Kerala State Film Award for Best Film

The Kerala State Film Award
Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....

for Best Film winners:

No	Year	Film	Director	Producer
1	1969	Kumara Sambhavam Kumara Sambhavam Kumara Sambhavam is a 1969 Malayalam language film directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. It stars Gemini Ganesan, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair and Sharada. The film won the first ever Kerala State Film Award for Best Film....	P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam was an Indian director and producer of Malayalam films. Since the mid 1950s he has directed 59 films and has produced 69 films. His venture Merryland Studio was the second film production studio of Kerala...	P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam was an Indian director and producer of Malayalam films. Since the mid 1950s he has directed 59 films and has produced 69 films. His venture Merryland Studio was the second film production studio of Kerala...
2	1970	Olavum Theeravum Olavum Theeravum Olavum Theeravum is a 1970 Malayalam film directed by P. N. Menon. It has been credited with helping to bring about a "flowering of art-house films that have today become the defining quality of Malayalam cinema", with being Malayalam cinema's "breakthrough into realism", and as "a watershed in the...	P. N. Menon P. N. Menon P. N. Menon was an Indian film director and art director in Malayalam cinema.-Early life:Born in a poor family in a small town called Vadakkaanchery in Kerala, he completed his studies at Thrissur and from School of Art in Chennai. He came to Chennai when he was only 20 years old...	P. A. Backer P. A. Backer P.A. Backer was one of the "new wave" Malayalam film directors of the 1970s and 1980s. Backer was born in 1940 in Thrissur, Kerala State. Whilst still a student Backer worked as a journalist for Kuttikal and Poomottukal. He then worked as an assistant to director Ramu Kariat...
3	1971	Sarasayya Sarasayya Sarasayya is a 1971 Malayalam language film written and directed by Thoppil Bhasi. It stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sheela, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi, S. P. Pillai, Alummoodan, N. Govindankutty, Thoppil Krishna Pillai and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film....	Thoppil Bhasi Thoppil Bhasi Thoppil Bhasi was a Malayalam playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play Ningalenne Communistakki is considered to be a groundbreaking event in the history of Malayalam theatre.Thoppil Bhasi was born in Vallikunnam, a small...	P. V. Sathyan
4	1972	Panitheeratha Veedu Panitheeratha Veedu Panitheeratha Veedu is a 1973 Malayalam language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. It stars Prem Nazir, Nanditha Bose, Baby Sumathi, N. Govindankutty, Veeran and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. It is an adaptation of Parappurath's 1964 novel of the same name. It won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best...	K. S. Sethumadhavan K. S. Sethumadhavan K. S. Sethumadhavan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. He has also directed films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Since the early 1960s he has directed over 60 movies...	Chithrakalakendram
5	1973	Nirmalyam	M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...	M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...
6	1974	Uttarayanam Uttarayanam Uttarayanam is a 1974 Malayalam film directed by G. Aravindan and written by Thikkodiyan. Aravindan, who is considered the doyen of Malayalam parallel cinema, debuted with this film...	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...	Pattathuvila Karunakaran
7	1975	Swapnadanam Swapnadanam Swapnadanam is a 1976 black-and-white Malayalam-language film that marks the directorial debut of K. G. George. A marital psychodrama, it rejected all the usual song-dance numbers of popular cinema, yet succeeded in reaching the common mass. The film was a commercial success while maintaining its...	K. G. George K. G. George Kulakkatil Geevarghese George is an Indian film director who work in Malayalam film. George is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of Kerala who modernized the Malayalam cinema in the seventies. He is the founder-chairman of MACTA, and continues to be an executive member...	T. Mohammed Bappu
8	1976	Manimuzhakkam Manimuzhakkam Manimuzhakkam is a 1976 Malayalam language black-and-white feature film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Hari, Veeran, Johnson, Sankaradi, Saritha, Urmila, Vani, Charulatha, Shanthakumari and Meena Ganesh. It is scripted by Backer based on the short story Murippaadukal by Sarah Thomas...	P. A. Backer P. A. Backer P.A. Backer was one of the "new wave" Malayalam film directors of the 1970s and 1980s. Backer was born in 1940 in Thrissur, Kerala State. Whilst still a student Backer worked as a journalist for Kuttikal and Poomottukal. He then worked as an assistant to director Ramu Kariat...	Cartoonist Thomas
9	1977	Kodiyettam Kodiyettam Kodiyettam is a 1977 Indian feature film production written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It is in Malayalam. The film notably does not feature any kind of film score.-Plot:...	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...	Kulathoor Bhaskaran Nair
10	1978	Ashwathama, Bandhanam Bandhanam Bandhanam is a 1978 Malayalam film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film observes a boy's return from city living to the village. The film's mood is sorrowful: the boy cannot shake himself free of the experience of the city and fails to adapt to village life...	K. R. Mohanan K. R. Mohanan K. R. Mohanan is a Malayalam film director best known for his critically acclaimed works, Ashwathama , Purushartham and Swaroopam . He studied at the Pune Film Institute.... , M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...	P. T. Kunju Muhammed P. T. Kunju Muhammed P. T. Kunju Muhammed is a noted director and producer in Malayalam parallel film industry. Magrib was his first film venture. He received a number of awards for his movies at the state level... , V. B. K. Menon
