Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the 67th National Film awards on October 25, 2021.

Highlights

• Presentation ceremony of the 67th National Film Awards was held at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on Monday. 
• 51^st Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred to actor Rajinikanth.
• Manoj Bajpayee, Kangana Ranaut and Dhanush were conferred with acting honours.
• Best Feature Film award was given to Priyadarshan’s Malayalam period epic named ‘Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea’.
• Best Hindi Film Award was presented to Chhichhore movie, starring the late Sushant Singh Rajput.

About 67^th National Film awards

67th National Film awards were announced in March 2021 however, they were honoured the best in cinema in the year 2019. Awards were postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic.

It is the most prominent film award ceremony, held in India. It was established in the year 1954. It has been administered since 1973, along with Indian Panorama and International Film Festival of India by the Directorate of Film Festivals of Indian government.