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The 72nd National Film Awards were presented on September 22, with President Droupadi Murmu honouring the winners at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat. The awards
recognised films certified in 2024 and celebrated achievements across feature films, non-feature films, and writing on cinema. While Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan have jointly won Best Actor and Yami Gautam has been named Best Actress, several other popular names and films have also taken home major honours. Along with the prestigious medals, National Film Award winners also receive a cash prize, with the amount depending on the category of the award.
How Much Cash Prize Will Best Actor Winners Get?
Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan have jointly won the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the 72nd National Film Awards. Mammootty has been honoured for Bramayugam, while Kartik has received the award for Chandu Champion. According to the official award details, the Best Actor winner receives a Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. Since the award is shared, both actors receive the honour and the prescribed cash prize.
Yami Gautam has won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Article 370. Like the Best Actor category, the Best Actress award carries a Rajat Kamal along with a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. This marks Yami's first National Film Award.
Cash Prize For Other National Award Winners
The official National Film Awards list states that awards carrying a Swarna Kamal generally come with Rs 3 lakh, while Rajat Kamal awards in the major feature film categories carry Rs 2 lakh.
Dhanush will receive Rs 2 lakh for Raayan, which has been named the Best Tamil Film at the 72nd National Film Awards. The film, which Dhanush directed, has won a Rajat Kamal along with a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh each for its producer and director. Dhanush also received a Special Mention for his performance in Captain Miller, but that honour comes with a certificate and no separate cash prize.
Dhanush also received a Special Mention for his performance in Captain Miller. However, unlike the winners of competitive categories, the Special Mention comes with a certificate and no cash prize.
Article 370 has won Best Feature Film. Its producers, Jio Studios and B62 Studios, along with director Aditya Suhas Jambhale, receive the Swarna Kamal and Rs 3 lakh each in the category. The film also won Best Actress for Yami Gautam and Best Music Direction for Songs for Shashwat Sachdev.
Rajkumar Periasamy, who directed Amaran, has won Best Direction. The category carries a Swarna Kamal and Rs 3 lakh. Randeep Hooda, meanwhile, has won Best Debut Film of a Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar and will also receive a Swarna Kamal and Rs 3 lakh.
Kalki 2898 AD has won Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The producer Vyjayanthi Movies and director Nag Ashwin Singireddy are listed as recipients, with the category carrying a Swarna Kamal and Rs 3 lakh each. The film has also won Best Production Design.
In the supporting acting categories, Sanjay Mishra has won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Bhakshak and will receive a Rajat Kamal along with Rs 2 lakh. Sachana Namidass and Ropashree Varkady have shared the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award for Maharaja and Mithya respectively. The category also carries Rs 2 lakh, with the award shared between the winners.