11	1979	Esthappan	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...	Ravindranathan Nair
12	1980	Oppol Oppol Oppol is a 1980 Malayalam film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. Balan K. Nair, Menaka, Master Aravind and Shankaradi comprised the major cast. The film was based on a short story of the same name written by M. T. in 1975.-Plot:The film revolves around Malu , her...	K. S. Sethumadhavan K. S. Sethumadhavan K. S. Sethumadhavan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. He has also directed films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Since the early 1960s he has directed over 60 movies...	Ms. Rosamma George
13	1981	Elippathayam Elippathayam Elippathayam is an Malayalam Film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It is critically considered by many to be one of the most outstanding piece in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's filmography....	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...	Ravindranathan Nair
14	1982	Marmaram Marmaram Marmaram is a 1982 Malayalam film by Bharathan which stars Nedumudi Venu and Jalaja. The film won Kerala State Film Awards including Best Lyrics for Kavalam Narayana Panikkar.-Cast:Nedumudi Venu - Narayana IyerJalaja - Nirmala... , Yavanika Yavanika Yavanika is a 1982 Indian Malayalam mystery thriller film co-written and directed by K. G. George and starring Bharath Gopi, Mammootty and Jalaja. The film explores backstage drama of a travelling drama group...	Bharathan Bharathan Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely... , K. G. George K. G. George Kulakkatil Geevarghese George is an Indian film director who work in Malayalam film. George is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of Kerala who modernized the Malayalam cinema in the seventies. He is the founder-chairman of MACTA, and continues to be an executive member...	N. N. Films, Henry
15	1983	Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku is a 1983 Malayalam film produced by Navodaya Appachan and directed by Fazil. This was Shalini's first movie. She acted in this movie when she was three years old and won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artiste The film was remade, soon after in Tamil as En...	Fazil	M. C. Punnus
16	1984	Mukhamukham	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...	Ravindranathan Nair
17	1985	Chidambaram Chidambaram (film) Chidambaram is a 1985 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by G. Aravindan. It is the film adaptation of a short story by C. V. Sreeraman. The film explores various aspects of relations between men and women through the lives of three people living in a cattle farm. Themes of guilt and...	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...
18	1986	Oridathu Oridathu Oridathu is an Indian Malayalam satirical drama film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Vineeth, Krishnankutty Nair, Chandran Nair and Soorya form the cast. The story is about the problems faced by the people of a hamlet where electricity in unavailable,...	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...
19	1987	Purushartham	K. R. Mohanan K. R. Mohanan K. R. Mohanan is a Malayalam film director best known for his critically acclaimed works, Ashwathama , Purushartham and Swaroopam . He studied at the Pune Film Institute....	P. T. Kunju Muhammed P. T. Kunju Muhammed P. T. Kunju Muhammed is a noted director and producer in Malayalam parallel film industry. Magrib was his first film venture. He received a number of awards for his movies at the state level...
20	1988	Ore Thooval Pakshikal Ore Thooval Pakshikal Ore Thooval Pakshikal is a 1988 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by Chintha Ravi. The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Mokeri Ramachandran in pivotal roles. The film features an original score...	Chintha Ravi Chintha Ravi K. Ravindran, better known by his pen-name Chintha Ravi , was an Indian writer, journalist, film critic and film director.-Biography:...	Chintha Ravi Chintha Ravi K. Ravindran, better known by his pen-name Chintha Ravi , was an Indian writer, journalist, film critic and film director.-Biography:...
21	1989	Vadakkunokkiyantram	Sreenivasan	Tophi Kannaara, T. C. Moni
22	1990	Vasthuhara Vasthuhara Vasthuhara , a Malayalam film by the late G. Aravindan is a social film which looks into the lives of partition refugees from East Bengal to West Bengal. At a larger level, it's the universal story of refugees.- Plot :...	G. Aravindan G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...	T. Ravindra Nath
23	1991	Kadavu Kadavu (film) Kadavu is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film scripted, directed and produced by M. T. Vasudevan Nair based on S. K. Pottekkatt's story Kadathuthoni...	M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...	M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...
24	1992	Daivathinte Vikrithikal Daivathinte Vikrithikal Daivathinte Vikrithikal is a 1992 Malayalam feature film co-written and directed by Lenin Rajendran based on M. Mukundan's award-winning novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Alphonso, a man who chooses to suffer a slow, torturous life in his little village, Mahe, in preference to...	Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Malayalam cinema.- Career :Beginning his film-making career as an assistant to director P. A. Backer, Rajendran made his directorial debut with Venal...	Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Malayalam cinema.- Career :Beginning his film-making career as an assistant to director P. A. Backer, Rajendran made his directorial debut with Venal...
