Allu Arjun Becomes First Telugu Actor

The prestigious, National Film Awards 2023 ceremony is being held at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi with President Droupadi Murmu conferring the awards. The ceremony is a star-studded affair as several winners have flown in from Mumbai and other cities to receive their awards. Among them are Allu Arjun with wife Sneha Reddy, Alia Bhatt with husband Ranbir Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Karan Johar with Apoorva Mehta.

Allu Arjun creates history by winning First Best Actor Award in Telugu Cinema. He is the first Telugu Actor who bestowed with the honour. He has won the award for his performance in the film Pushpa: The Rise. The 69th National Film Awards have a variety of films winning big this year. R Madhavan's film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect has won the Best Feature Film this year.  For the Best Actress award, there is a joint winner in Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon for Mimi.

Oscar-winning music composer MM Keeravani has also won big as he bagged the Best Music Direction (Background Music) for RRR. The record-breaking blockbuster has also won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment award.  The film has won a total of six awards. 

Among other director Buchi Babu won award  for Uppena. Devi Sri Prasad won award For his Music for Pushpa: The Rise. Chandra Bose also won the award for his lyrics in Kondapolam film.