Vanitha Film Awards

The Vanitha Film Awards are presented annually by Vanitha, an Indian magazine from the Malayala Manorama group in the south Indian state of Kerala.^[1] The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language film industry. Held and broadcast annually since 1998, the ceremony has gained in popularity over the years and is currently one of the most-watched award ceremonies in Kerala.^[2]

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2018

• Best Actor: Fahadh Faasil (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

• Best Actress: Parvathy Thiruvoth Kottuvata / Manju Warrier (Take Off & Udaharanam Sujatha)

• Best Romantic Hero: Tovino Thomas

• Best Star Pair: Asif Ali and Aparna Balamurali

• Best Newcomer Actress: Nimisha Sajayan

• Best Comedian: Hareesh Perumanna

• Lifetime achievement award: Seema

• Popular Actor: Dulquer Salmaan

• Best Movie: Take Off

• Best Male Singer: Vijay Yesudas

• Best Female Singer: Shweta Mohan

• Special Performance (Actress): Anu Sithara

• Best Supporting Actor: Suraj Venjaramoodu (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

• Best Supporting Actress: Shanthi Krishna

• Best Romantic Heroine: Aishwarya Lekshmi

• Best Villain: Vijayaraghavan

• Popular Movie: Udaharanam Sujatha

• Best Choreographer: Prasanna Master

• Best Debut Director: Soubin Shahir

• Best Family Hero: Kunchacko Boban

• Best Director: Dileesh Pothan

• Best Music Director: Shaan Rahman

• Best Lyricist: Harinarayanan

• Best Scriptwriter: Syam Pushkar and Dileesh Nair

• Best Newcomer Actor: Appani Sarath

2017

• Best Actor - Mohanlal ( Oppam, Pulimurugan)
• Best Actress - Manju Warrier (Karinkunnam 6'S)
• Popular Actor - Nivin Pauly ( Action Hero Biju, Jacobinte Swargarajyam)
• Popular Actress - Anusree (Maheshinte Prathikaaram, Oppam, Kochava Paulo Ayyappa Coelho)
• Best Director - Rajeev Ravi (Kammatipaadam)
• Best Movie - Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Director: Dileesh Pothan, Producer: Aashiq Abu)
• Popular Movie - Pulimurugan (Director: Vysakh, Producer: Tomichan Mulakupadam)
• Best Movie on Social Awareness - Action Hero Biju (Director: Abrid Shine, Producer: Nivin Pauly, Abrid Shine and Shibu Thekkumpuram)
• Special Performance Actor - Vinayakan (Kammatipaadam)
• Special Performance Actress - Asha Sarath ( Pavada, Anuraga Karikkin Vellam)
• Best Supporting Actor - Siddique(Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan, Ann Maria Kalipilaanu)
• Best Supporting Actress - Rohini ( Action Hero Biju, Guppy)
• Best Comedian - Dharmajan Bolgatty

(Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan)

• Best Villain - Chemban Vinod Jose ( Kali)
• Best Star Pair - Asif Ali and Rajisha Vijayan ( Anuraga Karikkin Vellam)
• Best Scriptwriter - P Balachandran (Kammatipaadam)
• Best Male Singer - MG Sreekumar (Chinnamma - Oppam)
• Best Female Singer - Vani Jayaram(Maanathe Maari - Pulimurugan)
• Best Lyricist- Santhosh Varma (Pookal Panineer - Action Hero Biju)
• Best Music Composer - Bijibal

( Maheshinte Prathikaaram)

• Best Debut Director - Khalid Rahman (Anuraga Karikkin Vellam)
• Best Debut Actor - Vishnu Unnikrishnan (Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan)
• Best Debut Actress - Aparna Balamurali (Maheshinte Prathikaaram)
• Best Cinematographer - Shyju Khalid (Maheshinte Prathikaaram)
• Best Choreographer - Kala (choreographer) (Oppam)
• Life Time Achievement - KG George

2016

2015

• Lifetime Achievement Award:I. V. Sasi
• Best Actor:Mammootty (Varsham)
• Best Actress: Manju Warrier (How Old Are You)
• Best Movie: 1983
• Best Villain: Jayasurya (Iyobinte Pusthakam)
• Best Popular Actor: Nivin Pauly
• Best Popular Actress: Nazriya Nazim
• Best Star-pair: Unni Mukundan - Namitha Pramod
• Best Comedian: Aju Varghese
• Best Debutante (Male) : Farhaan Faasil
• Best Debutante (Female): Nikki Galrani
• Best Supporting Actor: Anoop Menon (Vikramadithyan)
• Best Supporting Actress:Srinda Ashab (1983)
• Best Screenplay: Bobby-Sanjay (How Old Are You)
• Best Cinematographer: Amal Neerad (Iyobinte Pusthakam)
• Popular Song Of The Year: Mangalyam - Gopi Sundar (Bangalore Days)
• Best Singer (Male): Vineeth Sreenivasan (Kaattumooliyo – Om Shanti Oshana)
• Best Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal (Vijanathayil – How Old Are You)
• Best Lyrics: Olenjali Kuruvi – Harinarayanan (1983)

