The 63rd National film Awards were presented to Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut in the best actor and actress category on today evening. The awards were presented by President Pranab Mukherjee while finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the function.

The winners of the 63rd National Film Awards are being honoured at a grand function in New Delhi on May 3. The winners of the National Film Awards list has already announced by the Directorate of Film Festivals on March 23. SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster movie Baahubali – The Beginning has won the Best Film award, while Krish’s Kanche bagged Best Regional film and Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut bagged the Best Actor awards for their performances in Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns respectively.

The president Pranab Mukherjee awarded the winners with the medal and prize money. While Rajamouli was awarded 2.5 Lakh prize money, Krish and Kanche film producer Y. Rajeev Reddy have received one lakh prize money for their stunning hard work and creative work.

Here is the complete winners’ list of 63rd National Film Awards:

Best Film: Baahubali – The Beginning

Best Special Effects: Baahubali – The Beginning

Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Bajirao Mastani

Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut – Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan – Piku

Best Supporting Actress: Tanvi Azmi – Bajirao Mastani

Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani – Visaranai

Best Child Artist: Gaurav Menon – Ben

Best Children’s Film: Duronto

Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Best Film on Social Issues – Nirnnayakam

Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal

Best Editing Award: Lt. TE Kishore – Visaranai

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of A Director: Neeraj Ghaywan – Masaan

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film On National Integration – Nanak Shah Fakir

Best Music Direction: M Jayachandran – Kaathirunnu Kaathirunnu – Ennu Ninte Moideen

Best Background Score: Ilaiyaraaja – Thaarai Thappattai

Best Female Playback Singer: Monali Thakur – Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Best Singer (Male): Mahesh Kale – Katyar Kaljat Ghusili

Best Makeup: Nanak Shah Fakir team

Best Jury Award: Kalki Koechlin – Margarita, with a Straw

Best Lyricists: Varun Grover – Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Best Choreography: Remo D’Souza – Deewani Mastani – Bajirao Mastani

Best Cinematography -Sudeep Chaterjee – Bajirao Mastani

Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Juhi Chaturvedi – Piku and Himanshu Sharm – Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Best Screenplay Dialogues: Juhi Chaturvedi – Piku and Himanshu Sharma – Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Special Mention: Ritika Singh – Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos)

Special Mention: Jayasurya – Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam and Lukka Chuppi

Special Mention: Rinku Rajguru – 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

With a mixed review being received by ‘Akhil,’ Akkineni Akhil is choosing films carefully rather relying on stardom. Now, Akhil is keen over director Krish and showing his interest to act under this versatile director.

Akhil, as we all know, has gained a huge popularity even before ‘Akhil’ released. Thanks to media publicity and Nagarjuna for elevating Akhil. Cashing upon the stardom that Nagarjuna has, Akhil simply gained as much following, in fact, more than his fathers. There could be many reasons behind it as he is very well known one, recognised for his charm and interest in cricket, has done few ads before debut film, etc.

Now, post ‘Akhil’ it is quite different for him. ‘Akhil’ which was expected of doing much, didn’t do what was expected. Even though the film received a mixed talk, Akhil is still a star hero and has the capacity of pulling off a blockbuster with ease, but he is careful now while choosing film.

Seems like he chose to act in a partly non-commercial film rather than a hero in a commercial film and most importantly in a film that will be a sure hit. To support these line rumours in Tollywood rose saying that Akhil will be doing a film under the direction of Krish.

Krrish’s latest flick was ‘Kanche’ starring Varun Tej. This film is a periodic Drama that revolves during WWII.

Shall wait and see whether Krish directs Akhil.

Megastar Chiranjeevi has praised the team of ‘Kanche’ for making a path-breaking commercial film. He did not call it an experimental film but a commercial cinema as the experimental subject has been told in a commercial manner.

Chiru praised the acting of Varun Tej, directorial capabilities of Krish and the dialogues written by Sai Madhav Burra.Chiru remembered some of the best lines in the film and congratulated Sai Madhav for the thoughtful dialogues.

