The
year
2016
was
a
splendid
one
for
the
Malayalam
film
industry
with
some
good
films
and
performances
ruling
the
roost.
We
gave
the
chance
to
our
dear
audiences
to
pick
the
Best
of
2016
through
an
online
poll,
that
commenced
on
December
17,
2016.
Polls
were
put
up
for
8
different
categories
namely
Best
Movie,
Best
Actor,
Best
Actress,
Best
Director,
Best
Supporting
Actor,
Best
Supporting
Actress,
Best
Debut
Performance,
Best
Actor
In
A
Negative
Role
etc.
Now,
the
wait
has
come
to
an
end
with
the
poll
having
ended
today.
The
big
results
are
out
and
we
have
to
say
that
we
got
to
witness
a
neck-and-neck
competition
in
many
categories.
The
big
winners
are
obviously
Mohanlal
and
Pulimurugan,
with
the
actor
and
the
movie
being
the
favourites
of
the
audiences.
Read
on
to
know
the
complete
list
of
winners..
Best
Actor
–
Mohanlal
Mohanlal
has
been
voted
as
the
Best
Actor
of
the
year
for
his
phenomenal
performances
in
the
movies
Oppam
and
Pulimurugan.
The
competition
was
intense
between
Mohanlal
and
Dulquer
Salmaan,
but
finally
it
was
the
Complete
Actor
who
won
the
title.
Best
Actress
–
Aparna
Balamurali
Overtaking
the
likes
of
actresses
like
Nayanthara
and
Manju
Warrier,
it
is
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram
fame
Aparna
Balamurali,
who
has
been
chosen
as
the
Best
Actress
of
the
year
2016,
for
her
portrayal
of
Jimcy
in
the
film.
Best
Movie
–
Pulimurugan
Pulimurugan,
the
biggest
movie
of
the
year
2016
has
been
selected
by
the
viewers
as
the
Best
Malayalam
Movie
of
2016.
There
was
a
neck-and-neck
race
between
Pulimurugan
and
Kammatipaadam,
but
the
former
won
it
hands
down.
Best
Director
–
Vysakh
Here
is
the
man
who
gave
a
film,
which
was
beyond
the
imaginations
of
Mollywood.
And
rightly,
the
audiences
have
selected
Vysakh,
the
director
of
magnum
opus
Pulimurugan,
as
the
Best
film-maker
of
the
year
2016.
Best
Debut
Performance
–
Manikandan
Achari
Manikandan
Achari,
who
impressed
one
and
all
with
his
portrayal
of
Balan
Chettan
in
2016
movie
Kammatipaadam,
is
the
man
who
topped
the
list
of
debut
performances
with
6965
votes
to
his
credit.
Best
Actor
In
A
Negative
Role
-
Samuthirakani
All
those
who
watched
Oppam
would
get
to
know
the
impact
that
this
man
made
with
the
portrayal
of
Vasudevan,
a
menacing
villain.
Rightly,
Samuthirakkani
has
been
selected
as
the
Best
Actor
In
A
Negative
Role
by
the
audiences.
Best
Supporting
Actor
–
Vinayakan
Vinayakan,
the
man
who
gave
a
breathtaking
performance
as
Ganga,
in
Kammatipaadam
has
been
voted
as
the
Best
Supporting
Actor
of
2016.
The
actor
won
the
title
by
grabbing
7834
votes,
leaving
all
other
nominees
far
behind.
Best
Supporting
Actress
–
Asha
Sarath
The
year
2016
was
a
special
one
for
Asha
Sarath
with
Pavada
and
Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam
giving
her
two
power
roles
to
perform.
The
actress,
rightly
deserved
the
title
for
the
Best
Supporting
Actress
of
2016
and
she
won
the
title
with
3426
votes
to
her
credit.
Apart
from
Pulimurugan,
it
was
the
film
Kammatipaadam
that
managed
to
draw
maximum
number
of
votes
in
different
categories.
The
Dulquer
Salmaan
starrer
did
give
a
stiff
competition
to
Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan
in
the
Best
Film
category.
Similarly,
the
race
for
Best
Actor
was
also
a
tight
one
with
Dulquer
Salmaan
and
Mohanlal
overtaking
one
another
in
due
course
of
time.
Congratulations
to
all
the
winners
and
we
thank
all
our
audiences
for
the
sincere
participation
and
casting
your
valuable
votes.