52nd Kerala State Film Awards Winners List: Biju Menon, Joju George Share Best Actor Award

The winners of 52nd Kerala State Film Awards have been finally revealed by Minister of Culture, Saji Cherian. The Best Actor award is shared by actors Joju George and Biju Menon. George bagged the prize for his roles in 바카라˜Madhuram바카라™, 바카라˜Thuramukham바카라™, 바카라˜Freedom Fight바카라™ and 바카라˜Nayattu바카라™. On the other hand, Menon received it for his portrayal of old man in 바카라˜Aakkariyam바카라™. 

Jury head, Saeed Akhtar Mirza said that it was tough selecting the greatest actor, according to Asianet news. According to Mirza, Menon바카라™s acting was very subtle and George바카라™s acting in 바카라˜Nayattu바카라™ was exuberant and vulnerable. 

George also received a special jury mention for his role in 바카라˜Joseph바카라™ at the National Film Awards in 2019. Menon is a two time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for second best actor. As for 2022, 142 films entered in different categories for the awards. Because of the pandemic, many Malayalam films got produced and directly released on OTT platforms, and both digital and theatrical releases were being considered for the awards. 

Finally, 29 films made it to the final phase, where a panel led by Bollywood filmmaker Mirza did the tough job of selection. Check out the list of winners below:

Best Film 바카라“ Aavasa Vyuham
Second Best Film 바카라“ Nishiddho and Chavittu

Best Actor 바카라“ Biju Menon for Aarkkariyam and Joju George for Madhuram, Freedom Fight, Thuramukham and Naayaattu
Best Actress 바카라“ Revathy, Bhoothakaalam
Best Director 바카라“ Dileesh Pothan, Joji

Best Character Actor 바카라“ Sumesh Moor for Kala
Best Character Actress 바카라“ Unnimaya Prasad for Joji

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value 바카라“ Hridhyam
Best Children바카라™s Film 바카라“ Kaadakalam
Best Story Writer 바카라“ Shahi Kabeer for Nayattu

Best Screenplay Writer 바카라“ Krishand RK for Avasavyuham
Best Screenplay (Original) 바카라“ Naayaattu, Sreekumaran Thampi
Best Screenplay (Adapted) 바카라“ Joji, Syam Pushkaran

Best Child Artist (Male) 바카라“ Master Adithyan for Niraye Thathakalulla Maram
Best Child Artist (Female) 바카라“ Sneha Anu for Thala

Best Music Director (Songs) 바카라“ Hesham Abdul Wahab for Hridayam
Best Male Singer 바카라“ Pradeep Kumar, Minnal Murali
Best Female Singer 바카라“ Sithara Krishnakumar, Kaanekkaane
Best Music Director (Background Score) 바카라“ Joji, Justin Varghese
Best Lyricist 바카라“ B K Harinarayanan, Kaadakalam

Best Film Editor 바카라“ Mahesh Narayanan and Rajesh Rajendran for Naayaattu
Best Cinematographer 바카라“ Madhu Neelakandan for Churuli

Best Sound Design 바카라“ Renganath Ravee for Churli
Best Sound Mixing 바카라“ Justin Jose, Minnal Murali
Best Sync Sound 바카라“ Arun Ashok and Sonu K P for Chavittu

Best Choreography 바카라“ Arun Lal for Chavittu
Best Dubbing Artist (Female) 바카라“ Devi S
Best Makeup Artist 바카라“ Ranjith Ambady for Aarkkariyam
Best Costume Designer 바카라“ Melwy J for Minnal Murali
Best Art Director 바카라“ A V Gokuldas for Thuramukham
Best Visual Effects 바카라“ Andrew D바카라™crus for Minnal Murali
Best Colorist 바카라“ Liju Prabhakar for Churuli
Special Jury mention 바카라“ Jeo Baby for Freedom Fight