Pelli Chupulu, Janatha Garage, Satamanam Bhavathi Bag National Awards 

New Delhi: Versatile actor Akshay Kumar and Surabhi Lakshmi have been adjudged the best actors by the 64th National Film Awards 2017 jury in New Delhi on Friday.

The jury of the 64th National Film Awards headed by director Priyadarshan announced the awards at a press conference held at National Media Centre in New Delhi. Filmmaker Priyadarshan is the chairperson of the jury in feature films category, while nationally acclaimed cinematographer and writer Raju Misra was the chairperson in non-feature category.

Feature Films awards

Best Debut Film of A Director - Deep Chaudari (Alifa)

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Sathamanam Bhavathi

Best stunt choreoraphy - Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)

Best Children's Film - Dhanak (Hindi)

Best Film on social issue - Pink

Best Direction - Rajesh (Ventilator)

Best Actor - Akhay Kumar (Rustom)

Best Actress - Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)

Best Supporting Actress - Zaira Wasim (Dangal)

Best Child Artist - Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children)

Best Male Playback Singer - Sundara Iyer (Joker)

Best Female Playback Singer - Thume jaake

Best Screenplay (original) - Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaram)

Best Screenplay (adapted) - Sanjay Krishnaji patel (Dashakriya)

Best Editing - Rameshwar Ventilator

Sound designer - Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookunna Neram)

Best production design - 24

Best Costume Designer - Sachin (Marathi film)

Best Environmental film including agriculture - The Tiger who crossed the line

Best Make-up Artist - MK Ramakrishna

Best Music Direction - Babu Padmanabha (Kannada - ALama)

Special Mention - Kadvi Hawa

Mukthi bhava (Hindi)

Majirathi Keki (Assamese)

Neerja - Sonam Kapoor

Special Jury award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol

Best feature films in regional languages

Madipur (Tulu)

Joker (Tamil)

Wrongside Raju Gujarati

Pelli Chupulu (Telugu)

Dashakriya (Marathi)

Bisarjan' (Bengali)

Maheshinte Prathikaram (Malayalam)

Ke Sara Sara (Konkini)

Reservation (Kannada)

Neerja (Hindi)

Best non-feature film - Fireflies in the Abyss

Best Educational Film - The Waterfall

Best Short Fiction - Aaba

Non feature film categories

Eyes of Darker

Out of 33 books submitted, the best film critic award goes to G. Dhananjayan.

Best book on cinema - Lata Surgatha

Uttar Pradesh has been declared as the film friendly state in India.

Special mention goes to the state of Jharkhand.

Tollywood director Krish is the jury member for film friendly award.

The jury considered 344 films from 26 languages for the feature films category of awards.