Kerala State Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards
Current: 54th Kerala State Film Awards
Kerala State Film Award Sculptures
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryIndia
Presented byKerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded1969
Websitekeralafilm.com
List of frequent winners
Artist Wins

K J Yesudas

26

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

21

G. Aravindan

18

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

17

K S Chithra

16

O N V Kurup

14

Bharathan

12

S. Janaki

11

M. Jayachandran

11

Mammootty

11
Most no.of successive wins
Artist Successive Wins

K S Chithra

11 (1985-95)

K J Yesudas

8 (1979-86)

S. Janaki

6 (1979-84)

K J Yesudas

6 (1993-98)
List of movies with most awards
Movie and Year No. of Awards won

Agnisakshi (1998)

9

Aadujeevitham (2023)

9

Nirmalyam (1973)

8

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)

8

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009)

8

Charlie (2015)

8

Ormakkayi (1982)

7

Kaalapani (1995)

7

Desadanam (1996)

7

Sayahnam (2000)

7

Nizhalkuthu (2002)

7

Margam (2003)

7

Celluloid (2012)

7

Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015)

7

Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022)

7
Award statuette, officially denoted as "replica" won by cinematographer Ramachandra Babu for Dweepu (1976).

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.