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{{Short description|Annual Indian film awards ceremony}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 49th Kerala State Film Awards
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| awarded_for = Honouring achievements in Malayalam films
| presenter = [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]
| host =
| date = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|07|27}}
| location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| country = [[India]]
| reward =
| year = 1969
| holder =
| most_wins = ''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]'' (6)
| website = http://www.keralafilm.com
| previous = [[48th Kerala State Film Awards|2018 (48th)]]
| main = [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| next= [[50th Kerala State Film Awards|2020 (50th)]]
}}

The '''49th Kerala State Film Awards,''' presented by the [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, [[A. K. Balan]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] on 27 February 2019.<ref name="award">{{cite web|author=Keralafilm.com|title=Kerala State Film Awards 2018 declaration|url=http://www.keralafilm.com/images/2019/Kerala_Film_Award_2018_declaration.pdf|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|access-date=27 February 2019|language=ml|date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/02/27/kerala-state-film-awards-2019-winners.html | title=Kerala State Film Awards 2019 Winners | work=[[Malayala Manorama]]| date=27 February 2019 | access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>

==Writing category==
===Jury===
{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} [[P. K. Pokker]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} M. Saritha Varma
| {{•}} Jinesh Kumar Eramom
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Mahesh Panju (member and secretary)
|}

===Awards===
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.<ref name="award"/>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Title of work
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Awardee(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Cash prize
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]]
|''Malayalacinema Pinnitta Vazhikal''
|M. Jayaraj
|align="right"|{{INR}}30,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Article on Cinema|Best Article on Cinema]]
|''Vellithirayile 'Avarum' 'Nammalum' Thammilenthu ?''
|Blais Johny
|align="right"|{{INR}}20,000
|}

===Special Jury Mention===
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.<ref name="award"/>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Title of work
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Awardee(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Type of work
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"|Special Mention
|''Kanyakayude Dhurnadappukal''
|N. V. Muhammad Rafi
|Book
|-
|''Malayala Cinemayum Novelum''
|Sunil C. E.
|Article
|-
|''Maranavum Marananantharavum Jeevanukalodu Parayunnathu''
|Rajesh K. Erumeli
|Article
|}

==Film category==
===Jury===
{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} [[Kumar Shahani]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} K. G. Jayan
| {{•}} P. J. Ignatius
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Sherry Govindan
| {{•}} [[Vijayakrishnan]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Biju Sukumaran
| {{•}} Mohandas V. P.
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} George Kithu
| {{•}} [[Navya Nair]]
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Mahesh Panju (member and secretary)
|}

===Awards===
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.<ref name="award"/>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Title of film
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Awardee(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Kanthan - The Lover of Colour]]''
|Director: Shareef C.
|align="right"|{{INR}}200,000
|-
|Producer: Shareef C.
|align="right"|{{INR}}200,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Oru Njayarazhcha]]''
|Director: [[Shyamaprasad]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}150,000
|-
|Producer: Sarathchandran Nair
|align="right"|{{INR}}150,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|''[[Oru Njayarazhcha]]''
|[[Shyamaprasad]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}200,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Captain (2018 film)|Captain]]'' ''[[Njan Marykutty]]''
|[[Jayasurya]]
| align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
|''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]''
|[[Soubin Shahir]]
| align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''Chola'' ''[[Oru Kuprasidha Payyan]]''
|[[Nimisha Sajayan]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor|Best Character Actor]]
|''Chola'' ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]''
|[[Joju George]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress|Best Character Actress]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]''
|[[Savithri Sreedharan]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}25,000
|-
|[[Sarasa Balussery|Sarasa Balusserry]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}25,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam''
|Rithun ({{small|Male category}})
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
|''Panth''
|Abani Adhi ({{Small|Female category}})
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|''[[Uncle (2018 film)|Uncle]]''
|[[Joy Mathew]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]''
|[[K. U. Mohanan]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]''
|Zakariya Mohammed
|align="right"|{{INR}}25,000
|-
|[[Muhsin Parari]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}25,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
|''[[Theevandi]]'' ({{small|"Jeevamshamai"}}) ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' ({{small|"Kannethadooram"}})
|B. K. Harinarayanan
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director (song)]]
|''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]'' ({{small|All songs}})
|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Music Director (score)]]
|''[[Aami]]''
|[[Bijibal]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Singer]]
|''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' ({{small|"Poomuthole"}})
|[[Vijay Yesudas]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Singer]]
|''[[Aami]]'' ({{small|"Neermathalam"}})
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
|''Oru Njayarazhcha''
|Aravind Manmadhan
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
|''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]''
|Vineesh Banglan
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Sync Sound
|''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]''
|Anil Radhakrishnan
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Sound Mixing
|''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]''
|[[Sinoy Joseph]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Sound Design
|''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]''
|Jayadevan C.
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Processing Lab/Colourist
|''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]''
|Prime Focus, [[Mumbai]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]]
|''[[Njan Marykutty]]''
|Ronex Xavier
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]]
|''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]''
|[[Sameera Saneesh]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]]
|''[[Odiyan]]'' ({{small|Character: Ravunni}})
|[[Shammi Thilakan]] ({{small|Male category}})
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
|''[[Lilli (2018 film)|Lilli]]'' ({{small|Character: Lilli}})
|Sneha M. ({{small|Female category}})
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|''[[Aravindante Athidhikal]]''
|C. Prasanna Sujit
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]''
|Producer: [[Sameer Thahir]], [[Shyju Khalid]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000 each
|-
|Director: Zakariya Mohammed
|align="right"|{{INR}}100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]]
|''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]''
|Zakariya Mohammed
|align="right"|{{INR}}100,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Angu Doore Oru Deshathu''
|Producer: Baby Mathew
|align="right"|{{INR}}300,000
|-
|Director: [[Joshy Mathew]]
|align="right"|{{INR}}100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]]
|''Pani'' ''[[And the Oscar Goes To...|And the Oscar Goes To]]''
|[[Madhu Ambat]] ({{small|awarded for cinematography}})
|align="right"|{{INR}}50,000
|}

===Special Jury Mention===
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.<ref name="award"/>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Title of film
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Awardee(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" class="unsortable" |Awarded for
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" |[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]]
|''Pani''
|Santhosh Mandoor
|Direction
|-
|[[Chola (film)|Chola]]
|[[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]]
|Direction
|-
|[[Chola (film)|Chola]]
|[[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]]
|Sound Design
|-
|''Roudram 2018''
|K. P. A. C. Leela
|Acting
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* http://www.keralafilm.com
{{Kerala State Film Awards}}

[[Category:Kerala State Film Awards]]
[[Category:2018 Indian film awards]]

49th Kerala State Film Awards - Revision history

Mohamedmeerafazil1989 at 06:10, 23 October 2025