Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India for the best performance by a child actor in the Malayalam cinema. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the awards have been controlled by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Aff airs.^[1]

Kerala State Film Award Best Child Artist
State award for contributions to Malayalam cinema
Awarded for	Best performance by a child artist
Sponsored by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First award	1969
Final award	2020
Most recent winner	Niranjan S Aravya Sharma
Highlights
Total awarded	65
First winner	Pramod Sumathi

Winners

Indicates a joint award for both male and female

Year	Recipient(s)	Film	Ref.
1969	Pramod	Mooladhanam
	Sumathi	Nadhi
1970	Sridevi	Poompatta
1971	Vijayakumar
	Sobha
1972	Sathyajith	Theertha Yathra
	Sumathi
1973	Sathyajith
1974	Raghu	Rajahamsam
1975	Raghu	Prayanam, Swami Ayyappan
1976	Jayashanthi	Lakshmi Vijayam
1977	Sumathi	Sankhupushpam
1978	Manohar	Rathinirvedam
1979	Sujith	Vadaka Veedu
1980	Aravind	Oppol
1981	Sudha	Ilakkangal
1982	Suresh	Padayottam, Sahyante Makan
1983	Shalini	Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku
1984	Prashob	Aalkkoottathil Thaniye
1985	Vimal	Anubandham
1986	Anoop	Ennennum Kannettante
	Geethu Mohandas	Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare
1987	Sonia	Nombarathipoovu
1988	Baby Chaithanya	Ormayilennum
1989	Vineeth Kumar	Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
1990	Shamili	Malootty
1991	Santhosh Antony	Kadavu
1992	Siddharth Lama	Yoddha
	Badusha	Pappayude Swantham Appoos
1993	Seena Antony	Akashadoothu, Sopanam
1994	Praseeda	Swaham
1995	Nithin K. David	Ormakalundayirikkanam
	Aarati Ghanashyam	Mini
1996	Kumar	Deshadanam
1997	Shilpa	Janmadinam
1998	Mohan Philip	Kochu Kochu Mohangal
	Hency	Garshom
1999	Munna Salam	Kuruthipookkal
2000	Ashwin Thampi	Madhuranombarakattu
	Manjima
2001	Krishna	Saree
2002	Pranav Mohanlal	Punarjani
2003	Kalidas Jayaram	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum
2004	Master Yash	Kaazhcha
	Sanusha	Kaazhcha, Soumyam
2005	Neeraja	Kane Madanguka
2006	Mani	Photographer
	Malavika Nair	Karutha Pakshikal
2007	Jayasree Sivadas	Oridathoru Puzhayundu
2008	Niveda Thomas	Veruthe Oru Bharya
2009	Niveditha	Bhramaram
2010	Krishna Padmakumar	Janaki
2011	Malavika Nair	Oomakkuyil Padumbol
2012	Minon	101 Chodyangal
	Vyjayanthi	Manjadikuru
2013	Sanoop Santhosh	Philips and the Monkey Pen
	Anikha	5 Sundarikal
2014	Adwaith	Ankuram
	Anna Fathima	2 Penkuttikal
2015	Gourav Menon	Ben
	Janaki Menon	Maalgudi Days
2016	Chethan Jayalal	Guppy
	Abeni Aadhi	Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho
2017	Abhinand	Swanam
	Nakshatra	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu
2018	Rithun	Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam
	Abeni Aadhi	Panth
2019	Vasudev Sajeesh Marar	Sullu, Kalla Nottam
	Catherine	Nani	[2]
2020	Niranjan S.	Kasiminte Kadal
	Aravya Sharma	Pyali
2021	Adithyan	Niraye Thathakalulla Maram
	Sneha Anu	Thala
2022	Davinchi Santhosh	Pallotty 90s Kid
	Thanmaya Sol A.	Vazhakku
2023	Avirth Menon	Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum
	Thennal Abhilash	Sesham Mike-il Fathima