The 55th Kerala State Film Awards have recently announced the list of winners on November 3. Mammootty bagged the top honour for his portrayal in Rahul Sadasivan's Bramayugam. Meanwhile, Manjummel Boys was named Best Film of 2024.
During a recent press conference in Thrissur, the Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Culture, and Youth Affairs, Saji Cherian, announced the winners. Bramayugam and Manjummel Boys won big at the event.
Veteran actor Prakash Raj led the seven-member jury for the 55th Kerala State Film Awards. Around 128 movies from 2024 were submitted for the awards, but only 26 films were qualified for the final round.
Here is the complete list of Kerala State Awards winners:
Best Film - Manjummel Boys
Best Actor (Male) - Mammootty for Bramayugam
Best Actor (Female) - Shamla Hamza for Feminichi Fathima
Best Director - Chidambaram S Poduval for Manjummel Boys
Best Character Artist (Female) - Lijomol Jose for Nadanna Sambhavam
Best Character Artist (Male) - Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)
Special Jury Award for Acting (Male) - Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali for ARM and Kishkindha Kaandam
Special Jury Award for Acting (Female) - Jyothirmayi (Bougainvillea), Darshana Rajendran (Paradise)
Best Second Film - Feminichi Fathima
Best Debut Director - Fasil Muhammed (Feminichi Fathima)
Best Popular Film - Premalu
Special Jury award for women/transgender people - Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine As Light)
Best Story - Prasanna Vithanage (Paradise)
Best Screenplay - Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad (Bougainvillea)
Best VFX - (ARM)
Best Dance Choreographer - Bougainvillea
Best Costume - Sameera Saneesh for Rekhachithram and Bougainvillea
Best Makeup Artist - Ronex Xavier for Bougainvillea and Bramayugam'
Best Sync Sound - Pani
Best Music Director: Sushin Shyam for Bougainvillea
Best Background Score - Christo Xavier for Bramayugam
Best Adapted Screenplay - Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad for Bougainvillea
Best Cinematography - Shyju Khalid for Manjummel Boys
Best Lyricist (Male) - Vedan for Kuthanthram from Manjummal Boys
Best Playback Singer (Female) - Zeba Tommy for Aarorum from Am Ah
Best Playback Singer (Male) - KS Harisankar for Kiliye from ARM
Best processing lab/colorist - Shree Warrier (Manjummel Boys and Bougainvillea)
Best Sound Design - Shibin Melvin and Abhishek Nair for Manjummel Boys
Best Production Design - Ajayan Chalissery for Manjummel Boys
Best Editor - Sooraj ES for Kishkindha Kaandam
Best Dubbing Artist (Female) - Sayonara Philip for Barroz
Best Dubbing Artist (Male) - Bhasi Vaikom for Barroz
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