The 47th Kerala State Film Awards were announced by minister A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 March 2017. The winners in the fiction category were selected by a jury headed by Odisha director A.K. Bir. The other jury members were Priyanandanan, Sundar Das, Sudevan, script writer P.F. Mathews, actress Shanti Krishna, composer and singer V.T. Murali, sound designer Arun Nambiar, critic Meena T. Pillai, and Kerala Chalachitra Academy secretary Mahesh Panju.
Winners
+ Most AwardsNumber of AwardsFilm(s)5Guppy, Kaadu Pookkunna Neram4Kammatipaadam, Kambhoji
Name of AwardAwardee(s)Name of FilmRemarksBest Film Vidhu Vincent (Director)M.P Vincent (Producer)ManholeSecond Best Film Satheesh Babu Senan (Director)Santhosh Babu Senan (Producer)Ottayaal paathaBest DirectorVidhu Vincent (Director)ManholeBest Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value Dileesh Pothan director Aashiq Abu (Producer)Maheshinte PrathikaaramBest Children's Film Abhijith U.A (Director)Arun Vishwam (Producer)KolumittayiBest ActorVinayakanKammatipaadam Best Character ActressKanchana V. K.OlappeeppiBest Character ActorManikandan R. AchariKammatipaadam Best ActressRajisha VijayanAnuraga Karikkin VellamBest Child ArtistChethan JayalalGuppyJanaki MenonKochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoBest Debut DirectorShanavas K BavakuttyKismathBest CinematographyM. J. RadhakrishnanKaadu Pookkunna NeramBest StorySalim KumarKarutha JoothanBest Screenplay (Original)Syam PushkaranMaheshinte PrathikaaramBest LyricsONV KurupKambhoji"Nadavathil Thurannila"Best Music DirectorM. JayachandranKambhojiBest Background MusicVishhu VijayGuppy Best Male SingerSooraj SanthoshGuppy"Thaniye Mizhigal"Best Female SingerK. S. ChithraKambhoji"Nadavathil Thurannila" Best Dubbing ArtistVijay Mohan MenonOppam (Male)M ThankammaniOlappeppiBest ChoreographyVineethKambhoji"Chenthar Nermukhi"Best Costume DesignerStephy ZaviourGuppyBest Makeup ArtistN. G. RoshanNaval Enna JewelBest Processing Lab/ColouristHenroy Messia (Vista vfx)Kaadu Pookkunna NeramBest Film EditorB. AjithkumarKammatipaadamBest Sound RecordistJayadevan ChakkadathKaadu Pookkunna NeramLocation Sound/Live SoundJayadevan ChakkadathKaadu Pookkunna NeramSound DesignPramod ThomasKaadu Pookkunna NeramSound MixingBest Art DirectorGokuldas N.V, S NagarajKammatipaadamSpecial Jury AwardK KaladharanOttayal PathaActing Special MentionE. SanthoshkumarAaradiStorySurabhi LakshmiMinnaminunguActingGirish GangadharanGuppyCinematographyBest Book on CinemaAju K. Narayanan, Cheri Jacob KCinema muthal Cinema VaraeBest Article on CinemaN. P. SajeeshVelutha thirsheelayude Karutha UdalugalJ. C. Daniel Award Adoor GopalakrishnanLifetime achievement award
References
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