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{{short description|Kerala State Film Awards}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 52nd 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|2022|05|27}}
| location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| country = India
| reward =
| year = 1969
| holder =
| most_wins = ''[[Joji (film)|Joji]]'' (4) ''[[Minnal Murali]]'' (4)
| website = {{url|keralafilm.com}}
| previous = [[51st Kerala State Film Awards|2021 (51st)]]
| main = [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| next = [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards|2023 (53rd)]]
}}

The '''52nd Kerala State Film Awards''', presented by the [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, [[Saji Cherian]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] on 27 May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |author1=ETimes.in |title=52nd Kerala State Film Awards: Dileesh Pothan bags the Best Director award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/52nd-kerala-state-film-awards-dileesh-pothan-bags-the-best-director-award/articleshow/91835539.cms |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=52nd Kerala State Film Awards: The complete winners list|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/52nd-kerala-state-film-awards-the-full-winners-list-live-updates-7939205/|access-date=2022-05-27|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Experimental cinema wins big at 52nd Kerala State Film Awards|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/experimental-cinema-wins-big-at-52nd-kerala-state-film-awards/article65467180.ece|access-date=2022-05-27|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 May 2022|last=Praveen|first=S. R.}}</ref>

==Writing category==
===Jury===
{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}}
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} (member and secretary)
|}

===Awards===
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
{| 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]]
|''Chamayam''
|[[Pattanam Rasheed]]
|align="right"|₹30,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Article on Cinema|Best Article on Cinema]]
|
''Malayala Cinemayile Aanoruthanmar''
|Jithin K. C.
|align="right"|₹20,000
|}

===Jury Mention===
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Title
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Awardee(s)
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|Book on Cinema
|''Nashta Swapnangal''
|R. Gopalakrishnan
|-
|''Focus: Cinema Padanangal''
|Sheeba M. Kurien
|-
! scope="row"|Article on Cinema
|''Georgekuttiyum Malayaliyude Ubhayabhavanayum''
|Rakesh Cherukodu
|}

==Film category==
===Jury===
{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} [[Sundar Das]]
| {{•}} [[Bombay Jayashri]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Suresh Triveni
| {{•}} [[Dwarak Warrier]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} [[Fowzia Fathima]]
| {{•}} [[K. Gopinathan]]
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} C. Ajoy (member secretary)
|
|}

===Awards===
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
{| 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"| ''[[Aavasavyuham]]''
|Director: Krishand R. K.
|align="right" | ₹100,000
|-
|Producer: Krishand R. K.
|align="right"|₹200,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Nishiddho]]''
|Director: Tara Ramanujan
|align="right"|₹150,000
|-
|Producer: [[Kerala State Film Development Corporation]]
|align="right"|₹150,000
|-
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Chavittu]]''
|Director: Sajas Rahman Shinos Rahman
|align="right"|₹150,000
|-
|Producer: [[Sharaf U Dheen]]
|align="right"|₹150,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|''[[Joji_(film)|Joji]]''
|[[Dileesh Pothan]]
|align="right"|₹200,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Aarkkariyam]]'' 
|[[Biju Menon]]
| align="right"|₹100,000
|-
|''[[Nayattu]]'' ''[[Madhuram]]'' ''[[Thuramukham (2022 film)|Thuramukham]]'' ''[[Freedom Fight (film)|Freedom Fight]]''
|[[Joju George]]
| align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Bhoothakaalam]]''
|[[Revathy (actress)|Revathy]]
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor|Best Character Actor]]
|''[[Kala (2021 film)|Kala]]''
|Sumesh Moor
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress|Best Character Actress]]
|''[[Joji (film)|Joji]]''
|[[Unnimaya Prasad]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''Niraye Thathakalulla Maram''
| Adithyan ({{small|Male category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
|''[[Thala (film)|Thala]]''
|Sneha Anu ({{Small|Female category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|''[[Naayattu]]''
|Shahi Kabir
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Churuli]]''
|[[Madhu Neelakandan]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay (Original)]]
|''[[Aavasavyuham]]''
|Krishnand R. K.
|align="right"|₹25,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay (Adaptation)]]
|''[[Joji (film)|Joji]]''
|[[Shyam Pushkaran]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
|''Kaadakalam'' ({{small|"Kanneer Kadanju"}})
|B. K. Harinarayanan
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director (song)]]
|''[[Hridayam (film)|Hridayam]]'' ({{small|All songs}})
|[[Hesham Abdul Wahab]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Music Director (score)]]
|''[[Joji (film)|Joji]]''
|[[Justin Varghese]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Singer]]
|''[[Minnal Murali]]'' ({{small|"Raavil"}})
|[[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Singer]]
|''[[Kaanekkaane]]'' ({{small|"Paalnilavin"}})
|[[Sithara Krishnakumar]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
|''[[Naayattu]]''
|[[Mahesh Narayanan]] Rajesh Rajendran
|align="right"|₹50,000 each
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
|''[[Thuramukham (2021 film)|Thuramukham]]''
|[[A. V. Gokuldas]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sync Sound|Best Sync Sound]]
| ''[[Chavittu]]''
|Arun Ashok Sonu K. P.
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Sound Mixing
|''[[Minnal Murali]]''
|Justin Jose
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Sound Design
|''[[Churuli]]''
|[[Renganaath Ravee]]
|align="right"|₹25,000
|-
! scope="row"|Best Visual Effects
|''[[Minnal Murali]]''
|Andrew D'Crus
|align="right"|
|-
! scope="row"|Best Processing Lab/Colourist
|''[[Churuli]]''
|Liju Prabhakar
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]]
|''[[Aarkkariyam]]''
| Ranjith Ambady
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]]
|''[[Minnal Murali]]''
|Melwy J.
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]]
| {{n/a|No award}}
| {{n/a|No award (Male category)}}
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
|''[[Drishyam 2]]'' ({{small|Character: Rani}})
|[[Devi S.]] ({{small|Female category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|''[[Chavittu]]''
| Arun Lal
|align="right"|₹25,000
|-
! 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"|''[[Hridayam (film)|Hridayam]]''
|Producers: [[Visakh Subramaniam]]
|align="right"|₹25,000
|-
|Director: [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]]
|''Prappeda''
|Krishnendu Kalesh
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Kaadakalam''
|Producer: Periyar Valley Creations Collective Frames
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
|Director: Sakhil Raveendran
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]]
|''Avanovilona''
|Sherry Govindan ({{small|awarded for direction}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|}

===Special Jury Mention===
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
{| 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="2" |[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]]
|''[[Freedom Fight (film)|Freedom Fight]]''
|[[Jeo Baby]]
|Direction (Anthology short film: ''Old Age Home'')
|}

===Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender===
All recipients receive a cash prize, certificate, and statuette.
{| 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" |Awarded for
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" |Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender
|''[[Antharam]]''
|[[Negha Shahin]]
| Acting
|align="right"|₹50,000
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website|keralafilm.com}}

{{Kerala State Film Awards}}

[[Category:Kerala State Film Awards]]
[[Category:2020 Indian film awards]]
[[Category:2022 Indian film awards]]

52nd Kerala State Film Awards - Revision history

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