| Asianet Film Awards | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in cinematic achievements for Malayalam cinema |
| Presenter: | Asianet TV Channel |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Website: | http://asianetfilmawards.com/ |
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The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says an awards ceremony has been instituted to honour artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language film industry.
The awards ceremony was co-sponsored by Johnson & Johnson in 1998 later Lux took up the sponsorship in the next 5 years. Then there was Jiva soap in 2004 and then Ujala for many years. Since 2016, the function has been sponsored by Nirapara. Bhima Jewellers took the title sponsor in the 2018 event. The function is normally held in Kochi, Angamaly and Thiruvananthapuram, the cities in Kerala. It was also held twice in Dubai.
The most recent award was the 21st Asianet Film Awards held on 6 and 7 April 2019 at Kochi.
| Winner(s) shaded in light blue has the record of winning the most number of awards in the said category. |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Winner | Producer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | C. Karunakaran | |
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | P. V. Gangadharan | |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Antony Perumbavoor | |
| 2001 | Meghamalhar | M. V. Shreyams Kumar | |
| 2002 | Nandanam | Siddique | |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Prem Prakash | |
| 2004 | Kaazcha | Noushad Xavy and Manoj Mathew | |
| 2005 | Achuvinte Amma | P. V. Gangadharan | |
| 2006 | Classmates | P. K. Muraleedharan and Prakash Harikrishnan | |
| 2007 | Kadha Parayumbol | Sreenivasan and Mukesh | |
| 2008 | Twenty 20 | Dileep | |
| 2009 | Pazhassi Raja | Gokulam Gopalan | |
| 2010 | Pranchiyettan and the Saint | Ranjith | |
| 2011 | Pranayam | P. K. Sajeev and Anne Sajeev | |
| 2012 | Ustad Hotel | Listin Stephen | |
| 2013 | Drishyam | Antony Perumbavoor | |
| 2014 | Iyobinte Pusthakam | Amal Neerad and Fahadh Faasil | |
| 2015 | Ennu Ninte Moideen | Suresh Raj, Binoy Shankarath and Ragy Thomas | |
| 2016 | Oppam | Antony Perumbavoor | |
| 2017 | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Sandip Senan and Anish M. Thomas | |
| 2018 | Sudani From Nigeria | Sameer Thahir and Shyju Khalid | |
| 2019 | Uyare | Manu Ashokan |
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Film has been awarded since 2012.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Actress has been awarded since 1998.Manju warrier won 5 awards.
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
| Wins | Actress | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 |
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Actor has been awarded since 2007. Priviraj Sukumaran mostly won the award (3times).
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Actress has been awarded since 2009.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Character Actor has been awarded since 2010.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Character Actress has been awarded since 2010.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Villain Role has been awarded since 2006.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Comic Role has been awarded since 2006.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Innocent | Rasathanthram, Yes Your Honour |
| 2007 | Suraj Venjaramood | Hello |
| 2008 | Saleem Kumar | Annan Thambi |
| 2009 | Jagadish | 2 Harihar Nagar |
| 2010 | Suraj Venjaramoodu | Various films |
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Baburaj | Mayamohini |
| 2013 | Biju Menon | Romans |
| 2014 | Suraj Venjaramood | Cousins |
| 2015 | Aju Varghese | Various films |
| 2016 | Sharaf U Dheen | Happy Wedding, Paavada |
| 2017 | Dharmajan Bolgatty | Various films |
| 2018 | Hareesh Kanaran | |
| 2019 | ||
| Dharmajan Bolgatty |
The Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year - Male has been awarded since 2005.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arjun Lal | Thanmathra |
| 2006 | Skanda Ashok | Notebook |
| 2007 | Rejith Menon | Goal |
| 2008 | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Cycle |
| 2009 | Nishan Nannaiah | Ritu |
| 2010 | Nivin Pauly | Malarvaadi Arts Club |
| 2011 | Unni Mukundan | Bombay March 12 |
| 2012 | colspan=2 | |
| 2014 | Farhaan Faasil | Njan Steve Lopez |
| 2015 | colspan=2 | |
| 2016 | Gokul Suresh | Mudhugauv |
| 2017 | Appani Sarath | Angamaly Diaries |
| 2018 | Kalidas Jayaram | Poomaram |
| 2019 |
The Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year - Female has been awarded since 2001.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair has been awarded since 2001.
