Kerala State Film Awards Puns

Best Film – The Great Indian Kitchen (Director: Jeo Baby )

Best Actor (Male) – Jayasurya (Vellam )

Best Actor (Female) – Anna Ben ( Kappela)

Best Director – Siddharth Siva (Ennivar)

Second Best Film –Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam (Director: Senna Hegde)

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Dir- Sachidanandan KR)

Best Character Actor (Male) – Sudheesh ( Ennivar, Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam )

Best Character Actor (Female) – Sreerekha ( Veyil)

Best Debut Director – Muhkammed Mustafa (Kappela )

Best Story - Senna Hegde (Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam)

Best Composer - M Jayachandran (Sufiyum Sujathayum )

Best Background Music - M Jayachandran (Film - Sufiyum Sujathayum )

Best Playback Singer (Male) - Shahabaz Aman (Sundaranayavane from Halal Love Story and Akashmayavale from Vellam)

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Nithya Mammen (Vathukkal Vellaripravu from Sufiyum Sujathayum)

Best Lyrics - Anwar Ali (Smaranakal Kadayi from Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam and Theerame from Malik)

Best Editor – Mahesh Narayanan (C U Soon)

Best Screenplay (Original) – Geo Baby (The Great Indian Kitchen)

Best Screenplay (Adapted) — No deserving entries

Best Cinematography – Chandru Selvaraj (Kayattam)

Best Children’s Film – Bonami (Dir- Tony Sukumar)

Best Child Actor (Male) - Niranjan S (Kasiminte Kadal)

Best Child Actor (Female) - Aravya Sharma (Pyali)

Best Art Direction - Santosh Raman (Pyali, Malik)

Best Sync Sound - Adarsh Joseph Cherian (Santoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam)

Best Sound Mixing - Ajith Abraham George (Sufiyum Sujathayum)

Best Sound Designing - Tony Babu (The Great Indian Kitchen)

Best Dubbing Artist (Male) – Shoby Thilakan (Bhoomiyile Manohara swakaryam for Thambidurai)

Best Dubbing Artist (Female) - Riya Saira (Ayyappanum Koshiyum for Kannamma)

Best Choreography - Lalitha Soby, Babu Xavier (Sufiyum Sujathayum)

Best Colourist - Liju Prabhakar (Kayattam)

Best Makeup - Rashid Ahmed (Article 21)

Best Costume - Dhanya Balakrishnan (Malik)

Best VFX - Saryas Muhammed (Love)

Jury Mention (Actor) - Siji Pradeep (Bharathappuzha)

Special award for transpersons or women for any category - Nanchiyamma (for the rendition of the Kalakkatha song from Ayyappanumn Koshiyum)

Jury Mention (Costume) - Nalini Jameela (Bharathappuzha)

**Best Book on Cinema

A group of independent filmmakers have filed a writ petition against the entry of Prithviraj movie Nine, directed by Jenuse Mohammed, son of Kamal, who is chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, for the State Film Awards.

The petitioners allege that the Academy has violated section III (6) of the awards guidelines which prohibits jury members or their close relatives from entering films for awards. “The same had reflected in the 2018 awards where Carbon, directed by Beena Paul’s husband Venugopal had won six awards and Aami, directed by Kamal, had won two awards. Kamal and Beena Paul are members of the executive board of the Academy that recommends the jury members to the Department of Cultural Affairs. This time, a film by Kamal’s son has been entered in the competition…. This is a clear case of nepotism and must not be allowed to happen again,” state the petitioners.

They also seek resignation of Kamal from the post of Academy chairman. “Film personalities Adoor Gopalakrishnan, T. K. Rajeev Kumar and Indrans have resigned from their positions in the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy when their films competed for State awards. Alternatively, the Academy may be asked to exclude Jenuse Mohammed’s film from taking part in the awards competition,” say the petitioners. The case has been posted for hearing on September 18.

Kamal says the team has been purposefully attacking him. “Firstly, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Indrans did not resign as their films were nominated for the State Film Awards. The rule clearly explains that the Academy members cannot apply for individual awards. T K Rajeev Kumar followed this rule and he resigned when his movie Shesham was sent for awards,” Kamal explains, adding that Beena Paul and him retained the positions in 2018 as they did not apply for individual awards. “It is Prithviraj who submitted Nine for the awards not Jenuse. We have made sure that we are ethically correct. Since my son’s movie is on the list, I have not been involved in the selection of the jury,” he explains.

