Kerala State Film Awards 2024: ‘Aadujeevitham’ wins big; ‘Kaathal-The Core’ is best film

Prithviraj Sukumaran is the best actor. Urvashi and Beena R Chandran shares best actress title. Blessy is the best director.

Published Aug 16, 2024 | 2:49 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 16, 2024 | 3:36 PM

Kerala State Film Awards 2024 announced. (Supplied)

Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) has won big in the 54th Kerala State Film Awards 2024, with the movie clinching as many as nine awards in different categories.

Prithviraj Sukumaran has been declared the Best Actor for his performance in Aadujeevitham. In the film, he played the role of a Kerala migrant worker in a Gulf country struggling to survive in a desert. This is the third time the actor bagged the award.

Filmmaker Blessy won the Best Director for Aadujeevitham. He also bagged the Best Screenplay (adapted) for the movie.

KR Gokul received a Special Jury Award in acting for the same movie. Sunil KS clinched the Best Cinematography award for this Blessy directorial. Resul Pookutty and Sharath Mohan grabbed awards for Best Sound Mixing.

Meanwhile, Urvashi and Beena R Chandran shared the Best Actress title for their performances in Ullozhukku and Thadavu respectively in the 54th Kerala State Film Awards 2024.

Mammootty and Jyotika’s Kaathal-The Core, directed by Jeo Baby, has been chosen as the Best Film.

The Special Jury Award in acting is shared by KR Gokul (Aadujeevitham), Sudhi Kozhikode (Kaathal), and Krishnan (Jaivam).

Blessy bags the Best Director Award for ‘Aadujeevitham’. (Supplied)

Gaganachari, which became a success at the box office, also made it big in the awards. The Special Jury Mention award has been grabbed by the experimental movie directed by Arun Chandu.

The 54th Kerala State Film Awards 2024 were announced on Friday, 16 August. Saji Cherian, the Minister of Cultural Affairs, announced the winners at a press meet held in Thiruvananthapuram.

He said 160 films were submitted for the competition of which 35 were selected for the final round.

Hindi filmmaker Sudhir Mishra headed the jury. The jury also included directors Priyanandanan and Lijo Jose Pellissery, cinematographer Alagappan N, writer N S Madhavan, actor Ann Augustine, and composers Sreevalsan J Menon and C Ajoy.

It was informed that there are no awards in the Best Children’s Film category as the entries were good enough for the awards.

Here’s the full list of the winners of the 54th Kerala State Film Awards 2024:

Best Actor (Male): Prithviraj Sukumaran (Aadujeevitham)
Best Actor (Female): Urvashi (Ullozhukku) and Beena R Chandran (Thadavu)
Best Film: (Kaathal)
Best Second Film: (Iratta)
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: (Aadujeevitham)
Best Director: Blessy (Aadujeevitham)
Special Jury Award (Acting): KR Gokul (Aadujeevitham), Sudhi Kozhikode (Kaathal) and Krishnan (Jaivam)
Special Award in any Category for Women/ Transgender: Shalini Ushadevi (Ennennum)
Special Jury Mention (Film): Gaganachari
Best Story: Adarsh Sukumaran (Kaathal)
Best Screenplay (Original): Rohith MG Krishnan (Iratta)
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Blessy (Aadujeevitham)
Best Debutant Director: Fazil Razak (Thadavu)
Best Character Actor (Male): Vijayaraghavan (Pookkalam)
Best Character Actor (Female): Sreeshma Chandran (Pombalai Orumai)
Best Editor: Sangeeth Prathap (Little Miss Rawther)
Best Cinematography: Sunil KS (Aadujeevitham)
Best Music Composer: Justin Varghese (‘Chenthamara’ from Chaaver)
Best Background Music: Mathews Pulickan (Kaathal)
Best Singer (Male): Vidhyadharan Master (Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thudarunnu)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Anne Ammie (Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum)
Best Lyrics: Hareesh Mohanan (“Chenthamara Poovil” from Chaaver)
Best Child Artist (Male): Avyukth Menon (Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum)
Best Child Artist (Female): Thennal Abhilash (Shesham Mikeil Fathima)
Best Sound Designing: Jayadevan Chakkadath, Anil Radhakrishnan (Ullozhukku)
Best Sound Mixing: Resul Pookutty, Sharath Mohan (Aadujeevitham)
Best Sync Sound: Shameer Ahammed (O Baby)
Best Laboratory/ Colourist: Vyashak Sivaganesh (Aadujeevitham)
Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Sumangala (Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thudarunnu)
Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Roshan Mathew (Ullozhukku and Valatti)
Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Sumangala (Jananam 1947 Pranayam Thudarunnu)
Best Choreography: Jishnu (Sulaikha Manzil)
Best Makeup: Ranjith Ambady (Aadujeevitham)
Best Costume: Femina Jabbar (O Baby)
Best Visual Effects: Andrew Dcruz and Vishak Babu (2018: Everyone is a Hero)
Best Art Direction: Mohandas (2018 – Everyone is a Hero)

(Edited by Y Krishna Jyothi)

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