J. C. Daniel Award

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The J. C. Daniel Award is the highest award in Malayalam cinema, established by the Government of Kerala, India. It is presented annually by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, a non-profit autonomous institution operating under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Kerala. Instituted in 1992, the award recognizes individuals for their "outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema".[1][2] Recipients are selected by a jury suggested by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and appointed by the Department of Cultural Affairs.[1][3] Template:As of, the honourees receive a statuette, a citation, and a cash prize of Template:INR Convert. They are honoured at the Kerala State Film Awards ceremony.[4]

The Government of Kerala created the award to commemorate the contribution of Indian filmmaker J. C. Daniel, who is often regarded as the "father of Malayalam cinema".[5] The J. C. Daniel Award was managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997. In 1998, the Government of Kerala constituted the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, and since that year, the Academy has hosted the award.[1][6] A cash prize of Template:INR Convert was granted with the award until 2002.[7] In 2003, the prize money was doubled and, as part of a technical correction to update it, no award was presented that year. Actor Madhu was the first recipient of the award with the increased monetary prize of Template:INR Convert in 2004.[8][9] Since 2016, the cash prize is Template:INR Convert.[10]

Since its inception up to 2023, the J. C. Daniel Award has been bestowed on 31 individuals. The award was first presented to film distributor and producer T. E. Vasudevan in 1992. Actress Aranmula Ponnamma was the first woman to receive the honour, in 2005. The 2011 recipient, actor Jose Prakash, died before the award ceremony. His son accepted the award on his behalf. The most recent winner is actress Sarada in 2024.

Recipients

List of award recipients
Year Image Recipient Field of work Template:Abbr
1992 Template:Dash Template:Sort Distributor, producer [11]
1993 Template:Dash Template:Sort Actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist [12]
1994 Template:Dash Template:Sort Lyricist, director [13]
1995 Template:Dash Abhayadev Lyricist [14]
1996 Template:Dash Template:Sort Cinematographer, director [15]
1997 Template:Sort Composer [16]
1998 Template:Sort Composer [17]
1999 Template:Sort Composer [12]
2000 Template:Dash Template:Sort Director [18]
2001 Template:Dash Template:Sort Director, art director [7]
2002 Template:Sort Playback singer [9]
2003 No award [19]
2004 Madhu Actor, director, producer [8]
2005 Template:Dash Template:Sort Actress [20]
2006 Template:Dash Template:Sort Cinematographer, director [21]
2007 Template:Dash Template:Sort Director [22]
2008 Template:Sort Producer [23]
2009 Template:Dash Template:Sort Director, screenwriter [24]
2010 Template:Dash Template:Sort Producer, director [25]
2011 Template:Dash Template:SortTemplate:Efn Actor, singer [26]
2012 Template:Dash Template:Sort Director [27]
2013 Template:Sort Screenwriter, director [28]
2014 Template:Sort Director, screenwriter [29]
2015 Template:Sort Screenwriter, director [30]
2016 Template:Sort Director, screenwriter [10]
2017 Sreekumaran Thampi Lyricist, director, screenwriter, producer [31]
2018 Sheela Actress, director, screenwriter [32]
2019 Hariharan Director [33]
2020 P. Jayachandran Singer [34]
2021 Template:CSS image crop K. P. Kumaran Director [35]
2022 T. V. Chandran Director [36]
2023 Shaji N. Karun Cinematographer, director [37]
2024 Template:Dash Sarada Actress [38]

See also

Footnotes

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Activities. Kerala State Chalachithra Academy. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for J C Daniel Award. Madhyamam Daily(23 September 2014). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ M T Vasudevan Nair selected for J C Daniel award. Deccan Chronicle(24 September 2014). Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ↑ State Film Awards Distributed. The New Indian Express(27 December 2015). Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Directory of World Cinema: INDIA{{#if:Bingham|, Bingham}. Intellect Books(2013). ISBN 9781841506227
  6. ↑ Current Affairs October 2015 eBook{{#if:Josh|, Josh}. Jagran Josh(2015)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 P.N. Menon selected for Daniel award. The Hindu(12 May 2002). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 J.C. Daniel Award for Madhu. The Hindu(23 April 2005). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kerala honours Yesudas(3 June 2003). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 47th state film awards presented. The Times of India(10 September 2017). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Cinema is his world. The Hindu(11 July 2013). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 State Film Awards (1991–99). Government of Kerala. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Lyricist-filmmaker P. Bhaskaran dead. The Hindu(25 February 2007). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Unforgettable verses. The Hindu(28 March 2013). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  15. ↑ Reeltime: Malayalam's innovative auteur. The Hindu(8 March 2015). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  16. ↑ K. Raghavan passes away. The Hindu(20 October 2013). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. ↑ Music composer Dakshinamoorthy passes away at 94. The Times of India(3 August 2013). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  18. ↑ 'Sayahnam' bags seven awards. The Hindu(6 March 2001). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  19. ↑ State Film Awards (2000–12). Government of Kerala. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  20. ↑ J.C. Daniel Award for Aranmula Ponnamma. The Hindu(23 December 2006). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  21. ↑ Mankada Ravi Varma dead. The Hindu(23 November 2010). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  22. ↑ J.C. Daniel Award for P. Ramdas. The Hindu(8 April 2008). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  23. ↑ J C Daniel award presentation tomorrow. The New Indian Express(22 July 2009). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  24. ↑ J.C. Daniel Award for Sethumadhavan. The Hindu(13 May 2010). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  25. ↑ JC Daniel award for Navodaya Appachan. The Times of India(28 February 2011). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  26. ↑ Malayalam actor Jose Prakash passes away. News18(24 March 2012). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  27. ↑ J.C. Daniel Award for Sasikumar. The Hindu(14 February 2013). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  28. ↑ M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for Kerala's top cinema honour(24 September 2014). Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  29. ↑ Veteran filmmaker I V Sasi bags J C Daniel award. The Indian Express(12 October 2015). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  30. ↑ J.C. Daniel award for K.G. George. The Hindu(7 September 2016). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  31. ↑ Veteran Malayalam film personality Sreekumaran Thampi honoured with JC Daniel award. The Economic Times(29 March 2018). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  32. ↑ Actress Sheela wins prestigious J C Daniel Award. Business Standard(4 June 2019). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  33. ↑ Hariharan bags JC Daniel award for lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema. The New Indian Express(3 November 2020). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  34. ↑ J. C. Daniel Award for P. Jayachandran. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  35. ↑ Filmmaker KP Kumaran receives the prestigious JC Daniel award. The Times of India(16 July 2022). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  36. ↑ "2022ലെ ജെ സി ഡാനിയേൽ പുരസ്കാരം സംവിധായകൻ ടി വി ചന്ദ്രന്" Template:Webarchive. Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  37. ↑ Shaji N Karun chosen for JC Daniel Award 2023. The New Indian Express(2024-12-09). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  38. ↑ Actress Sarada bags JC Daniel Award. Mathrubhumi(January 16, 2026). Retrieved 2026-01-16.

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