Marathi cinema over the years has always made it’s presence felt at the National film awards. Last year Marathi cinema bagged all the big prizes from best director to best film. This year though we have bagged less awards we have still made our presence felt.

Prasad Oak directorial ‘Kaccha Limbu’ has bagged the prestigious Best Marathi film award. Ravi Jadhav has expressed his happiness regarding the same through his social media handle & has also mentioned that his film was ignored completely at the State film awards! Nagraj Manjule has bagged his second national award for a short film for his film ‘Pavsacha Nibandh’, he was awarded Best Director (Short Film).

Nipun Dharmadhikari too was awarded in an important section. His first film ‘Dhappa’ (he made this film before Baapjanma) has bagged the Nargis Dutt award for best film on National Integration. Along with that Best children film went to Marathi film ‘Mhorkya’, the director of ‘Mhorkya’ Yashraj Karhade also got a special mention for his direction.

Best Editing award also went to a Marathi film called ‘Mrutyubhog’. Best Non-feature Short Film award went to ‘Mayat’ by Suyash Shinde & Best Promotional Film went to ‘Chanderimama’ by Rajendra Jangle.

We congratulate all the winners & we hope our films keep on winning National awards every year & the audiences too get to savour these films in theatres.

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61st National Film Awards were announced on April 16, in New Delhi. Here’s the complete list of winners.

Marathi National Award Winners :

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Fandry (Marathi)
• Best Child Artist : Somnath Avghade
• Best Supporting Actress : Amruta Subhash (Astu)
• Best Dialogue : Sumitra Bhave (Astu, Marathi)
• Best Playback Singer (Female) : Bela Shende (Tuhya Dharma Koncha, Marathi)
• Best Film on Social Issues : Tuhya Dharma Koncha, (Marathi)
• Special Jury Awards :Yellow (Marathi)

Complete List Of winners :

• Best Hindi Film : Jolly LLB
• Best Actor : Rajkummar Rao (Shahid, Hindi) , Suraj Venjaramoodu (Perariyathavar, Malayalam)
• Best Actress : Geetanjali Thapa (Liar’s Dice, Hindi)
• Best Feature Film : Ship Of Theseus
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
• Best Director : Hansal Mehta (Shahid)
• Best Supporting Actor : Saurabh Shukla (Jolly LLB)
• Best Supporting Actress : Amruta Subhash (Astu), Aida El Kashef (Ship Of Theseus)
• Best English Film : The Coffin Maker
• Best Location Sound Recordist : Nihar Ranjan Samal (Madras Cafe, Hindi)
• Best Sound Design : Bishwadeep Chatterjee (Madras Café, Hindi)
• Best Re-recordist Of The Final Mixed Track : D Yuvaraj (Swapaanam, Malayalam)
• Best Choreography : Ganesh Acharya (Maston Ka Jhund, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
• Best Songs : Kabir Suman (Jaatishwar)
• Best Background Score : Shantanu Moitra (Na Bangaaru Talli, Bengali
• Best Lyrics : Na. Muthukumar (Thanga Meengal, Tamil)
• Best Playback Singer (Male) :Rupankar Bagchi (Jaatishwar, Bengali)
• Best Playback Singer (Female) : Bela Shende (Tuhya Dharma Koncha, Marathi)
• Best Editing : V.J. Sabu Joseph (Vallinam, Tamil)
• Best Production Design : Ashim Ahluwalia, Tabsheer Zutshi, Parichit Paralkar (Miss Lovely, Hindi)
• Best Costume Designer : Sabarni Das (Jaatishwar, Bengali)
• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Fandry (Marathi)
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration : Thalaimuraigal (Tamil)
• Best Film on Social Issues : Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Perariyathavar (Malyalam)
• Best Children’s Film : Kaphal (Hindi)
• Best Non Feature Film: Rangbhoomi (Hindi)
• Best Non Feature Film on Social Issues : Gulabi Gang (Hindi, Bundelkhandi)
• Best Short Fiction (Non Feature) :Mandrake! Mandrake! (Hindi)
• Best Direction (Non Feature) : Chidiya Udh
• Best Environmental Film including Agriculture :Foresting Life (Hindi,Assamese)
• Special Jury Awards :Yellow (Marathi), Miss Lovely (Hindi)
• Best Cinematography : Rajeev Ravi (Liar’s Dice, Hindi)
• Best Original Screenplay : P. Sheshadri (December I, Kannada)
• Best Adapted Screenplay : Panchakshari (Prakruti, Kannada)
• Best Dialogue : Sumitra Bhave (Astu, Marathi)
• Best Special Effects : Jal (Hindi)
• Best Child Artist : Somnath Avghade & Sadhana

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Quick View For Marathi Winners  :

Best Director : Shivaji Lotan Patil for the film Dhag (Marathi)
Best Actor : Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi)
Best Actress : Usha Jadhav for Marathi film Dhag
Best Marathi Film : Investment
Best Music Direction For Songs : Shailender Barve For Samhita
Best Female Playback Singer: Samhita for ‘Palakein Naa Moon Don’ song from ‘Aarti Anklekartikekar’ (Marathi)
Special Mention : Hansraj Jagtap for ‘Dhag’ (Marathi),

