National Awards for 'Kutty Srank', Amitabh, Rituparno

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Malayalam film 'Kutty Srank' has got the National Award for best film while Amitabh Bachchan bags his third National Award for his performance in 'Paa', it was announced here Wednesday.

Rituparno Ghosh gets the National Award for best director for the film 'Abohoman', filmmaker Ramesh Sippy told journalists while announcing the 57th National Film Awards. The film also got Ananya Chatterjee the best actress award.

The blockbuster hit '3 Idiots', starring Aamir Khan, has been declared the most popular film providing wholesome entertainment.

Amitabh Bachchan has earlier won National Awards for 'Agneepath' and 'Black'.

list of the winners:

Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan for Paa

Best Actress: Ananya Chatterjee for Abohoman (Bengali)

Best Supporting Actor - Farooque Shaikh for Lahore

Best Supporting Actress - Arundhati Nag for Paa

Best Music: Amit Trivedi for Dev D

Best Lyrics - Swanand Kirkire - Behi hawa sa tha woh (3 Idiots)

Special Jury Award: editor Sreekar Prasad

Best Special Effects: Kamal Kannan for Magadheera (Telugu)

Best Feature Film (Overall) - Kutty Srank (malayalam)

Best Feature Film (Bengali): Abohoman

Best Feature Film (Hindi): Paa

Best Feature Film (Marathi) - Natarang

Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - 3 Idiots
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