58th National Awards Winners 2011

Just a little while ago, The 58th National Film Awards have been announced and Dhanush has been honored with the Best Actor Award for his role in the film ‘Aadukalam’.  It is not only limited to Dhanush, Director Vetrimaran also bagged National Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Best Choreography is Dhinesh Kumar, Best Editor Kishore.te. Aadukalam turned out to be stupendous success and has grossed almost 16 Crores at the box office.

Saranya Ponvannan wins National award for Thenmerku Paruvakatru. The best Tamil film was given to Thenmerku Paruvakatre while Best Supporting Actor was Thambi Ramaiyah (Mynaa) and Best Lyricist is Vairamuthu (Thenmerku Paruvakatre), Best Supporting Actress is Sukumari, Finally, Aadukalam sweeps a total of six National Awards.

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Endhiran also bagged award for Best Special Effects and Best production design.

Meanwhile, Versatile Prakash Raj has won National Award for the fifth time. His film Puttakkana Highway was given the Best Regional Film in Kannada. Apart from acting in the film, Prakash Raj also produced the film.

K Balachander who has been conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema.

Our heartfelt congratulations to all the National Award Winners!

58th National Awards 2011 Winners: 

Best film: Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu
Best direction - Arunima Sharma
Special jury award - Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein
Best educational film - Advaitam
Best Art & culture film - Leaving Home
Dabangg wins award for wholesome entertainment
Malayalam actor wins best actor
Best non-feature film: The Germ
Best actor award to Dhanush and Salim Kumar
Best actress award shared by Mitalee Jagtap and Saranya
Best male singer - Suresh Wadkar
Best Female Singer - Rekha Bhardwaj for Ishqiya
Best music director (songs) - Vishal Bhardwaj for Ishqiya
Ishqiya gets Best Audiography Award
Best English film - Memories in March
Best Hindi film - Do Dooni Chaar
Best special effects - Enthiran, Robot