The 40th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best Malayalam films released in 2016, were announced in March 2017. [1] [2]
Winners
Main Awards
- Best Film: Oppam
- Best Actor: Mohanlal ( Oppam)
- Best Actress: Nayanthara ( Puthiya Niyamam)
- Best Director: Priyadarshan ( Oppam)
- Second Best Film: Jacobinte Swargarajyam
- Best Popular Film: Pulimurugan
- Second Best Actor (Male): Renji Panicker ( Jacobinte Swargarajyam) and Siddique (Sukhamayirikkatte)
- Second Best Actor (Female): Surabhi Lakshmi ( Minnaminungu)
- Best Screenplay: Vineeth Sreenivasan( Jacobinte Swargarajyam)
- Best Music Director: M. Jayachandran ( Kambhoji)
- Best Male Playback Singer: Madhu Balakrishnan
- Best Female Playback Singer: Varsha Vinu and Alka Ajith
- Best Cinematographer: Sujith Vaassudev (James And Alice)
- Best Lyricist: Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma ( Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho)
- Best Editing: Abhilash Balachandran (Vetta)
- Best Child Artist: Baby Esther Anil and Baby Akshara
- Best Sound Design: Dan Jose ( Aadupuliyattam)
- Best Art Director: M. Bava ( Action Hero Biju)
- Best Costume Design: Indrans Jayan ( Kambhoji)
- Best Makeup: Saji Koratti ( Oppam)
Special Jury Awards
- Socially Relevant Film: Saji S. Palamel (Aaradi / Six Feet)
- Sanskrit Film: M. Surendran ( Suryakantha)
- Technical Excellence: Nissar (2 Days)
- Acting: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy ( Kambhoji)
- Acting: Nivin Pauly ( Action Hero Biju)
- Acting: Tini Tom (Daffedar)
- Acting: Samuthirakani ( Oppam)
Honorary Awards
- Chalachitra Ratnam Award: Sreekumaran Thampi
- Ruby Jubilee Award: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Chalachitra Prathibha Award: Fazil, Ramachandra Babu, Shanthi Krishna
References
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- "Film critics awards announced". The Hindu. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Film critics awards 2016: Mohanlal, Nayanthara win top honors". Malayala Manorama. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "40th Film Critics Awards: Mohanlal & Nayanthara Bag The Top Honours!". Filmibeat. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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