Best feature film award has been given to ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ and the Best Non-Feature Film has been bagged by ‘Ek Tha Gaon’ directed by Srishti Lakhera. ‘The Kashmir Files’ was feted with the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, while ‘RRR’ bagged the Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Allu Arjun has won the award for Best Actor for his stellar performance in the movie Pushpa (The Rise Part I) while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon became joint winners of Best Actress Award for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Mimi’, respectively.

'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' wins Best Feature Film at 69th National Film Awards
R. Madhavan’s directorial debut  'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' on Thursday was named as the Best Feature Film at the 69th National Film Awards.

With 280 films across 28 languages were in competition for various awards, the event was held by the jury at the National Media Centre in the national capital.  

‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, which released in 2022, is a biographical drama and stars Madhavan in the pivotal role.

The film is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, played by Madhavan, a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation, who was accused in the ISRO espionage case and later exonerated. The story spans across Narayanan's days as a graduate student at Princeton University, before exploring his work as a scientist and the false espionage charges placed upon him.

Actor Pankaj Tripathi bagged the Best Supporting Actor for 'Mimi' and Pallavi Joshi won the Best Supporting Actress  for 'The Kashmir Files' which also won the Nargis Dutt award for Best Film on national integration. Jr NTR and Ram Charan’s ‘RRR’ won the Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.