Kerala State Film Awards

The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India.

Kerala State Film Awards
49th Kerala State Film Awards
Kerala State Film Award Sculptures
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryIndia
Presented byKerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded1969
Websitekeralafilm.com
List of frequent winners
Artist Wins

K J Yesudas

 26

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

 21

G. Aravindan

 18

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

 17

K S Chithra

 16

O N V Kurup

 14

Bharathan

 12

S. Janaki

 11
Most no.of successive wins
Artist Successive Wins

K S Chithra

 11(1985-1995)
Award statuette, officially denoted as "replica" won by cinematographer Ramachandra Babu for Dweepu (1976).

The awards were started in 1969. From 1969 to 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. For the awards for literature on cinema a separate jury is formed. The academy annually invites films for the award and the jury analyses the films that are submitted before deciding the winners. The awards intends to promote films with artistic values and encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Kerala.

List of awards

The number of awards varies from year to year, considering the changing scenario of motion picture arts within and outside the state of Kerala. The latest number of awards is over 30; the original number of awards in 1969 was 15.

  • J. C. Daniel Award (Lifetime Achievement Awards) for "Outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema".
  • Best Film: A cash award of Rs.100,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the producer. A cash award of Rs.40,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the director
  • Second Best Film: A cash award of Rs.60,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the producer. A cash award of Rs.30,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the director
  • Kerala State Film Award for Best Short Film
  • Best Director: A cash award of Rs.50,000/-, a replica
  • Best Actor: A cash award of 1 Lakh, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Actress: A cash award of 1 Lakh, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Character Actor: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Character Actress: A cash award of Rs.50000//-, a replica and a certificate
  • Second Best Actor: A cash award of Rs.50000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Second Best Actress: A cash award of Rs.50000//-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Child Artist: A cash award of Rs.50000//-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Story: A cash award of Rs.50000//-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Screenplay: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Cinematography: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Lyrics: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Music Director: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Background Music: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Singer: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Film Editor: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Art Director: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Sound Recordist: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Processing Lab: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Makeup Artist: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Costume Designer: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Dubbing Artist: A cash award of Rs.7,500/-, a replica and a certificate each
  • Best Choreography: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: To the producer and director
  • Best Children's Film: To the producer and director
  • Best Debut Director
  • Special Jury Award: A cash award of Rs.30,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Special Mention: A replica and a certificate
  • Best Documentary: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the producer. A cash award of Rs.9,000/-, a replica and a certificate to the director
  • Best Book on Cinema: A cash award of Rs.15,000/-, a replica and a certificate
  • Best Article on Cinema: A cash award of Rs.8,000/-, a replica and a certificate

Jury
Year Jury Chairman Ref.
1986 Ashok Kumar
1991 Bharath Gopi
1995 Malayatoor Ramakrishnan
1996 Kumar Shahani
1997 K. P. Kumaran
1999 Lenin Rajendran
2001 Priyadarshan
2002 K. G. George
2003 Hariharan
2004 Sreekumaran Thampi
2005 Sibi Malayil [1]
2006 T. K. Rajeev Kumar
2007 Jahnu Barua
2008 Girish Kasaravalli
2009 Buddhadeb Dasgupta [2]
2010 Sai Paranjpye
2011 Bhagyaraj
2012 I. V. Sasi
2013 Bharathi Raja
2014 John Paul Puthusery
2015 M. Mohan
2016 A. K. Bir [3]

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2017 T. V. Chandran
2018 Kumar Shahani

See also

References
  1. "Kerala State Film Awards 2005 announced". Government of Kerala. 7 February 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. "Kerala State Film Awards 2009 announced". Sify. 9 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. "Best of 2016: Kerala State Film Awards to be announced tomorrow". Manoramaonline.com. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ""Kerala State Film Awards 2016 Announced Complete List"". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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