The 52nd Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Saji Cherian in Thiruvananthapuram on 27 May 2022.
Writing category Jury (chairman) (member and secretary)
Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of workAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Book on CinemaChamayamPattanam Rasheed₹30,000Best Article on CinemaMalayala Cinemayile AanoruthanmarJithin K. C.₹20,000
Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitleAwardee(s)Book on CinemaNashta SwapnangalR. GopalakrishnanFocus: Cinema PadanangalSheeba M. KurienArticle on CinemaGeorgekuttiyum Malayaliyude UbhayabhavanayumRakesh Cherukodu
Film category Jury Saeed Akhtar Mirza (chairman) Sundar Das Bombay Jayashri Suresh Triveni Dwarak Warrier Fowzia Fathima K. Gopinathan C. Ajoy (member secretary)
Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Film AavasavyuhamDirector: Krishand R. K. ₹100,000 Producer: Krishand R. K.₹200,000Second Best FilmNishiddhoDirector: Tara Ramanujan₹150,000Producer: Kerala State Film Development Corporation₹150,000 ChavittuDirector: Sajas RahmanShinos Rahman₹150,000Producer: Sharaf U Dheen₹150,000Best DirectorJojiDileesh Pothan₹200,000Best ActorAarkkariyamBiju Menon₹100,000NayattuMadhuramThuramukhamFreedom FightJoju George₹100,000Best ActressBhoothakaalamRevathy₹100,000Best Character ActorKalaSumesh Moor₹50,000Best Character ActressJojiUnnimaya Prasad₹50,000Best Child ArtistNiraye Thathakalulla Maram Adithyan () ₹50,000ThalaSneha Anu ()₹50,000Best StoryNaayattuShahi Kabir₹50,000Best CinematographyChuruliMadhu Neelakandan₹50,000Best Screenplay (Original)AavasavyuhamKrishnand R. K.₹25,000Best Screenplay (Adaptation)JojiShyam Pushkaran₹50,000Best LyricsKaadakalam ()B. K. Harinarayanan₹50,000Best Music Director (song)Hridayam ()Hesham Abdul Wahab₹50,000Best Music Director (score)JojiJustin Varghese₹50,000Best Male SingerMinnal Murali ()Pradeep Kumar₹50,000Best Female SingerKaanekkaane ()Sithara Krishnakumar₹50,000Best EditorNaayattuMahesh NarayananRajesh Rajendran₹50,000 eachBest Art DirectorThuramukhamA. V. Gokuldas₹50,000Best Sync Sound ChavittuArun AshokSonu K. P.₹50,000Best Sound MixingMinnal MuraliJustin Jose₹50,000Best Sound DesignChuruliRenganaath Ravee₹25,000Best Visual EffectsMinnal MuraliAndrew D'CrusBest Processing Lab/ColouristChuruliLiju Prabhakar₹50,000Best Makeup ArtistAarkkariyam Ranjith Ambady₹50,000Best Costume DesignerMinnal MuraliMelwy J.₹50,000Best Dubbing Artist ₹50,000Drishyam 2 ()Devi S. ()₹50,000Best ChoreographyChavittu Arun Lal₹25,000Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic ValueHridayamProducers: Visakh Subramaniam₹25,000Director: Vineeth Sreenivasan ₹100,000Best Debut DirectorPrappedaKrishnendu Kalesh₹100,000Best Children's FilmKaadakalamProducer: Periyar Valley CreationsCollective Frames₹100,000Director: Sakhil Raveendran₹100,000Special Jury AwardAvanovilonaSherry Govindan ()₹50,000
Special Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Awarded forSpecial MentionFreedom FightJeo BabyDirection (Anthology short film: Old Age Home)
Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender All recipients receive a cash prize, certificate, and statuette. Name of awardTitle of filmAwardee(s)Awarded forCash prizeSpecial Award in Any Category for Women/TransgenderAntharamNegha Shahin Acting₹50,000
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