The winners of the Kerala State Film Awards (for 2013) were announced by the minister for cultural affairs Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on Saturday.
Fahadh Faasil won the Best Actor award for his performances in "Artist" and "North 24 Kaatham." He will share the honour with Lal, who has won it for his roles in "Ayaal" and "Zachariayude Garbhinikal."
Ann Augustine won Best Actress for "Artist", whereas Shayamaprasad bagged the Best Director for the same film.
Director Sudevan's "Crime No 89" has been chosen as the Best Film. Suraj Venjaramoodu, who won the National Award for Best Actor ("Perariyathavar") last week, bagged the award for Best Comedian.
Here is the complete list of winners of Kerala State Film Awards
Best film: "Crime No 89", Director: Sudevan
Second best film: "North 24 Kaatham", Director: Anil C Radhakrishnan
Best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value: "Drishyam", Director: Jeethu Joseph
Best children's film: "Philips and the Monkey Pen", Directors: Rojin Thomas and Shanil Muhammed
Best actor (Male): Fahadh Faasil ("Artist" and "North 24 Kaatham") and Lal ("Ayaal" and "Zachariayude Garbhinikal")
Second best actor (Male): Ashok Kumar ("Crime No 89")
Best actor (Female): Ann Augustine ("Artist")
Second best actor (Female): Lena ("Left Right Left")
Best comedian: Suraj Venjaramoodu ("Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus", "Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum")
Best child artist: Sanoop Santhosh ("Philips and the Monkey Pen"), Baby Anika ("5 Sundarikal")
Best director: Shayamaprasad ("Artist")
Best debut director: KR Manoj ("Kanyaka Talkies")
Best story: Aneesh Anwar ("Zachariyayude Garbhinikal")
Best screenplay: Bobby-Sanjay ("Mumbai Police")
Best cinematography: Sudeep Vasudevan ("Ayaal")
Best music director: Ouseppachan ("Ottakku Padunna Poonkuyile" from "Nadan")
Best background music director: Bijibal ("Balyakalasakhi")
Best lyrics: Prabha Varma, Madhu Vasudev ("Nadan")
Best male playback singer: Karthik ("Janmandarangalil" from "Orissa")
Best female playback singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi ("Ottakku Padunna Poonkuyile" from "Nadan")
Best sound recordist: Harikumar
Best film editor: K Rajagopal ('Oru Indian Pranayakatha")
Best art director: M Bava ("Amen")
Best colourist: Raghuraman ("Ayaal")
Best makeup artist: Pattanam Rasheed
Best costume designer: Siji Thomas
Best dubbing artist: Ambooty (male), Sreeja Ravi (female)
Best choreography: Kumar-Shanti
Special Jury Awards
Actor Kalabhavan Shajon for "Drishyam"
Actress Sanusha for "Zachariyayude Garbhinikal"
Singer Mridula Warrier for "Kalimannu"
Music director Afzal Yusuf for "Immanuel", "God for Sale"
Director Aneesh Anwar "Zachariyayude Garbhinikal"
Director Suresh Unnithan for "Ayaal"
