Kerala State Film Award for Best Film
Awarded forBest film in Malayalam cinema
Sponsored byKerala State Chalachitra Academy
Reward(s)₹400,000 (US$5,000)
First awarded1969
Last awarded2023
Most recent winnerNanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Highlights
First winnerKumara Sambhavam (1969)
Websitekeralafilm.com

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film in Malayalam cinema. The awards are managed directly by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy under the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala.[1]

Winners

Year Film Director Producer
1969 Kumara Sambhavam P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam
1970 Olavum Theeravum P. N. Menon P. A. Backer
1971 Sarasayya Thoppil Bhasi P. V. Sathyan
1972 Panitheeratha Veedu K. S. Sethumadhavan Chithrakalakendram
1973 Nirmalyam M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1974 Uttarayanam G. Aravindan Pattathuvila Karunakaran
1975 Swapnadanam K. G. George T. Mohammed Bappu
1976 Manimuzhakkam P. A. Backer Cartoonist Thomas
1977 Kodiyettam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Kulathoor Bhaskaran Nair
1978 Ashwathama K. R. Mohanan P. T. Kunju Muhammed
Bandhanam M. T. Vasudevan Nair V. B. K. Menon
1979 Esthappan G. Aravindan Ravindranathan Nair
1980 Oppol K. S. Sethumadhavan Ms. Rosamma George
1981 Elippathayam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Ravindranathan Nair
1982 Marmaram Bharathan N. N. Films
Yavanika K. G. George Henry
1983 Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku Fazil M. C. Punnus
1984 Mukhamukham Adoor Gopalakrishnan Ravindranathan Nair
1985 Chidambaram G. Aravindan G. Aravindan
1986 Oridathu G. Aravindan G. Aravindan
1987 Purushartham K. R. Mohanan P. T. Kunju Muhammed
1988 Ore Thooval Pakshikal Chintha Ravi Chintha Ravi
1989 Vadakkunokkiyantram Sreenivasan Tophi Kannaara, T. C. Moni
1990 Vasthuhara G. Aravindan T. Ravindranath
1991 Kadavu M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1992 Daivathinte Vikrithikal Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran
1993 Vidheyan Adoor Gopalakrishnan K. Raveendran Nair
1994 Parinayam Hariharan G. P. Vijayakumar
1995 Kazhakam M. P. Sukumaran Nair M. P. Sukumaran Nair
1996 No award [2]
1997 Bhoothakkannadi Lohithadas N. Krishnakumar
1998 Agnisakshi Shyama Prasad V. V. Babu
1999 Karunam Jayaraj Jayaraj
2000 Sayahnam R. Sarath M. S. Nazeer
2001 Sesham T. K. Rajeev Kumar Latha Kurian Rajeev, K. Madhavan
2002 Bhavam Sathish Menon Sathish Menon
2003 Margam Rajeev Vijayaraghavan Rajeev Vijayaraghavan
2004 Akale Shyamaprasad Tom George
2005 Thanmathra Blessy Raju Mathew
2006 Drishtantham M. P. Sukumaran Nair M. P. Sukumaran Nair
2007 Atayalangal M. G. Sasi Aravind Venugopal
2008 Oru Pennum Randaanum Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Benzy Martin
2009 Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha Ranjith A. V. Anoop, Maha Subair
2010 Adaminte Makan Abu Salim Ahamed Salim Ahamed, Ashraf Bedi
2011 Indian Rupee Ranjith Santhosh Sivan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shaji Nadeshan
2012 Celluloid Kamal Kamal, Ubaid
2013 CR No: 89 Sudevan Pace Productions
2014 Ottaal Jayaraj K Mohanan, Vinod Vijayan
2015 Ozhivudivasathe Kali Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Niv Art Movies
2016 Manhole Vidhu Vincent MP Vincent
2017 Ottamuri Velicham Rahul Riji Nair Rahul Riji Nair
2018 Kanthan - The Lover of Colour Shareef Easa Shareef Eesa
2019 Vasanthi Shinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman Siju Wilson
2020 The Great Indian Kitchen Jeo Baby Dijo Augustine, Jomon Jacob, Vishnu Rajan, Sajin S Raj [3]
2021 Aavasavyuham Krishand R. K. Krishand R. K.
2022 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Lijo Jose Pellissery George Sebastian
Mammootty 		[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "No 'best film' in State awards". The Hindu. 21 March 1997. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. ^ "ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ കിച്ചണ്‍ മികച്ച ചിത്രം, നടന്‍ ജയസൂര്യ,നടി അന്ന ബെന്‍". Mathrubhumi News. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Praveen, S.R (27 May 2022). "Experimental cinema wins big at 52nd Kerala State Film Awards". The Hindu.

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