J. C. Daniel Award

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J. C. Daniel Award
Awarded for Lifetime achievement
Location Kerala
CountryIndia
Presented by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Reward(s)₹500,000 (US$6,000)
First awarded1992
Last awarded2023
Recent winner T. V. Chandran
Highlights
Total awarded30
First winner T. E. Vasudevan

The J. C. Daniel Award is the highest award in Malayalam cinema, established by the Government of Kerala, India. It is presented annually by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, a non-profit institution operating under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Kerala. Instituted in 1992, the award recognizes individuals for their "outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema". [1] [2] Recipients are selected by a jury appointed by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs. [1] [3] As of 2021, the honourees receive a statuette, a citation, and a cash prize of ₹500,000 (US$6,000). They are honoured at the Kerala State Film Awards ceremony. [4]

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The Government of Kerala created the award to commemorate the contribution of Indian filmmaker J. C. Daniel, who is often regarded as the "father of Malayalam cinema". [5] The J. C. Daniel Award was managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997. In 1998, the Government of Kerala constituted the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, and since that year, the Academy has hosted the award. [1] [6] A cash prize of ₹50,000 (US$600) was granted with the award until 2002. [7] In 2003, the prize money was doubled and, as part of a technical correction to update it, no award was presented that year. Actor Madhu was the first recipient of the award with the increased monetary prize of ₹100,000 (US$1,200) in 2004. [8] [9] Since 2016, the cash prize is ₹500,000 (US$6,000). [10]

Since its inception, the J. C. Daniel Award has been bestowed on 30 individuals. The award was first presented to film distributor and producer T. E. Vasudevan in 1992. Actress Aranmula Ponnamma was the first woman to receive the honour, in 2005. The 2011 recipient, actor Jose Prakash, died before the award ceremony. His son accepted the award on his behalf. The most recent winner is filmmaker T. V. Chandran.

Recipients

List of award recipients
YearImageRecipientField of workRef.
1992 – T. E. Vasudevan Distributor, producer [11]
1993 – Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist [12]
1994 – P. Bhaskaran Lyricist, director [13]
1995 – Abhayadev Lyricist [14]
1996 – A. Vincent Cinematographer, director [15]
1997 K.raghavan.JPG K. Raghavan Composer [16]
1998 V. Dakshinamoorthy.jpg V. Dakshinamoorthy Composer [17]
1999 GDevarajan.jpg G. Devarajan Composer [12]
2000 – M. Krishnan Nair Director [18]
2001 – P. N. Menon Director, art director [7]
2002 K.J. Yesudas.JPG K. J. Yesudas Playback singer [9]
2003No award [19]
2004 Madhu.png Madhu Actor, director, producer [8]
2005 – Aranmula Ponnamma Actress [20]
2006 – Mankada Ravi Varma Cinematographer, director [21]
2007 – P. Ramdas Director [22]
2008 Kravindranathannair.jpg K. Ravindran Nair Producer [23]
2009  – K. S. Sethumadhavan Director, screenwriter [24]
2010  – Navodaya Appachan Producer, director [25]
2011  – Jose Prakash [lower-alpha 1] Actor, singer [28]
2012  – J. Sasikumar Director [29]
2013 MT Vasudevan Nair.jpg M. T. Vasudevan Nair Screenwriter, director [30]
2014 IV Sasi 62nd Filmfare Awards South.jpg I. V. Sasi Director, screenwriter [31]
2015 KG George.jpg K. G. George Screenwriter, director [32]
2016 DirectorAdoor.jpg Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director, screenwriter [10]
2017 Sreekumaran Thampi and Adoor Gopalakrishnan (cropped).jpg Sreekumaran Thampi Lyricist, director, screenwriter, producer [33]
2018 Sheela.png Sheela Actress, director, screenwriter [34]
2019 Hariharan director.jpg Hariharan Director [35]
2020 P jayachandranDSC 0207.jpg P. Jayachandran Singer [36]
2021  – K. P. Kumaran Director [37]
2022 T.V. Chandran.jpg T. V. Chandran Director [38]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Jose Prakash died one day after the award announcement, hence he could not receive the honour. [26] His son accepted the award on his behalf. [27]

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