72nd National Film Awards: Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 Misses Acting Honour, Sukumar Wins Big Among Telugu Winners
The 72nd National Film Awards, honouring films released in 2024, have been announced. While there was strong speculation that Allu Arjun could create history with another National Award for Pushpa 2: The Rule, that moment did not arrive this year.
However, the film still made its presence felt at the prestigious awards. Director Sukumar won the National Award for Best Screenplay (Original) for Pushpa 2, adding another major achievement to the film’s successful run.
Several Telugu films received recognition across different categories, with Kalki 2898 AD, Committee Kurrollu, 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu and Lucky Baskhar among the major winners.
Telugu Winners at 72nd National Film Awards
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD
Best Screenplay (Original): Sukumar for Pushpa 2
Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu
Best Children’s Film: 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu
Best Makeup Artist: P. Ravi Kumar for Committee Kurrollu
Best Costume Designer: Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma for Pushpa 2
Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani Chaudhary for Kalki 2898 AD
Best Dialogues: Venky Atluri for Lucky Baskhar
Best Child Artist: Arundev Pothula for 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu
Other Major Winners
Best Feature Film: Article 370
Best Direction: Rajkumar Periasamy for Amaran
Best Actor: Karthik Aaryan for Chandu Champion and Mammootty for Bramayugam
Best Actress: Yami Gautam for Article 370
Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra for Bhakshak
Best Supporting Actress: Rupasree for Mithya and Sanchana Namidas for Maharaja
Best Music Direction: Sashwath Sachdev for Article 370
Best Background Music: G.V. Prakash Kumar for Amaran
Best Editing: R. Kalaivannan for Amaran
Best Sound Design: Manas Chaudhary for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Cinematography: Shehnad for Bramayugam
Best Stunt Choreography: Anl Arasu for Maharaja
Best Dance Choreography: Vijay Ganguly for “Aaj Ki Raat” from Stree 2
The awards once again highlighted the diversity of Indian cinema, with films from multiple languages earning recognition. For Telugu cinema, while Allu Arjun’s expected second National Award did not materialise, Pushpa 2 and other Telugu productions secured important wins across creative categories.
