The 69th National Awards were announced a while ago with film lovers witnessing a complete domination of Telugu films. Tollywood films grabbed several awards with Icon Star Allu Arjun getting the honour of Best Actor (Male) for Pushpa. For the record, no Telugu actor has ever won this award in the 69 years of history of National Awards. Here are other award categories where Telugu film industry reigned supreme.
👉 Best Actor – AlluArjun
👉 Best Film (wholesome entertainment) – RRR
👉 Best Playback Singer (Male) – KaalaBhairava (Komurambheemudo)
👉 Best Music director – DSP (Pushpa) and Keeravani (RRR)
👉 Best lyrics – Kondapolam (Dham Dham Dham)
👉 Best Telugu Feature Film – Uppena
👉 Best Action Choreography – RRR
👉 Best Choreography – Prem Rakshith RRR (Naatu Naatu)
👉 Best Special Effects – RRR
The National Film Awards indeed turned into the Telugu Cinema Awards with a record haul for Tollywood this time around. Coming to other major awards, Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the award for Best Actress for the films Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect won the award for Best Feature Film.
Mythri Movie Makers, who produced Pushpa, shared a video of the joyous moments with Allu Arjun being flanked by his family, Sukumar, and producers. This is an incredible moment for the Telugu film industry with Tollywood celebrities pouring in their wishes already.
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