The prestigious Kerala State Film Awards for 2024 were officially announced on November 3, 2025, by Minister for Culture and Cinema, Saji Cherian, marking a celebration of cinematic excellence in Malayalam film. With a jury chaired by veteran actor Prakash Raj, the awards recognized the outstanding artistic and technical achievements of the past year. Here’s the full list of winners:
- Best Film: Manjummel Boys
- Best Actor (Male): Mammootty for ‘Bramayugam’
- Best Actor (Female): Shamla Hamza for ‘Feminichi Fathima’
- Best Director: Chidambaram S Poduval for ‘Manjummel Boys’
- Best Character Artist (Female): Lijomol Jose for ‘Nadanna Sambhavam’
- Best Character Artist (Male): Soubin Shahir (‘Manjummel Boys’) and Sidharth Bharathan (‘Bramayugam’)
- Special Jury Award for Acting (Male): Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali for ‘ARM’ and ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’
- Special Jury Award for Acting (Female): Jyothirmayi for ‘Bougainvillea’ and Darshana Rajendran for ‘Paradise’
- Best Second Film: ‘Feminichi Fathima’
- Best Debut Director: Fasil Muhammed for ‘Feminichi Fathima’
- Best Popular Film: ‘Premalu’
- Special Jury award for women/transgender people: Payal Kapadia for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
- Best Story: Prasanna Vithanage for ‘Paradise’
- Best Screenplay: Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad for ‘Bougainvillea’
- Best VFX: ‘ARM’
- Best Dance Choreographer: ‘Bougainvillea’
- Best Costume: Sameera Saneesh for ‘Rekhachithram’ and ‘Bougainvillea’
- Best Makeup Artist: Ronex Xavier for ‘Bougainvillea’ and ‘Bramayugam’
- Best Sync Sound: ‘Pani’
- Best Music Director: Sushin Shyam for ‘Bougainvillea’
- Best Background Score: Christo Xavier for ‘Bramayugam’
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad for ‘Bougainvillea’
- Best Cinematography: Shyju Khalid for ‘Manjummel Boys’
- Best Lyricist (Male): Vedan for ‘Kuthanthram’ from ‘Manjummal Boys’
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Zeba Tommy for ‘Aarorum’ from ‘Am Ah’
- Best Playback Singer (Male): KS Harisankar for ‘Kiliye’ from ‘ARM’
- Best processing lab/colorist: Shree Warrier (‘Manjummel Boys’ and ‘Bougainvillea’)
- Best Sound Design: Shibin Melvin and Abhishek Nair for ‘Manjummel Boys’
- Best Production Design: Ajayan Chalissery for ‘Manjummel Boys’
- Best Editor: Sooraj ES for ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’
- Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Sayonara Philip for ‘Barroz’
- Best Dubbing Artist (M): Bhasi Vaikom for ‘Barroz’