55th Kerala State Film Awards

55th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Best works in Malayalam cinema in a selected year
Date	3 November 2025 (2025-11-03)
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First award	1969
Most wins	Manjummel Boys
Website	keralafilm.com
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The 55th Kerala State Film Awards presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy for the best works in Malayalam Cinema in the year 2024 was announced by Saji Cherian, Minister of Cultural Affairs, Kerala on 3rd November 2025. ^{[1] [2]} A total of 128 films were submitted for the awards. The jury for the awards under the film category was headed by Prakash Raj and the jury for awards under the writing category was headed by Madhu Eravankara. ^{[3] [4]}

Writing category

Jury

• Madhu Eravankara (chairman)
• A Chandrashekar	• Vineetha Vijayan
• C. Ajoy

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of work	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Book on Cinema	Pennpaattu Tharakal	C S Meenakshi	₹30,000
Best Article on Cinema	Marayunna Naalukettukal	Valsalan Vathussery	₹20,000

Special Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title	Awardee(s)
Book on Cinema	Samayathinte Vistheernam	Naufal Mariyam Bathu
Article on Cinema	No Award	No Award

Film category

Jury

Final jury

• Prakash Raj (chairman)
• Ranjan Pramod	• Jibu Jacob
• Bhagyalakshmi	• Santhosh Aechikkanam
• Gayatri Asokan	• Nithin Lukose
• C. Ajoy

First Preliminary jury

• Ranjan Pramod (chairman)
• Subal K. R.	• M C Rajanarayanan
• Vijayarajamallika	• C. Ajoy

Second Preliminary jury

• Jibu Jacob (chairman)
• V. C. Abhilash	• Rajesh K
• Shamshad Hussain	• C. Ajoy

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Film	Manjummel Boys	Director: Chidambaram S. Poduval	₹200,000
		Producer: Soubin Shahir Babu Shahir Shawn Antony	₹200,000
Second Best Film	Feminichi Fathima	Director: Fasil Muhammed	₹150,000
		Producer: Thamar K V Sudheesh Skaria	₹150,000
Best Director	Manjummel Boys	Chidambaram S. Poduval	₹200,000
Best Actor	Bramayugam	Mammootty	₹100,000
Best Actress	Feminichi Fathima	Shamla Hamza	₹100,000
Best Character Actor	Manjummel Boys	Soubin Shahir	₹50,000
	Bramayugam	Sidharth Bharathan
Best Character Actress	Nadanna Sambhavam	Lijomol Jose	₹50,000
Best Child Artist	No Award
Best Story	Paradise	Prasanna Vithanage	₹50,000
Best Cinematography	Manjummel Boys	Shyju Khalid	₹25,000
Best Screenplay (Original)	Manjummel Boys	Chidambaram S. Poduval	₹50,000
Best Screenplay (Adaptation)	Bougainvillea	Lajo Jose Amal Neerad	₹50,000
Best Lyrics	Manjummel Boys ("Viyyarppu Thunniyitta Kuppayam")	Vedan	₹50,000
Best Music Director (songs)	Bougainvillea ("Sthuthi")	Sushin Shyam	₹50,000
Best Music Director (score)	Bramayugam	Christo Xavier	₹50,000
Best Male Singer	A. R. M. ("Kiliye")	K. S. Harisankar	₹50,000
Best Female Singer	Am Ah ("Aarorum")	Zeba Tommy	₹50,000
Best Editor	Kishkindha Kaandam	Sooraj E S	₹50,000
Best Art Director	Manjummel Boys	Ajayan Chalissery	₹50,000
Best Sync Sound	Pani	Ajayan Adat	₹50,000
Best Sound Mixing	Manjummel Boys	Fasal A Bhakkar Shijin Melvin Hutton	₹50,000
Best Sound Design	Manjummel Boys	Shijin Melvin Hutton Abhishek Nair	₹50,000
Best Processing Lab / Colourist	Bougainvillea Manjummel Boys	Poetic Home of Cinema	₹25,000
Best Makeup Artist	Bougainvillea Bramayugam	Ronex Xavier	₹50,000
Best Costume Designer	Bougainvillea Rekhachithram	Sameera Saneesh	₹50,000
Best Dubbing Artist	Barroz 3D'(Character:Voodoo)	Bhasi Vaikom (Male category)	₹50,000
	Barroz 3D (Character: Muwesi Maria )	Sayanora Philip (Female category)	₹50,000
Best Choreography	Bougainvillea	Sumesh Sundar Jishnudas M B	₹50,000
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Premalu	Director: Girish A. D.	₹100,000
		Producer: Fahadh Faasil Shyam Pushkaran Dileesh Pothan	₹100,000
Best Debut Director	Feminichi Fathima	Fasil Muhammed	₹100,000
Best Children's Film	No Award
Best Visual Effects	A. R. M.	Jithin Lal Alfred Tomy Anirudha Mukherjee Salim Lahir	₹50,000

Special Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Awarded for
Special Mention	A. R. M.	Tovino Thomas	Acting
	Kishkindha Kaandam	Asif Ali
	Paradise	Darshana Rajendran
	Bougainvillea	Jyothirmayi
	Paradise	Producers: Anto Chitillapilly Sanita Chittilapilly Director: Prasanna Vithanage	Film

Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender

All recipients receive a cash prize, certificate, and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Awarded for	Cash prize
Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender	All We Imagine as Light	Payal Kapadia	Direction	₹50,000

References

1. "Kerala State Awards: Mammootty wins Best Actor, Manjummel Boys is Best Film". India Today. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. "Kerala State Film Awards 2025 winners list: Mammootty and Shamla Hamza win top acting honours; Manjummel Boys bags Best Film award". The Indian Express. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
3. "128 films, including 'Bhramayugam', 'Barroz' and 'Pani', in the race for Kerala State Film Awards". Mathrubhumi News. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
4. "Actor Prakash Raj to chair jury for Kerala State Film Awards 2024". The News Minute. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

External links

• https://www.keralafilm.com