State awards for Malayalam films of 2024
The55th Kerala State Film Awards presented by theKerala State Chalachitra Academy for the best works in Malayalam Cinema in the year 2024 was announced bySaji Cherian,Minister of Cultural Affairs, Kerala on 3rd November 2025.[1][2] A total of 128 films were submitted for the awards. The jury for the awards under the film category was headed byPrakash Raj and the jury for awards under the writing category was headed byMadhu Eravankara.[3][4]
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
| Name of award | Title | Awardee(s) |
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| Book on Cinema | Samayathinte Vistheernam | Naufal Mariyam Bathu |
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| Article on Cinema | No Award | No Award |
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All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
| Name of award | Title of film | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
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| Best Film | Manjummel Boys | Director:Chidambaram S. Poduval | ₹200,000 |
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Producer:Soubin Shahir
Babu Shahir
Shawn Antony | ₹200,000 |
| Second Best Film | Feminichi Fathima | Director: Fasil Muhammed | ₹150,000 |
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Producer: Thamar K V
Sudheesh Skaria | ₹150,000 |
| Best Director | Manjummel Boys | Chidambaram S. Poduval | ₹200,000 |
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| Best Actor | Bramayugam | Mammootty | ₹100,000 |
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| Best Actress | Feminichi Fathima | Shamla Hamza | ₹100,000 |
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| Best Character Actor | Manjummel Boys | Soubin Shahir | ₹50,000 |
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| Bramayugam | Sidharth Bharathan |
| Best Character Actress | Nadanna Sambhavam | Lijomol Jose | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Child Artist | No Award |
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| Best Story | Paradise | Prasanna Vithanage | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Cinematography | Manjummel Boys | Shyju Khalid | ₹25,000 |
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| Best Screenplay (Original) | Manjummel Boys | Chidambaram S. Poduval | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Screenplay (Adaptation) | Bougainvillea | Lajo Jose
Amal Neerad | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Lyrics | Manjummel Boys ("Viyyarppu Thunniyitta Kuppayam") | Vedan | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Music Director (songs) | Bougainvillea ("Sthuthi") | Sushin Shyam | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Music Director (score) | Bramayugam | Christo Xavier | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Male Singer | A. R. M. ("Kiliye") | K. S. Harisankar | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Female Singer | Am Ah ("Aarorum") | Zeba Tommy | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Editor | Kishkindha Kaandam | Sooraj E S | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Art Director | Manjummel Boys | Ajayan Chalissery | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Sync Sound | Pani | Ajayan Adat | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Sound Mixing | Manjummel Boys | Fasal A Bhakkar
Shijin Melvin Hutton | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Sound Design | Manjummel Boys | Shijin Melvin Hutton
Abhishek Nair | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Processing Lab / Colourist | Bougainvillea
Manjummel Boys | Poetic Home of Cinema | ₹25,000 |
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| Best Makeup Artist | Bougainvillea
Bramayugam | Ronex Xavier | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Costume Designer | Bougainvillea
Rekhachithram | Sameera Saneesh | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Dubbing Artist | Barroz 3D'(Character:Voodoo) | Bhasi Vaikom (Male category) | ₹50,000 |
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| Barroz 3D (Character: Muwesi Maria) | Sayanora Philip (Female category) | ₹50,000 |
| Best Choreography | Bougainvillea | Sumesh Sundar
Jishnudas M B | ₹50,000 |
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| Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value | Premalu | Director:Girish A. D. | ₹100,000 |
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Producer:Fahadh Faasil
Shyam Pushkaran
Dileesh Pothan | ₹100,000 |
| Best Debut Director | Feminichi Fathima | Fasil Muhammed | ₹100,000 |
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| Best Children's Film | No Award |
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| Best Visual Effects | A. R. M. | Jithin Lal
Alfred Tomy
Anirudha Mukherjee
Salim Lahir | ₹50,000 |
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All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender
[edit]All recipients receive a cash prize, certificate, and statuette.
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| Categories | | Acting and dubbing | |
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| Art, camera and editing | |
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| Film | |
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| Literature | |
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| Music and sound | |
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| Story and direction | |
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| Other major awards | |
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| Retired awards | |
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| Ceremonies | |
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