The Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value is an award, begun in 1976, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value in Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the awards have been controlled by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The winner, producer and director each receive a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹100,000.
Superlatives Four wins: Antony Perumbavoor (producer) Four wins: Fazil (director, producer) Four wins: Ranjith (two as director and two as producer) Three wins: Sathyan Anthikkad (director) Three wins: P. V. Gangadharan (producer)
Winners No Year Film Producer Director11975Swami AyyappanP. SubramaniamP. Subramaniam21976MohiniyaattamRaji ThampiSreekumaran Thampi31977Guruvayur KesavanM. O. JosephBharathan41978Rappadikalude GadhaM. SubramaniamK. G. George51979Idavazhiyile Poocha MindappoochaPriyadarsini FilmsHariharan61980Manjil Virinja PookkalNavodaya AppachanFazil71981GaanamSreekumaran ThampiSreekumaran Thampi81982No award91983KoodevidePrem PrakashPadmarajan101984Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu Ouseppachan, Khayas, KurianFazil111985YathraJoseph AbrahamBalu Mahendra121986Ennennum Kannettante SajanFazil131987Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam Gopinath Panthalam, Babu ThiruvallaBharathan1419881921 Mohammed MannilI. V. Sasi151989Oru Vadakkan VeeragathaP. V. GangadharanHariharan161990PerumthachanG. JayakumarAjayan171991GodfatherSwargachitra AppachanSiddique-Lal181992VenkalamV. V. BabuBharathan191993ManichitrathazhuSwargachitra AppachanFazil201994Thenmavin KombathN. GopalakrishnanPriyadarshan211995Mazhayethum MunpeMadhavan NairKamal221996KulamV. S. GangadharanLenin Rajendran231997KaliyattamK. Radhakrishnan (Jayalakshmy Films)Jayaraj241998Chinthavishtayaya ShyamalaC. KarunakaranSreenivasan251999Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalP. V. GangadharanSathyan Anthikkad262000DevadoothanSiyad KokerSibi Malayil272001RaavanaprabhuAntony PerumbavoorRanjith282002NammalDavid KachapilliKamal292003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumPrem PrakashSibi Malayil302004KaazchaNoushad Xavy, Manoj MathewBlessy312005Achuvinte AmmaP. V. GangadharanSathyan Anthikkad322006ClassmatesPrakash Damodaran, P. K. MuralidharanLal Jose332007Katha ParayumbolSreenivasan, MukeshM. Mohanan342008Innathe Chintha VishayamAntony PerumbavoorSathyan Anthikkad352009Evidam SwargamanuAntony PerumbavoorRosshan Andrrews362010Pranchiyettan and the SaintRanjithRanjith372011Salt N' PepperSadanandan Rangorath, Debobroto MandalAashiq Abu382012Ayalum Njanum ThammilPrem PrakashLal Jose392013DrishyamAntony PerumbavoorJeethu Joseph402014Om Shanti OshanaAlvin AntonyJude Anthany Joseph412015Ennu Ninte MoideenSuresh Raj, Binoy Shankarath, Ragy ThomasR. S. Vimal422016Maheshinte PrathikaaramAashiq AbuDileesh Pothan432017Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu100th Monkey MoviesRanjan Pramod442018Sudani from NigeriaSameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid Zakariya Mohammed452019Kumbalangi NightsFahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, Dileesh Pothan, Syam Pushkaran Madhu C. Narayanan462020Ayyappanum KoshiyumRanjith, P.M SasidharanSachy472021HridayamVisakh SubramaniamVineeth Sreenivasan482022Nna Thaan Case KoduSanthosh T. KuruvillaRatheesh Balakrishnan Poduval492023AadujeevithamVisual RomanceBlessy502024PremaluFahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan, Syam PushkaranGirish A. D.
References
External links Official website PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List