55th Kerala State Film Awards: Malayalam superstar Mammootty was adjudged Best Actor for his performance in Rahul Sadasivan’s 2024 horror drama Bramayugam at the 55th Kerala State Film Awards announced on November 3, while Shamla Hamza took home the trophy for Best Actress for her role in Feminichi Fathima. Manjummel Boys bagged a total of nine awards, including Best Film of the year, as per The Hindu. The awards were announced by Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs Saji Cherian at a press conference. Sadasivan’s Bramayugam too received multiple awards.
Out of the total 128 films submitted for the awards, only 26 films were shortlisted. Apart from Mammootty, other popular considerations were Mohanlal, Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Anaswara Rajan, and Nazriya Nazim. Chidambaram won the Best Director award and Best Original Screenplay writer for Manjummel Boys.
Actor-filmmaker Prakash Raj, Ranjan Pramod, Jibu Jacob, Bhagyalakshmi, Gayathri Ashokan, Nithin Lukose, Santhosh Echikkanam and C Ajoy were part of the jury.
Full list of awards
Best Actor (Male): Mammootty for Bramayugam
Best Actor (Female): Shamla Hamza for Feminichi Fathima
Best Director: Chidambaram S Poduval for Manjummel Boys
Best Character Artist (Female): Lijomol Jose for Nadanna Sambhavam
Best Character Artist (Male): Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)
Special Jury Award for Acting (Male): Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali for ARM and Kishkindha Kaandam
Special Jury Award for Acting (Female): Jyothirmayi for Bougainvillea and Darshana Rajendran for Paradise
Best Second Film: Feminichi Fathima
Best Debut Director: Fasil Muhammed for Feminichi Fathima
Best Popular Film: Premalu
Special Jury award for women/transgender people: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine As Light
Best Story: Prasanna Vithanage for Paradise
Best Screenplay: Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad for Bougainvillea
Best VFX: ARM
Best Dance Choreographer: Bougainvillea
Best Costume: Sameera Saneesh for Rekhachithram and Bougainvillea
Best Makeup Artist: Ronex Xavier for Bougainvillea and Bramayugam
Best Sync Sound: Pani
Best Music Director: Sushin Shyam for Bougainvillea
Best Background Score: Christo Xavier for Bramayugam
Best Adapted Screenplay: Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad for Bougainvillea
Best Cinematography: Shyju Khalid for Manjummel Boys
Best Lyricist (Male): Vedan for Kuthanthram from Manjummal Boys
Best Playback Singer (Female): Zeba Tommy for Aarorum from Am Ah
Best Playback Singer (Male): KS Harisankar for Kiliye from ARM
Best processing lab/colorist: Shree Warrier (Manjummel Boys and Bougainvillea)
Best Sound Design: Shibin Melvin and Abhishek Nair for Manjummel Boys
Best Production Design: Ajayan Chalissery for Manjummel Boys
Best Editor: Sooraj ES for Kishkindha Kaandam
Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Sayonara Philip for Barroz
Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Bhasi Vaikom for Barroz
