Music Maestro Rahman, Pritam, Arijit Singh Get National Award

NEW DELHI (ANI) – Music maestro AR Rahman bagged the Best Music Director (background music)award for his work in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ at the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022.

Helmed by Mani Ratnam, the film stars south actors Vikram, Trisha Krishnan Karthik Sivakumar, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles.
Pritam received the award for Best Music Director (songs) for ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’. The film is the first part of the planned trilogy in the Astraverse by filmmaker Ayan Mukerji. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna Akkineni.

Arijit Singh has bagged the Best Male Playback Singer award for ‘Kesariya’ from the film Brahmastra. The romantic track, which quickly became a favourite among fans, is praised for its touching lyrics and Singh’s soulful voice.