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Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value

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Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
Awarded forBest Malayalam film with popular appeal and aesthetic value
Sponsored byKerala State Chalachitra Academy
Reward(s)₹200,000 (US$2,400)
First awarded1976
Last awarded2023
Most recent winnerAadujeevitham
Highlights
Total awarded49
First winnerSwami Ayyappan

The Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value is an award, begun in 1976, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value in Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the awards have been controlled by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The winner, producer and director, receives a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹100,000 each.

Superlatives

Winners

No Year Film Producer Director
1 1975 Swami Ayyappan P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam
2 1976 Mohiniyaattam Raji Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi
3 1977 Guruvayur Kesavan M. O. Joseph Bharathan
4 1978 Rappadikalude Gadha M. Subramaniam K. G. George
5 1979 Idavazhiyile Poocha Mindappoocha Priyadarsini Films Hariharan
6 1980 Manjil Virinja Pookkal Navodaya Appachan Fazil
7 1981 Gaanam Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi
8 1982 No Award
9 1983 Koodevide Prem Prakash Padmarajan
10 1984 Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu Ouseppachan, Khayas, Kurian Fazil
11 1985 Yathra Joseph Abraham Balu Mahendra
12 1986 Ennennum Kannettante Sajan Fazil
13 1987 Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam Gopinath Panthalam, Babu Thiruvalla Bharathan
14 1988 1921 Mohammed Mannil I. V. Sasi
15 1989 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha P. V. Gangadharan Hariharan
16 1990 Perumthachan G. Jayakumar Ajayan
17 1991 Godfather Swargachitra Appachan Siddique-Lal
18 1992 Venkalam V. V. Babu Bharathan
19 1993 Manichitrathazhu Swargachitra Appachan Fazil
20 1994 Thenmavin Kombath N. Gopalakrishnan Priyadarshan
21 1995 Mazhayethum Munpe Madhavan Nair Kamal
22 1996 Kulam V. S. Gangadharan Lenin Rajendran
23 1997 Kaliyattam K. Radhakrishnan (Jayalakshmy Films) Jayaraj
24 1998 Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala C. Karunakaran Sreenivasan
25 1999 Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal P. V. Gangadharan Sathyan Anthikkad
26 2000 Devadoothan Siyad Koker Sibi Malayil
27 2001 Raavanaprabhu Antony Perumbavoor Ranjith
28 2002 Nammal David Kachapilli Kamal
29 2003 Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum Prem Prakash Sibi Malayil
30 2004 Kaazcha Noushad Xavy, Manoj Mathew Blessy
31 2005 Achuvinte Amma P. V. Gangadharan Sathyan Anthikkad
32 2006 Classmates Prakash Damodaran, P. K. Muralidharan Lal Jose
33 2007 Katha Parayumbol Sreenivasan, Mukesh M. Mohanan
34 2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam Antony Perumbavoor Sathyan Anthikkad
35 2009 Evidam Swargamanu Antony Perumbavoor Rosshan Andrrews
36 2010 Pranchiyettan and the Saint Ranjith Ranjith
37 2011 Salt N' Pepper Sadanandan Rangorath, Debobroto Mandal Aashiq Abu
38 2012 Ayalum Njanum Thammil Prem Prakash Lal Jose
39 2013 Drishyam Antony Perumbavoor Jeethu Joseph
40 2014 Om Shanti Oshana Alvin Antony Jude Anthany Joseph
41 2015 Ennu Ninte Moideen Suresh Raj, Binoy Shankarath, Ragy Thomas R. S. Vimal
42 2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Aashiq Abu Dileesh Pothan
43 2017 Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu 100th Monkey Movies Ranjan Pramod
44 2018 Sudani from Nigeria Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid Zakariya Mohammed
45 2019 Kumbalangi Nights Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, Dileesh Pothan, Syam Pushkaran Madhu C. Narayanan
46 2020 Ayyappanum Koshiyum Ranjith, P.M Sasidharan Sachy
47 2021 Hridayam Visakh Subramaniam Vineeth Sreenivasan
48 2022 Nna Thaan Case Kodu Santhosh T. Kuruvilla Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
49 2023 Aadujeevitham Visual Romance Blessy

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