Kamal also points out that the guidelines of Kerala film awards is fair compared to the National film awards. “There are no limitations for the filmmakers to be part of the awards. The restrictions are imposed only on the films of the jury members not anyone related to them,” he adds.

Kamal further adds that the screening of the films for State awards will be held soon. “It was delayed due to the pandemic. The jury head is ready to come down an

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Who do you think should win/who do you think will win? The awards will be announced today evening.

Without melodrama, sob sagas, sleaze and convoluted storylines, Marimayam, a sitcom telecast on Mazhavil Manorama, continues to hold its own among the plethora of programmes on Malayalam television. The show, which has been on air for nine years, won its fourth Kerala State Television Awards (2019) award for the Best Comedy Programme.

Over the years, four directors, several writers, and new actors have worked in the series telecast once a week. It clocked 455 episodes on September 25.

“It’s USP is themes and characters taken from real life. So viewers can easily relate to the series,” feels Midhun Chettoor, director of the episodes that won the State award now. “Some of the episodes were based on incidents and anecdotes that viewers had shared with us. Even though the show began by highlighting flaws within the system, especially in government offices, bureaucracy and private establishments, now it touches upon different aspects that affect the common man. For instance, we had episodes that were centred on how addiction to mobile phones changes the equation in families and misadventures with Google Map,” adds Midhun. As he has moved on to helm another programme on the channel, Vinod Nair has stepped in. Gokulan Manoj was another director of Marimayam.

Besides the regular line-up of writers such as Shihab Karunagappally, Vadukkumthala Sreekumar and Rajeev Karumady, newcomers have also pitched in. Shihab, with over 120 episodes to his credit, says that after a point it became important to feature topics outside the spectrum of government machinery to retain freshness in content. Like the one on an expert in online transactions, who, however, has no clue about filling forms manually at a bank.

Rajeev adds that the writers have developed a sense of responsibility towards the viewers. “So we have to ensure the veracity of facts, especially when dealing with government policies and schemes,” he avers. Not all the episodes end on a happy or humorous note. It is a reflection of the common man’s life and so not every story is expected to generate laughs, the writers point out.

Praise for actors

All the writers and the directors agree that it is the actors in Marimayam who have been the livewire of the series. “It is a delight to watch the seasoned performers. We don’t follow a written script most of the time. But the actors improvise at the right places, without going overboard,” says Midhun.

The names of the characters remain the same even when the stor

Written by John Samuel. Published on Samakalika Malayalam weekly.

1. Part 1 - 'ശങ്കരന്‍കുട്ടി നമ്മുടെ ഇടയിലുണ്ട്'- അടൂരിന്റെ അഞ്ച് നായക കഥാപാത്രങ്ങള്‍
2. Part 2 - ഭൂതകാലത്തിന്റെ ക്ഷമാപണം- അടൂരിന്റെ ഉണ്ണിക്കുഞ്ഞും സഖാവ് ശ്രീധരനും
3. Part 3 - അടൂരിന്റെ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങള്‍; അജയനും കുഞ്ഞുണ്ണിയും

മികച്ച ചിത്രം- വാസന്തി (റഹ്മാന്‍ ബ്രദേഴ്‌സ്)

രണ്ടാമത്തെ ചിത്രം- കെഞ്ചിര (മനോജ് കാന)

സംവിധായകന്‍ -ലിജോ ജോസ് പെല്ലിശേരി (ജല്ലിക്കട്ട്)

മികച്ച നടി കനി കുസൃതി (ബിരിയാണി)

മികച്ച നടന്‍ സുരാജ് വെഞ്ഞാറമ്മൂട് (ആന്‍ഡ്രോയ്ഡ് കുഞ്ഞപ്പന്‍, വികൃതി)

മികച്ച സ്വഭാവ നടന്‍ ഫഹദ് ഫാസില്‍ (കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്‌സ്)

സ്വഭാവ നടി സ്വാസിക (വാസന്തി)

ഛായാഗ്രാഹകന്‍ : പ്രതാപ് പി. നായര്‍ (ഇടം, കെഞ്ചിര)

തിരക്കഥ: റഹ്മാന്‍ ബ്രദേഴ്‌സ് (വാസന്തി)

തിരക്കഥ (അവലംബിതം)- പി.എസ് റഫീക്ക് (തൊട്ടപ്പന്‍)

ഗാനരചന: സുജേഷ് ഹരി (പുലരിപൂ പോലെ, സത്യം പറഞ്ഞാ വിശ്വസിക്കുവോ)

