2026 Award Winners
“Celebrating the masters of Malayalam cinema and the outstanding creative milestones of the 49th Edition.”
Major Category Winners
Mohanlal
Film: Thudarum and Hridayapoorvam
Anaswara Rajan
Film: Rekhachitram & Mr and Mrs Bachelor
Kalyani Priyadarshan
Film: Lokah-Chapter 1 Chandra
Eko
Director: Dinjith Ayyathan
Producer: M R K Jayaram
Special Recognition
Mammootty
PADMABHOOSHAN & NATIONAL AWARD WINNERChalachitra Retnam
M G Sreekumar
Ruby Jubilee Award
Priyadarshan
CHALACHITRA PRATHIBHA AWARDS
T G Ravi
Indrans
Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
Kalliyoor Sasi
Urmila Unni
B Arundhathi
Other Awards
Rekhachitram
Director: Joseph T Chacko
Producer: Venu Kunnappalli
Prakash Varma & Dileesh Pothen
Film: Thudarum & Ronth
Honey Rose & Subha Wayanad
Film: Rachael & Santhi-The Reflection of Truth
Official Accolades & Category Winners
Recognizing outstanding excellence in performance, direction, technical craft, and cinema with a social purpose.
Dr. Manoj Govindan
Special Jury Commendations
Sangeeth Prathap
Film: Hridayapoorvam
Sandeep Pradeep
Film: Eko
Twinkle Joby
Film: A Pregnant Widow
Meenakshi
Film: Private
Master Dharmik Sudhakaran
Baby Devananda Jibin
G R Indugopan
Rajesh Thillenkeri
Mahesh Gopal & Murali Neelambari
Jakes Bejoy
Navneeth Unnikrishnan
Sithara Krishnakumar & J R Divya Nair
Muhammed A
Praveen Prabhakar
M R Rajakrishnan
Sunil Lavanya
Ronex Xavier
Minima Shaji
Sarvam Maya
Director: Akhil Sathyan
Daivathankunnu & Pachatheyyam
Daivathankunnu
Director: Joshy Mathew | Producer: Baby Mathew Somatheeram
Pachatheyyam
Director: Gopi Kuttikkol | Producer: Kasaragod District Panchayat
Victoria
Director: Sivaranjini J
Khidki Gaav
Director: Sanju Surendran
Kalyanamaram & Bhoothalam
Kalyanamaram
Director: Rajesh Amanakara | Producer: Saji K Elias
Bhoothalam
Director: Sreekanth Pangappattu | Producer: Kavitha Sreekanth
Ariku & Swalih
Ariku
Director: VS Sanoj | Producer: KSFDC
Swalih
Director: Siddik Paravoor | Producer: Shaju Valappan
Honored Feature Selections
Samastha Loka
Director:
Sherry Govindan
Producer:
Jasheeda Shaji
Mindiyum Paranjum
Director:
Arun Bose
Producer:
Salim Ahmmed
Moonwalk
Director:
Vinod A K
Producers:
Listin Stephan, Jesni Ahmmed
Chinna Chinna Aasai
Director:
Varsha Vasudev
Producer:
Abhijith Babuji
Karuthal
Producer-Director: Jomy Jose Kaipparettu
Moonnam Nombaram
Director: Joshy Illath
Parashakti
Directed by: Sudha Kongara Prasad
Debut Excellence Honors
Riya Shibu
Film: Sarvam Maya
Shanti
Film: Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra
Jithin K Jose
Film: Kalamkaval
Sharan Venugopal
Film: Narayaneente Monnaanmakkal
Prasanth Vijay
Film: Ithiri Neram
Dr Manoj Govindan
Film: Nobody
Shaju Valappan
Film: Nizhal Vyaparikal
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