The 68th National Film Award winners were announced on Friday in New Delhi. Considering the Covid-related delays, this year’s ceremony honoured films from several categories from the year 2020.
Established in 1954, the prestigious awards are administered by the Government of India’s Directorate of Film Festivals. A 10-member jury, led by director-producer Vipul Shah, met Union Minister Anurag Thakur earlier in the day to submit the report on 68th National Film Awards. This year, over 300 feature films and 150 non-feature films from 50 categories, with over 30 languages were competing for the prizes.
Tamil film "Soorarai Pottru" won the National Award