67th National Film Awards: Rajinikanth receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Superstar Rajinikanth on Monday received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at 67th National Film Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
New Delhi: Superstar Rajinikanth on Monday received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at 67th National Film Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Kangana Ranaut received the Best Actress award for "Manikarnika" and "Panga". Dhanush and Manoj Bajpayee receive the Best Actor award for "Asuran" and "Bhonsle" respectively.
Singers B Praak and Savani Ravindra receives the award in the 'Best Male Playback Singer' (for “Teri Mitti”) and 'Best Female Playback Singer' (for “Raan Petala”) categories respectively.
Sikkim has bagged the award for being Most Film Friendly State. Savani Ravindra has won Best Female Playback Singer for her song Raan Petala from the Marathi movie Bardo. Gireesh Gangadharan has been awarded Best Cinematography for the Malayalam film Jallikkettu.
The Jury for the 67th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2019 on 22 October. Ahead of the announcement, the Chairperson and other Jury members called on the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar and presented him with the selections for the Awards.
The Jury comprised of eminent film makers and film personalities from across the Indian cine-world. The awards were announced by Shri N. Chandra, Chairman, Central Panel, Shri Arun Chaddha, Chairman, Non Feature Films Jury, Shri Shaji N Karun, Chairman, Most Film Friendly State Jury and Shri Saibal Chatterjee, Chairman Best Writing on Cinema Jury.
