The 49th Kerala State Film Awards were declared by cultural affairs minister A.K. Balan on Wednesday. The jury for the 49th Kerala State Film Awards is chaired by screenwriter and director Kumar Shahani.
While Jayasurya (Captain, Njan Marykutty) and Soubin Shahir (Sudani from Nigeria) bagged the best actor award, the award for best actress went to Nimisha Sajayan (Chola, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan).
Complete list of winners:
Best Film: Kanthan, the Love of Colour
Best Director: Shyamaprasad (Oru Njayarazcha)
Best Character actor: Joju George (Chola, Joseph)
Best Character actress: Savithri Sreedharan, Sarasa Baluserry (Sudani from Nigeria)
Best Child actor: Master Midhun
Best Music Director: Vishal Bharadwaj (Carbon)
Best Music director for BGM: Bijibal (Aami)
Best Singer (Male): Vijay Yesudas
Best Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal
Best Editor: Aravind Manmadan
Best Sound mixing: Sinoy Joseph (Carbon)
Best Scriptwriter: Zachariya, Muhsin Perari
Best Story: Joy Mathew (Uncle)
Best Lyricist: Hari Narayanan (Theevandi, Joseph)
Best Cinematography: KU Mohanan (Carbon)
Best film with popular appeal: Sudani from Nigeria
