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**Headline: “Animal” Roars at 71st National Film Awards, Wins Big in Technical Categories**

**New Delhi, [Date – e.g., May 11, 2024]** – The 71st National Film Awards, celebrating the best of Indian cinema from 2023, were announced Friday by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s controversial but commercially successful film “Animal” emerged as a notable winner, taking home multiple awards in key technical categories.

The film received a special mention in the Re-Recording Mixer Category, honoring M R Rajakrishnan’s work in Hindi. Harshavardhan Rameshwar won the award for Best Background Music. Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan were awarded the Best Sound Design.

The National Film Awards recognize films certified by the censor board between January 1 and December 31, 2023. Vanga, who gained prominence with his Telugu film “Arjun Reddy” (2017) and its Hindi remake “Kabir Singh” (2019), sees his latest work recognized on the national stage with these significant wins. Further winners for feature and non-feature categories were announced.

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