The 57th National award winners have
been announced and Maestro Ilayaraja has
won the award for the Best Background
score for his efforts in Pazhassi Raja.
Incidentally, Ilayaraja is the first winner
of the award in this category which has
been introduced only this year. This will
be his fourth National award after Sindhu
Bhairavi, Rudraveena and Saagara Sangamam.
The best music director (songs) award
has been given to Amit Trivedi for the
Hindi movie Dev D.
The best film award has been awarded to
Kutty Srank in Malayalam while Rituparno
Ghosh has been chosen as the best director.
Hindi film, 3 Idiots has won two awards
including the best popular film and the
best wholesome entertainment award. Another
Hindi film, Paa has won four national
awards including Best actor award for
Amitabh Bachchan and Best supporting actress
for Arundhuti Nag.
