| Kerala State Film Awards | |
| Current Awards: | 54th Kerala State Film Awards |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Presenter: | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Artist | Wins | |
|---|---|---|
| K J Yesudas | ||
| M. T. Vasudevan Nair | ||
| G. Aravindan | ||
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | ||
| K S Chithra | ||
| O N V Kurup | ||
| Bharathan | ||
| S. Janaki | ||
| M. Jayachandran | ||
| Mammootty | ||
| Artist | Successive Wins | |
|---|---|---|
| K S Chithra | ||
| K J Yesudas | ||
| S. Janaki | ||
| K J Yesudas | ||
| Movie and Year | No. of Awards won | |
|---|---|---|
| Agnisakshi (1998) | ||
| Aadujeevitham (2023) | ||
| Nirmalyam (1973) | ||
| Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989) | ||
| Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009) | ||
| Charlie (2015) | ||
| Ormakkayi (1982) | ||
| Kaalapani (1995) | ||
| Desadanam (1996) | ||
| Sayahnam (2000) | ||
| Nizhalkuthu (2002) | ||
| Margam (2003) | ||
| Celluloid (2012) | ||
| Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015) | ||
| Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022) | ||
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. For the awards for literature on cinema a separate jury is formed. The academy annually invites films for the award and the jury analyses the films that are submitted before deciding the winners. The awards intends to promote films with artistic values and encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Kerala.
The number of awards varies from year to year, considering the changing scenario of motion picture arts within and outside the state of Kerala. The latest number of awards is over 30; the original number of awards in 1969 was 15.
| Year | Chairperson | Designation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | C. A. Parameshwara Pillai | ||
| 1970 | M. K. Kumaran | ||
| 1971 | K. A. Damodara Menon | ||
| 1972 | P. K. Nair | ||
| 1973 | P. R. S. Pillai | Director | |
| 1974 | P. R. S. Pillai | Director | |
| 1975 | P. R. S. Pillai | Director | |
| 1976 | K. P. Udayabhanu | Singer, Music Director | |
| 1977 | Prof. S. Gupthan Nair | ||
| 1978 | K. M. George | Writer | |
| 1979 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Writer | |
| 1980 | P. R. S. Pillai | Director | |
| 1981 | Dr. S. K. Nair | ||
| 1982 | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Director | |
| 1983 | N. V. K. Murthy | ||
| 1984 | M. V. Krishnaswamy | Director | |
| 1985 | Basu Bhattacharya | Director | |
| 1986 | Ashok Kumar | Actor | |
| 1987 | Komal Swaminathan | Theater personality, director, journalist | |
| 1988 | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | Director | |
| 1989 | M. S. Sathyu | Director | |
| 1990 | Bharath Gopi | Actor, Director | |
| 1991 | M. O. Joseph | Producer | |
| 1992 | Prema Karanth | Director | |
| 1993 | John Sankaramangalam | Director | |
| 1994 | K. G. George | Director | |
| 1995 | Malayatoor Ramakrishnan | Writer, I. A. S. Officer (Rtd) | |
| 1996 | Kumar Shahani | Director | |
| 1997 | K. P. Kumaran | Director | |
| 1998 | Balu Mahendra | Director | |
| 1999 | Sai Paranjpye | Director | |
| 2000 | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Director | |
| 2001 | Priyadarshan | Director | |
| 2002 | K. G. George | Director | |
| 2003 | Hariharan | Director | |
| 2004 | Sreekumaran Thampi | Lyricist, Director | |
| 2005 | Sibi Malayil | Director | [1] |
| 2006 | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | Director | |
| 2007 | Jahnu Barua | Director | |
| 2008 | Girish Kasaravalli | Director | |
| 2009 | Sai Paranjpye | Director | [2] |
| 2010 | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | Director | |
| 2011 | K. Bhagyaraj | Actor, Director | |
| 2012 | I. V. Sasi | Director | |
| 2013 | Bharathi Raja | Director | |
| 2014 | John Paul Puthusery | Writer | |
| 2015 | M. Mohan | Director | |
| 2016 | A. K. Bir | Cinematographer, Director | [3] [4] |
| 2017 | T. V. Chandran | Director | |
| 2018 | Kumar Shahani | Director | |
| 2019 | Madhu Ambatt | Cinematographer | |
| 2020 | Suhasini Mani Ratnam | Actress, Director, Script Writer | |
| 2021 | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Director | |
| 2022 | Goutam Ghose | Director | [5] |