Presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the 49 Kerala State Film Awards was held on 27 July at Trivandrum, Kerala in which many actors, directors, singers, movies, were honoured by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for their best performances in Malayalam movies. While Jayasurya won the award for best actor in the films ‘Captain’ and ‘Njan Marykutty’ and Soubin Shahir for ‘Sudani’, the Director Shyamaprasad was awarded for directing the second-best film ‘Oru Njayarazhcha’.
Here we present to you the full list of the winners who took the trophy home with pride. Check it out:
Best Film: Kanthan – The Lover of Colour
Second Best Film: Oru Njayarazhcha
Best Director: Shyamaprasad
Best Actor: Jayasurya and Soubin Shahir
Best Actress: Nimisha Sajayan
Best Character Actor: Joju George
Best Character Actress: Savithri Sreedharan and Sarasa Balusserry
Best Child Artist: Rithun (Male) and Abani Adhi (Female)
Best Story: Joy Mathew for Uncle
Best Cinematography: KU Mohanan for Carbon
Best Screenplay: Zakariya Mohammed and Muhsin Parari for Sudani from Nigeria
Best Lyrics: BK Harinarayanan
Best Music Director (song): Vishal Bhardwaj for Carbon
Best Music Director (score): Bijibal for Aami
Best Male Singer: Vijay Yesudas
Best Female Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
Best Editor: Aravind Manmadhan for Oru Njayarazhcha
Best Art Director: Vineesh Banglan for Kammara Sambhavam
Best Sync Sound: Anil Radhakrishnan for Carbon
Best Sound Mixing: Sinoy Joseph for Carbon
Best Sound Design: Jayadevan C for Carbon
Best Processing Lab/Colourist: Prime Focus, Mumbai for Carbon
Best Makeup Artist: Ronex Xavier for Njan Marykutty
Best Costume Designer: Sameera Saneesh for Kammara Sambhavam
Best Dubbing Artist: Shammi Thilakan (Male) and Sneha M (Female)
Best Choreography: C Prasanna Sujit
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: Sudani from Nigeria
Best Debut Director: Zakariya Mohammed
Best Children’s Film: Angu Doore Oru Deshathu
Special Jury Award: Madhu Ambat for Cinematography on Pani
Congratulations to all the winners. Cheers!
