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The 55th Kerala State Film Awards have been announced, with Mammootty winning Best Actor for “Bramayugam” (his record-breaking 7th win in the category) and Shamla Hamza winning Best Actress for “Feminichi Fathima.” “Manjummel Boys” was named Best Film, with Chidambaram S Poduval winning Best Director. The awards, decided by a jury led by Prakash Raj, recognized talent across various categories, highlighting achievements in acting, direction, music, technical aspects, and writing about cinema. “Bougainvillea” also received multiple awards across technical and musical categories.

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Mammootty Makes History, ‘Manjummel Boys’ Wins Big at 55th Kerala State Film Awards

Thrissur, Kerala – Veteran actor Mammootty has etched his name in cinematic history, securing a record-breaking seventh Best Actor award at the 55th Kerala State Film Awards for his performance in “Bramayugam.” The awards were announced today by Minister for Culture and Films Saji Cherian at a ceremony in Ramanilayam, Thrissur, with a jury led by acclaimed actor Prakash Raj presiding over the selection.

While Mammootty stole the spotlight, Chidambaram S Poduval’s survival thriller “Manjummel Boys” emerged as the Best Film, with Poduval also claiming the Best Director title. Shamla Hamza was awarded Best Actress for her role in “Feminichi Fathima.”

The awards recognized talent across a wide range of categories. Lijomol Jose and Soubin Shahir were named Best Character Artists (Female and Male respectively), while Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali received Special Jury Awards for Acting.

“Premalu” was crowned Best Popular Film, and Payal Kapadia won the Special Jury award for women/transgender people for “All We Imagine As Light”.

Notably, “Bougainvillea” also garnered significant recognition, winning multiple awards including Best Screenplay, Music Director, Dance Choreographer, Costume Design, Makeup Artist, and Adapted Screenplay.

The awards ceremony celebrated the best of Malayalam cinema, highlighting both established icons and emerging talents, and acknowledging excellence in acting, direction, technical craft, and film criticism. A complete list of winners is available on the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy website.

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