Arjun Dutta<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>28.<br> || <br>Best Gujarati Film<br> || <br>Vash<br> || <br>Producer: Big Box Series Pvt Ltd<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K S Entertainment LLP<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Krishnadev Yagnik<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>29.<br> || <br>Best Hindi Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery<br> || <br>Producer: Netflix Entertainment Services Pvt. Ltd.<br>Balaji Telefilms Ltd<br>Sikhya Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.<br>&nbsp;<br>Director: Yashowardhan Mishra<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>30.<br> || <br>Best Kannada Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Kandeelu - The Ray of Hope<br> || <br>Producer: Swastik Entertainment<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; K Yashoda Prakash<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>31.<br> || <br>Best Malayalam Film&nbsp;<br> || <br>Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)<br> || <br>Producer: Unnilazer Ventures Pvt Ltd<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Macguffin Pictures<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Christo Tomy<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>32<br> || <br>Best Marathi Film<br> || <br>Shyamchi Aai<br> || <br>Producer: Amruta Films<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Sujay Sunil Dahake<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>33.<br> || <br>Best Odia Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Pushkara<br> || <br>Producer: Tarang Cine Productions<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Subhransu Das<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>34.<br> || <br>Best Punjabi Film<br> || <br>&nbsp;<br>Godday Godday Chaa<br> || <br>Producer: VH Entertainment<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zee Studios<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Vijay Kumar Arora<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>35.<br> || <br>Best Tamil Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Parking<br> || <br>Producer: Soldiers Factory<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Passion Studio<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Director: Ramkumar Balakrishnan<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>36.<br> || <br>Best Telugu Film<br>&nbsp;<br> || <br>Bhagavanth Kesari (I Don&rsquo;t Care)<br> || <br>Producer: Shine Screens (India) LLP<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Anil Ravipudi<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>Best Feature Film in each of the<br>Languages other than those specified in<br>Schedule VIII of the Constitution<br>
|-
| <br>37.<br> || <br>Best Garo Film<br> || <br>Rimdogittanga<br> || <br>Producer: Anna Films<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Uncombed Buddha<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joicy Studio<br>&nbsp;<br>Director: Dominic Megam Sangma<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>39.<br> || <br>Best Tai Phake Film<br> || <br>Pai Tang<br>Step Of Hope<br> || <br>Producer: Naba Kumar Bhuyan<br>&nbsp;<br>Director:&nbsp; Prabal Khaund<br> || <br>Rajat Kamal<br>&nbsp;<br>Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)<br>
|-
| <br>40.<br> || <br>Special Mention<br> || <br>Animal (Re-Recording Mixer)<br>&nbsp;<br>(Hindi)<br> || <br>M R Rajakrishnan<br> || <br>Certificate<br>
|}


''' 71st National Film Awards, 2023 Jury ''' 

''' FEATURE FILMS JURY ''' 


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>CENTRAL PANEL<br>
|-
| <br>S. No.<br> || <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Ashutosh Gowariker (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. M N Swamy (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Ms. Geeta M. Gurappa (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Dr. V N Aditya (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Aneesh Basu (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Paresh Vora (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Sushil Rajpal (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Vivek Pratap (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Pradeep Nair (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Maniram Singh (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Ms. Prakruti Mishra (Member)<br>
|}


''' Regional Jury '''


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>NORTH PANEL <br>
|-
| <br>S. No.<br> || <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Jose Antony Palackapillil (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Chethan Mundadi (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Niraj Kumar Mishra (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Pramod Kumar (Member)<br>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>EAST PANEL<br>
|-
| <br>S. No.<br> || <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Shivadhvaj Shetty (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Oinam Doren (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Sukumar Nandlal Jatania (Member)<br>
|-
| <br>5<br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Tushar Kanti Bandyopadhyay (Member)<br>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>WEST PANEL<br>
|-
| <br>S.No.<br> || <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Tushar Hiranandani (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Ms. Chirantana Bhatt (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Mandar Talauliker (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Praveen Morchhale (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Shiva ji Lotan Patil (Member)<br>
|}



{| class="wikitable"
! <br>SOUTH I PANEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
|-
| <br>S.No.<br> || <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande&nbsp; (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Manoj C D (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Ms. Aparnaa Singh (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Selvanarayanan I (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. S Rajasekharan (Member)<br>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
! <br>SOUTH II PANEL<br>
|-
| <br>S.No.<br> || <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Malay Ray (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Raghunandan B R (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Ms. Runa Bhutda (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Y K Gulavadi (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>&nbsp;Sh. Satish Varma Mandapati (Member)<br>
|}


''' NON-FEATURE FILMS JURY '''

{| class="wikitable"
! <br>S.No.<br> !! <br>Name of the Jury<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. P Sheshadri (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Ms. Pankaja Thakur (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Atul Gangwar (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Ms. Srishti Lakhera (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. K S Selvaraj (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Ms. Olivia Das (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Jaicheng Xai Dohutia (Member)<br>
|}

''' BEST WRITING ON CINEMA JURY '''

{| class="wikitable"
! <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> !! <br>Sh. Gopalkrishna Pai (Chairperson)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Ashok Palit (Member)<br>
|-
| <br><br>&nbsp;<br><br> || <br>Sh. Vinod Anupam (Member)<br>
|}

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