Thiruvananthapuram: The cultural department of Kerala has announced the 30th television awards. 

Minister VN Vasavan said the 2021 awards jury could not select a best TV serial as no entries were qualified. Last year also the jury decided that no serial deserved the award.

Besides, the best article also did not have deserving entries.

Complete list of winners: 

Best Book on Television- K Rajendran

Special Jury Mention - Article on Television: Shyamji

Best Documentary (General) - Aksharam Pookkatha Kattucholakal; Director: Sofia Bind, Producer: Media One TV,

Best Documentary (Science and Environment ) - Aanathozhar; Director: K Arunkumar, Producer: Asianet News,

Best Documentary (Biography) - Thorakadhakalude Naanjinaadu; Director: Aneesh MG, Producer: Asianet News,

Best Documentary (Women and Children) - Mulageethangal; Director: Sajeed Naduthody, Producer: Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC), University of Calicut 

Best Educational Programme - Manjadi Urumbu, Kakka; Director: B S Ratheesh Producer: K Anwar Sadath, CEO Kite Victers 

Best Anchor (Educational Programme) - Amigo Brothers, Arooja M V

Best Director (Documentary) - Alamy, Rafi Baker 

Best News Cameraman - Satram; Adivasikalude Duravastha, Krishnaprasad R P 

Best News Presenter - 24 Vartha, K R Gopikrishnan

Best Compere/ Anchor - Swantham Jilla - Alappuzha, Arasiyal Galatta, Parvathy Kuriakose

Best Commentator (Out of Vision) - Varthakal, Anuja Rajesh 

Best Anchor / Interviewer - Current Affairs - Manu S Pillai Enthu Cheythu, Jayamohan Nair

Best Investigative Journalist Muhammed Aslam A 

Best TV Show (Current Affairs) - Fuel Gum - Asianet News

Best Programme for Children- E-Cube Stories - Stage Fright; Director: Sreejith C S, Producer: K Anwar Sadath, CEO Kite Victers

Special Mention - Educational Programme - Manjadi, Neha D Thampan 

Special Mention - Documentary (Science and Environment ) - Moonnam Valavu, R S Pradeep Kumar

Best Tele Film (below 20 mins) - Pira, Director: Fazil Razak, Producer: Jisna Joseph, Screenplay: Fazil Razak

Best Tele Film (above 20 mins) - Athiru

Director and Producer- Fazil Razak, Screenplay : Vinayak S 

Best Storywriter - Kombal, Lakshmi Pushpa 

Best TV Show (Entertainment)- Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri, Producer : Mazhavil Manorama 

Best Comedy Programme- Aliyans; Director: Rajesh Thalachira, Producer: Ramji Krishnan

Best Comedian - Marimayam - Unnirajan P 

Best Childrens' Short Film - Mud Apples; Director: Akshay Keecheri, Producer: Kishan Mohan, Screenplay: Mahesh Alachery

Best Director - Pira Fazil Razak 

Best Actor - Pira - Ishak K 

Second Best Actor - Vayanashala - Manikantan Pattambi

Best Actress - Anna Kareena - Catherine

Second Best Actress - Kombal- Jolly Chirayath

Best Child Artiste - Athiru - Nanditha Das

Best Cinematographer - Athiru - Mridul S 

Best Editor - Pawssible- Ramees M B 

Best Music Director - Pawssible- Mujeeb Majeed 

Best Sound Recordist - Athiru Vinayak S 

Best Art Director - Sanoop Eyyal 

Special Jury Mention - Direction - Anna Kareena- KK Rajeev 

Special Jury Mention - Acting - Aliyans- Manju Pathrose