The Kerala State Film Awards 2021 is one of the most respected awards and guess what? The results are finally out.
The highly anticipated award were announced by Saji Cheriyan, the Saji Cheriyan, the minister of Kerala Film Development Corporation, and Chalachitra Academy, in a special press meet which is being held at the capital city Thiruvananthapuram. It is to be noted that the 51st Kerala State Film Awards are conducted every year and this year, it was held to honour the best of cinema from the year, 2020. Check out the complete list of winners –
Best Actor: Jayasurya (Vellam)
Best Actress: Anna Ben (Kappela)
Best Film: The Great Indian Kitchen (Director: Jeo Baby)
Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Director: Sachy)
Second Best Film: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam (Director: Senna Hegde)
Best Childrens’ Film: Bonami (Director: Tony Sukumar)
Best Director: Sidhartha Siva (Ennivar)
Best Director (Debut): Muhammad Musthafa (Kappela)
Best Story: Senna Hegde (Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam)
Best Screenplay: Jeo Baby (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Best Character Actor: Sudheesh (Ennivar, Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam)
Best Character Actress: Sree Rekha (Veyil)
Best Editor: Mahesh Narayanan (C U Soon)
Best Cinematographer: Chandru Selvaraj (Kayattam)
Best Music Director (Songs & Background Score): M Jayachandran (Sufiyum Sujatayum)
Best Sync Sound: Aadarsh Joseph Cheriyan (Santhoshanthinte Onnaam Rahasyam)
Best Sound Mixing: Ajith Abraham George (Sufiyum Sujatayum)
Best Sound Design: Tony Babu (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Best Processing Lab/Colourist: Liju Prabhakar (Kayattam)
Best VFX: Saryas Muhammed (Love)
Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Shobi Thilakan (Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam)
Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Riya Saira (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Singer (Male): Shahbaaz Aman (Vellam)
Best Singer (Female): Nithya Mammen (Sufiyum Sujatayum)
Best Lyricist: Anwar Ali (Malik, Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam)
Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Riya Saira (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Child Artist (Male): Niranjan S (Kasiminte Kadal)
Best Child Artist (Female): Aaravya Sharma (Barbie)
Best Art Director: Santhosh Raman (Malik)
Best Make-up Artist: Rasheed Ahamed
Best Costume Design: Dhanya Balakrishnan (Malik)
Best Dance Choreography: Lalitha Soby & Babu Xavier (Sufiyum Sujatayum)
Special Jury Award (Singer): Nanjiyamma (Kalakkatha song, Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Special Jury Award (Costume Designing): Nalini Jameela (Bharathapuzha)
Special Jury Award (Actress): Siji Pradeep (Bharathapuzha)
Best Article On Cinema: Adoorinte Anju Naayaka Kadhapathrangal (John Samuel)
Best Book On Cinema: Aakhyanathinte Piriyan Kovanikal (PK Surendran)