National Awards 2016 Winners
The complete list of National Award Winners of 2015 – 2016:
- Best Film: Baahubali – The Beginning
- Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for “Bajirao Mastani”
- Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”
- Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for “Piku”
- Best Supporting Actress: Tanvi Azmi for Bajirao Mastani
- Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani forVisaranai
- Best Child Artist: Gaurav Menon from the film “Ben”
- Best Children’s Film: Duronto
- Best Film on Social Issues – Nirnayakam
- Best Editing Award: Lt. TE Kishore for Visaranai
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of A Director: Neeraj Ghaywan for Masaan
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film On National Integration – Nanak Shah Fakir
- Best Music Direction: M Jayachandran for Song Kaathirunnu Kaathirunnu for The Film Ennu Ninte Moideen
- Best Music Direction: Background Score Ilaiyaraaja For The Film Thaarai Thappattai
- Best Female Playback Singer: Monali Thakur for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage
- Best Makeup: Nank Shah Fakir team
- Best Jury Award: Kalki Koechlin for Margarita, with a Straw
- Best Lyricists: Varun Grover for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from Dum Laga Ke Haisha
- Best Choreography: Remo D’Souza for Deewani Mastani song from Bajirao Mastani
- Best Cinematography -Sudeep Chaterjee for Bajirao Mastani
- Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Juhi Chaturvedi for “Piku” and Himanshu Sharm for “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”
- Best Screenplay Dialogues: Juhi Chaturvedi for “Piku” and Himanshu Sharma for “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”
- Special Mention – Ritika Singh for Irudhi Suttru
- Special Mention – Jayasurya for Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam & Lukka Chuppi
- Special Mention – Rinku Rajguru For The Film Sairat
- Best Film Friendly State Award: Gujarat
- Best Film Friendly State Award: Special mention to Uttar Pradesh and Kerala
- Best Assamese Film – Kothanodi
- Best Bengali Film – Shankhachil
- Best Hindi Film: Dum Laga Ke Haisha
- Best Kannada Film – Thithi
- Best Konkani Film: Enemy
- Best Malayalam Film – Pathemari
- Best Marathi Film – Ringan
- Best Odiya Film: Pahada Ra Luha
- Best Tamil Film: Visaaranai
- Best Mizo Film – Kima’s Lode Beyond The Class
- Best Sanskrit Film -Priyamanasam
- Best Maithili Film -Mithila Makhaan
- Best Telugu Film -Kanche
- Best Manipuri Film -Eibusu Yaohanbiyu
- Best Wancho Film: The Head Hunter
- Best Bodo Film: Dau Huduni Methai
- Best Haryanvi Film: Satrangi
- Best Khasi Film: Onaatah
- Best Non Feature Film: Amdavad Ma Famous
- Best Art Cultural Film: A Far Afternoon – A Painted Saga
- Best Biographical: Life in a Metaphor
- Best Short Fiction Film: Aushad
- Best Music: ‘A Far Afternoon’ (Non feature)
- Best Special Effects: Baahubali – The Beginning