Kerala State Film Awards 2024: ‘Manjummel Boys’ Wins Big; Mammootty and Shamla Hamza Win Acting Honours

Superhit survival drama Manjummel Boys, directed by Chidambaram, was the big winner at the 55th Kerala State Film Awards 2024 today (November 3), with nine awards including Best Film and Best Director.

Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji Cherian announced the awards at a press conference in Thrissur; a jury headed by actor-producer Prakash Raj has been overseeing the judging process for the last month, according to reports.

Mammootty won his seventh Best Actor (Male) award for Bramayugam, the most for any actor in Malayalam, while Shamla Hamza won the Best Actor (Female) for her role in Feminichi Fathima. Premalu won Best Film with Popular Appeal, while best character actor awards went to Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys), Siddharth Bharathan (Bramayugam) and Lijomol Jose (Nadanna Sambhavam).

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film – Manjummel Boys (Director: Chidambaram)

Best Actor (Male) – Mammootty (Bramayugam)

Best Actor (Female) – Shamla Hamza (Feminichi Fathima)

Best Director – Chidambaram (Manjummel Boys)

Second Best Film - Feminichi Fathima (Director: Fasil Muhammed)

Special Jury Mention (Film) - Paradise (Director: Prasanna Vithanage)

Special Jury - actor (female) - Jyothirmayi (Bougainvillea), Darshana Rajendran (Paradise)

Special Jury - actor (male) - Tovino Thomas (ARM), Asif Ali (Kishkindha Kaandam)

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Premalu (Director: Girish A.D.)

Best Character Actor (Male) – Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys), Siddharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)

Best Character Actor (Female) – Lijomol Jose (Nadanna Sambhavam)

Best Debut Director – Fasil Muhammed (Feminichi Fathima)

Best Screenplay (Original)- Chidambaram (Manjummel Boys)

Best Screenplay (Adapted)— Lajo Jose, Amal Neerad (Bougainvillea)

Best Editor – Sooraj E.S. (Kishkindha Kaandam)

Best Cinematography – Shyju Khalid (Manjummel Boys)

Special award for women for any category - Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light

Best Story - Prasanna Vithanage (Paradise)

Best Composer - Sushin Shyam (Bougainvillea)

Best Background Music - Christo Xavier (Bramayugam)

Best Playback Singer (Male) - K.S. Harishankar (Kiliye...) (Film: ARM)

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Seba Tomy (Aarorum Keridathoru Chillayil...) (Film: Am Aa)

Best Lyrics - Vedan (Kuthanthram...) from Manjummel Boys

Best Art Direction - Ajayan Chalissery (Manjummel Boys)

Best Sync Sound - Ajayan Adatt (Pani)

Best Sound Mixing - Fazal A.Backer, Shijin Melvin Hutton (Manjummel Boys)

Best Sound Designing - Shijin Melvin Hutton, Abhishek Nair (Manjummel Boys)

Best Dubbing Artiste (Male) - Bhasi Vaikom, Rajesh O.V. (Barroz 3D - animation character Voodoo)

Best Dubbing Artiste (Female) - Sayanora Philip (Barroz 3D)

Best Choreography - Sumesh Sunder, Jishnudas M.V. (Bougainvillea)

Best Makeup - Ronex Xavier (Bougainvillea, Bramayugam)

Best Costume - Sameera Saneesh (Rekhachithram and Bougainvillea)

Best VFX - Jithin Lal, Albert Thomas, Anirudhda Mukherjee (ARM)

Best Processing Lab/Colourist - Sreek Varier (Manjummel Boys, Bougainvillea)

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