The
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
for
the
movies
released
in
the
year
2016
were
announced
back
in
the
month
of
March.
The
results,
did
fetch
a
lot
of
accolades,
as
many
thought
that
the
deserved
were
declared
as
the
winners.
The
distribution
of
the
47th
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
was
conducted
at
Thalassery
on
September
10,
2017.
The
mega
event
was
conducted
at
the
Thalassery
Municipality
Stadium.
The
winners
including
Vinayakan,
Manikandan
Achari,
Rajish
Vijayan,
Surabhi
Lakshmi
and
a
host
of
other
celebrities
were
present
at
the
function.
Shri.
Pinarayi
Vijayan,
the
Chief
Minister
of
Kerala
handed
over
the
awards
to
the
winners.
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Of
Flowers
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Vinayakan
–
The
Best
Actor
Vinayakan,
who
was
adjudged
the
Best
Actor
for
the
year,
was
present
to
receive
the
big
award
from
Shri.
Pinarayi
Vijayan,
the
Chief
Minister
of
Kerala.
The
actor
won
the
award
for
his
stupendous
performance
in
the
film
Kammatipaadam.
Rajisha
Vijayan
-
The
Debut
That
Struck
Gold
Rajisha
Vijayan,
the
Best
Actress
of
the
year
2016,
made
it
a
point
to
be
there
in
person
to
receive
the
top
honours.
The
actress
won
the
award
for
her
work
in
her
debut
film
Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam,
in
which
she
played
a
character
named
Eli.
Manikandan
Achari
–
The
Second
Best
Actor
This
man
did
go
on
to
impress
one
and
all
with
his
stunning
performance
as
Balan
in
the
film
Kammatipaadam.
The
actor
fetched
the
Kerala
State
Film
Award
for
the
Best
Supporting
Actor,
with
his
very
first
film.
Surabhi
Lakshmi
Surabhi
Lakshmi,
the
National
Award-winning
actress,
did
go
on
to
get
her
share
of
success
at
the
Kerala
State
Film
Awards,
as
well.
The
actress
won
a
special
jury
mention,
for
her
performance
in
the
film
Minnaminungu.
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram
Team
Aashiq
Abu
and
Dileesh
Pothan,
the
producer
and
the
director
respectively
of
the
2016
movie
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram,
came
to
Thalassery
to
receive
the
award.
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram
had
won
the
award
for
the
Best
Film
With
Popular
Appeal
And
Aesthetic
Value.
Manhole
Fetches
The
Best
Film
As
Well
As
Best
Director
Awards
Vidhu
Vincent,
the
film-maker
of
the
highly
acclaimed
film
Manhole,
was
present
to
receive
the
award.
The
film-maker
won
the
Best
Director
award
and
at
the
same
time,
Manhole
won
the
award
for
the
Best
Film.
JC
Daniel
Award
Veteran
film-maker
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan,
who
took
Malayalam
cinema
to
the
international
level,
in
various
occasions,
was
honoured
with
the
JC
Daniel
Award.
Apart
from
the
above
mentioned
celebrities,
other
winners
like
M
Jayachandran,
Vineeth,
Chethan
Jayalal,
Salim
Kumar
were
also
present
to
receive
the
47th
Kerala
State
Film
Awards.