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{{Infobox film award<br />
| name = Kerala State Film Award for Best Film<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = ''[[Kaathal]]'' is the recent winner in 2024<br />
| awarded_for = Best film in Malayalam cinema<br />
| sponsor = [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]<br />
| firstawarded = 1969<br />
| lastawarded = 2024<br />
| reward = {{INRConvert|400000}}<br />
| former name = <br />
| holder_label = Most recent winner<br />
| holder = ''[[Manjummel Boys]]''<br />
| award1_type = Total awarded<br />
| award1_winner = <br />
| award2_type = First winner<br />
| award2_winner = ''[[Kumara Sambhavam]]'' (1969)<br />
| award3_type = Last winner<br />
| award3_winner = <br />
| website = {{URL|keralafilm.com}}<br />
| previous = <br />
| next = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Kerala State Film Award for Best Film''' is an award presented annually at the [[Kerala State Film Awards]] of India to the best film in [[Malayalam cinema]]. The awards are managed directly by the [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] under the [[Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala)|Department of Cultural Affairs]] of the [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.old.kerala.gov.in/intmarch04.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618203647/http://www.old.kerala.gov.in/intmarch04.pdf |archive-date=2012-06-18 }}</ref><br />
<br />
==Winners==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"<br />
! Year || Film ||Director || Producer<br />
|- <br />
|1969<br />
|''[[Kumara Sambhavam]]'' <br />
|[[P. Subramaniam]]<br />
|P. Subramaniam<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|1970<br />
|''[[Olavum Theeravum]]'' <br />
|[[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
|[[P. A. Backer]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1971<br />
|''[[Sarasayya]]''<br />
|[[Thoppil Bhasi]]<br />
|P. V. Sathyan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1972<br />
|''[[Panitheeratha Veedu]]'' <br />
|[[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]<br />
|Chithrakalakendram<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1973<br />
|''[[Nirmalyam]]''<br />
|[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
|M. T. Vasudevan Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1974<br />
|''[[Uttarayanam]]'' <br />
|[[G. Aravindan]]<br />
|Pattathuvila Karunakaran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1975<br />
|''[[Swapnadanam]]'' <br />
|[[K. G. George]]<br />
|T. Mohammed Bappu<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1976<br />
|''[[Manimuzhakkam]]'' <br />
|[[P. A. Backer]]<br />
|Cartoonist Thomas<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1977<br />
|''[[Kodiyettam]]''<br />
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
|Kulathoor Bhaskaran Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2| 1978<br />
| ''Ashwathama''<br />
| [[K. R. Mohanan]]<br />
| [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Bandhanam]]''<br />
| [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
| V. B. K. Menon <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1979<br />
|''[[Esthappan]]'' <br />
|[[G. Aravindan]]<br />
|[[K. Ravindranathan Nair]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1980<br />
|''[[Oppol]]'' <br />
|[[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]<br />
|Ms. Rosamma George<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1981<br />
|''[[Elippathayam]]''<br />
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
|K. Ravindranathan Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2| 1982<br />
| ''[[Marmaram]]''<br />
| [[Bharathan]]<br />
| N. N. Films<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Yavanika]]''<br />
| [[K. G. George]]<br />
| [[Henry (producer)|Henry]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1983<br />
|''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]'' <br />
|[[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]<br />
|M. C. Punnus<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1984<br />
|''[[Mukhamukham]]''<br />
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
|K. Ravindranathan Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1985<br />
|''[[Chidambaram (film)|Chidambaram]]'' <br />
|[[G. Aravindan]]<br />
|G. Aravindan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1986<br />
|''[[Oridathu]]'' <br />
|[[G. Aravindan]]<br />
|G. Aravindan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|[[Purushartham]] <br />
|[[K. R. Mohanan]]<br />
|[[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1988<br />
|''[[Ore Thooval Pakshikal]]'' <br />
|[[Chintha Ravi]]<br />
|Chintha Ravi<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1989<br />
|''[[Vadakkunokkiyantram]]''<br />
|[[Sreenivasan]]<br />
|Tophi Kannaara, T. C. Moni<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1990 <br />
|''[[Vasthuhara]]''<br />
|[[G. Aravindan]]<br />
|T. Ravindranath<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1991<br />
|''[[Kadavu (film)|Kadavu]]'' <br />
|[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
|M. T. Vasudevan Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1992<br />
|''[[Daivathinte Vikrithikal]]'' <br />
|[[Lenin Rajendran]]<br />
|Lenin Rajendran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1993<br />
|''[[Vidheyan]]''<br />
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] <br />
|K. Ravindranathan Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1994<br />
|''[[Parinayam (1994 film)|Parinayam]]''<br />
|[[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]<br />
|G. P. Vijayakumar<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1995<br />
|''[[Kazhakam (1996 film)|Kazhakam]]'' <br />
|[[M. P. Sukumaran Nair]]<br />
|M. P. Sukumaran Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="3" | No award<br />
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/A55E5D69D20AF99665256941001E4BD8 |title=No 'best film' in State awards |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 March 1997 |access-date=16 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725214128/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/A55E5D69D20AF99665256941001E4BD8 |archive-date=25 July 2011 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|1997<br />
