Malayalam superstar Mammootty's magnum opus historical film Pazhassi Raja , directed by Hariharan, has won eight awards at the Kerala...

Malayalam superstar Mammootty's magnum opus historical film Pazhassi Raja, directed by Hariharan, has won eight awards at the Kerala State Film Awards 2009 including best director (Hariharan), best scenarist (M.T. Vasudevan Nair), second best actor (Manoj K. Jayan), second best female actor (Padmapriya), best editor (Sreekar Prasad), art director (Muthuraj), costumer (Natarajan) and dubbing artiste (Shobby Tilakan).
The awards were announced by Kerala Cultural Affairs minister M.A. Baby and jury member and Chalachitra Academy chairman K.R. Mohanan on Tuesday. Mammootty's role in Renjith's Paleri Manikyam won him the best male actor award and its lead lady Shwetha Menon won the best female actor award. Paleri Manikyam also won the award for the best feature film.
P. Sukumar, who directed Swa Le, was adjudged the best debutant director and Ividam Swargamanu, directed by Roshan Andrews, won the award for the best popular film with artistic value. Raamanam, directed and produced by M.P. Sukumaran Nair, won the award for the second best feature film. Jagathy Sreekumar won the special jury award for his contributions to various films. Suraj Venjaramoodu has been adjudged the best comedian for Ivar Vivahitharayaal. Baby Nivedita is the best child artiste for Bhramaram.
The following are the other award winners:
Best Story Writer: Sasi Paravur (Kadaksham)
Cinematographer: K.G. Jayan (Sufi Paranja Katha)
Lyricist: Rafeeq Ahammed (Sufi Paranja Katha)
Best Music Director: Mohan Sithara (Sufi Paranja Katha)
Background Score: Rahul Raj (Rithu)
Male Playback Singer: K.J. Yesudas (Madhya Venal)
Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal (Banaras)
Best Classical Singer: Sharath (Megha Theertham)
Best Sound Recorder: N. Harikumar (Patham Nilayile Theevandi)
Best Processing Laboratory: Chithranjali
Make-up: Renjith Ambadi and George (Paleri Manikyam)
Choreographer: Dinesh Kumar
Children's Film: Keshu
Documentary: 'Ezhuthattha Kathakal'
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