The 49th Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 27 February 2019.
Writing category Jury P. K. Pokker (chairman) M. Saritha Varma Jinesh Kumar Eramom Mahesh Panju (member and secretary)
Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of workAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Book on CinemaMalayalacinema Pinnitta VazhikalM. Jayaraj30,000Best Article on CinemaVellithirayile 'Avarum' 'Nammalum' Thammilenthu ?Blais Johny20,000
Special Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of workAwardee(s)Type of workSpecial MentionKanyakayude DhurnadappukalN. V. Muhammad RafiBookMalayala Cinemayum NovelumSunil C. E.ArticleMaranavum Marananantharavum Jeevanukalodu ParayunnathuRajesh K. ErumeliArticle
Film category Jury Kumar Shahani (chairman) K. G. Jayan P. J. Ignatius Sherry Govindan Vijayakrishnan Biju Sukumaran Mohandas V. P. George Kithu Navya Nair Mahesh Panju (member and secretary)
Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Film Kanthan - The Lover of ColourDirector: Shareef C.200,000Producer: Shareef C.200,000Second Best FilmOru NjayarazhchaDirector: Shyamaprasad150,000Producer: Sarathchandran Nair150,000Best DirectorOru NjayarazhchaShyamaprasad200,000Best ActorCaptainNjan MarykuttyJayasurya50,000Sudani from NigeriaSoubin Shahir50,000Best ActressCholaOru Kuprasidha PayyanNimisha Sajayan100,000Best Character ActorCholaJosephJoju George50,000Best Character ActressSudani from NigeriaSavithri Sreedharan25,000Sarasa Balusserry25,000Best Child ArtistAppuvinte SathyanweshanamRithun ()50,000PanthAbani Adhi ()50,000Best StoryUncleJoy Mathew50,000Best CinematographyCarbonK. U. Mohanan50,000Best ScreenplaySudani from NigeriaZakariya Mohammed25,000Muhsin Parari25,000Best LyricsTheevandi ()Joseph ()B. K. Harinarayanan50,000Best Music Director (song)Carbon ()Vishal Bhardwaj50,000Best Music Director (score)AamiBijibal50,000Best Male SingerJoseph ()Vijay Yesudas50,000Best Female SingerAami ()Shreya Ghoshal50,000Best EditorOru NjayarazhchaAravind Manmadhan50,000Best Art DirectorKammara SambhavamVineesh Banglan50,000Best Sync SoundCarbonAnil Radhakrishnan50,000Best Sound MixingCarbonSinoy Joseph50,000Best Sound DesignCarbonJayadevan C.50,000Best Processing Lab/ColouristCarbonPrime Focus, Mumbai50,000Best Makeup ArtistNjan MarykuttyRonex Xavier50,000Best Costume DesignerKammara SambhavamSameera Saneesh50,000Best Dubbing ArtistOdiyan ()Shammi Thilakan ()50,000Lilli ()Sneha M. ()50,000Best ChoreographyAravindante AthidhikalC. Prasanna Sujit50,000Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic ValueSudani from NigeriaProducer: Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid50,000 eachDirector: Zakariya Mohammed100,000Best Debut DirectorSudani from NigeriaZakariya Mohammed100,000Best Children's FilmAngu Doore Oru DeshathuProducer: Baby Mathew300,000Director: Joshy Mathew100,000Special Jury AwardPaniAnd the Oscar Goes ToMadhu Ambat ()50,000
Special Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Awarded forSpecial MentionPaniSanthosh MandoorDirectionCholaSanal Kumar SasidharanDirectionCholaSanal Kumar SasidharanSound DesignRoudram 2018K. P. A. C. LeelaActing
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