The wait is finally over! Kerala State Film Awards 2017 were announced today 8 March 2018. Cultural minister A K Balan announced it at Trivandrum at 12.30 pm. Parvathy, Indrans and Lijo Jose Pellissery won top honors. Parvathy - who played the role of an Indian nurse held hostage in Iraq in the critically-acclaimed as well as commercially successful Take Off — won the award for the Best Actress. In the male category, Indrans won the Best Actor award for his role of a desperate father searching for his missing son in Aalorukkam. Lijo Jose Pallisery won Best Director for his film Ee.Ma.Yau. Ottamuri Velicham, directed by Raul Riji Nair, won the award for the Best Film. The movie stars Vinitha Koshy, Dipak Parambol and Devaki Rajendran.
Here's the list of winners!
Best Film - Ottamuri Velicham, directed by Rahul Riji Nair
Best second film - Eden, by Sanju Surendran
Best popular film - Rakshadhikari Baiju
Best Actor - Indrans (Aalorukkam)
Best Actor - Parvathy (Take Off)
Best character actor - Alencier Ley (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
Best character actress - Pauly Valsan ( Ee Ma Yau)
Best child actors - Master Abhinad (Swanam), Nakshatra (Rakshadhikari Baiju)
Best Director - Lijo Jose Pallissery ( Ee Ma Yau)
Best debut director - Mahesh Narayanan (Take Off)
Best cinematographer - Manesh Madhavan
Best script - Sajeev Pazhoor(Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
Best adopted screenplay - Eden ( S Harish, Sanju Surendran)
Best composer - M K Arjunan (Bhayanakam)
Best singer (male) - Shahabaz Aman (Mayanadhi)
Best singer (female) - Sithara Krishnakumar (Vanamakalunnuvo, Vimanam)
Best lyrics – Prabha Varma (Clint)
Best background score - Gopi Sunder (Take Off)