Kerala film awards: Revathi bags best actress award

Revathi, Joju George, and Biju Menon were adjudged best actors in the 2021 State Film Awards, which were recently announced in Thiruvananthapuram. Joju won the honor for his performance in ‘Madhuram’ and ‘Nayattu’ and Biju Menon for his role in ‘Aarkkariyam’. ‘Bhoothakaalam’ won the best actress award for Revathi.

Dileesh Pothan is the best director. Krishnendu Kalesh won the award for debut director and Arul Raj best choreographer. ‘Hridayam’ is the best film for popularity and art value. The special jury award for best film will be presented to ‘Freedom Fight’ by Jeo Baby. Syam Pushkaran won the award for best screenplay, ‘Joji’.

Sithara Krishnakumar won the honor for best female playback singer and Pradeep Kumar male singer. The best music director is Hesham Abdul Wahab for the songs in ‘Hridayam’. BK Harinarayanan won the award for best lyrics. Devi S won the award for best female dubbing artist and none was selected in the male category.

‘Minnal Murali’ brought honors to three artists – Melvi J for costume, Andres for visual effect, and Justine Jose for sound mixing. The award for best art director will be presented to AV Gokuldas. Arun Ashok and Sonu KP won the award for best Sync Sound.

‘Chamayam’ by Pattanam Rasheed adjudged the award for best book on film. R Gopalakrishnan’s ‘Nashtaswapnangal’ won special jury mention in this category.

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