The presentation ceremony of the 49th edition of Kerala State Film Awards was held on July 27 in Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presided over the function and conferred the awards to the winners. The winner's list was announced on February 27 this year.

The Kerala State Chalachithra Academy (Motion Picture Academy of the state) established the award in 1969 and until 1997, it was given by Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. In 1998, the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy took over in giving out the State Awards.

Actors Jayasurya and Soubin Shahir shared the Best Actor award for their performances in Captain, Njan Marykutty and Sudani from Nigeria respectively. Nimisha Vijayan won the Best Actress award for her brilliant performances in Chole and Oru Kuprasidha Payyan.

The Best Film Award was snatched by the team of Kanthan - The Lover of Colour. Director Shyamaprasad's Oru Njayarazhcha won the Second Best Film. Filmmaker Shyamaprasad was awarded the Best Director for the year 2019.

Here are the winner's list:

Best Film: Kanthan The Lover of Colour

Second Best Film: Oru Njayarazhcha

Best Director: Shyamaprasad

Best Actor: Jayasurya and Soubin Shahir

Best Actress: Nimisha Sajayan

Best Character Actor: Joju George

Best Character Actress: Savithri Sreedharan and Sarasa Balusserry

Best Child Artist: Rithun (Male) and Abani Adhi (Female)

Best Story: Joy Mathew for Uncle

Best Cinematography: KU Mohanan for Carbon

Best Screenplay: Zakariya Mohammed and Muhsin Parari for Sudani from Nigeria

Best Lyrics: BK Harinarayanan

Best Music Director (song): Vishal Bhardwaj for Carbon

Best Music Director (score): Bijibal for Aami

Best Male Singer: Vijay Yesudas

Best Female Singer: Shreya Ghoshal

Best Editor: Aravind Manmadhan for Oru Njayarazhcha

Best Art Director: Vineesh Banglan for Kammara Sambhavam

Best Sync Sound: Anil Radhakrishnan for Carbon

Best Sound Mixing: Sinoy Joseph for Carbon

Best Sound Design: Jayadevan C for Carbon

Best Processing Lab/Colourist: Prime Focus, Mumbai for Carbon

Best Makeup Artist: Ronex Xavier for Njan Marykutty

Best Costume Designer: Sameera Saneesh for Kammara Sambhavam

Best Dubbing Artist: Shammi Thilakan (Male) and Sneha M (Female)

Best Choreography: C Prasanna Sujit

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: Sudani from Nigeria

Best Debut Director: Zakariya Mohammed

Best Children’s Film: Angu Doore Oru Deshathu

Special Jury Award: Madhu Ambat for Cinematography on Pani

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