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{{Short description|State awards for Malayalam films of 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 54th Kerala State Film Awards
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| awarded_for = Best works in Malayalam cinema in a selected year
| presenter = [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]
| host =
| date = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|08|16}}
| location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| country = India
| reward =
| year = 1969
| most_wins = ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| website = {{URL|keralafilm.com}}
| previous = [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards|2023 (53rd)]]
| main = [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| next = [[55th Kerala State Film Awards|2025 (55th)]]
}}

The '''54th Kerala State Film Awards''', presented by the [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]], was announced by [[Saji Cherian]], [[Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala)|Minister of Cultural Affairs, Kerala]] on 16 August 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Janani |title=Kerala State Film Awards: Prithviraj, Urvashi, Beena R Chandran win top acting honours |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kerala-state-film-award-prithviraj-sukumaran-urvashi-beena-r-chandran-win-top-acting-honours-2583054-2024-08-16 |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=[[India Today]] |date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/kerala-state-film-awards-2023-winners-5988b6da|title=Kerala State Film Awards 2023: Prithviraj, Urvashi are Best Actor, Best Actress; Kaathal Best Film|date=16 August 2024|access-date=16 August 2024|work=Mathrubhumi News}}</ref> A total of 160 films were submitted for the awards. Jury headed by [[Sudhir Mishra]] decided the awards for the film category and jury headed by Janaki Sreedharan decided awards for the writing category this year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sudhir-mishra-to-head-kerala-state-film-award-jury/article68389204.ece |title=Sudhir Mishra to head Kerala State Film Award jury |access-date=16 August 2024 |date=11 July 2024| work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/kerala-state-film-awards-2023-filmmaker-sudhir-mishra-appointed-chairperson-read-on-atg-sgg9o0 |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2023: Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra appointed chairperson; Read on |access-date=16 August 2024 |date=11 July 2024 |work=Asianet News}}</ref>

==Writing category==
===Jury===
{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} Janaki Sreedharan (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Jose K. Manuel
| {{•}} O. K. Santosh
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} C. Ajoy
|}

===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]]
|''Mazhavilkannilode Malayala Cinema''
|Kishore Kumar
|align="right"|₹30,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Article on Cinema|Best Article on Cinema]]
|''Desheeyatheya Azhichedukkunna Cinema''
|Rakesh M. R.
|align="right"|₹20,000
|}

===Special 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"|Book on Cinema
|''Kamanagalude Samskariga Spandangal''
|P Premachandran
|-
! scope="row"|Article on Cinema
|No Award
|No Award
|}

==Film category==
===Jury===
{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|+Final jury
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} [[Sudhir Mishra]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} [[Priyanandanan]]
| {{•}} [[Alagappan N.]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]
| {{•}} [[N. S. Madhavan]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} [[Ann Augustine]]
| {{•}} [[Sreevalsan J. Menon]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} C. Ajoy
|}

{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|+Second jury
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} [[Priyanandanan]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} [[B. Rakesh]]
| {{•}} Sajas Rahman
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Vinod Sukumaran
| {{•}} C. Ajoy
|}

{| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|+First jury
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} [[Alagappan N.]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} V. J. James
| {{•}} K. M. Sheeba
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} Roy P. Thomas
| {{•}} C. Ajoy
|}

===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"| ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
|Director: [[Jeo Baby]]
|align="right"|₹200,000
|-
|Producer: [[Mammootty]]
|align="right"|₹200,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]]
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Iratta]]''
|Director: Rohit M. G. Krishnan
|align="right"|₹150,000
|-
|Producer: [[Joju George]] [[Martin Prakkat]] Sijo Vakkan
|align="right"|₹150,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
|[[Blessy]]
| align="right"|₹200,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]
| align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Ullozhukku]]''
|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
|''[[Thadavu]]''
|Beena R Chandran
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor|Best Character Actor]]
|''[[Pookkaalam]]''
|[[Vijayaraghavan]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress|Best Character Actress]]
| ''Pombalai Orumai''
| Sreeshma Chandran
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| ''[[Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum]]''
| Avyukth Menon ({{small|Male category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
| ''[[Sesham Mike-il Fathima]]''
| Thennal Abhilash ({{small|Female category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
| [[Adarsh Sukumaran]] Paulson Skaria
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| Sunil K. S.
|align="right"| ₹25,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay (Original)]]
| ''[[Iratta]]''
| Rohit M. G. Krishnan
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay (Adaptation)]]
| ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| [[Blessy]]
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
| ''[[Chaaver]]'' ({{small|"Chenthamara Poovil"}})
| Hareesh Mohanan
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director – Songs|Best Music Director (songs)]]
| ''[[Chaaver]]'' ({{small|"Chenthamara Poovil}})
|[[Justin Varghese]]
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director – Score|Best Music Director (score)]]
|''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
| Mathews Pulickan
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Singer]]
|''Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thydaunnu'' ({{small|"Kanave Mizhiyil Unare"}})
| [[Vidyadharan]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Singer]]
|''[[Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum]]'' ({{small|"Thinkal Poovin"}})
|[[Anne Amie]]
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
| ''[[Little Miss Rawther]]''
| [[Sangeeth Prathap]]
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
| ''[[2018 (film)|2018 : Everyone is a Hero]]''
| Mohandas
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sync Sound|Best Sync Sound]]
| ''[[O.Baby (film)|O. Baby]]''
| Shameer Ahamed
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]]
| ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| [[Resul Pookutty]] Sarath Mohan
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]]
|''[[Ullozhukku]]''
|Jayadevan Chakkadath Anil Radhakrishnan
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab / Colourist|Best Processing Lab / Colourist]]
| ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| Vaishal Shiva Ganesh
|align="right"|₹25,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]]
| ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| Ranjith Ambadi
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]]
| ''[[O.Baby (film)|O. Baby]]''
| Femina Jebbar
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]]
|''[[Ullozhukku]]''({{small|Character: Rajeev}}) ''[[Valatty]]''({{small|Character: Tommy}})
| [[Roshan Mathew]] ({{small|Male category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
|''Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thydaunnu'' ({{small|Character: }})
| Sumangala ({{small|Female category}})
|align="right"|₹50,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| ''[[Sulaikha Manzil]]''
| Jishnu
|align="right"|₹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" | ''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
|Director: [[Blessy]]
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
|Producer: Visual Romance
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]]
|''[[Thadavu]]''
|Fasil Razak
|align="right"|₹100,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
| colspan="3" | No Award
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]
| ''[[2018 (film)|2018 : Everyone is a Hero]]''
| Andrew D Cruz Vishak Babu
|align="right"| ₹50,000
|}

===Special 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="4"|[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]]
|''[[The Goat Life|Aadujeevitham]]''
| K. R. Gokul
|rowspan="3" | Acting
|-
| ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
| Sudhi Kozhikode
|-
| ''Jaivam''
| Krishnan
|-
| ''[[Gaganachari]]''
| Arun Chandu
| Direction
|}

===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-coloKuruvi" |Awardee(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Awarded for
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" |Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender
|''Ennennum''
|Shalini Ushadevi
|Direction
|align="right"|₹50,000
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*https://www.keralafilm.com

{{Kerala State Film Awards}}

[[Category:Kerala State Film Awards]]

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Rik at 15:02, 16 January 2026