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Shah Rukh Khan and HanuMan win big at National Awards
Updated : Aug 1, 2025
Shah Rukh Khan did not win the National Award as Best Actor for long and his fans do complain about it. Now, he won National Award for his performance in Jawan and he is sharing it with Vikrant Massey. Rani Mukherji won best actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani won Popular Film award.
12th Fail won best feature film. For Telugu Cinema, Nandamuri Balakrishna's Bhagavanth Kesari won Best Telugu Film and Baby won best screenplay, Best playback singer awards. Rohit won the award for his impeccable soulful singing. NBK's Bhagavanth Kesari attracted praises for its women empowerment theme and strong message.
HanuMan won two National Awards as Best Animation, Visual Effects, Comic and Gaming film and Action Direction. The movie made on limited budget thrilled audiences with its visual effecrs and superhero theme, hence it became a Pan-India blockbuster. Prashant Varma made entire Nation look towards Telugu Cinema with his vision.
Even Harshavardhan Rameshwar won Naitonal Award for Best Background Score for Animal and GV Prakash Kumar won Best Music (Songs) for Vaathi/ Sir.
Here is a comprehensive list of the winners across various categories:
Feature Films
Best Feature Film: 12th Fail
Best Director: Sudipto Sen (The Kerala Story)
Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
Best Actress: Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway)
Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan (Pookkalam) and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking)
Best Supporting Actress: Urvashi (Ullozhukku) and Janki Bodiwala (Vash)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Best Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur
Best Children's Film: Naal 2 (Marathi)
Best Debut Film of a Director: Ashish Avinash Bende (Aatmapamphlet)
Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic): Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Best Action Direction: Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Best Cinematography: Prasantanu Mohapatra (The Kerala Story)
Best Music Direction (Songs): G. V. Prakash Kumar (Vaathi)
Best Music Direction (Background Score): Harshavardhan Rameshwar (Animal)
Best Male Playback Singer: P. V. N. S. Rohit (Baby)
Best Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao (Jawan)
Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam (Balagam)
Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
Best Tamil Film: Parking
Best Malayalam Film: Ullozhukku
Best Kannada Film: Kandeelu: The Ray of Hope
Best Gujarati Film: Vash
Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
Best Odia Film: Pushkara
Best Assamese Film: Rongatapu 1982
Non-Feature Films
Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man (Hindi)
Best Documentary Film: God Vulture and Human
Best Short Film: Giddh The Scavenger (Hindi)
Best Writing on Cinema
Best Film Critic: Utpal Datta (Assamese)