60th National film Awards : 'Paan Singh Tomar', 'Vicky Donor', Eega win big

Ahealthy mix of Bollywood, southern, Marathi and Bengali cinema took awaythe accolades at the 60th National Film Awards, announced in New Delhi on Monday. Movies with offbeat themes and unconventional treatment shone the brightest.

Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Paan Singh Tomar', about an athlete-turned-dacoit, won the best film. The much-versatile Irrfan was named the best actor for the same film, and he shared the title with actor Vikram Gokhale, who was honoured for the performance in Marathi film 'Anumati'.

The best actress honour went to Usha Jadhav forher performance in 'Dhag', also in Marathi. SS Rajamouli's "Eega', one of the most successful Telugu films of 2012, was awarded the best feature film in Telugu. The film also won the National Award for the special effects.

The prestigious awards for 2012 were announced by filmmakers Basu Chatterjee, Aruna Raje and Swapan Mullick. In the feature film category, a total of 38 films from 14 languages have been selected for the awards.

The list of winners: Best Hindi Feature Film: 'Paan Singh Tomar' Best Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil for 'Dhag' (Marathi) Best Actor: Irrfan Khan for 'Paan Singh Tomar' and Vikram Gokhale for 'Anumati' (Marathi) Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for 'Dhag' (Marathi) Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for 'Vicky Donor' and Kalpana for 'Thanichalla Njan' (Malayalam). Best Supporting Actor: Annu Kapoor for 'Vicky Donor' Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan for Bolo Na from 'Chittagong' Best Female Playback Singer: Samhita for Palakein Naa Moon Don from 'Aarti Anklekartikekar' (Marathi) Best Song: Bolo Na from 'Chittagong' Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for Bolo Na from 'Chittagong' Best Screenplay Writer (adapted): Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for 'Oh! My God' Best Dialogue: Anjali Menon for Ustad Hotel (Malayalam) Special Mention: Parineeti Chopra for 'Ishaqzaade' Best Telugu Film: 'Eega' Best Hindi Film: 'Filmistan' Best Investigative Film: 'Inshallah Kashmir' Best Child Artist: Master Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus' Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of A Director: 'Chittagong' (Hindi) and '101 Chodiyangal' (Malayalam) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: 'Vicky Donor' (Hindi) and 'Ustad Hotel' (Malayalam) Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: 'Thanichalla Njan' (Malayalam) Best Film on Social Issue: 'Spirit' (Malayalam) Best Film on Environment Conservation / Preservation: 'Black Forest' (Malayalam) Best Children's Film: 'Dekh Indian Circus' (Hindi) Best Animation Film: 'Delhi Safari' (Hindi) Best Cinematography: Sudhir Palsane for 'Ko: Yad' Best Editing: Namrata Rao for 'Kahaani' Best Production Design: Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas and Lalgudi N Ilayaraja for 'Vishwaroopam'(Tamil) Best Costume Designer: Poornima Ramaswamy for 'Paradesi' (Tamil) Best Makeup Artist: Raja for 'Vazakkuenn 18/9' (Tamil) Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Sujoy Ghosh for 'Kahaani' Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for 'OMG Oh! My God' Best Dialogues: Anjali Menon for 'Ustaad Hotel' (Malayalam) Best Special Effects: 'Eega' (Telugu) Best Choreographer: Pandit Birju Maharaj for 'Vishwaroopam' (Tamil) Best Assamese Film: 'Baandhon' Best Bengali Film: 'Shabdo' Best Gujarati Film: 'The Good Road' Best Kannada Film: 'Bharath Stores' Best Malayalam Film: 'Celluloid' Best Manipuri Film: 'Leipaklei' Best Marathi Film: 'Investment' Special Jury Award: Nawazuddin Siddiqui for 'Kahaani', 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' and 'Talaash' Special Award: Rituparno Ghosh for 'Chitrangada' Best Punjabi Film: 'Nabar' Best Tamil Film: 'Vazakkuenn 18/9' Best Urdu Film: 'Harud' Best English Film: 'Lessons in Forgetting'

- Agencies

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I am really grateful to the story that came my way. Film is not just a business; it has to have a passion. You have to enjoy the part. Connection with the part is important. - Irrfan Khan

I am very happy that 'Vicky Donor' has managed to win so much recognition at the National Awards. I credit my entire team for the film's success. To be recognised nationally is a great feeling - John Abraham, 'Vicky Donor' producer

Not only did Makuta create the fly and the principal animation for it, they also lit, rendered and composited the character along with all of its interacting elements, such as full interactive environments, digital set extensions and properties - Dasaradha R Gude, chairman, Makuta VFX