51st Kerala State Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Honouring achievements in Malayalam films |
Date | 17 October 2021 |
Location | Thiruvananthapuram |
Country | India |
Presented by | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |
First awarded | 1969 |
Most awards | Sufiyum Sujatayum (5) |
Website | https://www.keralafilm.com |
The 51st Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Saji Cheriyan in Thiruvananthapuram on 16 October 2021. A total of 80 films competed for the awards. [1] [2] [3]
• P. K. Rajashekaran (chairman) | |
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• C. Ajoy (member and secretary) |
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
Name of award | Title of work | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
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Best Book on Cinema | Aakyanathinte Piriyan Kovanikal | P. K.Surendran | ₹30,000 |
Best Article on Cinema | Adoorinte 5 Nayaka Kathapathrangal | John Samuel | ₹20,000 |
• Suhasini (chairman) | |
• Bhadran | • P. Sheshadri |
• Mohan Sitara | • C. K. Muralidharan |
• M. Harikumar | • N. Sasidharan |
• C. Ajoy (member and secretary) |
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
Name of award | Title of film | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
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Best Film | The Great Indian Kitchen | Director: Jeo Baby | ₹100,000 |
Producer: Dijo Augustine Jomon Jacob Vishnu Rajan Sajin S Raj | ₹200,000 | ||
Second Best Film | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Director: Senna Hegde | ₹150,000 |
Producer: Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah | ₹150,000 | ||
Best Director | Ennivar | Sidhartha Siva | ₹200,000 |
Best Actor | Vellam | Jayasurya | ₹100,000 |
Best Actress | Kappela | Anna Ben | ₹100,000 |
Best Character Actor | Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam Ennivar | Sudheesh | ₹50,000 |
Best Character Actress | Veyil | Sreerekha | ₹50,000 |
Best Child Artist | Kasiminte Kadal | Niranjan S (Male category) | ₹50,000 |
Pyali | Aravya Sharma (Female category) | ₹50,000 | |
Best Story | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Senna Hegde | ₹50,000 |
Best Cinematography | Kayattam | Chandru Selvaraj | ₹50,000 |
Best Screenplay (Original) | The Great Indian Kitchen | Jeo Baby | ₹25,000 each |
Best Screenplay (Adaptation) | Not Awarded | ||
Best Lyrics | Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam ("Smaranagal Kadalyi") Malik ("Theerame Theerame") | Anwar Ali | ₹50,000 |
Best Music Director (song) | Sufiyum Sujatayum (All songs) | M. Jayachandran | ₹50,000 |
Best Music Director (score) | Sufiyum Sujatayum | M. Jayachandran | ₹50,000 |
Best Male Singer | Halal Love Story ("Sundaranayavane") Vellam ("Aakashamayavale") | Shahabaz Aman | ₹50,000 |
Best Female Singer | Sufiyum Sujatayum ("Vathikkalu Vellarippravu") | Nithya Mamman | ₹50,000 |
Best Editor | C U Soon | Mahesh Narayanan | ₹50,000 |
Best Art Director | Malik Pyali | Santosh Raman | ₹50,000 |
Best Sync Sound | Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam | Adarsh Joseph Cheriyan | ₹50,000 |
Best Sound Mixing | Sufiyum Sujatayum | Ajith Abraham George | ₹50,000 |
Best Sound Design | The Great Indian Kitchen | Tony Babu | ₹25,000 each |
Best Processing Lab/Colourist | ₹50,000 | ||
Best Makeup Artist | Article 21 | Rasheed Ahamed | ₹50,000 |
Best Costume Designer | Malik | Dhanya Balakrishnan | ₹50,000 |
Best Dubbing Artist | Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam (Character:Thambidurai) | Shoby Thilakan (Male category) | ₹50,000 |
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Character:Kannamma) | Riya Saira (Female category) | ₹50,000 | |
Best Choreography | Sufiyum Sujatayum | Lalitha Soby Babu Xavier | ₹25,000 each |
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Producers: Ranjith P. M. Sasidharan | ₹25,000 each |
Director:Sachy | ₹100,000 | ||
Best Debut Director | Kappela | Muhammad Musthafa | ₹100,000 |
Best Children's Film | Bonamy | Producer: Sinseer | ₹300,000 |
Director : Tony Sukumar | ₹100,000 | ||
Best Visual Effects | Love | Sarjas Muhammed (awarded for Visual Effects ) Anish D. Sumesh Gopal | ₹50,000 |
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
Name of award | Title of film | Awardee(s) | Awarded for |
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Special Mention | Bharathapuzha | Siji Pradeep | Acting |
Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Nanjiyamma | Singing the song "Kalakkatha Sandanamera" | |
Bharathapuzha | Nalini Jameela | Costume |
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