The highly anticipated 70th National Film Awards results have been announced. As speculated earlier, Rishab Shetty wins the Best Actor award, for his performance in the blockbuster movie, Kantara. It is a tie for the Best Actress award this time, with two talented artists winning the honor. Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh jointly won the National Film Award for Best Actress, for their performances in Thiruchitrambalam and Kutch Express, respectively.

Nithya Menen wins the National Film Award for Best Actress

The multi-faceted talent, who has been active in almost every prominent Indian film industry, has now won her first-ever National Film Award. Nithya Menen won the Best Actress trophy at the 70th National Film Awards, for her heartwarming performance as Shobana, a young woman who chooses friendship over unrequited love, in the Tamil blockbuster Thiruchitrambalam. The movie, directed by Mithran K Jawahar, features Dhanush in the titular role. You can watch this much-loved film on popular streaming platforms Sun NXT and OTTPlay.

Manasi Parekh wins the Best Actress award for Kutch Express

The popular Gujarati actress won the Best Actress award at the 70th National Film Awards, along with Nithya Menen. Manasi Parekh won the prestigious award for her performance as a simple homemaker named Monghi in the Gujarati family drama Kutch Express. For the uninitiated, Manasi is also a first-time National Film Award winner.

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