The 50th 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 13 October 2020. A total of 119 films competed for the awards.
Writing category Jury V. Rajakrishnan (chairman) P. G. Sadanandan T. Anithakumary C. Ajoy (member and secretary)
Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of workAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Book on CinemaCinema Sandarbhangal: Cinema Shaalayum Keraleeya PothumandalavumP. K. Rajasekharan₹30,000Best Article on CinemaMadamballiyile Manorogi Komali Melkkai Nedunna KalamBipin Chandran₹20,000
Special Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of workAwardee(s)Type of workSpecial MentionCinema: Mukhavum MukhammoodiyumRajesh M. R.BookJellikkettinte Charithra PaadangalSebastian JosephSudhi C. J.Article
Film category Jury Madhu Ambat (chairman) Salim Ahamed Abrid Shine Vipin Mohan L. Bhoominathan S. Radhakrishnan Lathika Jomol Benyamin C. Ajoy (member and secretary)
Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Film VasanthiDirectors: Shinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman₹100,000 eachProducer: Siju Wilson₹200,000Second Best FilmKenjiraDirector: Manoj Kana₹150,000Producer: Manoj Kana₹150,000Best DirectorJallikattuLijo Jose Pellissery₹200,000Best ActorAndroid Kunjappan Version 5.25VikruthiSuraj Venjaramoodu₹100,000Best ActressBiriyaaniKani Kusruti₹100,000Best Character ActorKumbalangi NightsFahadh Faasil₹50,000Best Character ActressVasanthiSwasika₹50,000Best Child ArtistSulluKallanottamVasudev Sajeesh Marar ()₹50,000NaniCatherine ()₹50,000Best StoryVari: The SentenceShahul Aliyar₹50,000Best CinematographyIdam KenjiraPratap P. Nair₹50,000Best Screenplay (Original)VasanthiShinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman₹25,000 eachBest Screenplay (Adaptation)ThottappanP. S. Rafeeque₹50,000Best LyricsSathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo ()Sujesh Hari₹50,000Best Music Director (song)Kumbalangi Nights ()Sushin Shyam₹50,000Best Music Director (score)Vrithakrithiyilulla ChathuramAjmal Hasbulla₹50,000Best Male SingerKettyolaanu Ente Malakha ()Najim Arshad₹50,000Best Female SingerKolaambi ()Madhushree Narayan₹50,000Best EditorIshqKiran Das₹50,000Best Art DirectorKumbalangi NightsAndroid Kunjappan Version 5.25Jyothish Shankar₹50,000Best Sync SoundNani Harikumar Madhavan Nair₹50,000Best Sound MixingJallikattuKannan Ganapathi₹50,000Best Sound DesignUndaIshqSreesankar Gopinath, Vishnu Govind₹25,000 eachBest Processing Lab/ColouristIdam Rang Rays Media Works / Liju Prabhakar₹50,000Best Makeup ArtistHelenRanjith Ambady₹50,000Best Costume DesignerKenjiraAshokan Alappuzha₹50,000Best Dubbing ArtistLucifer () Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham ()Vineeth ()₹50,000Kamala ()Shruti Ramachandran ()₹50,000Best ChoreographyMarakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Brinda, Prasanna Sujit₹25,000 eachBest Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic ValueKumbalangi NightsProducers: Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, Dileesh Pothan, Syam Pushkaran₹25,000 eachDirector: Madhu C. Narayanan₹100,000Best Debut DirectorAndroid Kunjappan Version 5.25Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval₹100,000Best Children's FilmNaniProducer: Shaji Mathew₹300,000Director: Samvid Anand₹100,000Special Jury AwardMarakkar: Arabikadalinte SimhamSidharth Priyadarshan ()₹50,000
Special Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Awarded forSpecial MentionShyamaragamV. DakshinamoorthyMusic DirectionMoothonNivin PaulyActingHelenAnna BenActingThottappanPriyamvada KrishnanActing
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