60th National Film Awards (2013) -List of All Winners

Best Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar
Best Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil for the film Dhag (Marathi).
Best Actor: Irrfan for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi)
Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film Dhag
Best Supporting Actor : Annu Kapoor for Vicky Donor
Best Supporting Actress : Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor and Kalpana for ThanichallaNjan (Malyalam)
Best Child Artist : Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) and Minon for 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback Singer : Shankar Mahadevan for ‘Bolo Na’ song from Chittagong
Best Female Playback Singer : Samhita for ‘Palakein Naa Moon Don’ song from ‘Aarti Anklekartikekar’ (Marathi)
Best Screenplay Writer (Original) : Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani
Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for ‘Oh My God’
Best Dialogue : Anjali Menon for Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
Best Lyrics : Prasoon Joshi for ‘Chitrangadha'(Bengali), ‘Kahaani’, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Dekh Indian circus’ and ‘Talaash’ (Hindi)
Best Choreography : Birju Maharaj for ‘Vishwaroopam’ (Tamil)
Best Popular Film for wholesome entertainment : Vicky Donor (Hindi), Ustad (Malayalam)
Best Animation Film : Delhi Safari
Best Children’s Film : Dekh Indian Circus
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation : Black Forest (Malayalam)
Best Film on Social Issues : Spirit (Malayalam)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film On National Integration : ThanichallaNjan (Malyalam)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director : Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
Best Editing : Namrata Rao for Kahaani
Best Production Design: Boontawee ‘Thor’ Taweepasas and Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
Best Costume Design : Poornima Ramaswamy for Paradesi (Tamil)
Best Make-up Artist : Raja for Vazakkuenn (Tamil)
Special Jury Award : Rituparno Ghosh for Chitrangada (Bengali) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Talaash , Dekh Indian Circus
Best Special Effects : Eega (Telugu)
Best Sound Designer : Anirban Sengupta and Dipankar Chaki for Shabdo (Bengali)
Best Location Sound Recordist : Radhakrishnan S for AnnayumRasoolum (Malayalam)
Best Re-recordist of the final mixed track : Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair for Gangs of Wasseypur (Hindi)
Best Cinematography : Sudheer Palsane for KO:YAD (Mising)
Special Mention : Lal for Ozhirmuri (Malayalam), Parineeti Chopra for Ishaqzaad‘, H. G. Daatatreya for Bharath Stores (Kannada), Bishnu Khargoria for Baandhon (Assamese), Hansraj Jagtap for Dhag (Marathi), Tannishta Chatterjee for Dekh Indian Circus, Thilakan for Ustad Hotel
Best Assamese Film : Baandhon
Best Bengali Film : Shabdo
Best Gujarati Film : The Good Road
Best Hindi Film : Filmistan
Best Kannada Film : Bharath Stores
Best Malyalam Film : Celluloid
Best Manipuri Film : Leipaklei
Best Marathi Film : Investment
Best Punjabi Film : Nabar
Best Tamil Film : Vazakkuenn 18/9
Best Telugu Film : Eega
Best Urdu Film : Harud
Best English Film : Lessons Forgetting
Best Mising Film : KO:YAD

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Movie : Champions
Produced By : Aishwarya Narkar, Abhay Gadgil, Shrirang Godbole
Company/Studio : Aishwarya Arts n Vision, IME Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Directed By : Ramesh More
Written By : Ramesh More
Starring /Cast : Avinash Narkar, Aishwarya Narkar, Arun Nalawde, Uday Sabnis, Hridaynath Rane, Mrunal Chemburkar, Savita Goswami, Bhagyashree Pane, Rajesh Ambole, Ashok Parab,
Child Artist: Shantanu Ranganekar, Machindra Gadkar
Screenplay By : Ramesh More
Dialogeus : Ramesh More
Art – Samir Dabholkar
Make Up – Santosh Chari
Sound Design – Vijay Bhope
Stills – Swapnil Loke
Sound – Appa Tarkar
Background Score – Amol Bawdekar
Lab – Reliance Media Works
Titles – Milind Save
Production Manager – Ramesh Rokde
Finance Advisor – Suhas Joshi
Publicity Design – Raj Shinge
Chief Assistant Director – Dilip Asurdekar
Costumes and Production Designer – Yashashree More
Editor – Vasant Kubal
Director of Photography – Yogesh Jani
Release Date : 31st August 2012

Story :

This is a story of two little boys who are brothers and belong to an underprivileged part of the society, where there is a constant struggle to keep up with the basic needs of everyday living.

They live in a family where the mother and father, in spite of their daily struggle and short-comings strongly encourage their children to get education, and in response the children stand strong and worthy on their parents’ efforts and show a lot of enthusiasm towards their schooling.

The future of the boys looks very promising to the parents, who see the realization of their dreams in their child’s education. But unfortunately fate deals its own cards, where it presents the players very little options to win. The boys are put through tests by life by presenting them with unprecedented situations, challenges and storms. But the boys’ undaunted determination to acquire knowledge through schooling and achieving their goals makes them the CHAMPIONS of life.

Looking at the larger picture of many more similar children around, the situation demands strong attention. In the course of the story we also put some light on the problems of child labour and the education of street children.

According to surveys obtained, the number of students in Municipal schools is descending at an alarming rate. Statistics tells that only 40 to 50 students appear for SSC among the 100 students that take admission in the first grade.

Here is an inspiring story of the relentless efforts of the two brothers who turn up to be the CHAMPIONS of real life.

Champions Movie Posters/Photos : 

Promo Video/Official Trailer : 

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