50th Kerala State Film Awards

The 50th Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 13 October 2020. A total of 119 films competed for the awards.^[1][2][3]

50th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Honouring achievements in Malayalam films
Date	13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First award	1969
Most wins	Kumbalangi Nights (4)
Website	http://www.keralafilm.com
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Writing category

Jury

• V. Rajakrishnan (chairman)
• P. G. Sadanandan	• T. Anithakumary
• C. Ajoy (member and secretary)

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.^[3]

Name of award	Title of work	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Book on Cinema	Cinema Sandarbhangal: Cinema Shaalayum Keraleeya Pothumandalavum	P. K. Rajasekharan	₹30,000
Best Article on Cinema	Madamballiyile Manorogi Komali Melkkai Nedunna Kalam	Bipin Chandran	₹20,000

Special Jury Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.^[3]

Name of award	Title of work	Awardee(s)	Type of work
Special Mention	Cinema: Mukhavum Mukhammoodiyum	Rajesh M. R.	Book
	Jellikkettinte Charithra Paadangal	Sebastian Joseph Sudhi C. J.	Article

Film category

Jury

• Madhu Ambat (chairman)
• Salim Ahamed	• Abrid Shine
• Vipin Mohan	• L. Bhoominathan
• S. Radhakrishnan	• Lathika
• Jomol	• Benyamin
• C. Ajoy (member and secretary)

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.^[3]

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Film	Vasanthi	Directors: Shinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman	₹100,000 each
		Producer: Siju Wilson	₹200,000
Second Best Film	Kenjira	Director: Manoj Kana	₹150,000
		Producer: Manoj Kana	₹150,000
Best Director	Jallikattu	Lijo Jose Pellissery	₹200,000
Best Actor	Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Vikruthi	Suraj Venjaramoodu	₹100,000
Best Actress	Biriyaani	Kani Kusruti	₹100,000
Best Character Actor	Kumbalangi Nights	Fahadh Faasil	₹50,000
Best Character Actress	Vasanthi	Swasika	₹50,000
Best Child Artist	Sullu Kallanottam	Vasudev Sajeesh Marar (Male category)	₹50,000
	Nani	Catherine (Female category)	₹50,000
Best Story	Vari: The Sentence	Shahul Aliyar	₹50,000
Best Cinematography	Idam Kenjira	Pratap P. Nair	₹50,000
Best Screenplay (Original)	Vasanthi	Shinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman	₹25,000 each
Best Screenplay (Adaptation)	Thottappan	P. S. Rafeeque	₹50,000
Best Lyrics	Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo ("Pularippoo Pole Chirichu")	Sujesh Hari	₹50,000
Best Music Director (song)	Kumbalangi Nights (All songs)	Sushin Shyam	₹50,000
Best Music Director (score)	Vrithakrithiyilulla Chathuram	Ajmal Hasbulla	₹50,000
Best Male Singer	Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha ("Aathmaavile Vaanangalil")	Najim Arshad	₹50,000
Best Female Singer	Kolaambi ("Parayatharike Vanna Pranayame")	Madhushree Narayan	₹50,000
Best Editor	Ishq	Kiran Das	₹50,000
Best Art Director	Kumbalangi Nights Android Kunjappan Version 5.25	Jyothish Shankar	₹50,000
Best Sync Sound	Nani	Harikumar Madhavan Nair	₹50,000
Best Sound Mixing	Jallikattu	Kannan Ganapathi	₹50,000
Best Sound Design	Unda Ishq	Sreesankar Gopinath, Vishnu Govind	₹25,000 each
Best Processing Lab/Colourist	Idam	Rang Rays Media Works / Liju Prabhakar	₹50,000
Best Makeup Artist	Helen	Ranjith Ambady	₹50,000
Best Costume Designer	Kenjira	Ashokan Alappuzha	₹50,000
Best Dubbing Artist	Lucifer (Character: Bobby) Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (Character: Ananthan)	Vineeth (Male category)	₹50,000
	Kamala (Character: Kamala)	Shruti Ramachandran (Female category)	₹50,000
Best Choreography	Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham	Brinda, Prasanna Sujit	₹25,000 each
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Kumbalangi Nights	Producers: Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, Dileesh Pothan, Syam Pushkaran	₹25,000 each
		Director: Madhu C. Narayanan	₹100,000
Best Debut Director	Android Kunjappan Version 5.25	Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval	₹100,000
Best Children's Film	Nani	Producer: Shaji Mathew	₹300,000
		Director: Samvid Anand	₹100,000
Special Jury Award	Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham	Sidharth Priyadarshan (awarded for Visual Effects)	₹50,000

Special Jury Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.^[3]

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Awarded for
Special Mention	Shyamaragam	V. Dakshinamoorthy	Music Direction
	Moothon	Nivin Pauly	Acting
	Helen	Anna Ben	Acting
	Thottappan	Priyamvada Krishnan	Acting