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title: " Mammootty Receives National Film Award for Best Actor; Malayalam Cinema Wins Five Honours"
english_title: " Mammootty Receives National Film Award for Best Actor; Malayalam Cinema Wins Five Honours"
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keywords: ["Mammootty", "National Film Awards", "Bramayugam", "Malayalam Cinema", "Vaikom Vijayalakshmi", "Ajayante Randam Moshanam"]
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#  Mammootty Receives National Film Award for Best Actor; Malayalam Cinema Wins Five Honours

> **Lead Summary:** **Ahmedabad: **Actor Mammootty received the National Film Award for Best Actor from President Droupadi Murmu for his performance as Kodumon Potti in the film Bramayugam. Malayalam cinema secured five honours, including awards for Best Female Playback Singer and Best Cinematography, at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony held for films released in 2024. The award ceremony was held at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, Gujarat.

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**Ahmedabad: **Actor Mammootty received the National Film Award for Best Actor from President Droupadi Murmu for his performance as Kodumon Potti in the film Bramayugam. Malayalam cinema secured five honours, including awards for Best Female Playback Singer and Best Cinematography, at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony held for films released in 2024. The award ceremony was held at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, Gujarat.

Mammootty received the Best Actor award amid applause from the audience, who stood up as he arrived on the stage. In Bramayugam, Mammootty portrayed Kodumon Potti in a villainous character that thrilled audiences. The report states that with Bramayugam, Mammootty has reached the record of Amitabh Bachchan.

> Vaikom Vijayalakshmi received the Best Female Playback Singer award for the song “Angu Vaana Konil” from Ajayante Randam Moshanam. She received a warm response from the audience, with the gathering giving her a big round of applause.

Shahnaad Jalal won the Best Cinematography award for Bramayugam. The producer and director of Feminichi Fathima received the award for Best Malayalam Film.In the Non-Feature category, the Malayalam documentary Bhadrakali Natakam received a Special Jury Mention. Tamil film Amaran and Hindi film Article 370 were also prominent among the award-winning films. Several films made on small budgets were also part of this year’s National Film Awards.

Malayalam filmmaker Jayaraj served as the chairman of the jury. The five honours won by Malayalam cinema included Mammootty’s Best Actor award, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi’s Best Female Playback Singer award, Shahnaad Jalal’s Best Cinematography award, and the recognition for Feminichi Fathima and Bhadrakali Natakam.

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