The 68th National Film Awards announcement took place today in New Delhi. It is organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

While the Telugu film Colour photo achieved Best Film (Telugu) award, the small film Natyam featuring the famous dancer Sandhya Raju achieved two national awards under Choreographer and Make Up Artist Category.

Coming to the other awards bagged by our Tollywood movies, here is the list.

Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo

Best Music Direction (Songs): Thaman S For Aala Vaikuntapuramulo

Best Choreography: Sandhya Raju For Natyam

Best Make-up Artist : TV Rambabu For Natyam

Congratulating all the winners and jury members, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said, “I want to congratulate all the jury members and all those people whose work was reviewed and would like to congratulate those recipients who will be awarded the National Film Awards. A word of appreciation for everyone who has done an outstanding job.”