Well,
the
first
quarter
of
every
year
is
a
special
one
for
all
film
lovers
as
it
is
during
this
period
of
time
that
the
results
of
most
of
the
prominent
film
awards
get
announced.
Now,
the
Kerala
Film
Critics
Association
has
announced
the
Film
Critics
Awards
for
the
films
released
in
the
year
2016.
Much
to
the
happiness
of
all
Malayalam
film
audiences,
Mohanlal
and
Nayanthara
have
bagged
the
top
honours
at
the
40th
edition
of
the
awards.
Read
on
to
know
more
about
the
winners
of
40th
Kerala
Film
Critics
Awards
and
other
details..
Best
Actor
(Male)–
Mohanlal
(Oppam)
Mohanlal
has
been
adjudged
the
Best
Actor
of
the
year
2016
for
his
performance
in
the
film
Oppam.
The
actor
did
portray
the
role
of
a
person
named
Jayaraman,
who
is
a
blind.
It
was
for
the
2013
film
Drishyam,
that
he
bagged
the
Film
Critics
award
for
the
Best
Actor
previously.
Best
Actor
(Female)
–
Nayanthara
(Puthiya
Niyamam)
Nayanthara,
who
impressed
one
and
all
with
her
portrayal
of
a
housewife
named
Vasuki,
in
the
film
Puthiya
Niyamam
has
been
declared
as
the
Best
Actor
(Female)
of
2016.
In
fact,
the
actress
even
did
dub
for
herself
in
the
film.
Best
Film
-
Oppam
Oppam,
the
crime-thriller
which
marked
the
powerful
comeback
of
Priyadarshan-Mohanlal
team
has
been
declared
as
the
Best
Film
of
2016.
The
movie,
which
emerged
as
a
big
blockbuster
was
highly
lauded
by
the
critics,
as
well.
Best
Director
–
Priyadarshan
(Oppam)
Priyadarshan,
who
got
back
to
form,
with
Oppam
has
been
declared
as
the
Best
Director
of
the
year
2016.
The
film-maker
had
brilliantly
crafted
this
crime-thriller,
which
kept
the
audiences
engaged
till
the
end.
Second
Best
Film
–
Jacobinte
Swargarajyam
Vineeth
Sreenivasan's
Jacobinte
Swargarajyam,
the
family
entertainer,
which
did
hit
the
right
chords
with
the
audiences,
has
been
adjudged
as
the
Second
Best
Movie
of
the
year
2016.
Most
Popular
Movie
–
Pulimurugan
Well,
no
prizes
for
guessing
the
winner
of
this
award.
Pulimurugan,
directed
by
Vysakh,
which
went
on
to
create
umpteen
number
of
box
office
records,
has
been
rightly
chosen
as
the
Most
Popular
Movie
of
the
year
2016.
Ruby
Jubilee
Award
-
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan,
who
took
Malayalam
cinema
to
International
level
with
some
of
his
highly
acclaimed
movie,
will
be
honoured
with
the
Ruby
Jubilee
award,
specially
constituted
by
the
association
in
accordance
with
the
40th
anniversary
of
the
awards.
Young
actor
Nivin
Pauly
won
a
Special
Jury
award
for
his
portrayal
of
a
police
officer
named
Biju,
in
the
film
Action
Hero
Biju.
Tini
Tom,
Samuthirakkani
and
actress
Lakshmi
Gopalaswamy
have
also
been
adjudged
with
Special
Jury
awards
for
their
performances
in
Daffedar,
Oppam
and
Kamboji
respectively.
Below
Listed
are
some
of
the
other
major
winners
Second
Best
Actor
(Male)
:
Renji
Pancker
For
Jacobinte
Swargarajyam
and
Siddique
for
Sukhamayirikkatte
Second
Best
Actor
(Female):
Surabhi
(Minnaminungu)
Best
Scriptwriter
:
Vineeth
Sreenivasan
(Jacobinte
Swargarajyam)
Best
Music
Director
:
M
Jayachandran
(Kamboji)
Best
Singer
(Male):
Madhu
balakrishnan
Best
Singer
(Female):
Varsha
Vinu
and
Alka
Ajith
Best
Cinematographer
:
Sujith
Vaassudev
(James
And
Alice)