# 21st Asianet Film Awards

The 21st Asianet Film Awards, honoring the best Malayalam films of 2018, was held on 6 and 7 April 2019 near at FACT Sports Association Ground, Kalamassery, Kochi. The show was hosted by Nyla Usha, Govind Padmasoorya and Prathibha Sai.

## Winners and nominations

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Category | Winner | Director and Producer/Film |
| Best Film |
| Best Film | Sudani From Nigeria ‡ | Sameer Thahir and Shyju Khalid |
| Best Film | Kayamkulam Kochunni | Rosshan Andrrews and Gokulam Gopalan |
| Best Film | Ee.Ma.Yau. | Lijo Jose Pellissery and Aashiq Abu, Rajesh George Kulangara |
| Best Film | Odiyan | V. A. Shrikumar Menon and Antony Perumbavoor |
| Best Director |
| Best Director | Lijo Jose Pellissery ‡ | Ee.Ma.Yau |
| Best Director | Sathyan Anthikad | Njan Prakashan |
| Best Director | M. Mohanan | Aravindante Athidhikal |
| Best Director | Amal Neerad | Varathan |
| Best Actor |
| Best Actor | Mohanlal ‡ | Kayamkulam Kochunni, Odiyan |
| Best Actor | Fahadh Faasil | Varathan, Njan Prakashan |
| Best Actor | Mammootty | Abrahaminte Santhathikal, Uncle |
| Best Actor | Jayasurya | Captain, Njan Marykutty |
| Best Actress |
| Best Actress | Manju Warrier ‡ | Aami, Mohanlal, Odiyan |
| Best Actress | Parvathy | Koode, My Story |
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Lekshmi | Varathan |
| Best Actress | Nazriya Nazim | Koode |
| Most Popular Film |
| Most Popular Film | Kayamkulam Kochunni ‡ | Rosshan Andrrews |
| Most Popular Film | Njan Prakashan | Sathyan Anthikad |
| Most Popular Film | Aravindante Athidhikal | M. Mohanan |
| Most Popular Film | Captain | Prajesh Sen |
| Most Popular Actor |
| Most Popular Actor | Prithviraj Sukumaran ‡ | Koode, Ranam |
| Most Popular Actor | Fahadh Faasil | Varathan, Njan Prakashan |
| Most Popular Actor | Tovino Thomas | Theevandi, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan, Ente Ummante Peru |
| Most Popular Actor | Nivin Pauly | Hey Jude, Kayamkulam Kochunni |
| Most Popular Actress |
| Most Popular Actress | Aishwarya Lekshmi ‡ | Varathan |
| Most Popular Actress | Nazriya Nazim | Koode |
| Most Popular Actress | Parvathy | Koode, My Story |
| Most Popular Actress | Anu Sithara | Captain, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan |
| Best Character Actor |
| Best Character Actor | Suraj Venjaramoodu ‡ | Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri, Theevandi, Njan Marykutty |
| Best Character Actor | Biju Menon | Padayottam, Aanakkallan |
| Best Character Actor | Joju George | Joseph |
| Best Character Actor | Soubin Shahir | Sudani from Nigeria |
| Best Character Actress |
| Best Character Actress | Anusree ‡ | Aadhi |
| Best Character Actress | Miya | Parole, Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal |
| Best Character Actress | Nimisha Sajayan | Oru Kuprasidha Payyan |
| Best Character Actress | Nazriya Nazim | Koode |
| Best Supporting Actor |
| Best Supporting Actor | Siddique ‡ | Hey Jude |
| Best Supporting Actor | Soubin Shahir | Sudani From Nigeria |
| Best Supporting Actor | Renji Panicker | Bhayanakam, Captain |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dileesh Pothan | Various |
| Best Supporting Actress |
| Best Supporting Actress | Savithri Sreedharan & Sarasa Balusserry ‡ | Sudani From Nigeria |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aditi Ravi | Kuttanadan Marpappa |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shanthi Krishna | Kuttanadan Marpappa |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sshivada | Chanakya Thanthram |
| Best Actor in a Negative role |
| Best Actor in a Negative role | Rahman ‡ | Ranam |
| Best Actor in a Negative role | Sharaf U Dheen | Varathan |
| Best Actor in a Negative role | Prakash Raj | Odiyan |
| Best Actor in a Negative role | Chemban Vinod Jose | Maradona |
| Best Music Director |
| Best Music Director | M Jayachandran ‡ | Odiyan, Koode |
| Best Music Director | Kailas Menon | Theevandi |
| Best Music Director | Shaan Rahman | Aravindante Athidhikal |
| Best Music Director | Gopi Sundar | Kayamkulam Kochunni, Ente Ummante Peru |
| Best Lyricist |
| Best Lyricist | B.K. Harinarayanan ‡ | Theevandi, Aravindante Athidhikal, Ira |
| Best Lyricist | Rafeeq Ahammed | Aami, Odiyan |
| Best Lyricist | Jyothish | Queen |
| Best Lyricist | Shobin Kannangatu | Kayamkulam Kochunni |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Vijay Yesudas ‡ | Joseph |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | K. S. Harisankar | Theevandi |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | P. Jayachandran | Captain |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Aravindante Athidhikal |
| Best Screenplay |
| Best Screenplay | Sreenivasan ‡ | Njan Prakashan |
| Best Screenplay | P. F. Mathews | Ee.Ma.Yau. |
| Best Screenplay | Harikrishnan | Odiyan |
| Best Screenplay | Bobby–Sanjay | Kayamkulam Kochunni |

## Other winners

| Category | Winner | Film(s) |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghoshal | Odiyan |
| Best Actor in a Humorous Role | Hareesh Kanaran | Various |
| Best New Face Actor | Kalidas Jayaram | Poomaram |
| Best New Face Actress | Neeta Pillai | Poomaram |
| Best Star Couple | Shane Nigam and Nimisha Sajayan | Eeda |
| Most Popular Tamil Actress | Trisha | 96 |
| Best Editor | Vivek Harshan | Varathan |

## Special awards

| Category | Winner | Work |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sreekumaran Thampi | For his lifetime contribution to Malayalam film industry as a Lyricist, director and screenwriter. |
| Golden Star Award | Jayaram | For his contribution to Malayalam film industry being as a versatile actor. |
| Honour Special Jury Award | Urvashi | For her contribution to Malayalam film industry in 2018 as an actress in the movies Ente Ummante Peru and Aravindante Athidhikal. |
| Honour Special Jury Award | Joju George | For his contribution to Malayalam film industry in 2018 as an actor in the movie Joseph. |
| Evergreen Entertainer | Mukesh | For being a complete actor and a public representative. |
| Performer of the year | Tovino Thomas | For his enchanting performance throughout all his movies in the year 2018. |