‘when the regular films are being canned in more than 100 days, Krish has done a miracle by making the backdrop war film in just 55 days,’ said Chiru.

Krish was more than happy when Chiru praised him and the efforts of this team.

However, Kanche is getting mixed response from the fans and audience.

Srinivas Avasarala was seen in “Kanche” as co-soldier of Varun Tej. His role as Dasu in the film was proven worthy as the audience enjoyed the one-liners said by him.

He who is currently roped in for Trivikram’s “A..Aa,” has something to share while the shooting of “Kanche.” Kanche, which is a periodic drama that runs through the World War II has some dramatic war scenes involved.

For these war scenes, Varun Tej along with Srinivas has undergone a boot camp and physical training session for the role of the soldiers. After the training, the whole team went Georgia to shoot the war scenes. Here there was a huge amount of physical activity done by Srinivas like jumping, running, etc. In the process of performing the war scene, Srinivas broke his right hand.

Though met with an injury Srinivas managed to complete his part of acting and returned to India. Despite being injured while shooting for the film, Srinivas Avasarala is happy about the result “Kanche” yielded.

Kanche is gaining rave responses from critics as well the audience. The film is being well appreciated for its story and dialogues that make’s the audience think.

Srinivas Avasarala said that “Receiving good reports for Kanche. Here is what happened to shoot for it in Georgia. Broken at six places, two metal plates, and five screws. Glad all this was worth it.”

Mega Hero Varun Tej and directors Krish’s “Kanche” is all set to hit the theaters tomorrow on the occasion on Vijaya Dashami. This film got a U/A certificate. Let’s have a look at the highlights of this periodic drama.

Kanche Highlights:

Kanche film runs in the period of 1945 at the time of Second World War (WW2)

Krish is the director of this film. This is the fourth film of this versatile director and first after directing “Gabbar” in Hindi.

This is the first movie in India created the genre of World War Two.

Pragya Jaiswal is the lead heroine whereas “Chennai Express” fame Nikitin Dheer as anti.

Varun’s Tej name in the film is Dhupati Hari Babu and plays the character of a soldier.

Overall he plays, three characters in the film a college student, village guy, and the soldier.

Varun Tej and Srinivas Avasarala have done a boot camp and attended few physical training classes for their soldier’s characters.

Around 400 artists were used to shoot the war scenes in Georgia.

With such heavy script and story, “Kanche” was just shot in 50days.

Story and Screenplay are the main assets of this film.

Essentially this story was narrated to Ram Charan, but Krish dropped his idea and directed Varun Tej.

Varun Tej had only one day gap after completing Kanche and start acting for his next film.

On the last day of his dubbing, Varun dubbed for 18 straight hours and slept while reading dialogues.

Chirantan Bhatt has scored music for Kanche while Baba is the cinematographer.

Mega hero Varun Tej’s ‘Kanche’, a film based on Second World War, is slated for worldwide release on 22nd October. Director of the film, Krish, is currently busy interacting media to promote the film.

He has revealed in one of his interviews that the film based on Second World War will have only 12 minutes of war sequence. After watching Baahubali, audiences might expect huge and lengthy war sequences in ‘Kanche’.

However, the film is not a war story but a love story set in the backdrop of Second World War. Krish added that they used real weapons used in the war and picturized the film in the real locations of Georgia.

Pragya Jaiswal is the heroine in the movie. Bollywood composer Chirantan Bhatt scored the music for Kanche, and it is his first film in Telugu.

Mega hero Varun Tej’s debut film ‘Mukunda’ was released long back. His second film ‘Kanche’, which took so much time for completion, has hit postponement mode and is slated for release in the first week of November month.

As per sources, Varun’s third film ‘Loafer’ under the direction of Puri is being planned to release in December first week by releasing the Sunil Kashyap composed audio in November month.

In fact, Puri had already finished the shooting except some patch work but he delayed the remaining work so that ‘Kanche’ releases first.

‘Maa Amma Mahalakshmi’ is the title under consideration to rename ‘Loafer’.

Varun Tej pinned lots of hope on his next release movie Kanche, directed by Krish of Gamyam fame.