The 51st Kerala State Film Awards winners have finally been announced. Here’s a list of them:
Best Actor: Jayasurya
Best Actress: Anna Ben
Best Film: The Great Indian Kitchen
Second Best Film: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam (Zanna Hegde)
Best Director: Sidharth Siva (Ennivar)
Best Debut Director: Muhammad Musthafa (Kappela)
Best Character Actor: Sudheesh (Ennivar, Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam)
Best Character Actress: Sreerekha (Veyil)
Best Screenplay (original): The Great Indian Kitchen
Best Story: Zenn Hegde
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Music Director: M Jayachandran
Best Music Director for BGM: M Jayachandran
Best Lyricist: Anwar Ali
Best Singer (Male): Shahabaz Aman
Best Singer (Female): Nithya Mammen
Best Cinematography: Chandru Selvaraj (Kayattam)
Best Child Artist (Male): Niranjan S (Kasminte Kadal)
Best Child Artist (Female): Aravya Sharma (Pyali)
Best Sound Mixing: Ajith Abraham (Sufiyum Sujathayum)
Best Visual Effects: Sariyas Mohammad (Love)
Best Editor: Mahesh Narayanan (CU Soon)
Best Sound Design: Tony Babu (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Best Sync Sound: Adarsh Joseph Cherian (Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam)
Best Children’s Movie: Bonami
Best Choreography: Lalitha Sobi, Babu Xavier (Sufiyum Sujathayum)
Best Male Dubbing Artist: Shobi Thilakan (Bhoomiyile Manohara Swargayajyam)
Best Female Dubbing Artist: Riya Sairra (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Make up: Rasheed Ahamed (Article 21)
Special Mention Costume: Nalini Jameela (Bharatapuzha)
Best Art director: Santhosh Raman (Pyali, Malik)
Special Jury Award:
- Female/Transgender: Nanjiamma
- Acting: Siji Pradeep (Bharathpuzha)
The winners of the 51st Kerala Film Awards was announced by Saji Cheriyan, who is the Minister of Kerala Film Development Corporation and Chalachitra Academy. Close to 80 movies were released in 2020 and were competing for the awards.
