Kerala State Film Awards 2025: Manjummel Boys Triumphs as Mammootty Bags His Seventh Best Actor Title

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The Kerala State Film Awards, typically referred to as the Oscars of Mollywood, are the best honours given by the Authorities of Kerala to have a good time excellence in Malayalam cinema. Began in 1969, the awards recognise excellent work in artwork, storytelling, and technical achievement, highlighting creativity and cultural richness.

The fifty fifth version, which honoured movies launched in 2024, was introduced on November 3, 2025, on the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Corridor in Thrissur by Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian. The jury, led by actor-director Prakash Raj, reviewed 128 movies and shortlisted 26 after detailed screenings.

Full Checklist of Winners

Film Awards:

• Best Film: Manjummel Boys (Dir. Chidambaram S. Poduval)

• Second Best Film: Feminichi Fathima (Dir. Fasil Muhammed)

• Best Film with Well-liked Attraction: Premalu (Dir. Girish A.D.)

• Particular Jury Point out (Film): Paradise (Dir. Prasanna Vithanage)

Route and Writing:

• Best Director: Chidambaram S. Poduval – Manjummel Boys

• Best Debut Director: Fasil Muhammed – Feminichi Fathima

• Best Unique Screenplay: Chidambaram S. Poduval – Manjummel Boys

• Best Tailored Screenplay: Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad – Bougainvillea

• Best Story: Prasanna Vithanage – Paradise

Performing:

• Best Actor: Mammootty – Bramayugam

• Best Actress: Shamla Hamza – Feminichi Fathima

• Best Character Actor (Male): Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys), Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)

• Best Character Actor (Feminine): Lijomol Jose – Nadanna Sambhavam

• Particular Jury Point out (Male): Asif Ali (Kishkindha Kaandam), Tovino Thomas (Ajayante Randam Moshanam)

• Particular Jury Point out (Feminine): Jyothirmayi (Bougainvillea), Darshana Rajendran (Paradise)

Music and Lyrics:

• Best Music Director: Sushin Shyam – Bougainvillea, Manjummel Boys

• Best Background Rating: Christo Xavier – Bramayugam

• Best Lyricist: Vedan – Manjummel Boys (“Kuthanthram”)

• Best Male Playback Singer: Ok.S. Harisankar – Ajayante Randam Moshanam

• Best Feminine Playback Singer: Zeba Tommy – Am Aa

Technical Awards:

• Best Cinematography: Shyju Khalid – Manjummel Boys

• Best Modifying: Sooraj E.S. – Kishkindha Kaandam

• Best Artwork Route: Ajayan Chalissery – Manjummel Boys

• Best Costume Design: Sameera Saneesh – Rekhachithram, Bougainvillea

• Best Make-up: Ronex Xavier – Bougainvillea, Bramayugam

• Best Visible Results: Jithin Lal and crew – Ajayante Randam Moshanam

• Best Choreography: Sumesh Sunder and Jishnudas M.V. – Bougainvillea

• Best Sound Design: Shijin Melvin Hutton and Abhishek Nair – Manjummel Boys

• Best Sound Mixing: Fazal A. Backer and Shijin Melvin Hutton – Manjummel Boys

• Best Sync Sound: Ajayan Adat – Pani

• Best Colourist: Srik Varier – Manjummel Boys, Bougainvillea

Dubbing:

• Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Bhasi Vaikom – Barroz 3D

• Best Dubbing Artist (Feminine): Sayanora Philip – Barroz 3D

Particular and Writing Awards:

• Particular Jury Award (Ladies/Transgender Route): Payal Kapadia – All We Think about as Mild

• Best E book on Cinema: Penpaattu Thaarakal by C.S. Meenakshi

• Best Article on Cinema: Maayunna Nalukettukalum by Valsan Vathussery

• Particular Jury Point out (Article): Samayathinte Vistheernam by Noufal Mariyam Blathoor

Be aware: No awards had been introduced in Best Youngsters’s Film or Best Little one Artist classes this 12 months.

Highlights and Standouts

Manjummel Boys dominated the awards with 10 wins, together with Best Film, Best Director, and a number of other technical classes. The survival thriller mixed robust feelings with top-notch craft and grossed over Rs. 200 crore worldwide.

Mammootty gained his seventh Kerala State Award for Best Actor for Bramayugam, praised for his highly effective dual-role efficiency within the gothic folk-horror movie.

Debut director Fasil Muhammed and actress Shamla Hamza impressed with Feminichi Fathima, a small-budget movie famous for its daring feminist story and regional flavour.

Premalu gained Best Well-liked Film, whereas Bougainvillea and Ajayante Randam Moshanam earned recognition for technical excellence, exhibiting Malayalam cinema’s inventive vary.

Aadujeevitham and Mohanlal had been lacking from the winners’ listing, however the awards mirrored a powerful and numerous part for Malayalam cinema.