| Year | Winner(s) | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma | Meghamalhar | |
| 2002 | Dileep and Kavya Madhavan | Meesa Madhavan | |
| 2006 | Jeeva and Gopika | Keerthichakra | |
| 2007 | Vinu Mohan and Bhama | Nivedyam | |
| 2008 | Jayasurya and Roma | Minnaminnikoottam, Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Jayasurya and Roma | Utharaswayamvaram | |
| 2010 | Kunchacko Boban and Archana Kavi | Mummy & Me | |
| 2011 | Asif Ali and Mythili | Salt N' Pepper | |
| 2012 | Nivin Pauly and Isha Talwar | Thattathin Marayathu | |
| 2013 | Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim | Neram | |
| 2014 | Vineeth Sreenivasan and Namitha Pramod | Ormayundo Ee Mukham | |
| 2015 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2016 | Asif Ali and Rajisha Vijayan | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | |
| 2017 | Neeraj Madhav and Reba Monica John | Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam | |
| 2018 | Shane Nigam and Nimisha Sajayan | Eeda | |
| 2019 | Mathew Thomas and Anaswara Rajan | Thanneer Mathan Dinangal |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Youth Icon of the year has been awarded since 2009. Nivin Pauly and Kunchacko Boban holds the record of most reigns with two.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist (Male/Female) has been awarded since 2001. Baby Nivedita, Baby Anikha and Kalidas Jayaram holds the record of most reigns with two.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Master Aswin Thampy | Saaphalyam | |
| Baby Sanika | Garshom | ||
| 2001 | Master Kalidas | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | |
| Baby Manjima | Madhuranombarakattu | ||
| 2002 | Master Vighnesh | Pularvettam | |
| Master Appu | Mookkuthy | ||
| 2003 | Master Kalidas | Ente Veedu Appoontem | |
| 2004 | Baby Sanusha | Kaazhcha | |
| Master Yash | |||
| 2005 | Baby Niranjana | Naran, Thanmathra, Bharatchandran IPS | |
| 2006 | Baby Malavika | Karutha Pakshikal | |
| Master Rohith | Prajapathi | ||
| 2007 | Master Ganapathi | Vinodayathra | |
| 2008 | Baby Niveditha | Innathe Chintha Vishayam | |
| 2009 | Bhramaram, Kaana Kanmani | ||
| 2010 | Baby Anikha | Kadha Thudarunnu | |
| Master Alexander | T D Dasan Std VI B | ||
| 2011 | Master Ananthapathmanathan | Rathinirvedam | |
| 2012 | Master Dhananjay | Trivandrum Lodge | |
| 2013 | Master Sanoop | Philips and the Monkey Pen | |
| 2014 | Amritha Anil | How Old Are You? (film) | |
| 2015 | Baby Meenakshi | Amar Akbar Anthony | |
| 2016 | Master Rudraksh | Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho | |
| 2017 | Baby Anikha | The Great Father | |
| 2018 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2019 | Master Achuthan | Mamangam |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Director has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Script Writer has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | colspan=2 | ||
| 1999 | Lohithadas | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | |
| 2000 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2001 | T. A. Razak | Uthaman | |
| 2002 | T. K. Rajiv Kumar | Sesham | |
| 2003 | Ranjith | Mizhi Randilum | |
| 2004 | T. A. Razak | Perumazhakkalam | |
| 2005 | Sreenivasan | Udayananu Tharam | |
| 2006 | James Albert | Classmates | |
| 2007 | Babu Thiruvalla | Thaniye | |
| Nedumudi Venu | |||
| 2008 | Gireesh Kumar | Veruthe Oru Bharya | |
| 2009 | Ranjith Shankar | Passenger | |
| 2010 | Sathyan Anthikkad | Kadha Thudarunnu | |
| 2011 | Bobby Sanjay | Traffic | |
| 2012 | Anjali Menon | Ustad Hotel | |
| 2014 | Gopan Chidambaram | Iyobinte Pusthakam | |
| 2015 | R. S. Vimal | Ennu Ninte Moideen | |
| 2016 | Bibin George | Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan | |
| Vishnu Unnikrishnan | |||
| 2017 | Sajeev Pazhoor | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | |
| 2018 | Sreenivasan | Njan Prakashan |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Cinematographer has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | colspan=2 | ||
