Vanitha
Film
Awards
2017,
one
of
the
most
celebrated
film
awards
of
the
Malayalam
movie
industry,
have
been
announced.
Mohanlal
and
Manju
Warrier
bagged
the
trophies
for
Best
Actors
in
the
awards,
which
have
been
decided
through
gallop
polls.
The
gallop
poll
was
conducted
among
the
readers
of
Vanitha,
Malayalam
Manorama
daily,
Manorama
Online
users,
and
public.
The
awards
will
be
distributed
at
the
grand
event,
which
will
be
held
on
the
Bristo
Ground
of
Wellington
Island,
Kochi
on
February
12.
Here
is
the
complete
winners
list...
Best
Movie:
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram,
the
Fahadh
Faasil
starring
family
entertainer
directed
by
Dileesh
Pothan
bagged
the
award
for
the
Best
Movie.
The
movie
was
produced
by
director-producer
Aashiq
Abu
for
the
banner
OPM
Dream
Mill
Cinemas.
Popular
Movie:
Pulimurugan
Pulimurugan,
the
Mohanlal
starring
Vysakh
movie
which
emerged
as
the
highest
ever
grosser
of
Mollywood,
won
the
award
for
the
Popular
Movie
of
2016.
The
movie
is
produced
by
Tomichan
Mulakupadam
for
Mulakupadam
Films.
Best
Actor:
Mohanlal
Mohanlal,
the
complete
actor
won
the
Best
Actor
trophy
for
his
performances
as
Jayaraman
in
the
Priyadarshan
movie
Oppam
and
Murugan
in
Vysakh
directed
action
thriller
Pulimurugan.
Best
Actress:
Manju
Warrier
Manju
Warrier,
the
star
actress
won
the
award
for
Best
Actress,
for
her
performance
as
volley
ball
coach
Vandhana
in
Deepu
Karunakaran's
Karinkunnam
6s.
Best
Director:
Rajeev
Ravi
Rajeev
Ravi,
the
National
award-winning
cinematographer
turned
director
won
the
award
for
Best
Director,
for
his
action
thriller
film
Kammatipaadam.
Popular
Actor:
Nivin
Pauly
Nivin
Pauly,
the
young
crowd-puller
won
the
award
for
Popular
Actor
of
2016,
for
his
performances
as
titular
character
Biju
in
Abrid
Shine's
Action
Hero
Biju
and
Jerry
in
Vineeth
Sreenivasan's
Jacobinte
Swargarajyam.
Popular
Actress:
Anusree
Anusree,
the
super-talented
actress
won
the
trophy
for
the
Popular
Actress
of
2016,
for
her
performances
in
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram,
Oppam,
and
Kochavva
Paulo
Ayyappa
Coelho.
Lifetime
Achievement
Award:
K
G
George
Best
Movie
With
Social
Relevance
(Special
Award):
Action
Hero
Biju
(Director:
Abrid
Shine)
Special
Performance
(Male):
Vinayakan
(Kammatipaadam)
Special
Performance
(Female):
Asha
Sharath
(Paavada,
Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam)
Best
Screenplay:
P
Balachandran
(Kammatipaadam)
Best
Supporting
Actor:
Siddique
(Ann
Maria
Kalippilanu,
Kattappanayile
Rithwik
Roshan)
Best
Supporting
Actress:
Rohini
(Action
Hero
Biju,
Guppy)
Best
Actor
In
A
Negative
Role:
Chemban
Vinod
Jose
(Kali)
Best
Actor
In
A
Comic
Role:
Dharmajan
Bolgatty
(Kattappanayile
Rithwik
Roshan)
Best
Star
Pair:
Asif
Ali-Rajisha
Vijayan
(Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam)
Best
Debut
(Male):
Vishnu
Unnikrishnan
(Kattappanayile
Rithwik
Roshan)
Best
Debut
(Female):
Prayaga
Martin
(Kattappanayile
Rithwik
Roshan)
Best
Debut
(Director):
Khalid
Rahman
(Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam)
Best
Cinematographer:
Shaiju
Khalid
(Maheshinte
Prathikaaram)
Best
Singer
(Male):
M
G
Sreekumar
(Chinnamma-Oppam)
Best
Singer
(Female):
Vani
Jairam
(Manathe
Marikurumbe-Pulimurugan)
Best
Music
Director:
Bijibal
(Maheshinte
Prathikaaram)
Best
Lyricist:
Santhosh
Varma
(Pookkal
Panineer
Pookkal-Action
Hero
Biju)
Best
Choreography:
Kala
Master
(Oppam)