Kerala State Film Awards 2025: Full Winners List, Highlights & Major Honours

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The 55th Kerala State Film Awards were announced in Thrissur by the State Minister for Fisheries, Culture, and Youth Affairs, Saji Cherian. The winners were selected from 128 film entries by a seven-member jury headed by veteran actor Prakash Raj. This year, “Manjummel Boys” emerged as the standout film, bagging several top honours including Best Film and Best Director.

Top Honours And Major Wins

Veteran actor Mammootty claimed the Best Actor award for his exceptional role in “Bramayugam”, while Shamla Hamza won Best Actress for her performance in “Feminichi Fathima”.
“Manjummel Boys”, directed by Chidambaram S Poduval, won the Best Film and Best Director awards, reaffirming its dominance across categories.
The Best Second Film title went to “Feminichi Fathima”, while the romantic comedy “Premalu” was named Best Popular Film.

Technical Brilliance And Artistic Excellence

The jury honoured exceptional craftsmanship across all filmmaking departments. “Manjummel Boys” led in multiple technical categories, including Best Cinematography (Shyju Khalid), Best Production Design (Ajayan Chalissery), Best Original Screenplay (Chidambaram S Poduval), Best Sound Design, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Lyricist (Vedan).
Meanwhile, Sushin Shyam won Best Music Director for “Bougainvillea”, and Christo Xavier took home the Best Background Score award for “Bramayugam”.

Full Winners List – Kerala State Film Awards 2025

• Best Film: Manjummel Boys

• Best Actor: Mammootty – Bramayugam

• Best Actress: Shamla Hamza – Feminichi Fathima

• Best Director: Chidambaram S Poduval – Manjummel Boys

• Best Second Film: Feminichi Fathima

• Best Debut Director: Fasil Muhammed – Feminichi Fathima

• Best Popular Film: Premalu

• Best Character Artist (Female): Lijomol Jose – Nadanna Sambhavam

• Best Character Artist (Male): Soubin Shahir – Manjummel Boys, Sidharth Bharathan – Bramayugam

• Special Jury Award: Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi – Paradise

• Best Screenwriter: Prasanna Vithanage – Paradise

• Best Original Screenplay: Chidambaram S Poduval – Manjummel Boys

• Best Adapted Screenplay: Lajo Jose & Amal Neerad – Bougainvillea

• Best Music Director: Sushin Shyam – Bougainvillea

• Best Background Score: Christo Xavier – Bramayugam

• Best Lyricist: Vedan – “Kuthanthram” (Manjummel Boys)

• Best Playback Singer (Female): Zeba Tommy – “Aarorum” (Am Ah)

• Best Playback Singer (Male): KS Harisankar – “Kiliye” (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, Salim Lahir – ARM

• Best Choreography: Sumesh Sunder & Jishnudas MV – Bougainvillea

• Best Costume Design: Sameera Saneesh – Rekhachithram, Bougainvillea

• Best Makeup Artist: Ronex Xavier – Bougainvillea, Bramayugam

• Best Processing Lab/Colorist: Srik Varier – Manjummel Boys, Bougainvillea

• Best Sync Sound: Ajayan Adat – Pani

• Best Sound Design: Shijin Melvin Hutton & Abhishek Nair – Manjummel Boys

• Best Sound Mixing: Fazal A Backer & 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 – C.S. Meenakshi

• Best Article on Cinema: Maayunna Nalukettukalum – Valsan Vathussery

• Special Jury Award for Article on Cinema: Samyathinte Vistheernam – Noufal Mariyam Blathoor

• Special Jury Award for Women/Transgender People: Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine As Light

Key Takeaways For Exams

• Manjummel Boys won Best Film and Best Director.

• Mammootty received Best Actor for Bramayugam.

• Shamla Hamza was honoured as Best Actress for Feminichi Fathima.

• Fasil Muhammed earned Best Debut Director.

• Premalu was named Best Popular Film.

Festival Highlights

The 55th Kerala State Film Awards celebrated a perfect blend of commercial success and artistic merit. With “Manjummel Boys” sweeping multiple technical and creative categories, and powerful performances across films like Bramayugam and Feminichi Fathima, this year’s edition underscored the depth, innovation, and diversity of Malayalam cinema.

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