| 1999 | Vipin Mohan | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | |
| 2000 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2001 | Venugopal | Meghamalhar | |
| 2002 | Nammal | ||
| 2003 | S. Kumar | Pattalam | |
| 2004 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2005 | S. Kumar | Udayananu Tharam | |
| 2006 | Santosh Thundiyil | Palunku | |
| 2007 | Manoj Pillai | Rock & Roll, Arabikatha | |
| 2008 | Santosh Thundiyil | Aakasha Gopuram | |
| 2009 | Ajayan Vincent | Bhramaram | |
| 2010 | Venu | Kadha Thudarunnu, Pranchiyettan and the Saint | |
| 2011 | Madhu Ambat | Adaminte Makan Abu | |
| 2012 | Jomon T. John | Thattathin Marayathu | |
| 2014 | Amal Neerad | Iyobinte Pusthakam | |
| 2015 | Jomon T. John | Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie | |
| 2016 | Shaji Kumar | Pulimurugan |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Editing has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | colspan=2 | ||
| 1999 | Sreekar Prasad | Olympiyan Anthony Adam | |
| 2000 | K. Sankunni | Pathram | |
| 2001 | Beena Paul | Meghamalhar | |
| 2002 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2003 | Ranjan Abraham | C. I. D. Moosa | |
| 2004 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2005 | Ranjan Abraham | Various | |
| 2006 | Classmates | ||
| 2007 | Narayanan | Thaniye | |
| 2008 | Ranjan Abraham | Veruthe Oru Bharya | |
| 2009 | Vijay Shanker | Bhramaram | |
| 2010 | Arun Kumar | Cocktail | |
| 2012 | Ee Adutha Kalathu | ||
| 2014 | Beena Paul | Munnariyippu | |
| 2015 | Mahesh Narayan | Ennu Ninte Moideen | |
| 2016 | M.S.Ayyappan Nair | Oppam | |
| Johnkutty | Pulimurugan | ||
| 2017 | Kiran Das | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | |
| 2018 | Vivek Harshan | Varathan |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | colspan=2 | ||
| 1999 | Yusuf Ali Kechery | Deepasthambham Mahascharyam | |
| 2000 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2001 | O. N. V. Kurup | Meghamalhar | |
| 2002 | Ente Hridhayathinte Utama | ||
| 2003 | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma | Mizhi Randilum | |
| 2004 | Gireesh Puthenchery | Mampazhakkalam | |
| 2005 | Kaithapram Namboothiri | Anandabhadram | |
| 2006 | Gireesh Puthenchery | Vadakkumnadhan | |
| 2007 | Anil Panachooran | Kadha Parayumbol, Arabikatha | |
| 2008 | Gireesh Puthenchery | Madambi | |
| 2009 | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma | Neelathaamara | |
| 2010 | Murukan Kattakada | Oru Naal Varum | |
| 2011 | O. N. V. Kurup | Pranayam | |
| 2012 | Rafeeq Ahmed | Ustad Hotel | |
| 2014 | How Old Are You | ||
| 2015 | Ennu Ninte Moideen | ||
| 2016 | B.K. Harinarayanan | Oppam | |
| 2017 | Rafeeq Ahmed | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol | |
| 2018 | B.K. Harinarayanan | Theevandi, Aravindante Athidhikal, Ira | |
| 2019 | Vinayak Sasikumar | Ambili |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Lifetime Achievement has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Winner | Profession | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Aranmula Ponnamma | Actress | |
| 1999 | P. Bhaskaran | Lyricist, director | |
| 2000 | K. Raghavan | Music director | |
| 2001 | Thilakan | Actor | |
| 2002 | Madhu | ||
| 2003 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Scriptwriter | |
| 2004 | Jagathy Sreekumar | Actor | |
| 2005 | Sukumari | Actress | |
| 2006 | Shobana Parameswaran Nair | Producer | |
| 2007 | Sreenivasan | Actor | |
| 2008 | K. J. Yesudas | Singer | |
| 2009 | P. V. Gangadharan | Producer | |
| 2010 | Amitabh Bachchan | Actor | |
| 2011 | Shah Rukh Khan | ||
| 2012 | colspan=2 | ||
| 2013 | Innocent | Actor | |
| 2015 | K. J. Yesudas | Singer | |
| 2016 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Screenplay writer | |
| 2017 | Nedumudi Venu | Actor | |
| 2018 | Sreekumaran Thampi | Director, Lyricist, Screenwriter | |
| 2019 | P. Susheela | Singer |
The Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award has been awarded since 2005.
