45th Kerala State Film Awards

The 45th Kerala State Film Awards were presented by the chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy on 26 December 2015, with the presence of the chief guest Mohanlal.^[1][2][3][4]

45th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Malayalam Cinema in 2014
Date	10 August 2015 (2015-08-10)
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First award	1969
Website	http://www.keralafilm.com
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Jury

The 10-member jury, headed by John Paul, was composed of people representing different areas of cinema: Directors : Bhadran (director), Suresh Unnithan and Balu Kiriyath, sound recordist Renjith, cameraman Sunny Joseph, Rajamani, G. Murali, S. Rajendran Nair, and producer M. M. Hamsa. The jury for writings on cinema was chaired by Satheesh Babu Payyannur. Raja Narayanan and A Padmanabhan were the other members of the panel.^[3]

Winners

Most Awards

Number of Awards	Films
5	Iyobinte Pusthakam
3	Bangalore Days, Om Shanti Oshana, White Boys

Name of Award	Awardee(s)	Name of Film	Remarks
Best Film	Jayaraj (Director) K. Mohanan (Producer)	Ottaal
Second Best Film	M. B. Padmakumar (Director) Rejimon K. A. (Producer)	My Life Partner
Best Director	Sanal Kumar Sasidharan	Oraalppokkam
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Jude Anthany Joseph (Director) Alvin Antony (Producer)	Om Shanti Oshana
Best Children's Film	T. Deepesh (Director) Pradeep Kandari (Producer)	Ankuram
Best Actor	Sudev Nair	My Life Partner
	Nivin Pauly	• Bangalore Days  • 1983
Best Actress	Nazriya Nazim	• Bangalore Days  • Om Shanti Oshana
Second Best Actor	Anoop Menon	• 1983  • Vikramadithyan
Second Best Actress	Sethulakshmi	How Old Are You?
Best Child Artist	Master Adwaith	Ankuram
	Anna Fathima	Randu Penkuttikal
Best Debut Director	Abrid Shine	1983
Best Cinematography	Amal Neerad	Iyobinte Pusthakam
Best Story	Sidhartha Siva	Ain
Best Screenplay (Original)	Anjali Menon	Bangalore Days
Best Screenplay (Adapted)	Ranjith	Njaan
Best Lyrics	O. S. Unnikrishnan	La Sa Gu	"Ithra Pakalinodu"
Best Music Director	Ramesh Narayan	White Boys	"Aadithyakiranangal"
Best Background Music	Bijibal	Various films
Best Male Singer	K. J. Yesudas	White Boys	"Aadithyakiranangal"
Best Female Singer	Shreya Ghoshal	How Old Are You?	"Vijanathayil Paathi Vazhi"
Best Dubbing Artist	Sharran Puthumana	White Boys
	Vimmy Mariam George	Munnariyippu
Best Choreography	Sajna Najam	Vikramadithyan
Best Costume Designer	Sameera Saneesh	Various Films
Best Makeup Artist	Manoj Angamali	Iyobinte Pusthakam
Best Processing Lab/Colourist	Ranganathan (Prism & Pixels)	Iyobinte Pusthakam, Bangalore Days
Best Film Editor	Lijo Paul	Om Shanti Oshana
Best Sound Recordist	• Sandeep Kurissery  • Jijimon Joseph	Oraalppokkam	Location Sound
	Thapas Nayak	Iyobinte Pusthakam	Sound Design
	N. Harikumar	Various films	Sound Mixing
Best Art Director	Indulal Kaveedu	Njan Ninnodukoodeyundu
Special Jury Award	Pratap K. Pothen	Once upon a Time There was a Kallan	Acting
Special Mention	M. G. Swarasagar	Manalchitrangal	Singer (Kunjikkuruvikale, Doore Chaare Vachalamay)
	Dr. George Mathew	Apothecary	Producer
	A U P S Chembrassery	La Sa Gu	Producer
	• Yakzan Gary Pereira  • Neha Nair	Iyobinte Pusthakam	Music Direction
	Indrans	Apothecary	Actor
Best Book on Cinema	V. K. Joseph	Athijeevanathinte Chalachithra Bhashyangal
Best Article on Cinema	Ravi Menon	Shabdalokathe Ilaman Gaadha
	K. C. Jayachandran	Paayalu Pole Pranayam
J. C. Daniel Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)	I. V. Sasi

See also

• 61st National Film Awards