Filmmaker
P.T.
Kunju
Mohammed's
Paradesi
stars
Mohanlal
as
an
Indian
Muslim
named
Valiyakathu
Moosa,
who
despite
being
an
Indian
by
birth,
lives
the
life
of
a
paradesi
(alien)
in
his
own
country.
Though
the
movie
did
not
make
it
big
at
the
box
office,
Mohanlal
feels
that
the
role
is
the
best
role
played
by
him
in
his
entire
career.
And
the
good
news
is
that
the
role
has
fetched
him
the
Atlas
Film
Critics
Association
Award
for
Best
Actor.
The
awards,
instituted
by
Atlas
Film
Critics
Association,
will
be
distributed
next
month.
Lakshmi
Gopalswamy
has
been
judged
the
best
actress
award
for
her
performance
in
her
films,
Paradesi
and
Thaniye.
Producer
Vindhyan's
Ore
Kadal
and
Thaniye
produced
by
K.C.
Chacko
will
share
the
best
film
award.
Producers
of
the
best
film
award
would
receive
a
cash
prize
of
Rs.
50000
each.
Director
Shyam
Prasad
has
won
the
best
director's
award,
while
veteran
director
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan
has
been
chosen
for
the
Chalachitram
Ratna
award
for
his
contributions
to
the
film
industry.
Sreenivasan
has
won
two
awards,
the
best
writer
award
for
Katha
Parayumbol
and
the
special
award
for
acting
for
his
performance
in
Arabhikatha
and
Katha
Parayumbol.
Meanwhile,
Arabhikatha
and
Vinodayatra
have
been
named
the
most
popular
films.
Filmmaker
Lohithada's
Naivedyam
bagged
the
second
best
film
award.
The
movie
also
bagged
the
best
debut
actor
award
for
Bhama,
best
music
director
award
for
Jayachandran
and
best
playback
singer
awards
for
Vijay
Yesudas
and
Sweta
Mohan.
M.
Mohanan
and
Sreelal
Devaraj
won
the
best
debut
director's
award
for
Katha
Parayumbol
and
Subhadram
respectively.