68th National Film Awards: Complete List of Winners

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday conferred cinema veteran Asha Parekh with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and honoured other winners of the 68th National Film Awards.

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Ajay Devgn along with Suriya, was given the best actor honour for "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. Suriya was awarded for his performance in "Soorarai Pottru", the biggest winner of the National Film Awards this year.

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Devgn said he shared his win with all his fans. "Not counting the wins or the blessings, just feeling grateful for all of it. Most importantly, your love. I share this win with all of you," the actor, who also won the award as producer of "Tanhaji...", he said in an Instagram post.

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After receiving the award, Suriya called the win "special". "This honour means a lot... It's a very special and I'm happy that I got it for "Soorarai Pottru"," the actor told PTI.

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"Tanhaji..." bagged the two other awards-- best popular film providing wholesome entertainment and best costume design for Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla.

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The late Malayalam filmmaker Sachidanandan KR was posthumously awarded best director for "Ayyappanum Koshiyum". His wife received the award.

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The film also took home best supporting actor for Biju Menon, best action direction (stunt choreography) and best playback female singer for Nanchamma, a tribal folk singer, who received a standing ovation as she came on the stage to receive her award from the president.

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The award for best playback singer male was given to Rahul Deshpande for Marathi film "Mi Vasantrao".

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The best Hindi film prize went to "Toolsidas Junior", directed by Mridul Toolsidas. The Ashutosh Gowariker production, which was the last film appearance of late actor Rajiv Kapoor, also received a special jury mention for child actor Varun Buddhadev.

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