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The much-anticipated 55th Kerala State Film Awards has been announced on 3 November, Monday at Ramanilayam in Thrissur, with Minister for Culture and Films Saji Cherian declaring the names of the winners. A seven-member jury chaired by actor Prakash Raj evaluated 38 films for this year’s honours. Originally scheduled for October 31, the announcement was postponed due to film screenings and a special session of the Legislative Assembly. Kerala State Awards 2024: Mammootty, Shamla Hamza, Asif Ali Win Top Acting Honours Here’s the full list of Kerala State Film Awards 2024 winners Best Film: Manjummel Boys Best Actress – Shamla Hamza, Feminichi Fathima Best Actor – Mammootty, Bramayugam Best Director – Chidambaram S Poduval, Manjummel Boys Best Character Artist (F) – Lijomol Jose, Nadanna Sambhavam Best Character Artist (M) – Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam) Special Jury Award – Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi, 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 Music Director – Sushin Shyam, Bougainvillea Best Lyricist – Vedan for “Kuthanthram” from Manjummal Boys Best Cinematography – Shyju Khalid, Manjummel Boys Best VFX – ARM Best Choreography – Sumesh Sunder and Jishnudas M V, Bougainvillea Best Costume – Sameera Saneesh, Rekhachithram and Bougainvillea Best Makeup Artist – Ronex Xavier, Bougainvillea and Bramayugam Best processing lab/colorist – Shree Warrier (Manjummal Boys, Bougainvillea) Best Sync Sound – Pani Best Playback Singer (F) – Zeba Tommy for “Aarorum” in Am Ah Best Playback Singer (M) – KS Harisankar for “Kiliye” in ARM One has to note that Mammootty has already won 10 Kerala State Film Awards. The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards began in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
