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| 21st Asianet Film Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Best of cinema in 2018 |
| Date | 6, 7 April 2019 |
| Location | Kochi |
| Country |  India |
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| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Asianet & Asianet Plus |
The 21st Asianet Film Awards , honoring the best Malayalam films of 2018, was held on 6 and 7 April 2019 near at FACT Sports Association Ground, Kalamassery, Kochi. [1] The show was hosted by Nyla Usha, Govind Padmasoorya and Prathibha Sai. [2]
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
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| Category | Winner | Film(s) |
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| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghoshal | Odiyan |
| Best Actor in a Humorous Role | Hareesh Kanaran | Various |
| Best New Face Actor | Kalidas Jayaram | Poomaram |
| Best New Face Actress | Neeta Pillai | Poomaram |
| Best Star Couple | Shane Nigam and Nimisha Sajayan | Eeda |
| Most Popular Tamil Actress | Trisha | 96 |
| Best Editor | Vivek Harshan | Varathan |
| Category | Winner | Work |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sreekumaran Thampi | For his lifetime contribution to Malayalam film industry as a Lyricist, director and screenwriter. |
| Golden Star Award | Jayaram | For his contribution to Malayalam film industry being as a versatile actor. |
| Honour Special Jury Award | Urvashi | For her contribution to Malayalam film industry in 2018 as an actress in the movies Ente Ummante Peru and Aravindante Athidhikal . |
| Joju George | For his contribution to Malayalam film industry in 2018 as an actor in the movie Joseph . | |
| Evergreen Entertainer | Mukesh | For being a complete actor and a public representative. |
| Performer of the year | Tovino Thomas | For his enchanting performance throughout all his movies in the year 2018. |
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