25	1993	Vidheyan Vidheyan Vidheyan is a 1993 Indian Malayalam film directed and co-written by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It is a cinematic adaptation of the novel Bhaskara Pattelarum Ente Jeevithavum by Malayalam writer Paul Zacharia. The film explores the master-slave dialectic in a South Karnataka setting...	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...	K. Raveendran Nair
26	1994	Parinayam Parinayam Parinayam is a Malayalam–language film directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The key characters are played by Mohini, Vineeth and Manoj.K.Jayan...	Hariharan Hariharan (director) Hariharan is a Malayali film director. His movies mainly revolved around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala society. His notable works include Pazhassi Raja, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam, Amrutham Gamaya and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national...	G. P. Vijayakumar
27	1995	Kazhakam	M. P. Sukumaran Nair	M. P. Sukumaran Nair
28	1996	No award	—	—
29	1997	Bhoothakkannadi Bhoothakkannadi Bhoothakkannadi is a 1997 Malayalam film directed by Lohithadas. It tells the story of Vidyadharan , a clocksmith's incapability to deal with the harsh realities of his life. This was Lohithadas's first movie as a director and was critically acclaimed. Lohithadas won the Indira Gandhi Award for...	Lohithadas Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas was an Indian screenwriter, director, and producer known for his extensive work in Malayalam cinema....	N. Krishnakumar
30	1998	Agnisakshi	Shyama Prasad	V. V. Babu
31	1999	Karunam	Jayaraj Jayaraj Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, often credited as Jayaraj, is an award-winning Indian Malayali filmmaker who has marked his presence in mainstream as well as art house films...	Jayaraj Jayaraj Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, often credited as Jayaraj, is an award-winning Indian Malayali filmmaker who has marked his presence in mainstream as well as art house films...
32	2000	Sayahnam Sayahnam Sayahnam is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath with screenplay by M. P. Sukumaran Nair. The film is a drama centred around the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomathi Mahadevan, Ebrahim Kutty, Alex Kadavil, Jomol and...	R. Sarath R. Sarath R. Sarath is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film Sayahnam in 2000 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically...	M. S. Nazeer
33	2001	Sesham Sesham Sesham is a 2002 Malayalam language drama film written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar with Jayaram, Geethu Mohandas, Biju Menon and P. Balachandran in the star cast. The film zooms into the lunatic asylum and probes the tenuous realms that separate the sane from the insane. Jayaram's portrayal...	T. K. Rajeev Kumar T. K. Rajeev Kumar T. K. Rajeev Kumar is an award winning director of Malayalam films.He is settled in Trivandrum, Kerala. Rajeev Kumar served as the Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy from 2003 to 2006...	Latha Kurian Rajeev, K. Madhavan
34	2002	Bhavam	Sathish Menon	Sathish Menon
35	2003	Margam Margam (film) Margam is a 2003 Malayalam film co-written, directed and produced by Rajiv Vijayaraghavan, and starring Nedumudi Venu, Meera Krishna and Shobha Mohan...	Rajeev Vijayaraghavan	Rajeev Vijayaraghavan
36	2004	Akale Akale Akale is a 2004 Malayalam film by Shyamaprasad, inspired by the American classic play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The movie stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sheela and Geetu Mohandas in lead roles.-Plot:...	Shyamaprasad Shyamaprasad Shyamaprasad is an Indian film director. Directing highly acclaimed and complex films such as Agnisakshi, Akale, Ore Kadal and Elektra, he has won several state, national and international film awards.-Biography:...	Tom George
37	2005	Thanmathra Thanmathra Thanmathra is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Blessy, based on Padmarajan's short story Orma, which portrays the effects of Alzheimer's disease on the life of an individual and his family...	Blessy Blessy Blessy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has made several critically acclaimed films in Malayalam. As a film director, he is influenced by Padmarajan and Bharathan.- Career :...	Raju Mathew
38	2006	Drishtantham	M. P. Sukumaran Nair	M. P. Sukumaran Nair
39	2007	Atayalangal Atayalangal Atayalangal is a 2008 Malayalam-language biographical drama film directed by M. G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal under the banner Valluvanadan Talkies. Govind Padmasoorya plays the lead role of autobiographical character of Nandanar well known for his child literature and philosophical...	M. G. Sasi	Aravind Venugopal
40	2008	Oru Pennum Randaanum Oru Pennum Randaanum Oru Pennum Randaanum is a 2008 Malayalam feature film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan....	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema... , Benzy Martin
41	2009	Paleri Manikyam Paleri Manikyam Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha is a 2009 Malayalam crime drama film written and directed by Ranjith, starring Mammootty, Shwetha Menon and Mythili. It is based on a best selling Malayalam novel of the same name by T. P. Rajeevan, which said the true story of the first recorded...	Ranjith	A. V. Anoop, Subair
42	2010	Adaminte Makan Abu Adaminte Makan Abu Adaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was...	Salim Ahmed	Salim Ahmed, Ashraf Bedi

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