Winners of the Vanitha–Cera Film awards, one of the most popular honours in the Malayalam film industry, for the year 2014 has been announced.
While "1983" has been named for the Best Movie title, Mammootty ("Varsham") and Manju Warrier ("How Old Are you") won the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively.
Meanwhile, Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim nabbed the Best Popular Actor and Actress Awards. Veteran director IV Sasi has been honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award.
The winners were chosen by polls among public conducted through the readers of Vanitha Magazine and Malayala Manorma Daily.
The grand award function will be held on the evening of 15 February at Willingdon Island in Kochi. The function will be attended by popular actors and other celebrities from the South Indian film industry as well as from Bollywood.
Here is the list of winners of Vanitha- Sarah Film Awards:
Best Movie | "1983" | Director – Abrid Shine |
Best Actor | Mammoootty | "Varsham" |
Best Actress | Manju Warrier | "How Old Are You" |
Life Time Achievement Award | I V Sasi | |
Best Popular Actor | Nivin Pauly | |
Best Popular Actress | Nazriya Nazim | |
Best Actor in Negative Role | Jayasurya | "Iyobinte Pusthakam" |
Best Supporting Actor | Anoop Menon | "Vikramadithyan" |
Best Supporting Actress | Srinda Ashab | "1983" |
Best Actor in Comic Role | Aju Varghese | |
Best Debutante (Male) | Farhaan Faasil | "Njan Steve Lopez" |
Best Debutante (Female) | Nikki Galrani | "1983" |
Best Star Pair | Dulquer Salmaan – Namitha Pramod | "Vikramdithyan" |
Best Screenplay | Bobby - Sanjay | "How Old Are You" |
Best Cinematographer | Amal Neerad | "Iyobinte Pusthakam" |
Popular Song of the Year | "Mangalyam" – Gopi Sundar | "Bangalore Days" |
Best Singer (Male) | Vineeth Sreenivsan | "Kaattumooliyo" – "Ohm Shanthi Oshana" |
Best Singer (Female) | Shreya Goshal | "Vijanathayil" – "How Old Are You" |
Best Lyrics | "Olenjali Kuruvi" | Harinarayanan – "1983" |