2014

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Innocent
• Best Actor: Prithviraj Sukumaran ( Celluloid, Mumbai Police)
• Best Actress: Shobana( Thira)
• Best Supporting Actor: Indrajith Sukumaran (Amen)
• Best Supporting Actress: Bindu Panicker (Pullipulliyum Aatinkuttiyum)
• Best Comedian: Shammi Thilakan ( Neram, Sringaravelan)
• Best Villain: Kalabhavan Shajohn (Drishyam)
• Best Film: Drishyam
• Best Director: Jeethu Joseph (Drishyam)
• Popular Film: Amen
• Best Script Writer: Joy Mathew ( Shutter)
• Best Cinematographer: Madhu Neelakandan (Annayum Rasoolum)
• Best Debut – Male: Master Sanoop (Philips & the Monkey Pen)
• Best Debut – Female: Aparna Gopinath ( ABCD)
• Best Singer -Male: Shahbas Amen (Annayum Rasoolum)
• Best Singer – Female: Mridula Warrier( Kalimannu)
• Best Music Director: Prashant Pillai( Amen)
• Best Best Lyricist: Kavalam Narayana Panicker ( Amen)

2013

• Life Time Achievement : Nedumudi Venu
• Best Actor: Fahadh Faasil (22 Female Kottayam)
• Best Actress : Rima Kallingal (22 Female Kottayam)
• Best Director : Lal Jose
• Best Supporting Actor: Prathap Pothan (Ayalaum Njanum Thammil)
• Best Supporting Actress: Kanika (Bavootiyude Namathil)
• Best Pair: Nivin Pauly - Isha Talwar (Thattathin Marayathu)
• Best Female Debutant- Isha Talwar (Thattathin Marayathu)
• Best Comedian: Baburaj (Mayamohini)
• Best Villain: Murali Gopy (Ee Adutha Kalathu, Thappana)
• Best Lyricist: Rafeeq Ahammed (Spirit, Diamond Necklace)
• Best Male Playback Singer: Nivas (Nilamalare.. from Diamaond Necklace)
• Best Female Playback Singer:Remya Nambeesan (Muthuchppi Poloru.. from Thattathin Marayathu)
• Best Music Director: Shan Rehman (Thattathin Marayathu)
• Best Script Writer- Anjali Menon (Ustad Hotel)
• Best Camera Man: Shyju Khalid (22 Female Kottayam)

2012

• Life Time Achievement Award :Sheela
• Best Actor: Mohanlal (Pranayam)
• Best Actress : Kavya Madhavan (Gaddama)
• Best Director : Aashiq Abu (Salt n' Pepper)
• Best Movie :Indian Rupee
• Best Supporting Actor : Anoop Menon (Beautiful)
• Best Supporting Actress : Remya Nambeesan (Chappa Kurisu)
• Best comedy actor : Baburaj (Salt & Pepper)
• Best Villain :Vijayaraghavan (Venicile Vyapari)
• Best playback Singer (male) : Vijay Yesudas - EE puzhayum sandhyakalum (Indian Rupee)
• Best playback Singer(female) :Manjari - Chimmi chimmi (Urumi)
• Best lyricist:O. N. V. Kurup (Pranayam)
• Best Music Director : Bijibal (Salt & Pepper)
• Best Pair : Lal & Shwetha Menon (Salt & Pepper)
• Best New face (Male):Unni Mukundan (Bombay 12 March)
• Best New Face (Female):Karthika Nair (Makara Manchu)
• Best Camera Man :Jomon T. John(Beautiful)

2011

• Life Time Achievement : Jagathy Sreekumar
• Best Movie :Pranchiyettan & the Saint
• Best Actress : Mamta Mohandas (Kadha Thudarunnu)
• Best Actor : Mammootty (Pranchiyettan and The Saint, Best Actor)
• Best Director & Script writer : Ranjith(Pranchiyettan and The Saint)
• Best Cameraman : Venu(Pranchiyettan and The Saint)
• Best Popular Film : Pranchiyettan and The Saint
• Best Supporting Actor : Biju Menon (Marykkundoru Kunjadu)
• Best Supporting Actress : Mithra Kurian (Body Guard)
• Best Comedian: Salim Kumar (Best Actor, Marykkundoru Kunjadu)
• New Face : Ann Augustine (Elsamma Enna Aankutty)
• Best Male Singer: Yesudas (Shikkar)
• Best Female Singer : Shreya Ghoshal (Kizhakku Pookkum : Anwar)
• Best Pair: Archana Kavi and Kunchakko Boban (Mummy & Me)
• Best Lyrics & Music: Rafeeq Ahammed & Gopi Sunder (Kizhakku Pookkum: Anwar)
• Best Villain: Sidhique (Pokkiriraja)

2010

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