54th Kerala State Film Awards

The 54th Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, was announced by Saji Cherian, Minister of Cultural Affairs, Kerala on 16 August 2024.^[1][2] A total of 160 films were submitted for the awards. Jury headed by Sudhir Mishra decided the awards for the film category and jury headed by Janaki Sreedharan decided awards for the writing category this year.^[3][4]

54th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Best works in Malayalam cinema in a selected year
Date	16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First award	1969
Most wins	Aadujeevitham
Website	keralafilm.com
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Writing category

Jury

• Janaki Sreedharan (chairman)
• Jose K. Manuel	• O. K. Santosh
• C. Ajoy

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of work	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Book on Cinema	Mazhavilkannilode Malayala Cinema	Kishore Kumar	₹30,000
Best Article on Cinema	Desheeyatheya Azhichedukkunna Cinema	Rakesh M. R.	₹20,000

Special Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title	Awardee(s)
Book on Cinema	Kamanagalude Samskariga Spandangal	P Premachandran
Article on Cinema	No Award	No Award

Film category

Jury

Final jury

• Sudhir Mishra (chairman)
• Priyanandanan	• Alagappan N.
• Lijo Jose Pellissery	• N. S. Madhavan
• Ann Augustine	• Sreevalsan J. Menon
• C. Ajoy

Second jury

• Priyanandanan (chairman)
• B. Rakesh	• Sajas Rahman
• Vinod Sukumaran	• C. Ajoy

First jury

• Alagappan N. (chairman)
• V. J. James	• K. M. Sheeba
• Roy P. Thomas	• C. Ajoy

Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Cash prize
Best Film	Kaathal – The Core	Director: Jeo Baby	₹200,000
		Producer: Mammootty	₹200,000
Second Best Film	Iratta	Director: Rohit M. G. Krishnan	₹150,000
		Producer: Joju George Martin Prakkat Sijo Vakkan	₹150,000
Best Director	Aadujeevitham	Blessy	₹200,000
Best Actor	Aadujeevitham	Prithviraj Sukumaran	₹100,000
Best Actress	Ullozhukku	Urvashi	₹100,000
	Thadavu	Beena R Chandran	₹100,000
Best Character Actor	Pookkaalam	Vijayaraghavan	₹50,000
Best Character Actress	Pombalai Orumai	Sreeshma Chandran	₹50,000
Best Child Artist	Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum	Avyukth Menon (Male category)	₹50,000
	Sesham Mike-il Fathima	Thennal Abhilash (Female category)	₹50,000
Best Story	Kaathal – The Core	Adarsh Sukumaran Paulson Skaria	₹50,000
Best Cinematography	Aadujeevitham	Sunil K. S.	₹25,000
Best Screenplay (Original)	Iratta	Rohit M. G. Krishnan	₹50,000
Best Screenplay (Adaptation)	Aadujeevitham	Blessy	₹50,000
Best Lyrics	Chaaver ("Chenthamara Poovil")	Hareesh Mohanan	₹50,000
Best Music Director (songs)	Chaaver ("Chenthamara Poovil)	Justin Varghese	₹50,000
Best Music Director (score)	Kaathal – The Core	Mathews Pulickan	₹50,000
Best Male Singer	Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thydaunnu ("Kanave Mizhiyil Unare")	Vidyadharan	₹50,000
Best Female Singer	Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum ("Thinkal Poovin")	Anne Amie	₹50,000
Best Editor	Little Miss Rawther	Sangeeth Prathap	₹50,000
Best Art Director	2018 : Everyone is a Hero	Mohandas	₹50,000
Best Sync Sound	O. Baby	Shameer Ahamed	₹50,000
Best Sound Mixing	Aadujeevitham	Resul Pookutty Sarath Mohan	₹50,000
Best Sound Design	Ullozhukku	Jayadevan Chakkadath Anil Radhakrishnan	₹50,000
Best Processing Lab / Colourist	Aadujeevitham	Vaishal Shiva Ganesh	₹25,000
Best Makeup Artist	Aadujeevitham	Ranjith Ambadi	₹50,000
Best Costume Designer	O. Baby	Femina Jebbar	₹50,000
Best Dubbing Artist	Ullozhukku(Character: Rajeev) Valatty(Character: Tommy)	Roshan Mathew (Male category)	₹50,000
	Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thydaunnu (Character: )	Sumangala (Female category)	₹50,000
Best Choreography	Sulaikha Manzil	Jishnu	₹50,000
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Aadujeevitham	Director: Blessy	₹100,000
		Producer: Visual Romance	₹100,000
Best Debut Director	Thadavu	Fasil Razak	₹100,000
Best Children's Film	No Award
Best Visual Effects	2018 : Everyone is a Hero	Andrew D Cruz Vishak Babu	₹50,000

Special Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Awarded for
Special Mention	Aadujeevitham	K. R. Gokul	Acting
	Kaathal – The Core	Sudhi Kozhikode
	Jaivam	Krishnan
	Gaganachari	Arun Chandu	Direction

Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender

All recipients receive a cash prize, certificate, and statuette.

Name of award	Title of film	Awardee(s)	Awarded for	Cash prize
Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender	Ennennum	Shalini Ushadevi	Direction	₹50,000