The winners of the Kerala State Awards 2017 were announced this afternoon in Thiruvananthapuram by Minister for Cultural Affairs, A K Balan. Take Off, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Ee Ma Yau were the big winners, bagging most of the awards.
Here’s a list of all winners:
Best Film – Ottamuri Velicham, directed by Rahul Riji Nair (Read the review here)
Best Second Film – Eden, by Sanju Surendran
Best Popular Film – Rakshadhikari Baiju (Read the review here)
Best Actor – Indrans (Aalorukkam)
Best Actor – Parvathy (Take Off)
Best Character Actor – Alencier Ley (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum) (Read the review here)
Best Character Actress – Pauly Valsan (Ee Ma Yau)
Best Child Actors – Master Abhinad (Swanam), Nakshatra (Rakshadhikari Baiju)
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Best Director – Lijo Jose Pallissery ( Ee Ma Yau)
Best Debut Director – Mahesh Narayanan (Take Off)
Best Cinematographer – Manesh Madhavan
Best Script – Sajeev Paravoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
Best Adapted Screenplay – Eden (S Harish, Sanju Surendran)
Best Composer – M K Arjunan (Bhayanakam)
Best Singer (male) – Shahabaz Aman (Mayanadhi)
Best Singer (female) – Sithara Krishnakumar (Vanamakalunnuvo, Vimanam)
Best Lyrics – Prabha Varma (Clint)
Best Background Score – Gopi Sunder (Take Off)