|''[[Bhoothakkannadi]]''<br />
|[[Lohithadas]]<br />
|N. Krishnakumar<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]'' <br />
|[[Shyama Prasad]]<br />
|V. V. Babu<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1999<br />
|''[[Karunam]]'' <br />
|[[Jayaraj]]<br />
|Jayaraj<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2000<br />
|''[[Sayahnam]]'' <br />
|[[R. Sarath]]<br />
|M. S. Nazeer<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2001<br />
|''[[Sesham]]'' <br />
|[[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]<br />
|Latha Kurian Rajeev, K. Madhavan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2002<br />
|''[[Bhavam]]'' <br />
|Sathish Menon<br />
|Sathish Menon<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2003<br />
|''[[Margam (film)|Margam]]'' <br />
|Rajeev Vijayaraghavan <br />
|Rajeev Vijayaraghavan <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|''[[Akale]]''<br />
|[[Shyamaprasad]]<br />
|Tom George<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2005<br />
|''[[Thanmathra]]''<br />
|[[Blessy]]<br />
|[[Raju Mathew]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2006<br />
|''[[Drishtantham]]''<br />
|M. P. Sukumaran Nair<br />
|M. P. Sukumaran Nair<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|''[[Atayalangal]]''<br />
|M. G. Sasi<br />
|Aravind Venugopal<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[Oru Pennum Randaanum]]''<br />
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
|Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Benzy Martin<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''[[Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)|Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha]]''<br />
|[[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]<br />
|[[A.V. Anoop|A. V. Anoop]], [[Maha Subair]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|2010<br />
|''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''<br />
| [[Salim Ahamed]]<br />
| Salim Ahamed, Ashraf Bedi<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2011<br />
|''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]''<br />
| [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]<br />
| [[Santhosh Sivan]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], Shaji Nadeshan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2012<br />
|''[[Celluloid (film)|Celluloid]]''<br />
| [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]<br />
| Kamal, Ubaid<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
|''[[CR No: 89]]''<br />
| [[Sudevan]]<br />
| Pace Productions<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
|''[[Ottaal]]''<br />
| Jayaraj<br />
| K Mohanan, Vinod Vijayan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
|''[[Ozhivudivasathe Kali]]''<br />
| [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]]<br />
|Niv Art Movies<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|''[[Manhole (Malayalam film)|Manhole]]''<br />
| [[Vidhu Vincent]]<br />
| MP Vincent<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Ottamuri Velicham]]'' <br />
|[[Rahul Riji Nair]]<br />
|[[Rahul Riji Nair]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''[[Kanthan - The Lover of Colour]]''<br />
| Shareef Easa<br />
| Shareef Eesa<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[50th Kerala State Film Awards|2019]]<br />
|''[[Vasanthi (2020 film)|Vasanthi]]''<br />
|Shinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman<br />
|[[Siju Wilson]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[51st Kerala State Film Awards|2020]]<br />
|''[[The Great Indian Kitchen]]''<br />
|[[Jeo Baby]]<br />
|Dijo Augustine, Jomon Jacob, Vishnu Rajan, Sajin S Raj<br />
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/specials/kerala-state-film-awards-2020/kerala-state-film-awards-2020-best-movie-actor-actress-nominations-director-1.6091992 |title=ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യന് കിച്ചണ് മികച്ച ചിത്രം, നടന് ജയസൂര്യ,നടി അന്ന ബെന് |date=16 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=Mathrubhumi News }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[52nd Kerala State Film Awards|2021]]<br />
|''[[Aavasavyuham]]''<br />
|[[Krishand RK|Krishand R. K.]]<br />
|Krishand R. K.<br />
|-<br />
|[[53rd Kerala State Film Awards|2022]]<br />
|''[[Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam]]''<br />
|[[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]<br />
|[[Mammootty|Mammootty Kampany]]<!--DO NOT add Mammootty. Award was announced and credited to S. George, not Mammootty.--><br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Praveen |first=S.R |date=27 May 2022 |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 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''<br />
|[[Jeo Baby]]<br />
|[[Mammootty|Mammootty Kampany]]<!--DO NOT add Mammootty. Award was announced and credited to S. George, not Mammootty.--><br />
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/08/16/kerala-state-film-awards-2024-live.html |website=OnManorama.com |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2024: Prithviraj wins Best Actor, 'Kaathal' takes Best Film &#124; LIVE }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2024<br />
|[[Manjummel Boys|''Manjummel Boys'']]<br />
|[[Chidambaram S. Poduval]]<br />
|[[Soubin Shahir]], Babu Shahir, Shawn Antony<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-11-03 |title=55th Kerala State Film Awards: Mammootty & Shamla Hamza wins Best Actor awards, Manjummel Boys best film, here's the full list of winners |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Nov/03/55th-kerala-state-film-awards-mammootty-shamla-hamza-wins-best-actor-awards-manjummel-boys-best-film-heres-the-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2025-11-03 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722074426/http://www.keralafilm.com/statefilm.htm Official website]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205550/http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/kerala-state-film-awards-2016.html Manorama News]<br />
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