41st Kerala State Film Awards

The 41st Kerala State Film Awards were announce and presented on 22 May 2011.

41st Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Malayalam Cinema in 2010
Date	22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded	1969
Website	http://www.keralafilm.com

Winners

Name of Award	Awardee(s)	Name of Film	Remarks
Best Film	Producer and Director: Salim Ahmed	Adaminte Makan Abu
Second Best Film	Producer and Director: Lenin Rajendran	Makaramanju
Best Director	Shyamaprasad	Elektra
Best Actor	Salim Kumar	Adaminte Makan Abu
Best Actress	Kavya Madhavan	Khaddama
Second Best Actor	Biju Menon	T. D. Dasan Std. VI B
Second Best Actress	Mamta Mohandas	Katha Thudarunnu
Best Comedian	Suraj Venjaramoodu	Oru Naal Varum
Best Child Artist	Krishna Pathmakumar	Janaki
Best Story	Mohan Sharma	Gramam
Best Cinematography	Shehnad Jalal M J Radhakrishnan	Chitrasoothram, Veettilekkulla Vazhi
Best Screenplay	Salim Ahamed	Adaminte Makan Abu
Best Editor	Sobin K Soman	Pakarnnattam
Best Lyrics	Rafeeq Ahamed	Sadgamaya	for the song Oru pooviniyum vidarum..
Best Music Director	M. Jayachandran	Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram	for the song Chithra salabhame..
Best Male Playback Singer	Hariharan	Paattinte Palazhy	for the song Pattu patuvvan mathram..
Best Female Playback Singer	Rajalakshmy	Janakan	for the song Olichirunne..
Best Background Score	Isaac Thomas Kottukapally	Adaminte Makan Abu Veettilekkulla Vazhi
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Producer and Director: Ranjith	Pranchiyettan and The Saint
Best Debut Director	Mohan Raghavan	T. D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Makeup Artist	Pattanam Rasheed	Yugapurushan
Best Costume Designer	S. B. Satheeshan	Yugapurushan, Makaramanju
Best Choreography	Madhu Gopinath, Vakkom Sajeev	Makaramanju
Best Sound Recordist	Shubdeep Sen Guptha	Chitrasutram
Best Dubbing Artist	Rizabawa	Karmayogi	For Thalaivasal Vijay
	Praveena	Elektra	For Manisha Koirala
Special Jury Mention	Premlal	Aathmakatha	Direction
	Thalaivasal Vijay	Yugapurushan	Acting

See also

• National Film Awards

External links

• Kerala Chalachitra Academy (Motion Picture Academy of Kerala State)