Kerala State Film Awards for 2005 has been announced by a jury with Sibi Malayil as the chairman
(Click here to see 2006 Kerala State Film Awards)
| Category | Winner |
| Best Film | Thanmatra |
| Best Director | Blessy |
| Best Actor | Mohanlal (Thanmatra) |
| Best Actress | Navya Nair (Saira, Kanne Madanguga) |
| Acting – Special Mention by Jury | Dilip (Chanthupottu) |
| Best Actor(Runner Up) | Salim Kumar (Achanurangatha Veedu) |
| Best Actress(Runner Up) | Bhavana (Daivanamathil) |
| Best Film (Runner Up) | Achanurangatha Veedu |
| Popular Movie | Achuvinte Amma |
| Best Screenplay | Blessy (Thanmatra) |
| Best Story | Aryadan Shoukath (Daivanamathil) |
| Best Song Writer | Ponkunnam Damodaran (Nottam) |
| Best Music Director | M.G.Radhakrishnan (Ananthabadram – Thira…) |
| Best Male Singer | M.Jayachandran (Nottam – Melle Melle…) |
| Best Female Singer | K.S.Chitra (Nottam – Mayangipoyi …) |
| Best Background score | Ramesh Narayanan |
| Best Editing | Sreekar Prasad (Ananthabadram) |
| Best Cinematography | Santosh Sivan (Ananthabadram) |
| Best Debut Director | Roshan Andrews (Udayananu Tharam) |
| Best Child Actor | Baby Neeraja (Kanne Madanguga) |
| Best Art Direction | Sunil Babu (Ananthabadram) |
| Best Dubbing artist | Sarath Das, Surya S Nair (Achuvinte Amma) |
| Best Sound Recording | Ajith George (Adbutha Dweep) |
| Best Dance Direction | Vrinda (Udayananu Tharam) |
| Best Lab | Gemini Color Lab |
| Best Makeup Artist | Pattanam Rasheed (Ananthabadram) |
| Best Costume Design | M.P.Satheesh (Adbutha Dweep) |
| Best Short Film | Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair(by Adoor Gopalakrishnan) |
| Best Book on Cinema | Cinemayum Samskaravum (K.Gopinathan ) |
| Special Jury Mention | Arjunlal (Thanmatra) |
| Special Jury Mention | Ajayan (Adbutha Dweep) |
| P.K.Pillai Award for Best Cinema Essay | P.S.Radhakrishnan |
| Best Cinema Essay | Classicugal Komali Nadakangal Avunathu(Vijayakrishnan) |
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Salim Kumar was the best choice for the Best Actor award, not Mohanlal.
Nice work the perfect list anyways the most…. wat shud i say deserving awards were the best actor and film award it was really a very good film. Also how a comic role doing Salim kumar did the role of serious dad in Achanurangatha Veedu was awesome
I second Sreejith’s comments.. Mohan Lal is an established actor and a person who has done a lot of movies and has given a vareity of characters. So when comparing the role of Mohan Lal in Tanmatra to his earlier roles, this is not his best. But Salimkumar, who is an artist who does more comedian roles and has always been a part of the band of comedians in Dilip’s movies, to do a serious role like that and being realistic enough deserves the Best actor award. The state must look out to encourage realistic actors like Salim than sing hosannas to Mammooty and Mohan lal..
Looks like this is replay of Kalabhavan Mani Vs. Mohanlal award controversy which happened few years back – Did Salim Kumar faint?
Sorry, I don’t get it. Just because a comic actor has played a serious role, he should get an award? Shouldn’t the question be around the performances, rather than the background of the actors?
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[...] M Jayachandran won the award for the best singer in the Kerala State Awards for 2005 which was a bit surprising for M Jayachandran (not to be confused with P Jayachandran the singer) is best known as a music director. He had composed the songs for the film Nottam and sung the track for one of the songs. The director liked it and decided to retain M Jayachandran’s voice for the song Melle. Chitra won the award for the best female singer for the song Mayangi Poyi in NottamIn an interview he speaks about his influences. “I gave my first vocal recital at the age of 9. My father has always had an abiding passion for Carnatic music, travelling distances just to listen to kutcheris of classical greats, taking me along. This treasure trove of listening experience made for the best lessons I learnt and still draw upon.”His early association with composer M. B. Srinivasan opened up new vistas. “He introduced me to Western classical music. For me, it was a voyage of discovery that broadened my horizons, yet brought me closer to my cultural ethos.” Hindustani music was another addiction. “A confluence of these diverse influences as well as my stint as an apprentice to music director G. Devarajan was later of invaluable help.” [ Catchy amalgam of styles] [...]
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manoj k jayan deserved the best actor award or the second best actor award…just because a comedian like Salim Kumar does a serious role it does not mean that you have to give award to him!
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