Amitabh Bachchan won Best Actor for Piku – his fourth National Award – and Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress for Tanu Weds Manu Returns. This was the 29-year-old actress’ third National Award win after last year’s Best Actress National Award for Queen and 2009′s Best Supporting Actress National Award for Fashion.

S S Rajamouli’s blockbuster Baahubali grabbed the Best Feature Film National Award. (Also Read: National Awards: Kangana, Amitabh Bachchan Win Top Honours)

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut, Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Piku
Best Supporting Actress: Tanvi Azmi, Bajirao Mastani
Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani, Visaranai
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bajirao Mastani
Best Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan, Masaan
Best Feature Film: Baahubali
Best Wholesome Family Entertainer: Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Special Jury Award: Kalki Koechlin, Margarita, With A Straw
Best Film on National Integration: Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Film on Social Issue: Nirnnayakam
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
Best Choreographer: Remo D’ Souza, Bajirao Mastani
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chaterjee, Bajirao Mastani
Best Production Design: Bajirao Mastani
Best Special Effects: Baahubali
Best Editing: Late Kishore T E, Visaranai
Best Costume Designer and Best Make-Up Artist: Payal Saluja, Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Original Screenplay and Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi and Himanshu Sharma, Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Adapted Screenplay: Vishal Bhardwaj, Talvar
Best Playback Singer (Female): Monali Thakur, Moh Moh Ke Dhage
Best Playback Singer (Male): Mahesh Kale, Katyar Kaljat Ghusili
Best Lyricist: Varun Grover, Moh Moh Ke Dhaage
Best Music Director: M Jayachandran, Ennu Ninte Moideen
Best Music Direction, Background Score: Ilaiyaraaja, Tharai Thappattai
Best Audiography, Location Sound Recordist: Sanjay Kurian, Talvar
Best Audiography, Sound Designer: Biswadeep Chatterjee, Bajirao Mastani
Best Audiography, Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track: Justin Jose, Bajirao Mastani
Most Film-Friendly State: Gujarat
Best Children’s Film: Duronto
Best Hindi Film: Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Tamil Film: Visaranai
Best Malayalam Film: Pathemari
Best Sanskrit Film: Priyamanasam
Best Kannada Film: Thithi
Best Marathi Film: Ringan
Best Maithili Film: Mithila Makhaan
Best Punjabi Film: Chauthi Koot
Best Bengali Film: Sankhachil
Best Konkani Film: Enemy
Best Assamese Film: Kothanodi
Best Haryanvi Film: Satrangi
Best Wancho Film: The Head Hunter
Best Khasi Film: Onaatah
Best Manipuri Film: Eibusu Yaohanbiyu
Best Mizo Film: Kima’s Lode Beyond the Class
Best Bodo Film: Dau Huduni Methai
Best Odiya Film: Pahada Ra Luha
Special Mentions: Ritika Singh for Irudhi Suttru, Jayasurya for Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam and Lukka Chuppi, Rinku Rajguru for Sairat
Best Non Feature Film: Amdavad Ma Famous (Gujarati)
Best Art Cultural Film: A Far Afternoon – A Painted Saga
Best Biographical: Life in a Metaphor
Best Short Fiction Film: Aushad (Marathi)
Best Animation Award: Fisherwoman and Tuktuk
Best Social Film Award: Autodriver
Best Music (Non feature): A Far Afternoon

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“As of Saturday, the film has grossed Rs 303 crore worldwide,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS.

“The Hindi version of the film has netted over Rs 50 crores, setting a new record for a dubbed film. Despite the onslaught of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, the numbers of Baahubali have not been affected,” he said.

A mythological drama about two brothers at war for a kingdom, the film stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles.

The second part in the Rs 250-crore franchise is slated for release next year.

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“We don’t think we can make such collections right now until we are proved wrong. Of course, these numbers of the film do scare you. Baahubali is a damn good film but Bollywood also needs to get those numbers,” said Salman.

The Kick star was the right person to answer this question as several of his films have fared much above 100 crores at the box office.

Baahubali has earned Rs 150 crore at the box office over its opening weekend itself. The multi-lingual drama is now inching towards the Rs 300 crore-mark.

