46th Kerala State Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Best of Malayalam Cinema in 2015 |
Date | 1 March 2016 |
Location | Thiruvananthapuram |
Country | India |
Presented by | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |
First awarded | 1969 |
Most awards | Charlie (8) |
Website | http://www.keralafilm.com |
The 46th Kerala State Film Awards were announced by minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan in Thiruvananthapuram on 1 March 2016. [1] The winners in the fiction category were selected by a jury headed by veteran filmmaker Mohan. The other jury members were George Kithu, M.A Venu, Sulakshana, Sharath, B R Prasad, Venugopal, Premchand, Dr Soman, and C.R Rajamohan. [2] The jury for nonfiction category consisted of Rajeev Gopalakrishnan, Pavitran, C.R Rajamohan, and was headed by S. Jayachandran Nair. The J. C. Daniel Award was awarded to K. G. George. The awards were presented on 15 October 2016. [3] [4]
Most Awards
Number of Awards | Film |
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8 | Charlie |
7 | Ennu Ninte Moideen |
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