| 47th Kerala State Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Malayalam Cinema in 2016 |
| Date | 7 March 2017 |
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |
| First awarded | 1969 |
| Most awards | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (5) |
| Website | http://www.keralafilm.com |
The 47th Kerala State Film Awards were announced by minister A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 March 2017.[1] The winners in the fiction category were selected by a jury headed by Odisha director A.K. Bir.[2] The other jury members were Priyanandanan, Sundar Das, Sudevan, script writer P.F. Mathews, actress Shanti Krishna, composer and singer V.T. Murali, sound designer Arun Nambiar, critic Meena T. Pillai, and Kerala Chalachitra Academy secretary Mahesh Panju.[3][4]