🏆 Major Awards and Top Honours
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Best Actor: Mammootty – Bramayugam
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Best Actress: Shamla Hamza – Feminichi Fathima
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Best Film: Manjummel Boys – Directed by Chidambaram S. Poduval
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Best Director: Chidambaram S. Poduval – Manjummel Boys
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Best Second Film: Feminichi Fathima
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Best Popular Film: Premalu
Technical and Artistic Categories
The awards celebrated excellence across every aspect of filmmaking. “Manjummel Boys” dominated the technical and creative categories such as cinematography, production design, original screenplay, sound design, sound mixing, and lyrics.
Other major awards included:
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Best Cinematography: Shyju Khalid – Manjummel Boys
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Best Production Design: Ajayan Chalissery – Manjummel Boys
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Best Music Director: Sushin Shyam – Bougainvillea
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Best Background Score: Christo Xavier – Bramayugam
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Best Lyricist: Vedan – “Kuthanthram” (Manjummel Boys)
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Best Editor: Sooraj E.S. – Kishkindha Kaandam
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Best Makeup Artist: Ronex Xavier – Bougainvillea, Bramayugam
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Best Sound Design: Shijin Melvin Hutton & Abhishek Nair – Manjummel Boys
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Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Bhasi Vaikom – Barroz
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Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Sayonara Philip – Barroz
Special Jury and Literature Awards
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Best Screenwriter: Prasanna Vithanage – Paradise
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Best Adapted Screenplay: Lajo Jose & Amal Neerad – Bougainvillea
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Best Debut Director: Fasil Muhammed – Feminichi Fathima
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Special Jury Award: Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi – Paradise
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Best Book on Cinema: Penpattu Thaaraal – C.S. Meenakshi
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Best Article on Cinema: Maayunna Nalukettukalum – Valsan Vathussery
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Special Jury Award (Women/Transgender): Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine As Light
🧾 Exam Oriented Facts
“Manjummel Boys” won both Best Film and Best Director awards.
Mammootty received the Best Actor award for Bramayugam.
Shamla Hamza won Best Actress for Feminichi Fathima.
Fasil Muhammed was named Best Debut Director.
“Premalu” won the Best Popular Film award.
Highlights of the 55th Edition
The 55th Kerala State Film Awards reflected a balanced recognition of artistic and commercial cinema.
“Manjummel Boys” dominated with multiple technical and creative honours, reaffirming its critical and popular acclaim. With powerful performances, rich storytelling, and innovative direction, this year’s winners beautifully showcased the depth and diversity of Malayalam cinema.
