The 40th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best Malayalam films released in 2016, were announced in March 2017.
Winners Main awards Best Film: Oppam Best Actor: Mohanlal (Oppam) Best Actress: Nayanthara (Puthiya Niyamam) Best Director: Priyadarshan (Oppam) Second Best Film: Jacobinte Swargarajyam Best Popular Film: Pulimurugan Second Best Actor (Male): Renji Panicker (Jacobinte Swargarajyam) and Siddique (Sukhamayirikkatte) Second Best Actor (Female): Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu) Best Screenplay: Vineeth Sreenivasan(Jacobinte Swargarajyam) Best Music Director: M. Jayachandran (Kambhoji) Best Male Playback Singer: Madhu Balakrishnan Best Female Playback Singer: Varsha Vinu and Alka Ajith Best Cinematographer: Sujith Vaassudev (James And Alice) Best Lyricist: Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma (Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho) Best Editing: Abhilash Balachandran (Vetta) Best Child Artist: Baby Esther Anil and Baby Akshara Best Sound Design: Dan Jose (Aadupuliyattam) Best Art Director: M. Bava (Action Hero Biju) Best Costume Design: Indrans Jayan (Kambhoji) Best Makeup: Saji Koratti (Oppam)
Special Jury Awards Socially Relevant Film: Saji S. Palamel (Aaradi / Six Feet) Sanskrit Film: M. Surendran (Suryakantha) Technical Excellence: Nissar (2 Days) Acting: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (Kambhoji) Acting: Nivin Pauly (Action Hero Biju) Acting: Tini Tom (Daffedar) Acting: Samuthirakani (Oppam)
Honorary Awards Chalachitra Ratnam Award: Sreekumaran Thampi Ruby Jubilee Award: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Chalachitra Prathibha Award: Fazil, Ramachandra Babu, Shanthi Krishna
References
External links "List of recipients of the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards" (in Malayalam)