The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards were begun in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Kerala. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. For the awards for literature on cinema a separate jury is formed. The academy annually invites films for the award and the jury analyses the films that are submitted before deciding the winners. The awards intend to promote films with artistic values and encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Kerala.
List of awards
The number of awards varies from year to year, considering the changing scenario of motion picture arts within and outside the state of Kerala. The latest number of awards is over 30; the original number of awards in 1969 was 15. J. C. Daniel Award (Lifetime Achievement Awards) for "Outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema". Best Film: A cash award of Rs.100,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the producer. A cash award of Rs.40,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the director Second Best Film: A cash award of Rs.60,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the producer. A cash award of Rs.30,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the director Kerala State Film Award for Best Short Film Best Director: A cash award of Rs.50,000/-, a replica Best Actor: A cash award of 1 Lakh, a replica and a certificate Best Actress: A cash award of 1 Lakh, a replica and a certificate Best Character Actor: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Character Actress: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate Second Best Actor: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate Second Best Actress: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Comedian: (1969-72, 2008-2013. Discontinued after 2013) Best Child Artist: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Story: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Screenplay: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Cinematography: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Lyrics: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Music Director: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Background Music: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Singer: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Film Editor: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Art Director: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Sound Recordist: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Processing Lab: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Makeup Artist: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Costume Designer: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Dubbing Artist: A cash award of Rs.7,500/-, a replica and a certificate each Best Choreography: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: To the producer and directnor Best Children's Film: To the producer and director Best Debut Director Special Jury Award: A cash award of Rs.30,000/-, a replica and a certificate Special Mention: A replica and a certificate Best Documentary: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the producer. A cash award of Rs.9,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the director Best Book on Cinema: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate Best Article on Cinema: A cash award of Rs.8,000/-, a replica and a certificate
Jury Year Chairperson Designation1969C. I. Parameswaran Pillai1970M. K. Kumaran1971K. A. Damodara Menon1972P. K. Nair1973P. R. S. PillaiDirector1974P. R. S. PillaiDirector1975P. R. S. PillaiDirector1976K. P. UdayabhanuSinger, Music Director1977Prof. S. Gupthan Nair1978K. M. GeorgeWriter1979Thakazhi Sivasankara PillaiWriter1980P. R. S. PillaiDirector1981Dr. S. K. Nair1982K. S. SethumadhavanDirector1983N. V. K. Murthy1984M. V. KrishnaswamyDirector1985Basu BhattacharyaDirector1986Ashok KumarActor1987Komal SwaminathanTheater personality, director, journalist1988Buddhadeb DasguptaDirector1989M. S. SathyuDirector1990Bharath GopiActor, Director1991M. O. JosephProducer1992Prema KaranthDirector1993John SankaramangalamDirector1994 K. G. GeorgeDirector 1995Malayatoor RamakrishnanWriter, I. A. S. Officer (Rtd)1996Kumar ShahaniDirector 1997K. P. KumaranDirector 1998Balu Mahendra Director 1999Sai ParanjpyeDirector 2000Saeed Akhtar MirzaDirector 2001PriyadarshanDirector 2002K. G. GeorgeDirector2003HariharanDirector2004Sreekumaran ThampiLyricist, Director2005Sibi MalayilDirector2006T. K. Rajeev KumarDirector2007Jahnu BaruaDirector2008Girish KasaravalliDirector2009Sai ParanjpyeDirector2010Buddhadeb DasguptaDirector2011K. BhagyarajActor, Director2012I. V. SasiDirector2013Bharathi RajaDirector2014John Paul PuthuseryWriter2015M. MohanDirector2016A. K. BirCinematographer, Director2017T. V. ChandranDirector2018 Kumar ShahaniDirector2019Madhu AmbattCinematographer2020Suhasini Mani RatnamActress, Director, Script Writer2021Saeed Akhtar MirzaDirector2022 Goutam Ghose Director2023Sudhir Mishra Director, Actor2024Prakash Raj Actor, Director
List of Movies with Most Awards in Each Year Sl. No. Year Movie No of Awards Won11969Kadalppalam521970Aranazhika Neram531971KarakanakadalSindooracheppu441972Panitheeratha Veedu551973Nirmaalyam861974Utharayanam671975Swapnadanam681976 Manimuzhakkam Aalinganam491977Kodiyettam5101978Bandhanam4111979Esthappan4121980Manjil Virinja PookkalOppol, Chamaram65131981Elippathayam3141982Ormakkayi7151983Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku5161984Mukhamukham5171985Chidambaram5181986Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare6191987Swathi Thirunal5201988Ore Thooval PakshikalPiraviRugminiVaisali3211989Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha8221990Perumthachan4231991Bharatham5241992Daivathinte VikrithikalAadhaaram4251993VidheyanGhazal, Sopanam65261994SwahamParinayam, Thenmavin Kombath65271995KaalapaniKazhakam75281996DesadanamKaanaakkinaavu75291997BhoothakkannadiKaliyattamGuruEnnu Swantham JanakikuttyJanmadinam3301998Agnisakshi9311999 Vanaprastham6322000SayahnamMazha, Madhuranombarakattu75332001Sesham5342002NizhalkuthuBhavam75352003MargamPaadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam, Ente Veedu Appuntem75362004AkaleOridam, Kaazhcha, Perumazhakkalam65372005ThanmathraAnandabhadram5382006Rathri Mazha5392007Adayalangal5402008Oru Pennum RandaanumBioscope5412009Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja8422010Adaminte Makan AbuYugapurushan4432011Ivan Megharoopan4442012Celluloid7452013Ayaal5462014Iyobinte Pusthakam5472015CharlieEnnu Ninte Moideen87482016GuppyKaadu Pookkunna Neram5492017Take Off5502018CarbonSudani From Nigeria 65512019Kumbalangi Nights4522020Sufiyum Sujatayum5532021JojiMinnal Murali4542022Nna Thaan Case Kodu7552023Aadujeevitham9562024Manjummel Boys11
Repeated wins
+ List of frequent winners Artist Wins K. J. Yesudas M. T. Vasudevan Nair Adoor Gopalakrishnan K. S. Chithra G. Aravindan O. N. V. Kurup Bharathan S. Janaki M. Jayachandran Mammootty + Most successive wins Artist Wins Years K. S. Chithra 1985-95 K. J. Yesudas 1979-86 S. Janaki 1979-84 K. J. Yesudas 1993-98 + List of movies with most awards Movie Year No. of Awards wonManjummel Boys2024 Agnisakshi 1998 Aadujeevitham 2023 Nirmalyam 1973 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha 1989 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja 2009 Charlie 2015 Ormakkayi 1982 Kaalapani 1995 Desadanam 1996 Sayahnam 2000 Nizhalkuthu 2002 Margam 2003 Celluloid 2012 Ennu Ninte Moideen 2015 Nna Thaan Case Kodu 2022
See also 2006 Kerala State Film Awards 2009 Kerala State Film Awards 2010 Kerala State Film Awards 2016 Kerala State Film Awards
References
External links
STATE FILM AWARDS 1969 - 2001 malayalasangeetham.info: State Awards for Singers, Music Directors, Lyricists (in Malayalam) Official Awardees List Kerala State Film Awards 2015 Announced-Complete-List Kerala State Film Awards 2014 Announced Complete List Kerala State Film Awards 2014 Announced-Winners List Kerala State Film Awards 2016 Announced Complete List