Tollywood News Desk – Today the 70th National Film Awards were announced. South films dominated the awards for the 2022 films. The film that has won the Best Film Award this year is the Malayalam film Attam which means drama. This film is directed by Anand Ekarshi. At the same time, Rishab Shetty has received the Best Actor Award for the South film Kantara.

Kantara also won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. While the Best Actor has come from Kannada, the Best Actress award has also been given to a Tamil actress. Nithya Menon has received this award for the film Thiruchitrambalam. This film also received the award for Best Choreography. Kannada film KGF Chapter 2 also showed its magic at the National Film Awards, KGF 2 received the award for Best Kannada Film and Best Action Director. Both these films are from Hombale Films. Kannada film Ranga Vibhog has also received the National Award for Best Culture Film. The film that won the National Award for Best Editing is also a Kannada film. Suresh Urs won this award for the Kannada film Madhyantar. Read the full list here
Yash congratulates for Kantara
Yash celebrated the win on social media. He expressed his pride and gratitude for his team and also congratulated other Kannada film stars. Sharing the post, Yash wrote, “Heartiest congratulations to all the National Award winners. Special thanks to our very own Rishab Shetty. Prashanth Neel and the entire Hombale Films team have got the right recognition for Kantara and KGF2. And for many more heights. This is truly Kannada cinema's shining moment on the national stage!”
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