The winners of the 68th National Film Awards of India were revealed today in New Delhi. "Soorarai Pottru" won three awards, while "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" received two. Suriya and Ajay Devgn shared the Best actor award for their films "Soorarai Pottru" and "Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior".

Suriya won Best Actor for his portrayal of a founder of a commercial airline in the Tamil-language film "Soorarai Pottru," which also won Best Feature Film. Aparna Balamurali won best actress for her portrayal of his wife and business partner in the film. G.V. Prakash Kumar received the award for Best Music Director (background score), while Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara won the award for Best Screenplay.

Hindi-language historical epic "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" about a Maratha warrior, which also received the prize for most popular film offering wholesome entertainment. Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla won an award for the film's costume design.

Sachidanandan KR receives the best director award for the Malayalam film "AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum". 

Over 300 feature films and 150 non-feature films competed for the awards in 50 categories this year. The films are in 30 different languages.

The National Film Award is administered by the Government of India's Directorate of Film Festivals. Due to delays caused by Covid-19, this year's ceremony honored films from 2020 in multiple categories.

Here are the major winners:

Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru

Best Director: Sachy, Ayyappanum Koshiyum

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji

Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji

Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru

Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon, Ayyappanum Koshiyam

Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik

Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli, Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum

Best Screenplay: Soorarai Pottru, Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara