The 55th Kerala State Film Awards winners was announced on November 3. Mammootty was honoured with Best Actor for his performance in director Rahul Sadasivan’s ‘Bramayugam’, while ‘Manjummel Boys’ received Best Film for the year 2024. Want to know more winners dive into this article of National Film Awards 2025.
Kerala State Film Awards 2025 Winners List: The 55th Kerala State Film Awards 2025 winners will be announced on Monday, 3rd November 2025, where Mammootty was honored with the Best Actor award for his performance in Brahmayugam, while ‘Manjummel Boys’ received the Best Film for the year 2024.
Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Culture, and Youth Affairs Saji Cherian announced the winners at a press conference in Thrissur. ‘Bramayugam’ and ‘Manjummel Boys’ received multiple honours at the Kerala State Awards.
Veteran actor Prakash Raj led the seven-member jury for the 55th Kerala State Film Awards. Reports suggested that 128 films from 2024 were submitted for the awards. It is said that only 26 films qualified for the final round. To know all the winners, keep scrolling through this article.
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55th Kerala State Film Awards 2025 Winners List
Here’s the full list of Kerala State Film Awards 2025 winners:
Best Film: Manjummel Boys
Best Actress – Shamla Hamza, Feminichi Fathima
Best Actor – Mammootty, Bramayugam
Best Director – Chidambaram S Poduval, Manjummel Boys
Best Character Artist (Female) – Lijomol Jose, Nadanna Sambhavam
Best Character Artist (Male) – Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)
Special Jury Award – Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi, Paradise
Best Second Film – Feminichi Fathima
Best Debut Director – Fasil Muhammed, Feminichi Fathima
Best Popular Film – Premalu
Special Jury award for women/transgender people – Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light
Best Screenwriter – Prasanna Vithanage, Paradise
Best Original Screenplay – Chidambaram S Poduval, Manjummel Boys
Best Adapted Screenplay – Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad, Bougainvillea
Best Music Director – Sushin Shyam, Bougainvillea
Best Background Score – Christo Xavier, Bramayugam
Best Lyricist – Vedan for “Kuthanthram” from Manjummel Boys
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Zeba Tommy for “Aarorum” in Am Ah
Best Playback Singer (Male) – KS Harisankar for “Kiliye” in ARM
Best Editor – Sooraj ES, Kishkindha Kaandam
Best Cinematography – Shyju Khalid, Manjummel Boys
Best Production Design – Ajayan Chalissery, Manjummel Boys
Best VFX – Jithin Laal, Albert Thomas, Anuradha Mukherjee, and Salim Lahir, ARM
Best Choreography – Sumesh Sunder and Jishnudas MV, Bougainvillea
Best Costume – Sameera Saneesh, Rekhachithram, and Bougainvillea
Best Makeup Artist – Ronex Xavier, Bougainvillea and Bramayugam
Best processing lab/colorist – Srik Varier, Manjummel Boys, Bougainvillea
Best Sync Sound – Ajayan Adat, Pani
Best Sound Design – Shijin Melvin Hutton and Abhishek Nair, Manjummel Boys
Best Sound Mixing – Fazal A Backer and Shijin Melvin Hutton, Manjummel Boys
Best Dubbing Artist (Female) – Sayonara Philip, Barroz
Best Dubbing Artist (Male) – Bhasi Vaikom, Barroz
Best Book on Cinema – Penpattu Thaaraal – Malayala Cinemapattukalile Pennaavishkaranangal by C.S.Meenakshi
Best Article on Cinema – Maayunna Nalukettukalum – Malayalam Cinemayum Maarunna Bhaavukathvngalum by Valsan Vathussery
Special Jury Award for Article of Cinema – Samyathinte Vistheernam by Noufal Mariyam Blathoor
Where to Watch Kerala State Film Awards 2025?
Live streaming details for the 2025 Kerala State Film Awards are not yet available. The event will likely be streamed online through the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy website or other media platforms.
54th Kerala State Film Awards 2024 Winners List
Here we have provided a curated list of 2024 Kerala State Film Awards winners to re-memorize your memorable moments of the previous year.
- Best Editor – Sangeeth Prathap for Little Miss Rawther.
- Best Art Design- Mohandas for 2018- Everyone is a Hero.
- Best Sound Mixing- Rasul Pookkutty.
- Best Makeup Artist- Ranjit Ambat for Aadujeevitham
- Best Dubbing Artist – for Roshan Mathew for films Ullozhukku, Valatty
- Special Jury Mention: Best Debutant Award- Faazil Razak for Thadavu
- Best People’s Film- Aadujeevitham
- Best Character Actor (Male)– Vijayaraghavan…
- Best character actor- Sreeshma Chandran for Pombalai Orumai
- Best Child Artist Female – Thennal Abhilash for Sesham Mike-il Fathima
- Best playback singer (Male)– Vidhyadharan Master (Jananam 1947)
- Best Second Film- Iratta, directed by Rohit MG Krishnan
- Best Director- Blessy (Aadujeevitham)
- Best Actor- Prithviraj (Aadujeevitham)
- Best Female Actors- Urvashi (Ullozhukku), Beena R Chandran (Thadavu)
Last Line
The 55th Kerala State Film Awards 2025 winners highlighted the remarkable talent and creativity of Malayalam cinema. This year’s award celebrated the powerful storytelling, outstanding performances, and technical brilliance, reaffirming Kerala’s position as a hub of artistic excellence and cinematic innovation.
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