The survival thriller Manjummel Boys was the night’s big winner, securing awards in major categories. Mammootty earned the Best Actor nod for his dark performance in Bramayugam, while Shamla Hamza was honoured as Best Actress for her debut role in Feminichi Fathima.
Best Film: Manjummel Boys
Best Actress – Shamla Hamza, Feminichi Fathima
Best Actor – Mammootty, Bramayugam
Best Director – Chidambaram S Poduval, Manjummel Boys
Best Character Artist (F) – Lijomol Jose, Nadanna Sambhavam Best Character Artist (M) – Soubin Shahir (Manjummel Boys) and Sidharth Bharathan (Bramayugam)
Special Jury Award – Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Jyothirmayi, Paradise
Best Second Film – Feminichi Fathima
Best Debut Director – Fasil Muhammed, Feminichi Fathima
Best Popular Film – Premalu
Special Jury award for women/transgender people – Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light Best Story – Prasanna Vithanage, Paradise
Best Screenplay – Lajo Jose and Amal Neerad, Bougainvillea
Best Music Director – Sushin Shyam, Bougainvillea
Best Background Score – Christo Xavier, Bramayugam
Best Lyricist – Vedan for “Kuthanthram” from Manjummel Boys Best Playback Singer (F) – Zeba Tommy for “Aarorum” in Am Ah
Best Playback Singer (M) – KS Harisankar for “Kiliye” in ARM
Best Editor – Sooraj ES, Kishkindha Kaandam
Best Cinematography – Shyju Khalid, Manjummel Boys
Best Production Design – Ajayan Chalissery, Manjummel Boys
Best VFX – Jithin Laal, Albert Thomas, Anuradha Mukherjee and Salim Lahir, ARM
Best Choreography – Sumesh Sunder and Jishnudas MV, Bougainvillea
Best Costume – Sameera Saneesh, Rekhachithram and Bougainvillea
Best Makeup Artist – Ronex Xavier, Bougainvillea and Bramayugam
Best processing lab/colorist – Shree Warrier (Manjummal Boys, Bougainvillea)
Best Sync Sound – Ajayan Adat, Pani
Best Sound Design – Bhuvanesh Gupta and Vishnu Ram, Bougainvillea
Best Dubbing Artist (F) – Sayonara Philip, Barroz
Best Dubbing Artist (M) – Bhasi Vaikom, Barroz. (With input from TIE)
For more details: Navamalayalam.com
