# 51st Kerala State Film Awards

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.

## Writing category
### Jury

* P. K. Rajashekaran (chairman) :
* • C. Ajoy (member and secretary)

### Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
| Name of award | Title of work | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Book on Cinema | Aakyanathinte Piriyan Kovanikal | P. K.Surendran | ₹30,000 |
| Best Article on Cinema | Adoorinte 5 Nayaka Kathapathrangal | John Samuel | ₹20,000 |

## Film category
### Awards

All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette.
| Name of award | Title of film | Awardee(s) | Cash prize |
| Best Film | The Great Indian Kitchen | Director: Jeo Baby | ₹100,000 |
| Best Film | The Great Indian Kitchen | Producer: Dijo Augustine Jomon Jacob Vishnu Rajan Sajin S Raj | ₹200,000 |
| Second Best Film | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Director: Senna Hegde | ₹150,000 |
| Second Best Film | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Producer: Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah | ₹150,000 |
| Best Director | Ennivar | Sidhartha Siva | ₹200,000 |
| Best Actor | Vellam | Jayasurya | ₹100,000 |
| Best Actress | Kappela | Anna Ben | ₹100,000 |
| Best Character Actor | Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam Ennivar | Sudheesh | ₹50,000 |
| Best Character Actress | Veyil | Sreerekha | ₹50,000 |
| Best Child Artist | Kasiminte Kadal | Niranjan S (Male category) | ₹50,000 |
| Best Child Artist | Pyali | Aravya Sharma (Female category) | ₹50,000 |
| Best Story | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Senna Hegde | ₹50,000 |
| Best Cinematography | Kayattam | Chandru Selvaraj | ₹50,000 |
| Best Screenplay (Original) | The Great Indian Kitchen | Jeo Baby | ₹25,000 each |
| Best Screenplay (Adaptation) | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| Best Lyrics | Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam ("Smaranagal Kadalyi") Malik ("Theerame Theerame") | Anwar Ali | ₹50,000 |
| Best Music Director (song) | Sufiyum Sujatayum (All songs) | M. Jayachandran | ₹50,000 |
| Best Music Director (score) | Sufiyum Sujatayum | M. Jayachandran | ₹50,000 |
| Best Male Singer | Halal Love Story ("Sundaranayavane") Vellam ("Aakashamayavale") | Shahabaz Aman | ₹50,000 |
| Best Female Singer | Sufiyum Sujatayum ("Vathikkalu Vellarippravu") | Nithya Mamman | ₹50,000 |
| Best Editor | C U Soon | Mahesh Narayanan | ₹50,000 |
| Best Art Director | Malik Pyali | Santosh Raman | ₹50,000 |
| Best Sync Sound | Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam | Adarsh Joseph Cheriyan | ₹50,000 |
| Best Sound Mixing | Sufiyum Sujatayum | Ajith Abraham George | ₹50,000 |
| Best Sound Design | The Great Indian Kitchen | Tony Babu | ₹25,000 each |
| Best Processing Lab/Colourist | | | ₹50,000 |
| Best Makeup Artist | Article 21 | Rasheed Ahamed | ₹50,000 |
| Best Costume Designer | Malik | Dhanya Balakrishnan | ₹50,000 |
| Best Dubbing Artist | Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam (Character:Thambidurai) | Shoby Thilakan (Male category) | ₹50,000 |
| Best Dubbing Artist | Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Character:Kannamma) | Riya Saira (Female category) | ₹50,000 |
| Best Choreography | Sufiyum Sujatayum | Lalitha Soby Babu Xavier | ₹25,000 each |
| Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Producers: Ranjith P. M. Sasidharan | ₹25,000 each |
| Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Director:Sachy | ₹100,000 |
| Best Debut Director | Kappela | Muhammad Musthafa | ₹100,000 |
| Best Children's Film | Bonamy | Producer: Sinseer | ₹300,000 |
| Best Children's Film | Bonamy | Director : Tony Sukumar | ₹100,000 |
| Best Visual Effects | Love | Sarjas Muhammed (awarded for Visual Effects) Anish D. Sumesh Gopal | ₹50,000 |

### Special Jury Mention

All recipients receive a certificate and statuette.
| Name of award | Title of film | Awardee(s) | Awarded for |
| Special Mention | Bharathapuzha | Siji Pradeep | Acting |
| Special Mention | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Nanjiyamma | Singing the song "Kalakkatha Sandanamera" |
| Special Mention | Bharathapuzha | Nalini Jameela | Costume |