The 67th National Film awards were presented by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and actor Rajinikanth was conferred with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award while Manoj Bajpayee, Kangana Ranaut and Dhanush won acting honours.
Priyadarshan’s Malayalam period epic Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea won the Best Feature Film while Chhichhore, starring the late Sushant Singh Rajput, was presented the Best Hindi Film award. The 67th National Film awards were announced in March 2021 but honoured the best in cinema in 2019. The awards were postponed due to the pandemic.