Kerala Film Critics Awards announced

The Great Indian Kitchen won the 45th Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Film 2020. While Jeo Baby will take home the trophy for Best Picture, Siddartha Siva has been accorded Best Director for Ennivar.

Prithviraj and Biju Menon will share the Best Actor honors for Ayyappanum Koshiyum. Surabhi Lakshmi won Best Actress for Jwalamukhi, while Samyuktha Menon was named Best Actress for her performances in Aanum Pennum, Vellam, and Wolf.

In addition to the above, veteran filmmaker KG George will be honored with the Chalachithra Ratnam Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema, and director K Harikumar, who has completed 40 years in the film industry, will be presented with the Critics Ruby Jubilee Award.

Other awards:

Second Best Picture: Vellam (Producer: Josukutty Mathil, Yadukrishna, Ranjith, Biju)
Best Second Film Director: Prajesh Sen (Film: Vellam)
Best Supporting Actor: Sudheesh (Film: Ennivar)
Best Supporting Actress: Mamita Baiju (Film: Kho Kho)
Best Child Actor: Master Siddhartha (Film: Bonami),
Baby Krishnasree (Film: Kanthi)
Best Screenplay: Sachi (Film: Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Special Jury Award: Jwalamukhi
Best Lyricist: Engandiyoor Chandrasekharan (Film: Rendam Naal)
Best Music Director: M. Jayachandran (Film: Sufiyum Sujathayum)
Best Playback Singer: PK Sunilkumar (Song: Sheriethu Thettethu, Film: Perfume)
Best Playback Singer: KS Chithra (Song: Neelavanam Thalamenti, Film: Perfume)
Best Cinematography: Amal Neerad (Film: Trance)
Best Cinematography: Noufal Abdullah (Film: Sameer)
Best Sound Recorder: Resul Pookutty (Film: Trance)
Best Art Director: Deepu Joseph (Film: Sufiyum Sujathayum)
Best Makeup Man: Sudhi Surendran (Film: Ek Din)
Best Costume Design: Mashar Hamsa (Film: Trance)
Best Popular Film: Sufiyum Sujathayum (Director: Shanavas Naranarippuzha)
Best Children's Film: Bonami (Director: Tony Sukumar)
Best Biographical Film: Vishudha Chavarayachan (Director: Aji K. Jose)
Best Environmental Film: Orilathanalil (Directed by Ashok R. Nath)
Best Picture on Performing Arts: Pachathappu (Director: Anu Purushoth), Uriyatt (Director: K. Bhuvanachandran)
Best Sanskrit Film: Bhagavadhajukam (Directed by Yadu Vijayakrishnan)

Best Debut Talents:

Actor: Anand Roshan (Film: Sameer)
Actress: Afsana Lakshmi (Film: White Sweet)
Direction: Viyan Vishnu (Film: Ek Din)

Special Jury Awards:

Direction: Zeenat (Film: Rendam Naal), Jinoy-Jibit (Film: Kozhiporu)
Lyricist: BT Anilkumar (Leica)
Article 21 (Director: Lenin LU)
Kho Kho (Directed by Rahul Riji Nair)