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“This is said to be fastest an Indian film to collect Rs 200 crores. It has grossed a whopping Rs 215 crore till Tuesday at the ticket window worldwide. There hasn’t been a major dip in the collections even on week days,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS.

The two-part epic film, which is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 250 crore, features Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles. It’s about the war between two brothers for an ancient kingdom.

Further Baahubali – The Beginning released in four languages – Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi – simultaneously, the film has surprisingly performed extremely well in all the languages.

The film has emerged as the biggest hit overseas, surpassing even Bollywood blockbuster such as Happy New Yearand PK in its opening weekend.

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The film’s editor and DOP KK Senthil Kumar spent hundreds of man hours for post-production, over a period of 24 months. The film makers’ DI (digital intermediate) partner Annapurna delivered the first ever DI process attempted in India in the scale of Hollywood films.

“It was a pioneering effort,” CV Rao, Head of DI at Annapurna Studios said. “For the first time in India, we had implemented ACES work flow. We had started this project two years ago and did several researches on workflows before locking on ACES. It gives lots of freedom and controls for VFX artist to play around within the footage.”

Explaining about the role of DI, Mr Rao said it is all about shooting digitally and getting that content into editing, color, VFX and audio in the most efficient way.

“To begin with, all live shots initially reach the DI suit. We then check them thoroughly with brightness and contrast levels and thereafter deliver the right formats to VFX team. Later the final edited picture along with VFX shots are blended together to enhance the look and mood of the film. To meet the film maker’s expectations, we brought in completely new Baselight systems dedicated to the Baahubali project,” he said.

“Baahubali is a heavy visual effects production and that made the challenge for DI team even more intense and we are glad that we could complement the film’s theatrical and storytelling experience,” he added.

From the reviews the film has been receiving, looks like all the hard work paid off!

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The two-part Baahubali, costing still a fraction of the budget of Hollywood blockbusters, has been made in the Telugu and Tamil languages and releases today. It’s also been dubbed into Hindi and other languages.

Its release shines a welcome spotlight on southern India’s film industries, which are often overshadowed by the glitz and glamour of the internationally-bankable Hindi-language Bollywood films.

Director SS Rajamouli told news agency AFP that the movie, which eager cinema-goers are also comparing toHercules, will break the previous big-budget Indian film by a whopping $17 million. “The budget will definitely be over 250 crore rupees ($40 million) for both parts,” Mr Rajamouli told AFP.

Baahubali, literally meaning The One With Strong Arms in English, is laden with special effects and tells the fictional story of two warring brothers battling for control of an ancient Indian kingdom.

Part two of the ambitious spectacle is scheduled to hit screens next year.

Indian cinema produces films in 39 languages and dialects. Last year, 216 Hindi or Bollywood movies were released, fewer than the 287 in Tamil and 255 Telugu-language films.

Bollywood is India’s biggest-grossing movie industry, accounting for $565 million in box office revenues in 2013 according to Deloitte. But the Telugu and Tamil industries were not far behind, raising a total of $468 million, and despite their relative anonymity abroad have form when it comes to releasing big-budget blockbusters.

Baahubali overtakes Rajinikanth’s 2010 Tamil movie Enthiran (Robot), which cost an estimated Rs 1.5 billion ($23 million) to make, as Indian cinema’s most costly film so far.

Movie critics and fans, who have watched the trailer and songs released over the last month, say its vast battle scenes draw comparisons with 2006 hit movie 300, which starred Gerard Butler.

“It’s the simple story of a father who has been back-stabbed, a mother who has been enchained for no wrong of hers and the story of a son who takes revenge. The two parts span two generations,” explained Mr Rajamouli to AFP.

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Made on a huge budget, Baahubali has caught the eye of the fans. And, director Rajamouli says he sought inspiration for Baahubali: The Beginning from the epic Mahabharata.

“‘Baahubali’ is inspired by ‘Mahabharata’, and the upcoming second part is also inspired by ‘Mahabharata’,” Rajamouli said here during the trailer launch of the movie.

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