National Film Award For Best Editing - Winners

For thrilling sequences which are evidence of extraordinary editorial virtuosity, establishing pace and tempo, brilliantly orchestrated in relation to the swift, suspenseful action; for cutting and montage of such dexterous facility as to conceal the skill which enables the dramatic power to explode across the screen from time to time with stunning impact.

For his bravura style of editing which is in complete harmony with the highly stylised treatment of the theme by the director.

For a sensitive use of images, for gradually building up the tempo of the film in a well-knit pattern; for never permitting a slackening of pace and for underlining the whole film with a subdued sense of drama.

For precision in timing, for excellent juxtaposition of images, for sustained tempo and rhythm and a masterful creation of the deluge sequence.

For sustaining the inherent tension in the plot by precise timing and artistic juxtaposition of images and sounds.

For his work which gives the film its structure, rhythm and brooding quality.

For his work in the film which, due to his slick editing becomes more effective.

For his perfection in creating a smooth flow.

For being able to find an original editing vocabulary appropriate to the story in order to create a perfect blend of narrational and motivating elements.

For his precise use of time and juxtaposition in bringing out creatively the internal turmoil of a modern youth.

For her brisk and precise cutting and the creative heights to which she has taken the film with her intelligent and intuitive knowledge of her art.

For slick well-placed editing which elevates the craft of the film.

For achieving right timing and rhythm, with the dexterous juxtaposition of sound and visuals.

For imparting a natural rhythm to Sargam completely in time with its musical format.

For combining expertise with artistry in a diverse and disparate series of sequences into a memorable experience of epic cinema.

For the sheer magic of an editing idiom, cut to perfect timing event at a breath taking pace, in sequences that often make the implausible a plausibility.

For its impeccable craftsmanship in bringing about the pace, rhythm and flow in narrating the story.

For slickly editing with imagination, setting the pace and flow of the story.

For his sleek, officient and sharp editing which gives the film an absorbing pace, making it gripping and thought provoking.

For her smart slick and innovative editing adds an artistic touch to the film. her pacing of the cuts enhance the emotions and sound overlaps lend a remarkable lucidity to the narration.

For maintaining the required unity of form and content by putting images and sound tracks in perfect harmony and rhythm for this film.

For creating an evocative rhythm in the film enhancing the pace of the narrative while aesthetically maintaining the unit of form and content.

For her crisp and taut cutting, makes her bag this award. The excellence is on view in frames offering imaginative touch.

For heightening the dramatic conflicts of the story.

For its crisp cutting that successfully sustains the tempo of the film's suspense.

For the crisp cutting which gives a finesse to the film and the successfully sustains the tempo of the film and mood and emotion while never losing the narrative.

For creating a commendable pace and multi-layered visual design that heightens the impact of the film.

For innovative editing that enhanced the director's vision to fashion a powerful film.

For presenting at a uniform pace four different stories which unfold as a single entity.

For aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to heighten the dramatic impact.

For a very precise juxtaposition of time and space, allowing every frame to unravel the story with a keen sense of rhythm and pace.

For the subliminal impact created by the use of montage so as to bring to the fore thematic concerns of the narrative in a holistic manner.

For recreating a unique yet dystopic mindscape of the world of ordinary gangsters in Chennai. In the editing of the film, they both play a key role in probing their psychological motives through the skilful intercutting of the real world of the characters with the perceived realities of the dark and deprived urban spaces that they inhabit.

Imaginative editing has embellished the rhythm and flow of this highly watchable thriller.