Nominations 2023

Best Production:

  • Burn Out directed by Barnali Medhi and produced by Pardam Trust (Loharghat,1 hour, Assamese)
  • Chaai Garam directed by Sahidul Haque and produced by Orchid Theatre (Nagaon [Assam], 1 hour 20 mins, Assamese/Baganiya/Gibberish)
  • Daklakatha Devikavya directed by Lakshmana K P and produced by Jangama Collective (Bengaluru [Karnataka], 1 hour 40 mins, Kannada)
  • Hunkaro directed by Mohit Takalkar and produced by Ujaagar Dramatic Association (Jaipur [Rajasthan], 1 hour 30 mins, Marwadi/Hindi/Awadhi/Hari Yanwi)
  • Lavani ke Rang directed by Bhushan Korgaonkar produced by B Spot Production (Mumbai [Maharashtra], 1 hour 30 mins, Hindi/Marathi)

Best Production:

  • Namak directed by Srinivas Beesetty produced by Kahe Vidushak Foundation (Bangalore [Karnataka], 35 mins, Hindi)
  • Notion(s): In Between You & Me directed by Savita Rani and produced by Serendipity Arts Foundation & Savita Rani (Delhi, 1 hour, English)
  • Nooramma: Biriyani Durbar directed by Srijith Sundaram and produced by Kattiyakkari (Chennai [Tamil Nadu], 1 hour, Tamil)
  • The Departed Dawn directed by Victor Thoudam and Bimal Subedi and produced by Ashoka Theatre / Serendipity Arts (Imphal [Manipur], 58 mins, Non-Verbal)
  • Via Savargaon Khurd directed by Suyog Deshpande produced by Aasakta Kalamanch (Pune [Maharashtra], 1 hour 36 mins, Marathi)

Best Director:

  • Barnali Medhi - Burn Out
  • Bhushan Korgaonkar - Lavani ke Rang
  • Lakshmana K P – Daklakatha Devikavya
  • Mohit Takalkar - Hunkaro
  • Sahidul Haque - Chaai Garam
  • Savita Rani - Notion(s): In Between You & Me
  • Srijith Sundaram – Nooramma: Biriyani Durbar
  • Srinivas Beesetty - Namak
  • Suyog Deshpande - Via Savargaon Khurd
  • Victor Thoudam and Bimal Subedi - The Departed Dawn

Best Original Script :

  • Lakshmana K P - Daklakatha Devikavya
  • Chirag Khandelwal / Arvind Charan - Hunkaro
  • Savita Rani - Notion(s): In Between You & Me
  • Anish Anto / Aruvi / Srijith Sundaram - Nooramma: Biriyani Durbar

Best Stage Design:

  • Sahidul haque (Burn Out)
  • Sahidul haque (Chaai Garam)
  • Mohit Takalkar (Hunkaro)

Best Light Design:

  • Tapan KR Baruah (Burn Out)
  • Tapan KR Baruah (Chaai Garam)
  • Victor Thoudam (Departed Dawn)

Best Innovative Sound Design:

  • Mr. Lakshmana K P (Daklakatha Devikavya)
  • Moirangthem Biseshwar Singh (Departed Dawn)
  • Bedanta Borpatra, Bhaskarjyoti Konwar  (Chaai Garam)
  • Ruchir Chavan (Lavani ke Rang)

Best Costume Design:

  • Ms. Shwetha Rani (Daklakatha Devikavya)
  • Srijith Sundaram (Nooramma: Biriyani Durbar)
  • Devika Kale (Via Savargaon Khurd)
  • Devika Kale (Hunkaro)

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male):

  • Ajit Singh Pahlwat (Hunkaro)
  • Santhosh Dindagur (Daklakatha Devikavya)
  • Victor Thoudam (The Departed Dawn)

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female):

  • A. Revathy (Nooramma: Biriyani Durbar)
  • Avantika Gautam (Namak)
  • Barnali Medhi (Burn Out)
  • Bindu Raxidi (Daklakatha Devikavya)
  • Savita Rani (Notion(s): In Between You & Me)
  • Shakuntala Bai Nagarkar (Lavani ke Rang)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male):

  • Bhaskar (Hunkaro)
  • Bharat Dingri (Daklakatha Devikavya)
  • Indrajit Mopari (Via Savargaon Khurd)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female):

  • Barnali Medhi (Chaai Garam)
  • Geetanjali Kulkarni (Lavani ke Rang)
  • Ramika (Daklakatha Devikavya)

Best Choreography:

  • Sahidul Haque (Chaai Garam)
  • Shankuntalabai Nagarkar, Pushpa Satarkar, Gauri Jadhav, Bhushan Korgaonkar, Akshay Malvankar (Lavani ke Rang)
  • Victor Thoudam (Departed Dawn)

Best Ensemble:

  • Chaai Garam
  • Daklakatha Devikavya
  • Hunkaro
  • Via Savargaon Khurd