53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Jury faces criticism for not picking the best

Entertainment By Arjun Ramachandran 24/07/2023 Read the article

In the latest, the jury of the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards — announced on 21 July — is facing sharp criticism from audiences and industry folks for not picking the best.

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This time, Mammootty bagged the best actor award for his performance as James and Sundaram in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022).

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The jury is being criticised for giving the award to the veteran actor for Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam instead of Rorschach (2022) or Puzhu (2022).

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Another difference of opinion cropped up in the case of the best female actor in a character role. The award was grabbed by Devi Varma for her role as Ayisha in Saudi Vellakka (2022).

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However, social media discussions hinted that Bindu Panicker’s performance as the cruel and loving mother in Rorschach deserved the award for best actress in a character role.

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In another case, transwoman actor Riya Isha accused the Kerala State Film Awards jury of ignoring the films dealing with the transgender community.

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Films like Others (2022) where Riya acted were also nominated in the woman/transgender person category. She said that it wasn’t clear if the jury had watched the movies.

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Netizens also went crazy as to why Devananda, the main child artist of Malikappuram, wasn’t given an award in the best child artist (girl) category.

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