51st Kerala State Film Awards
{{short description|Kerala State Film Awards}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 51st Kerala State Film Awards
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| awarded_for = Honouring achievements in Malayalam films
| presenter = Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
| host =
| date = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|10|17}}
| location = Thiruvananthapuram
| country = India
| reward =
| year = 1969
| holder =
| most_wins = Sufiyum Sujatayum (5)
| website = https://www.keralafilm.com
| previous = 2020 (50th)
| main = Kerala State Film Awards
| next = 2022 (52nd)
}}
The 51st Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Saji Cherian in Thiruvananthapuram on 16 October 2021. A total of 80 films competed for the awards.{{Cite web|title=51st Kerala State Film Awards: The complete winners list|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/51st-kerala-state-film-awards-winners-list-7574805/lite/|access-date=2021-10-17|work=The Indian Express}}{{cite news |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/specials/kerala-state-film-awards-2020/kerala-state-film-awards-2020-best-movie-actor-actress-nominations-director-1.6091992 |title=ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യന് കിച്ചണ് മികച്ച ചിത്രം, നടന് ജയസൂര്യ,നടി അന്ന ബെന് |date=16 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=Mathrubhumi News }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/51st-kerala-state-film-awards-here-is-the-full-list-of-winners/article37020599.ece |title=51st Kerala State Film Awards: Here is the full list of winners |date=16 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=The Hindu}}
Writing category
=Jury=
| style="border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}} P. K. Rajashekaran (chairman) |
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} |
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| {{•}} C. Ajoy (member and secretary) |
=Awards=
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Title of work ! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Awardee(s) ! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Cash prize |
|---|
| scope="row"|Best Book on Cinema
|Aakyanathinte Piriyan Kovanikal |P. K.Surendran |align="right"|₹30,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Article on Cinema
|Adoorinte 5 Nayaka Kathapathrangal |John Samuel |align="right"|₹20,000 |
Film category
=Awards=
All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Title of film ! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Awardee(s) ! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Cash prize |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Best Film
|rowspan="2"| The Great Indian Kitchen |Director: Jeo Baby |align="right" | ₹100,000 |
| Producer: Dijo Augustine Jomon Jacob Vishnu Rajan Sajin S Raj |align="right"|₹200,000 |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Second Best Film
|rowspan="2"|Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam |Director: Senna Hegde |align="right"|₹150,000 |
| Producer: Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah
|align="right"|₹150,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Director
|Ennivar |align="right"|₹200,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Actor
| align="right"|₹100,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Actress
|align="right"|₹100,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Character Actor
|Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Character Actress
|Sreerekha |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Best Child Artist
|Kasiminte Kadal | Niranjan S ({{small|Male category}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| Pyali
|Aravya Sharma ({{Small|Female category}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row" |Best Story
|align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Cinematography
|Kayattam |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Screenplay (Original)
|align="right"|₹25,000 each |
| scope="row"|Best Screenplay (Adaptation)
|colspan="3" align="center" | Not Awarded |
| scope="row"|Best Lyrics
|Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam ({{small|"Smaranagal Kadalyi"}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Music Director (song)
|Sufiyum Sujatayum ({{small|All songs}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Music Director (score)
|align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Male Singer
|Halal Love Story ({{small|"Sundaranayavane"}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Female Singer
|Sufiyum Sujatayum ({{small|"Vathikkalu Vellarippravu"}}) |Nithya Mamman |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Editor
|align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Art Director
|Malik | Santosh Raman |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Sync Sound
|Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam | Adarsh Joseph Cheriyan |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Sound Mixing
|Ajith Abraham George |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Sound Design
|align="right"|₹25,000 each |
| scope="row"|Best Processing Lab/Colourist
| | |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Makeup Artist
|Article 21 | Rasheed Ahamed |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Costume Designer
|Dhanya Balakrishnan |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Best Dubbing Artist
|Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam ({{small|Character:Thambidurai}}) |Shoby Thilakan ({{small|Male category}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| Ayyappanum Koshiyum ({{small|Character:Kannamma}})
|Riya Saira ({{small|Female category}}) |align="right"|₹50,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Choreography
| Lalitha Soby |align="right"|₹25,000 each |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
|rowspan="2"|Ayyappanum Koshiyum |Producers: Ranjith |align="right"|₹25,000 each |
| Director:Sachy
|align="right"|₹100,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Debut Director
|align="right"|₹100,000 |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Best Children's Film
|rowspan="2"|Bonamy |Producer: Sinseer |align="right"|₹300,000 |
| Director : Tony Sukumar
|align="right"|₹100,000 |
| scope="row"|Best Visual Effects
|Love |Sarjas Muhammed ({{small|awarded for Visual Effects}}) Anish D. Sumesh Gopal |align="right"|₹50,000 |
=Special Jury Mention=
All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Name of award
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Title of film ! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" |Awardee(s) ! style="background-color:#EFE4B0" class="unsortable" |Awarded for |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="3" |Special Mention
|Siji Pradeep |Acting |
| Ayyappanum Koshiyum
|Nanjiyamma |Singing the song "Kalakkatha Sandanamera" |
| Bharathapuzha
|Costume |
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