Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor is an award, begun in 2015, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actor for his performance in a Malayalam film. It replaced the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor, which was discontinued in 2014. The winner receives a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹50,000.

Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor
Awarded for	Best performance by an actor in a Malayalam film
Sponsored by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Reward(s)	₹50,000 (US$590)
First award	2015
Final award	2023
Most recent winner	Vijayaraghavan
Highlights
Total awarded	9
First winner	Prem Prakash

Winners

Year	Actor	Film	Ref.
2015	Prem Prakash	Nirnayakam	[1]
2016	Manikandan R. Achari	Kammatipaadam	[2]
2017	Alencier Ley Lopez	Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	[3]
2018	Joju George	Joseph Chola	[4]
2019	Fahadh Faasil	Kumbalangi Nights	[5]
2020	Sudheesh	Ennivar Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam	[6]
2021	Sumesh Moor	Kala	[7]
2022	P.P. Kunhikrishnan	Nna Thaan Case Kodu	[8][9]
2023	Vijayaraghavan	Pookkaalam	[10]

See also

• Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress