47th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Malayalam Cinema in 2016
Date7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)
LocationThiruvananthapuram
CountryIndia
Presented byKerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded1969
Websitehttp://www.keralafilm.com
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The 47th Kerala State Film Awards were announced by minister A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 March 2017.[1] The winners in the fiction category were selected by a jury headed by Odisha director A.K. Bir.[2] The other jury members were Priyanandanan, Sundar Das, Sudevan, script writer P.F. Mathews, actress Shanti Krishna, composer and singer V.T. Murali, sound designer Arun Nambiar, critic Meena T. Pillai, and Kerala Chalachitra Academy secretary Mahesh Panju.[3][4]

Winners

Most Awards
Number of Awards Film(s)
5 Guppy, Kaadu Pookkunna Neram
4 Kammatipaadam, Kambhoji
Name of Award Awardee(s) Name of Film Remarks
Best Film Vidhu Vincent (Director)
M.P Vincent (Producer) 		Manhole
Second Best Film Satheesh Babu Senan (Director)
Santhosh Babu Senan (Producer) 		Ottayaal paatha [5]
Best Director Vidhu Vincent (Director) Manhole
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value Dileesh Pothan director
Aashiq Abu (Producer) 		Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Best Children's Film Abhijith U.A (Director)
Arun Vishwam (Producer) 		Kolumittayi
Best Actor Vinayakan Kammatipaadam
Best Character Actress Kanchana V. K. Olappeeppi
Best Character Actor Manikandan R. Achari Kammatipaadam
Best Actress Rajisha Vijayan Anuraga Karikkin Vellam
Best Child Artist Chethan Jayalal Guppy
Janaki Menon Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho
Best Debut Director Shanavas K Bavakutty Kismath
Best Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan Kaadu Pookkunna Neram
Best Story Salim Kumar Karutha Joothan
Best Screenplay (Original) Syam Pushkaran Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Best Lyrics ONV Kurup Kambhoji "Nadavathil Thurannila"
Best Music Director M. Jayachandran Kambhoji
Best Background Music Vishhu Vijay Guppy
Best Male Singer Sooraj Santhosh Guppy "Thaniye Mizhigal"
Best Female Singer K. S. Chithra Kambhoji "Nadavathil Thurannila"
Best Dubbing Artist Vijay Mohan Menon Oppam (Male)
M Thankammani Olappeppi
Best Choreography Vineeth Kambhoji "Chenthar Nermukhi"
Best Costume Designer Stephy Zaviour Guppy
Best Makeup Artist N. G. Roshan Naval Enna Jewel
Best Processing Lab/Colourist Henroy Messia

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Kaadu Pookkunna Neram
Best Film Editor B. Ajithkumar Kammatipaadam
Best Sound Recordist Jayadevan Chakkadath Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Location Sound/Live Sound
Jayadevan Chakkadath Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Sound Design
Pramod Thomas Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Sound Mixing
Best Art Director Gokuldas N.V, S Nagaraj Kammatipaadam
Special Jury Award K Kaladharan Ottayal Patha Acting
Special Mention E. Santhoshkumar Aaradi Story
Surabhi Lakshmi Minnaminungu Acting
Girish Gangadharan Guppy Cinematography
Best Book on Cinema Aju K. Narayanan, Cheri Jacob K Cinema muthal Cinema Varae
Best Article on Cinema N. P. Sajeesh Velutha thirsheelayude Karutha Udalugal
J. C. Daniel Award Adoor Gopalakrishnan — Lifetime achievement award

References

  1. ^ "Manhole is Kerala's best film". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Best of 2016: Kerala State Film Awards to be announced today". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "The politics of Kerala state film awards". 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Vidhu Vincent's Manhole sweeps best film and best director". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

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