Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress

Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress
Awarded for	Best performance by an actress in a Malayalam film
Sponsored by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Reward(s)	₹50,000 (US$570)
First award	2015
Final award	2023
Most recent winner	Sreeshma Chandran
Highlights
Total awarded	9
First winner	Anjali Nair

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress is an award, begun in 2015, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actress for her performance in a Malayalam film. It replaced the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress, which was discontinued in 2014. The winner receives a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹50,000.

Winners

Year	Actor	Film	Ref.
2015	Anjali Nair	Ben	[1]
2016	Kanchana P. K.	Olappeeppi	[2]
2017	Pauly Valsan	Ee.Ma.Yau. Ottamuri Velicham	[3]
2018	Savithri Sreedharan	Sudani from Nigeria	[4]
	Sarasa Balussery
2019	Swasika	Vasanthi	[5]
2020	Sreerekha	Veyil	[6]
2021	Unnimaya Prasad	Joji	[7]
2022	Devi Varma	Saudi Vellakka	[8] [9]
2023	Sreeshma Chandran	Pombolai Orumai	[10]

See also

• Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor

References

1. M., Athira (10 March 2016). "A 'surprise' winner". The Hindu . Retrieved 28 February 2019.
2. "Kerala State Film Awards: The full list of winners". The News Minute . 8 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
3. "Kerala State Film Awards 2018 announced: Indrans, Parvathy, 'Ottamuri Velicham' bag top honours". The New Indian Express . 8 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
4. "Kerala State Film Awards 2019: Kanthan–The Lover of Colour Wins Best Film, Jayasurya is Best Actor". News18 . 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
5. "മികച്ച നടൻ സുരാജ്, നടി കനി, സ്വഭാവ നടൻ ഫഹദ്, ലിജോ സംവിധായകൻ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
6. "ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ കിച്ചണ്‍ മികച്ച ചിത്രം, നടന്‍ ജയസൂര്യ,നടി അന്ന ബെന്‍". Mathrubhumi News. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
7. Praveen, S.R (27 May 2022). "Experimental cinema wins big at 52nd Kerala State Film Awards". The Hindu.
8. "മമ്മൂട്ടി നടൻ, വിൻസി നടി, മഹേഷ് നാരായണൻ സംവിധായകൻ: അവാർഡുകൾ വാരിക്കൂട്ടി 'ന്നാ താൻ കേസ് കൊട്' - Kerala Film Awards". Manorma Online News. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
9. "53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam named Best Film; Mammootty, Vincy Aloshious, Mahesh Narayanan bag top honours". Indian Express. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
10. "Kerala State Film Awards 2024 winners list: Aadujeevitham wins big; Prithviraj, Urvashi, Beena Chandran take top honours".

External links

• Official website