| Year | Winner(s) | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Soubin Shahir | Actor (Kumbalangi Nights) |
| K. S. Harisankar | Singer (Athiran) | |
| 2018 | Urvashi | Actress (Ente Ummante Peru, Aravindante Athidhikal) |
| Joju George | Actor (Joseph) | |
| 2017 | Actor (Udaharanam Sujatha) | |
| Soubin Shahir | Director (Parava) | |
| 2016 | Peter Hein | Action Master (Pulimurugan) |
| Sijoy Varghese | Actor (James & Alice) | |
| 2015 | Actor and Actress (Various movies Premam) | |
| Vijayaraghavan | Actor (Various Films) | |
| 2013 | Dileep | |
| 2012 | Manoj K. Jayan | |
| Kunchako Boban | ||
| Anoop Menon | ||
| 2011 | Jaya Prada | Actress (Pranayam) |
| 2010 | Karthi | Actor (Various Films) |
| Sreenivasan | Actor (Athma Kadha) | |
| 2009 | Kamal Haasan | Actor, director (Various Films) |
| Resul Pookutty | Sound designer | |
| R. Sarathkumar | Actor (Various Films) | |
| Vivek | ||
| Suman | ||
| 2008 | Vimala Raman | Actress (Various Films) |
| Major Ravi | Director | |
| Priyadarsan | Director | |
| 2007 | Jackie Shroff | Actor (Various Films) |
| Rosshan Andrrews | Director | |
| Lakshmi Sharma | Actress (Various Films) | |
| 2004 | Dileep | Actor (Kathavasheshan) |
| Kavya Madhavan | Actress (Perumazhakkalam) |
A special award has been given by Asianet since 2009.
| Year | Winner(s) | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Thanneer Mathan Dinangal | Best Film |
| Suraj Venjaramoodu | Best Actor | |
| 2018 | colspan=3 | |
| 2017 | Kunchacko Boban | Best Actor |
| 2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Best Film |
| Dulquer Salmaan | Best Actor |
A special award has been given by Asianet since 2009.
| Year | Winner(s) | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nivin Pauly | Golden Star of the year | |
| Asif Ali | Performer of the year | ||
| 2018 | Mukesh | Evergreen Entertainer | |
| Tovino Thomas | Performer of the year | ||
| Jayaram | Golden Star of the year | ||
| 2017 | Tovino Thomas | Performer of the year | |
| Dulquer Salmaan | Golden Star of the year | ||
| 2016 | Mukesh | Multifaceted personality of the year | |
| 2015 | Mammootty | Millennium Actor Award | |
| 2014 | Mohanlal | Special Commemoration - For 35 years in Malayalam Film Industry | |
| Jayaram | Asianet Golden Star of the Year | ||
| Dulquer Salmaan | Star of the Year | ||
| Fahad Fasil | Performer of the Year | ||
| 2013 | Shah Rukh Khan | International Icon of Indian Cinema | |
| Mohanlal | Millennium Actor Award | ||
| 2012 | Mammootty | Guest of Honour Award | |
| Kamal Haasan | |||
| Prakash Raj | Asianet Golden Star Award | ||
| Jacqueline Fernandez | Most Stylish Bollywood Actress | ||
| Jayaram | Special commemoration - 25 year in the industry | ||
| 2011 | Asin Thottumkal | Pride of Kerala in Bollywood | |
| Vidya Balan | Most Popular in Hindi | ||
| R. Madhavan | Asianet Golden Star Award | ||
| Mammootty | Cultural Icon of Kerala | ||
| 2010 | Mohanlal | Asianet Golden Star Award | |
| 2009 | Mammootty | Asianet Millennium Star Award |
| Year | Winner(s) | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vijay | Most Popular Tamil Actor |
| 2011 | Dhanush | |
| 2012 | colspan=2 | |
| 2013 | Kamal Haasan | Best Tamil Actor |
| 2014 | colspan=2 | |
| 2015 | Vikram | Most Popular Tamil Actor |
| 2015 | Trisha | Most Popular Tamil Actress |
| 2016 | Tamannaah Bhatia | |
| 2017 | Keerthy Suresh | |
| 2018 | Trisha | |
| 2019 | Manju Warrier | |
| Karthi | Most Popular Tamil Actor |
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Duet was only awarded in the year 2016.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unni Menon | Jacobinte Swargarajyam |
| Sitaara |
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Singer was awarded in the year 2012 only.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was awarded in the years 2006 and 2010.
| Year | Film(s) | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kirtichakra | Major Ravi | |
| 2010 | Kandahar | ||
| 2011 | Urumi | Santosh Sivan | |
| 2012 | Spirit | Ranjith |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Sound Recordist was awarded in the years 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Krishnan Unni | Kattu Vannu Vilichappol |
| 2002 | Harikumar | Kannaki |
| 2005 | Shaji Madhavan | Naran |
| 2006 | Vinod | Karutha Pakshikal |
| Anoop | ||
| Ajith |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Makeup Artist was awarded in the years 2001 to 2003.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Salim | Raavanaprabhu | |
| P V Shankar | |||
| 2002 | Pattanam Rasheed | Kunjikoonan | |
| 2003 | Pandyan | Manassinakkare |