# 47th Kerala State Film Awards

The 47th Kerala State Film Awards were announced by minister A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 March 2017. The winners in the fiction category were selected by a jury headed by Odisha director A.K. Bir. The other jury members were Priyanandanan, Sundar Das, Sudevan, script writer P.F. Mathews, actress Shanti Krishna, composer and singer V.T. Murali, sound designer Arun Nambiar, critic Meena T. Pillai, and Kerala Chalachitra Academy secretary Mahesh Panju.

## Winners

Most Awards :
| Number of Awards | Film(s) |
| 5 | Guppy, Kaadu Pookkunna Neram |
| 4 | Kammatipaadam, Kambhoji |
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Name of Film | Remarks |
| Best Film | Vidhu Vincent (Director) M.P Vincent (Producer) | Manhole | |
| Second Best Film | Satheesh Babu Senan (Director) Santhosh Babu Senan (Producer) | Ottayaal paatha | |
| Best Director | Vidhu Vincent (Director) | Manhole | |
| Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value | Dileesh Pothan director Aashiq Abu (Producer) | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | |
| Best Children's Film | Abhijith U.A (Director) Arun Vishwam (Producer) | Kolumittayi | |
| Best Actor | Vinayakan | Kammatipaadam | |
| Best Character Actress | Kanchana V. K. | Olappeeppi | |
| Best Character Actor | Manikandan R. Achari | Kammatipaadam | |
| Best Actress | Rajisha Vijayan | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | |
| Best Child Artist | Chethan Jayalal | Guppy | |
| Best Child Artist | Janaki Menon | Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho | |
| Best Debut Director | Shanavas K Bavakutty | Kismath | |
| Best Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | |
| Best Story | Salim Kumar | Karutha Joothan | |
| Best Screenplay (Original) | Syam Pushkaran | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | |
| Best Lyrics | ONV Kurup | Kambhoji | "Nadavathil Thurannila" |
| Best Music Director | M. Jayachandran | Kambhoji | |
| Best Background Music | Vishhu Vijay | Guppy | |
| Best Male Singer | Sooraj Santhosh | Guppy | "Thaniye Mizhigal" |
| Best Female Singer | K. S. Chithra | Kambhoji | "Nadavathil Thurannila" |
| Best Dubbing Artist | Vijay Mohan Menon | Oppam | (Male) |
| Best Dubbing Artist | M Thankammani | Olappeppi | |
| Best Choreography | Vineeth | Kambhoji | "Chenthar Nermukhi" |
| Best Costume Designer | Stephy Zaviour | Guppy | |
| Best Makeup Artist | N. G. Roshan | Naval Enna Jewel | |
| Best Processing Lab/Colourist | Henroy Messia (Vista vfx) | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | |
| Best Film Editor | B. Ajithkumar | Kammatipaadam | |
| Best Sound Recordist | Jayadevan Chakkadath | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Location Sound/Live Sound |
| Best Sound Recordist | Jayadevan Chakkadath | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Sound Design |
| Best Sound Recordist | Pramod Thomas | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Sound Mixing |
| Best Art Director | Gokuldas N.V, S Nagaraj | Kammatipaadam | |
| Special Jury Award | K Kaladharan | Ottayal Patha | Acting |
| Special Mention | E. Santhoshkumar | Aaradi | Story |
| Special Mention | Surabhi Lakshmi | Minnaminungu | Acting |
| Special Mention | Girish Gangadharan | Guppy | Cinematography |
| Best Book on Cinema | Aju K. Narayanan, Cheri Jacob K | Cinema muthal Cinema Varae | |
| Best Article on Cinema | N. P. Sajeesh | Velutha thirsheelayude Karutha Udalugal |
| J. C. Daniel Award | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | — | Lifetime achievement award |