The Mathrubhumi Film Awards are presented annually by Mathrubhumi & Kalyan Silks, an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n malayalam newspaper from the Mathrubhumi

Mathrubhumi

Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam language newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. Mathrubhumi was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British.-History:...

group in the south Indian state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 film industry. Held and broadcasted annually since 1998, the ceremony has gained in popularity over the years and is currently one of the most-watched award ceremonies in Kerala.

Best Star Pair

The Mathrubhumi Kalyan Silks Film Award for Best Star Pair has been awarded to the following actor/actress pairs:

Year	Star pair	Film
2010	Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan...  and Bhama Bhama Bhama is an Indian film actress, who has mainly appeared in Malayalam films. She debuted in 2007 through Nivedyam directed by A. K. Lohithadas.-Career:...	Sakudumbam Shyamala Sakudumbam Shyamala Sakudumbam Shyamala is a 2010 Malayalam comedy film directed by Radhakrishnan Mangalath and written by Krishna Poojapura. The film has Uravashi, Kunchako Boban, Nedumudi Venu, Saikumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Bhama in the main roles.-Plot:...

External links

• Mathrubhumi Kalyan Silks Film Awards 2011 at SansCinema.com