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55th Kerala State Film Awards 2025 Winners: Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs Saji Cherian on Monday announced the winners of the 55th Kerala State Film Awards at a press conference in Thrissur. The winners were chosen by a seven-member jury headed by veteran actor Prakash Raj.
According to reports, a total of 128 films from 2024 were submitted for consideration, of which 26 were shortlisted for the final round.
This year, Manjummel Boys emerged as the biggest winner, bagging the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Character Artist, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Lyricist and Best Processing lab/colorist. Mammootty was honoured with the Best Actor award for his performance in Bramayugam, while Shamla Hamza won Best Actress award for her role in Feminichi Fathima. The Best Character Artist awards went to Lijomol Jose (Nadanna Sambhavam) in the female category, and Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam) in the male category. The Special Jury Award was presented to Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi, and the film Paradise.
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Best Film: Manjummel Boys
Best Actress – Shamla Hamza, Feminichi Fathima
Best Actor – Mammootty, Bramayugam
Best Director – Chidambaram S Poduval, Manjummel Boys
Best Character Artist (F) – Lijomol Jose, Nadanna Sambhavam
Best Character Artist (M) – Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)
Special Jury Award – Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi, Paradise
Best Second Film – Feminichi Fathima
Best Debut Director – Fasil Muhammed, Feminichi Fathima
Best Popular Film – Premalu
Special Jury award for women/transgender people – Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light
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Best Screenwriter – Prasanna Vithanage, Paradise
Best Original Screenplay – Chidambaram S Poduval, Manjummel Boys
Best Adapted Screenplay – Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad, Bougainvillea
Best Music Director – Sushin Shyam, Bougainvillea
Best Background Score – Christo Xavier, Bramayugam
Best Lyricist – Vedan for “Kuthanthram” from Manjummel Boys
Best Playback Singer (F) – Zeba Tommy for “Aarorum” in Am Ah
Best Playback Singer (M) – KS Harisankar for “Kiliye” in ARM
Best Editor – Sooraj ES, Kishkindha Kaandam
Best Cinematography – Shyju Khalid, Manjummel Boys
Best Production Design – Ajayan Chalissery, Manjummel Boys
Best VFX – Jithin Laal, Albert Thomas, Anuradha Mukherjee and Salim Lahir, ARM
Best Choreography – Sumesh Sunder and Jishnudas MV, Bougainvillea
Best Costume – Sameera Saneesh, Rekhachithram and Bougainvillea
Best Makeup Artist – Ronex Xavier, Bougainvillea and Bramayugam
Best processing lab/colorist – Srik Varier, Manjummel Boys, Bougainvillea
Best Sync Sound – Ajayan Adat, Pani
Best Sound Design – Shijin Melvin Hutton and Abhishek Nair, Manjummel Boys
Best Sound Mixing – Fazal A Backer and Shijin Melvin Hutton, Manjummel Boys
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Best Dubbing Artist (F) – Sayonara Philip, Barroz
Best Dubbing Artist (M) – Bhasi Vaikom, Barroz
Best Book on Cinema – Penpattu Thaaraal – Malayala Cinemapattukalile Pennaavishkaranangal by C.S.Meenakshi
Best Article on Cinema – Maayunna Nalukettukalum – Malayalam Cinemayum Maarunna Bhaavukathvngalum by Valsan Vathussery
Special Jury Award for Article of Cinema – Samyathinte Vistheernam by Noufal Mariyam Blathoor
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