The
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
were
announced
today
(October
13,
2020)
by
the
state's
Cultural
Affairs
Minister
AK
Balan.
The
awards
which
are
conventionally
declared
in
the
month
of
March,
was
delayed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
outbreak
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
As
many
as
119
films
were
screened
before
a
jury
committee
fronted
by
cinematographer
Madhu
Ambat.
Following
is
the
list
of
winners
of
the
50th
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
Best
Film:
Vasanthi
Second
Best
Film:
Kenchira
Best
Actor:
Suraj
Venjarammoodu
(Android
Kunjappan
Version
5.25
and
Vikruthi)
Best
Actress:
Kani
Kusruthi
(Biriyani)
Best
Director:
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
(Jallikattu)
Best
Character
Actor:
Fahad
Faasil
(Kumbalangi
Nights)
Best
Character
Actress:
Swasika
(Vasanthi)
Best
Screenplay
Original:
Rahman
Brothers
(Vasanthi)
Best
Adapted
Screenplay:
PS
Rafeeque
(Thottapan)
Best
Film
With
Popular
Appeal
And
Aesthetic
Value:
Kumbalangi
Nights
Best
Debut
Director:
Ratheesh
Balakrishnan
Poduval
(Android
Kunjappan
Version
5.25)
Best
Music
Director:
Sushin
Shyam
(Kumbalangi
Nights)
Best
Director
For
BGM:
Ajmal
Hassbulla
(Vrithakrithiyulla
Chathuram)
Best
Male
Singer:
Najim
Arshad
Best
Female
Singer:
Madhushree
Narayanan
Best
Editor:
Kiran
Das
(Ishq)
Best
Story:
Shahul
Aliyar
(Vasanthi)
Best
Cinematography:
Prathap
V
Nair
(Kenchira)
Best
Dubbing
Artist
(Male):
Vineeth
(Lucifer)
Best
Dubbing
Artist
(Female):
Shruthi
Ramachandran
(Kamala)
Best
Sound
Mixing:
Kanan
Ganapathy
(Jallikattu)
Best
Sound
Design:
Shrisankar
Gopinath,
Vishnu
Govind
(Unda,
Ishq)
Best
Sync
Sound:
Harikumar
Madhavan
Nair
(Nani)
Best
Child
Artist
(Male):
Vasudev
Sujeesh
Marar
(Sullu,
Kalanottam)
Best
Child
Artist
(Female):
Catherine
Biji
(Nani)
Best
Children's
Movie:
Nani
Best
Make
up:
Ranjith
Ambady
(Helen)
Best
Costume
Designer:
Ashokan
Alapuzha
(Kenchira)
Special
Jury
Award:
Marakkar:
Arabikadalinte
Simham
Special
Jury
Mention:
Acting:
Anna
Ben
for
Helen,
Nivin
Pauly
for
Moothon
and
Priyamvadha
Krishna
for
Thottapan
Music:
V
Dakshinamoorthy
Film:
Marakkar:
Arabikadalinte
Simham.
Congratulations
To
All
The
Winners!