Kerala State Film Awards 2023: Urvashi, Prithviraj, Beena Chandran shine; 'Kaathal' named Best Film
Thiruvananthapuram: The 54th State Film Awards were announced here on Friday by Minister Saji Cherian here. The award winners were selected by a jury headed by noted director and screenwriter Sudhir Mishra. Director Priyanandan and cinematographer Azhakappan were the primary jury presidents. The jury members were director Lijo Jose Pellissery and writer N S Madhavan.
Here are the awards
- Best Actor - Prithviraj Sukumaran (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life)
- Best Actress- Urvashi, Beena R Chandran (Ullozhukku, Thadavu)
- Best Director - Blessy (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life)
- Best Film - Kaathal-The Core (Jeo Baby)
- Second Best Film - Iratta (Rohit M G Krishnan)
- Cinematography - Sunil K S (Aadujeevitham- Goat Life)
- Character Actress- Shrishma Chandran (Pombalai Orumai)
- Character Actor - Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam)
- Screenwriter (Adaptation) – Blessy (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life)
- Screenwriter- Rohit M G Krishnan (Iratta)
- Special Jury| Actors - K R Gokul (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life), Sudhi Kozhikode - Kaathal-The Core
- Special Jury Film - Gaganachari
- Debutant director- Fazil Razzaq (Thadavu)
- Best Popular film - (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life)
- Choreography - Vishnu (Sulaikha Manzil)
- Dubbing Artist Female - Sumangala (Jananam 1947, Pranayam Thudarunnu)
- Dubbing Artist Male -Roshan Mathew (Ullozhuk, Vaalatti) Makeup Artist -Ranjith Ambadi (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life)
- Sound Design – Jayadevan Chakkadath, Anil Radhakrishnan (Ullozhukku)
- Sound Mixing -Rasul Pookkutty, Sarath Mohan (Aadujeevitham-Goat Life)
- Sync Sound- Shameer Ahmed (Oh Baby)
- Art Director - Mohandas (2018)
- Editing -Sangeet Pratap (Little Miss Rauther)
- Backing Singer - Ann Amy (Monday Flower - Patch and Wonder Lamp)
- Playback Singer - Vidyadharanmaster (Pathiringa Orthuru Kanavil - Jananam 1947,Pranayam Thudarunnu)
- Music Composer (BGM)- Mathews Pulikkan (Kaathal-The Core)
- Music Composer – Justin Varghese (Chaver)
- Lyricist- Harish Mohanan (Chaver)
- Best Child Artist (Girl)-Thennal Abhilash (Shesham Mikil Fathima)
- Best Child Artist (Boy)-Aviyukth Menon (Pachuvum Adbhuthavilakkum)
- Best Book on Cinema -Mazhavil Kanniloode Malayala Cinema (Kishor Kumar)
- Best Article on Cinema - Desheeyathaye Azhichedukkunna Cinemakal (Dr Rajesh M R)