The announcement of the 72nd National Film Awards turned out to be a proud moment for the South Indian film industry. Several Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam movies bagged major honors in the categories.Among the biggest winners, ‘Article 370’ won the Best Feature Film award, while Yami Gautam was named Best Actress. Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan shared the Best Actor honors for ‘Bramayugam’ and ‘Chandu Champion’, respectively.‘Kalki 2898 AD’ won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, ‘Pushpa 2’ received the Best Screenplay award, ‘Amaran’ won several accolades, and ‘Committee Kurrollu’ was named the Best Telugu Film.
Jr NTR and Allu Arjun celebrate in Telugu cinema: achievement of:
Among the first celebrities to react was Jr NTR, who congratulated the winners and praised Telugu cinema’s impressive performance at this year’s awards.He wrote, “Heartiest congratulations to all the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards. Proud to see Telugu cinema shine on the national stage! Congratulations to @nagashwin7, @SwapnaDuttCh, #PriyankaDutt & the team of #Kalki2898AD… @aryasukku garushpa2 and the team of #CommitteeKurrollu… and the team of #35ChinnaKathaKaadu at win two awards each Also, heartiest wishes to #VenkyAtluri for winning the Best Dialogues award for #LuckyBaskhar..”Allu Arjun congratulated the acting award winners and praised many Telugu films and technicians for their achievements.He wrote, “Congratulations to all the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards. A big congratulations to @mammukka garu and @TheAaryanKartik on winning the Best Actor award, and to @yamigautam on winning the Best Actress award. Well worth it! Heartiest congratulations to my director @aryasukku garu for winning the Best Screenplay award for #Pushpa2, and to Deepali & Sheetal Sharma for Best Costume Design. Spl Congratulations to my cousin @IamNiharikaK and the #CommitteeKurrollu team for winning the Best Telugu Film, and to P. Ravi Kumar for Best Makeup.”The ‘Pushpa’ actor added, “Happy to see Telugu cinema shine with #Kalki2898AD winning Best Popular Film and Best Production Design, #VenkyAtluri garu receiving Best Dialogues for #LuckyBaskhar, #35ChinnaKathaKaadu winning Best Children’s Film and #ArundevPothula winning Best Child.” Congratulations once again to each winner. Here’s to celebrating the best of Indian cinema..”
Chiranjeevi applauded the award winners of the industries
Megastar Chiranjeevi also shared a detailed congratulatory message after the winners were announced. He praised Mammootty for winning his fourth Best Actor award. He posted, “My heartiest congratulations to every winner at the 72nd National Film Awards. Congratulations to #Sukumar for winning Best Screenplay for #Pushpa2. My dear @mammukka, heartiest congratulations on winning the Best Actor award for the fourth time. What an amazing achievement! Very proud of @IamNiharikaK and the entire #CommitteeKurrollu team for winning Best Telugu Film”He added, “A well deserved recognition for @NagAshwin7’s bold filmmaking vision with the award for Best Popular Film for #Kalki2898AD. Congratulations @VyjayanthiFilms Delighted to see #35Movie being honored as Best Children’s Film, with #ArunDev winning Best Child Artist.” Big congrats to #VenkyAtluri for bagging the Best Dialogues award for #LuckyBhaskar. Congratulations to @deepali_noor, @MrSheetalSharma, #PRaviKumar, #NitinZihaniChoudhary and every winner from every corner of our country. May Indian cinema continue to thrive, inspire generations, and make our country proud. #72ndNationalFilmAwards.”
Sivakarthikeyan and ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ team expressed gratitude
Actor Sivakarthikeyan is celebrating the success of ‘Amaran’. He congratulated the director Rajkumar Periasamy and the film’s technical team for their National Award wins.He wrote, “A proud day for our entire #Amaran family My heartiest congratulations to my beloved director @Rajkumar_KP for winning Best Director, @gvprakash for being honored for Best Music Direction (Background Score) & @kalaivananofl for receiving the award for Best Editing at the 72nd National Film Awards (2024)”“I also want to congratulate @sunpictures, @dhanushkraja, @SathyaJyothi, @ArunMatheswaran, #AnlArasu, @valentino_suren, @sachananamidass, #TSHariHaraSudhan & @edmondranson for winning the National Awards #72ndNationalFilmAwards,” concluded SK.The team behind ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ also thanked everyone after the film received the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment honour.They shared, “A DREAM. A JOURNEY. A celebration of CINEMA. Team #Kalki2898AD is extremely honored to receive the 72nd National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. #72ndNationalFilmAwards”
Varun Tej congratulations to the ‘Committee Kurrollu’ team
Actor Varun Tej also joined the celebrations with a special message for his cousin Niharika Konidela and the ‘Committee Kurrollu’ team.He wrote, “Nihaaaaaaa!! So proud and happy for you, @NiharikaKoffl! Congratulations on this amazing achievement and bringing home this glorious honour. Kudos to Director @yadhuvamsee41 and the entire team of #CommitteeKurrollu for bagging two National Awards, including the Regional Best Telugu Film Award. #LuckyBhaskar and #35Movie for their amazing win at the 72nd National Film Awards. You make Telugu cinema proud! Hearty congratulations to all the winners across Indian cinema on this well-deserved recognition.”