After months of anticipation, the grand ceremony of India’s 72nd National Film Awards was held in Kevadia, Gujarat.

The awards were presented to the winners by Indian President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held near the Statue of Unity on Tuesday (September 22).

Breaking with a long-standing tradition, the main National Film Awards ceremony was held outside New Delhi this year. The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards were announced on July 18. Alongside Bollywood, several South Indian and regional-language films received major recognition this year.

Karthik Aaryan and Mammootty jointly won the Best Actor award. Karthik was recognized for his performance in Chandu Champion, while Mammootty received the honour for Brahmayugam.

Yami Gautam won the Best Actress award for her performance in Article 370. The film also won the Best Feature Film award.

Regional cinema also featured prominently among this year’s winners. Chalchitra Ekhon won Best Bengali Film, while Srikanth was named Best Hindi Film. Raayan won Best Tamil Film, Jwhifool Best Assamese Film, Committee Kurrollu Best Telugu Film, Feminichi Fathima Best Malayalam Film and Mithya Best Kannada Film.

Several films took home multiple awards. Article 370 and Amaran won three awards each.

Meanwhile, Pushpa 2, Kalki 2898 AD, Maharaja, Captain Miller, Brahmayugam, Mithya and Committee Kurrollu received two awards each.

Rajkumar Periasamy was named Best Director for Amaran. Sukumar won the Best Screenplay award for Pushpa 2, while Shahnad Jalal received the Best Cinematography award for Brahmayugam. Kalki 2898 AD won the award for Best Production Design.