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Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor

Annual Indian film award

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor

Summary

Annual Indian film award

FieldValue
nameKerala State Film Award for Best Actor
imageMammootty 2007.jpg
captionMammootty is the recent winner in 2025
awarded_forBest performance by an actor in a Malayalam film
sponsorKerala State Chalachitra Academy
firstawarded1969
lastawarded2025
reward
holder_labelMost recent winner
holderMammootty
most_awardsMammootty (7)
award1_typeTotal awarded
award1_winner55
award2_typeFirst winner
award2_winnerSathyan
award3_typeLast winner
website

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Malayalam film. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the awards have been constituted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.

Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the government has presented 55 Best Actor awards to 35 actors. The recipients receive a figurine, a certificate, and a cash prize of . Several actors have won the honour for more than one film in a given year. As of 2020, the only actor to have won the prize in consecutive years is Bharat Gopy, in 1982 and 1983.

The first Kerala State film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sathyan receiving the award for Kadalpalam (1969). As of 2025, Mammootty is the most honoured actor with seven awards. Mohanlal has won the award six times. Actors Bharat Gopy and Murali have won the award four times. Prithviraj Sukumaran is the youngest recipient at age 24 for Vaasthavam (2006). There were five years when there was a tie for the winnerRajit Kapur and Murali shared the honour in 1998, Fahadh Faasil and Lal in 2013, Nivin Pauly and Sudev Nair in 2014, Jayasurya and Soubin Shahir in 2018, and Biju Menon and Joju George in 2021. The recent winner is Mammootty for Bramayugam (2024).

Winners

Prithviraj Sukumaran pictured during an event in 2019
[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] is the youngest recipient of the award (at age 24), for his role in ''[[Vaasthavam]]'' (2006).
Indicates a joint award for that year
YearImageRecipient(s)Film(s)Ref.19982013201420182021
1969SathyanKadalpalam
1970Kottarakkara Sreedharan NairAranazhika Neram
1971SathyanKarakanakadal
1972Thikkurissy Sukumaran NairMaaya
1973P. J. AntonyNirmalyam
1974Adoor BhasiChattakari
1975SudheerSathyathinte Nizhalil
1976M. G. SomanThanal
Pallavi
1977Bharat GopyKodiyettam
1978SukumaranBandhanam
1979Adoor BhasiCheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal
1980AchankunjuLorry
1981[[File:Nedumudi Venu 2008.jpg100px]]Nedumudi Venu
1982Bharat GopyOrmakkayi
1983Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku
Rachana
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
Eenam
1984[[File:Mammootty 2007.jpg100px]]MammoottyAdiyozhukkukal
1985Bharat GopyChidambaram
1986[[File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg100px]]MohanlalT. P. Balagopalan M. A.
1987[[File:Nedumudi Venu 2008.jpg100px]]Nedumudi VenuOru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam
1988PremjiPiravi
1989[[File:Mammootty 2007.jpg100px]]MammoottyOru Vadakkan Veeragatha
Mrigaya
Mahayanam
1990[[File:THILAKAN-OIL PAINTING.jpg100px]]ThilakanPerumthachan
1991[[File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg100px]]MohanlalAbhimanyu
Ulladakkam
Kilukkam
1992MuraliAadhaaram
1993[[File:Mammootty 2007.jpg100px]]MammoottyVidheyan
Ponthan Mada
Vatsalyam
1994[[File:THILAKAN-OIL PAINTING.jpg100px]]ThilakanGamanam
Santhanagopalam
1995[[File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg100px]]MohanlalSpadikam
Kaalapani
1996MuraliKaanaakkinaavu
1997[[File:Suresh Gopi.jpg100px]]Suresh GopiKaliyattam
MuraliThalolam
[[File:Rajit Kapur.jpg100px]]Rajit KapurAgnisakshi
1999[[File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg100px]]MohanlalVanaprastham
2000[[File:O madavan.jpg100px]]O. MadhavanSayahnam
2001MuraliNeythukaran
2002Oduvil UnnikrishnanNizhalkuthu
2003[[File:Nedumudi Venu 2008.jpg100px]]Nedumudi VenuMargam
2004[[File:Mammootty 2007.jpg100px]]MammoottyKaazhcha
2005[[File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg100px]]MohanlalThanmathra
2006[[File:Prithviraj 2008.jpg100px]]Prithviraj SukumaranVaasthavam
2007[[File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg100px]]MohanlalParadesi
2008[[File:Lal (actor) BNC.jpg100px]]LalThalappavu
2009[[File:Mammootty 2007.jpg100px]]MammoottyPaleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
2010[[File:Salim kumar.jpg100px]]Salim KumarAdaminte Makan Abu
2011[[File:Dileep2016.jpg100px]]DileepVellaripravinte Changathi
2012[[File:Prithviraj 2008.jpg100px]]Prithviraj SukumaranCelluloid
Ayalum Njanum Thammil
[[File:Fahadh Faasil at Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri Audio launch.jpg100px]]Fahadh FaasilArtist
North 24 Kaatham
[[File:Lal (actor) BNC.jpg100px]]LalAyaal
Zachariayude Garbhinikal
[[File:Nivin Pauly at Richie premiere.jpg100px]]Nivin Pauly*1983*
Sudev NairMy Life Partner
2015[[File:Dulquer Salmaan at Karwaan promotions (cropped).jpg100px]]Dulquer SalmaanCharlie
2016[[File:Vinayakan.jpg100px]]VinayakanKammatipaadam
2017[[File:Indrans.jpg100px]]IndransAalorukkam
[[File:SoubinShahir.jpg100px]]Soubin ShahirSudani from Nigeria
[[File:Jayasurya in 2016.jpg100px]]JayasuryaCaptain
Njan Marykutty
2019[[File:Photo of Suraj captured by Ujwal Rajeev.jpg100px]]Suraj VenjaramooduAndroid Kunjappan Version 5.25
Vikruthi
2020[[File:Jayasurya in 2016.jpg100px]]JayasuryaVellam
[[File:Biju-Menon-in-May-2022.jpg100px]]Biju MenonAarkkariyam
[[File:Joju George.jpg100px]]Joju GeorgeNayattu
Madhuram
Thuramukham
Freedom Fight
2022[[File:Mammootty 2007.jpg100px]]MammoottyNanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
2023[[File:Prithviraj 2008.jpg100px]]Prithviraj SukumaranAadujeevitham
2024MammoottyBramayugam{{cite newsauthor=url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kerala-state-film-awards-2024-mammootty-wins-best-actor-manjummel-boys-best-film-2812674-2025-11-03title=Kerala State Awards: Mammootty wins Best Actor, Manjummel Boys is Best Film}}

Notes

References

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