Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist

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{{Infobox film award
| name = Kerala State Film Award Best Child Artist
| image =
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| subheader = State award for contributions to [[Malayalam cinema]]
| awarded_for = Best performance by a child artist
| sponsor = [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]
| firstawarded = 1969
| lastawarded = 2016
| reward =
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = [[Chethan Jayalal]]<br>Abeni Aadhi
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 63
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = Pramod<br>[[Sumathi (actress)|Sumathi]]
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner =
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The '''Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist''' is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the [[Kerala State Film Award]]s of India for the best performance by a child actor in the [[Malayalam cinema]]. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the [[Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala)|Department of Cultural Affairs]] of the [[Government of Kerala]]. Since 1998, the awards have been controlled by the [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]], an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_BkAAAAMAAJ|title=Festival Book|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|year=2004|page=8|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403101935/https://books.google.com/books?id=v_BkAAAAMAAJ&hl=en|archivedate=3 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|bgcolor="#EBEBE0" width=30| ||Indicates a joint award for both male and female
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Film
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |1969
|Pramod
|''[[Mooladhanam]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Sumathi (actress)|Sumathi]]
|''[[Nadhi (film)|Nadhi]]''
|
|-
|1970
|[[Sridevi]]
|''[[Poompatta (film)|Poompatta]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |1971
|Vijayakumar
|
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Shobha|Sobha]]
|
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |1972
|Sathyajith
|''Theertha Yathra''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Sumathi (actress)|Sumathi]]
|
|
|-
|1973
|Sathyajith
|
|
|-
|1974
|[[Karan (actor)|Raghu]]
|''[[Rajahamsam]]''
|
|-
|1975
|[[Karan (actor)|Raghu]]
|''[[Prayanam (1975 film)|Prayanam]]'', ''[[Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)|Swami Ayyappan]]''
|
|-
|1976
|Jayashanthi
|''[[Lakshmi Vijayam]]''
|
|-
|1977
|[[Sumathi (actress)|Sumathi]]
|''[[Sankhupushpam]]''
|
|-
|1978
|Manohar
|''[[Rathinirvedam (1978 film)|Rathinirvedam]]''
|
|-
|1979
|Sujith
|''Vadaka Veedu''
|
|-
|1980
|Aravind
|''[[Oppol]]''
|
|-
|1981
|Sudha
|''Ilakkangal''
|
|-
|1982
|Suresh
|''[[Padayottam]]'', ''Sahyante Makan''
|
|-
|1983
|[[Shalini Kumar|Shalini]]
|''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]''
|
|-
|1984
|Prashob
|''[[Aalkkoottathil Thaniye]]''
|
|-
|1985
|Vimal
|''[[Anubandham (1985 film)|Anubandham]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |1986
|Anoop
|''[[Ennennum Kannettante]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Geethu Mohandas]]
|''[[Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare]]''
|
|-
|1987
|[[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]]
|Nombarathipoovu
|
|-
|1988
|Chaitanya
|''Ormayilennum''
|
|-
|1989
|[[Vineeth Kumar]]
|''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]''
|
|-
|1990
|[[Shamili]]
|''[[Malootty]]''
|
|-
|1991
|Santhosh Antony
|''[[Kadavu (film)|Kadavu]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1992
|[[Siddharth Lama]]
|''[[Yoddha (1992 film)|Yoddha]]''
|
|-
|Badusha
|''[[Pappayude Swantham Appoos]]''
|
|-
|1993
|Seena Antony
|''[[Akashadoothu]], [[Sopanam]]''
|
|-
|1994
|Praseeda
|''[[Swaham]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |1995
|Nithin K. David
|''Ormakalundayirikkanam''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Aarati Ghanashyam
|''[[Mini (film)|Mini]]''
|
|-
|1996
|Kumar
|''[[Deshadanam]]''
|
|-
|1997
|Shilpa
|''Janmadinam''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |1998
|Mohan Philip
|''Kochu Kochu Mohangal''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Hency
|''Garshom''
|
|-
|1999
|Munna Salam
|''Kuruthipookkal''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2000
|Ashwin Thampi
| rowspan="2" |''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Manjima Mohan|Manjima]]
|
|-
|2001
|Krishna
|''Saree''
|
|-
|2002
|[[Pranav Mohanlal]]
|''[[Punarjani]]''
|
|-
|2003
|[[Kalidas Jayaram]]
|''[[Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2004
|Master Yash
|''[[Kaazhcha]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Sanusha]]
|''[[Kaazhcha]]'', ''[[Soumyam]]''
|
|-
|2005
|Neeraja
|''[[Kane Madanguka]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Mani
|''[[Photographer (film)|Photographer]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Malavika
|''[[Karutha Pakshikal]]''
|
|-
|2007
|Jayasree Sivadas
|''[[Oridathoru Puzhayundu]]''
|
|-
|2008
|[[Niveda Thomas]]
|''[[Veruthe Oru Bharya]]''
|
|-
|2009
|[[Baby Niveditha|Nivedita]]
|''[[Bhramaram]]''
|
|-
|2010
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3950564/ Krishna Padmakumar]
|''Janaki''
|
|-
|2011
|Malavika Nair
|''[[Oomakkuyil Padumbol]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2012
|[[Minon]]
|''[[101 Chodyangal]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Vyjayanthi
|''[[Manjadikuru]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2013
|[[Sanoop Santhosh]]
|''[[Philips and the Monkey Pen]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[[Anikha]]
|''[[5 Sundarikal]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Adwaith
|''Ankuram''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Anna Fathima
|''[[2 Penkuttikal]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2015
| Gourav Menon
|''Ben''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7929178/ Janaki Menon]
|''[[Maalgudi Days]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2016
|[[Chethan Jayalal]]
|''[[Guppy (film)|Guppy]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Abeni Aadhi
|''[[Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho]]''
|
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Abhinand||''Swanam''||
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Nakshatra||''[[Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu]]''||
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Rithun||''Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam''||
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Abeni Aadhi||''Panth''||
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Vasudev Sajeesh Marar||''Sullu'', ''Kallanottam''||
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|Catherine Biji||''Nani''||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.keralafilm.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List]

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