58th National Film Awards
58th National Film Awards for 2010
The 58th National Film Awards for 2010 were announced in May 2011 and given away by the President of India on 09 Sep 2011.
The highest award in India Cinema – Dadasaheb Phalke Award was given to Shri. K. Balachander
| # | Name of the Award | Name of the Film and Awardee | Medal and Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Best Feature Film | Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam) Producer : Salim Ahmed Director: Salim Ahmed |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,50,000/- each |
| 2. | Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) Producer: Nita Jadhav Director Rajesh Pinjani |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,25,000/- each |
| 3. | Award for Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment | Dabangg (Hindi) Producer: Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan and Dhilin Mehta Director: Abhinav Singh Kashyap |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- each |
| 4. | Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Moner Manush (Bengali) Producer: Gautam Kundu Director: Gautam Ghose |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/- each |
| 5. | Best Film on Social Issues | Champions (Marathi) Producer: Aishwarya Narkar Director: Ramesh More |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/- each |
| 6. | Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Bettada Jeeva (Kannada) Producer: Basant Kumar Patil Director: P. Sheshadri |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/- each |
| 7. | Best Children's Film | Hejjegalu (Kannada) Producer: Basant Kumar Patil Director: PR Ramadas Naidu |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,50,000/- each |
| 8. | Best Direction | Aadukalam (Tamil) Vetrimaran |
Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,50,000/- |
| 9. | Best Actor | Dhanush for Aadukalam (Tamil) Salim Kumar for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam) |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000 sharing |
| 10. | Best Actress | Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil) |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- |
| 11. | Best Child Artist | 1. Harsh Mayar for I am Kalam (Hindi) 2. Shantanu Ranganekar and 3. Machindra Gadkar for Champions (Marathi) 4. Vivek Chabukswar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) |
Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- sharing |
| 12. | Best Music Direction | Vishal Bhardwaj for Ishqiya (Hindi) Issak Thomas Kottakapally for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam) |
Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/- each |
Summary
The film ‘Aadukalam’ has won 6 Awards in various categories:
- Best Director to Vetri Maaran
- Best Actor to K.Dhanush
- Best Screenplay (Original) to Vetri Maaran
- Best Editing to T.E Kishore
- Best Choreography to V.Dinesh Kumar
- Special Mention to V.I.S Jayapalan, who is a Sri Lankan actor
The film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ has won 4 Awards:
- Best Feature Film
- Best Actor to Salim Kumar
- Best Cinematography to Madhu Ambat
- Best Music direction to Issac Thomas Kottukapally
The film ‘Ishqiya’ has won 4 Awards:
- Best Audiography – Location Sound Recordist to Kaamod Kharade
- Best Audiography – Re-recordist of the final mixed track to Debajit Changmai
- Best Music Direction – Music Director to Vishal Bhardwaj
- Best Female Playback Singer – to Rekha Bhardwaj