48th Kerala State Film Awards

The 48th Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 March 2018.

48th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Honouring achievements in Malayalam films
Date	8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded	1969
Most awards	Take Off (5)
Website	http://www.keralafilm.com

Writing category

Jury

• P. K. Rajasekharan (chairman)
• Oleena A. G.	• P. Soman
• Mahesh Panju (member and secretary)

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of work	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Book on Cinema	Cinema Kaanum Deshangal	V. Mohanakrishnan	₹30,000
Best Article on Cinema	Realisathinte Yadharthyangal	A. Chandrasekhar	₹20,000

Special Jury Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of work	Awardee(s)	Type of work
Special Mention	Vellithirayile 'Laingikatha' Kamanakalude/Kambolathinte Rashtriyam	Rashmi G. Anil Kumar K. S.	Article

Film category

Jury

• T. V. Chandran (chairman)
• Dr. Biju	• Manoj Kana
• Vivek Sachidanand	• Santosh Thundiyil
• Jerry Amaldev	• Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
• M. Rajeev Kumar	• Jalaja
• Mahesh Panju (member and secretary)

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Film	Ottamuri Velicham	Director: Rahul Riji Nair	₹200,000
		Producer: Rahul R. Nair	₹200,000
Second Best Film	Aedan	Director: Sanju Surendran	₹150,000
		Producer: Murali Mattummal	₹150,000
Best Director	Ee.Ma.Yau	Lijo Jose Pellissery	₹200,000
Best Actor	Aalorukkam	Indrans	₹100,000
Best Actress	Take Off	Parvathy	₹100,000
Best Character Actor	Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	Alencier Ley Lopez	₹50,000
Best Character Actress	Ee.Ma.Yau Ottamuri Velicham	Pauly Valsan	₹50,000
Best Child Artist	Swanam	Abhinand (male category)	₹50,000
	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu	Nakshatra (female category)	₹50,000
Best Story	Kinar	M. A. Nishad	₹50,000
Best Cinematography	Aedan	Manesh Madhavan	₹50,000
Best Screenplay	Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	Sajeev Pazhoor	₹50,000
Best Screenplay (Adaptation)	Aedan	S. Hareesh	₹25,000
		Sanju Surendran	₹25,000
Best Lyrics	Clint ("Oolathil Melathal")	Prabha Varma	₹50,000
Best Music Director (song)	Bhayanakam	M. K. Arjunan	₹50,000
Best Music Director (score)	Take Off	Gopi Sundar	₹50,000
Best Male Singer	Mayaanadhi ("Mizhiyil Ninnum")	Shahabaz Aman	₹50,000
Best Female Singer	Vimaanam ("Vaanamakalunnuvo")	Sithara Krishnakumar	₹50,000
Best Film Editor	Ottamuri Velicham Veeram	Appu Bhattathiri	₹50,000
Best Art Director	Take Off	Santhosh Raman	₹50,000
Best Sync Sound	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu	Smijith Kumar P. B.	₹50,000
Best Sound Mixing	Aedan	Pramod Thomas	₹50,000
Best Sound Design	Ee.Ma.Yau	Renganaath Ravee	₹50,000
Best Processing Lab/Colourist	Bhayanakam	Chitranjali Studio/R. Muthuraj	₹50,000
Best Makeup Artist	Take Off	Ranjith Ambady	₹50,000
Best Costume Designer	Hey Jude	Sakhi Elsa	₹50,000
Best Dubbing Artist	Theeram (character: Ali)	Achu Arun Kumar	₹50,000
	Eeda (character: Aishwarya)	Sneha M.	₹50,000
Best Choreography	Hey Jude	Prasanna Sujit	₹50,000
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu	Producer: 100th Monkey Movies	₹100,000
		Director: Ranjan Pramod	₹100,000
Best Debut Director	Take Off	Mahesh Narayan	₹100,000
Best Children's Film	Swanam	Producer: Ramya Raghavan	₹300,000
		Director: Deepesh T.	₹100,000
Special Jury Award	Ottamuri Velicham	Vinitha Koshy (awarded for acting)	₹50,000

Special Jury Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Awarded for
Special Mention	Hey Jude	Vijay Menon	Acting
	Lalibela	Master Ashanth K. Shah
	Athishayangalude Venal	Master Chandrakiran G. K.
	Mannamkattayum Kariyilayum	Joby A. S.

External links

• http://www.keralafilm.com