WINNERS OF NATIONAL FILM AWARDS(FOR THE YEAR 2007-2008)

WINNERS OF NATIONAL FILM AWARDS(FOR THE YEAR 2007-2008)

55th National Film Awards (for year 2007-2008) were announced on September 07, 2009. The Winner of the prestigious awards are:

Best Feature Film: KANCHIVARAM (Tamil)
Director: Priyadarsan
Producer: Percept Picture Company

Best Actor:Prakash Raj
Film:Kanchivaram(Tamil))

Best Actress:Uma Shree
Film:Gulabi Talkies (Kannada))

Best Film Award:Kanchivaram

Best Direction: Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Film:Naalu Pennungal(Malayalam)

Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a
Director
Film:FROZEN(Hindi)
Producer:ShivajeeChandrabhushan
Director : Shivajee Chandrabhushan

Best Child Actor: Sharad Goyekar (Marathi film Tingya)

Best Screenplay:Feroz Abbas Khan
Film:Gandhi My Father

Best Supporting Actor: Darshan Zariwala
Film: GANDHI MY FATHER(Hindi/English)

Best Supporting Actress: Shefali Shah

Film: THE LAST LEAR (English)

Special Jury mention: Gandhi My Father
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration:
Film:Dharm(Hindi)
Producer:Sheetal V Talwar
Director : Bhavna Talwar

Best Wholesome Entertainment: Chake De India(Hindi)
Producer:Aditya Chopra
Director : Shimit Amin

Best Family Welfare Film: Taare Zameen Par(Hindi)
Producer:Aamir Khan
Director : Aamir Khan

Best Film on Social Issues such as Prohibition, Women and Child Welfare, Anti dowry, Drug Abuse, Welfare of the handicapped etc.

ANTARDWANDWA(Hindi)
Producer:Sushil Rajpal
Director : Sushil Rajpal

Best Children’s Film :FOTO(Hindi)
Producer: Children’s Film Society, India
Director : Virendra Saini

Best Animation Film: INIMEY NAANGATHAAN ( Tamil)
Animator:S. VenkyBaboo
Producer:S. Sridevi
Director :S. Venky Baboo

Best Cinematography: Shanker Raman
Film:FROZEN(Hindi)

Best Music Direction:Ouseppachan
Film:ORE KADAL(Malayalam)

Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Male Playback Singer:Shankar Mahadevan for the song ‘Meri Maa’in the film “Taare Zameen Par” (Hindi)

Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
Film:JAB WE MET(Hindi)

Best Editing :B. Ajith Kumar
Film: Naalu Pennungal(Malayalam)

Best Art Direction: Sabu Cyril
Film: OM SHANTI OM(Hindi)

Best Make-up Artist :Pattnam Rasheed
Film:PARADESI(Malayalam)

Best Audiography :Kunal Sharma
Film:1971(Hindi) ‘

Best CostumeDesigner:Ruma Sengupta
Film:KRISHNA KANTER WILL(Bengali)