Kerala state film awards 2019- winners list

On February 27, The 49th Kerala State Film Awards, 2019 were announced by culture affairs minister AK Balan. The jury this year was headed by screenwriter and director Kumar Shahani. The other jury members were Sherry Govindan, George Joseph, KG Jayan, Mohandas, Vijaykrishnan, Biju Sukumaran, Berny-Ignatius and Navya Nair.

The following was the winning list of this award.

Best Actor- Jayasurya (Captain and Njan Marykutty) and Soubin Shahir (Sudani from Nigeria

Best Actress- Nimisha Sajayan (Chola and Oru Kuprasidha Payyan)

Best Director- Shyamaprasad (Oru Njayarazhcha)

Best Film- Kanthan: The Lover of Color

Second Best Film- Oru Njayarazhcha

Best Character Actor- Joju George (Chola and Joseph)

Best Character Actress- Savithra Sreedharan and Sarasa Balussery (Sudani from Nigeria)

Best Child Artist (Male)- Master Rithun (Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam)

Best Child Artist (Female)- Abani Adi (Panth)

Best Story- Joy Mathew (Uncle)

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value- Sudani from Nigeria

Best Debut Director- Zakariya Mohammed (Sudani from Nigeria)

Best Male Singer- Vijay Yesudas, "Poomuthole" (Joseph)

Best Female Singer- Shreya Ghoshal,  "Neer Maathalam" (Aami)

Best Music Director- Vishal Bharadwaj (Carbon)

Best Music Director (score)- Bijibal (Aami)

Best Lyrics- Hari Narayanan (Joseph and Theevandi)

Best Cinematography- KU Mohanan (Carbon)

Best Makeup Artist- Ronex Xavier (Njan Marykutty)

Best Sound Mixing- Sinoy Joseph (Carbon)

Best Sound Design- Jayadevan C (Carbon)

Best Editor- Aravind Manmadan

Best Costume Designer- Sameera Saneesh (Kammarasambhavam)

Best Dubbing Artist (Male)- Shammy Thilakan (Odiyan)

Best Dubbing Artist (Female)- Sneha M (Lilli)