സംഗീത സംവിധായന്‍: സുഷിന്‍ ശ്യാം (കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്‌സ് )

പശ്ചാത്തല സംഗീതം: അജ്മല്‍ ഹസ്ബുള്ള (വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ചതുരം)

ഗായകന്‍: നജീം അര്‍ഷാദ് (കെട്ട്യോള്‍ ആണെന്റെ മാലാഖ

ഗായിക: മധുശ്രീ നാാരായണന്‍ (പറയാതരികെ വന്നെന്റെ (കോളാമ്പി)

ജനപ്രിയ സിനിമ: കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്‌സ്

മികച്ച നവാഗത സംവിധായകന്‍: രതീഷ് പൊതുവാള്‍ (ആന്‍ഡ്രോയ്ഡ് കുഞ്ഞപ്പന്‍)

ബാലതാരം(ആണ്‍) വാസുദേവ് സജീഷ് (സുല്ല്, കള്ളനോട്ടം)

ബാലതാരം(പെണ്‍);കാതറിന്‍ ബിജി (നാനി)

കഥാകൃത്ത്: ഷാഹുല്‍ അലി (വരി)

ചിത്രസംയോജകന്‍: കിരണ്‍ ദാസ് (ഇഷ്‌ക്)

കലാസംവിധായകന്‍: ജ്യോതിഷ് ശങ്കര്‍ (കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്‌സ്, ആന്‍ഡ്രോയ്ഡ് കുഞ്ഞപ്പന്‍)

സിങ്ക് സൗണ്ട്: ഹരികുമാര്‍ മാധവന്‍ നായര്‍ (നാനി)

ശബ്ദമിശ്രണം: കണ്ണന്‍ ഗണപത് (ജല്ലിക്കട്ട്)

ശബ്ദഡിസൈന്‍: വിഷ്ണു, ശ്രീശങ്കര്‍ (ഉണ്ട, ഇഷ്‌ക്)

മികച്ച ലാബ്/ കളറിസ്റ്റ് - ലിജു (ഇടം)

മേക്കപ്പ് -രഞ്ജിത് അമ്പാടി (ഹെലന്‍)

വസ്ത്രാലങ്കാരം- അശോകന്‍ ആലപ്പുഴ( കെഞ്ചിര)

ഡബ്ബിംഗ് ആര്‍ട്ടിസ്റ്റ് ; വിനീത് രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്‍ (ബോബി- ലൂസിഫര്‍, മരക്കാര്‍, അര്‍ജുന്‍ )

ഡബ്ബിംഗ് ആര്‍ട്ടിസ്റ്റ്- ശ്രുതി രാമചന്ദ്രന്‍ (കമല)

നൃത്ത സംവിധാനം-ബൃന്ദ, പ്രസന്ന സുജിത് ( മരക്കാര്‍)

പ്രത്യേക ജൂറി അവാര്‍ഡ് -സിദ്ധാര്‍ത്ഥ് പ്രിയദര്‍ശന്‍ -(വിഷ്വല്‍ ഇഫക്ട്‌സ്- മരക്കാര്‍ അറബിക്കടലിന്റെ സിംഹം)

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പ്രത്യേക ജൂറി പരാമര്‍ശം

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ഡോ. വി ദക്ഷിണാമൂര്‍ത്തി ( ശ്യാമരാഗം)

അഭിനയം- നിവിന്‍ പോളി (മൂത്തോന്‍ )

അഭിനയം- അന്നാ ബെന്‍ (ഹെലന്‍ )

അഭിനയം- പ്രിയംവദാ കൃഷ്ണന്‍ (തൊട്ടപ്പന്‍)

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രചനാ വിഭാഗം

മികച്ച ചലച്ചിത്ര ഗ്രന്ഥം:

സിനിമാശാലയും കേരളീയ പൊതുമണ്ഡലവും

ഡോ.പി.കെ രാജശേഖരന്‍

മികച്ച ചലച്ചിത്ര ലേഖനം :

മാടമ്പള്ളിയിലെ മനോരോഗി,

കോമാളി മേല്‍ക്കൈ നേടുന്ന കാലം

ബിപിന്‍ ചന്ദ്രന്‍

പ്രത്യേക ജൂറി പരാമര്‍ശം

ലേഖനം- ജെല്ലിക്കെട്ടിന്റെ ചരിത്രപാഠങ്ങള്‍ (ഡോ. സെബാസ്റ്റിയന്‍ ജോസഫ്, സുധി.സി.ജെ)

Kerala State Film Awards - What are your expectations today?