| Asianet Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements for Malayalam cinema |
| Presented by | Ujala & Asianet TV Channel |
| Country | India |
| First awarded | 1998 |
| Artist | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| Film | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
|
8 | 8 |
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8 | 12 |
|
7 | 10 |
The Asianet Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Malayalam films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language film industry. Held and broadcasted annually since 1998, the ceremony has gained in popularity over the years and is currently one of the most-watched award ceremonies in Kerala. The awards ceremony is currently co-sponsored by Ujala.
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Film | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Adaminte Makan Abu | Salim Ahamed |
| 2010 | Pranchiyettan and the Saint | Ranjith |
| 2009 | Pazhassi Raja | Gokulam Gopalan |
| 2008 | Twenty 20 | Dileep |
| 2007 | Kadha Parayumbol | Sreenivasan, Mukesh |
| 2006 | Classmates | P. K. Muraleedharan, Prakash Harikrishnan |
| 2005 | Achuvinte Amma | P. V. Gangadharan |
| 2004 | Kaazcha | Noushad Xavy and Manoj Mathew |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Prem Prakash |
| 2002 | Nandanam | Sideeq |
| 2001 | Meghamalhar | M. V. Shreyams Kumar |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Antony Perumbavoor |
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | P. V. Gangadharan |
| 1998 | Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | C. Karunakaran |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Director has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Salim Ahamed | Adaminte Makan Abu |
| 2010 | Lal | In Ghost House Inn |
| 2009 | Ranjith | Paleri Manikyam : Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha |
| 2008 | Akku Akbar | Veruthe Oru Bharya |
| 2007 | Lal Jose | Arabikatha |
| 2006 | Major Ravi | Keerthichakra |
| 2005 | Blessy | Thanmatra |
| 2004 | Kamal | Perumazhakkalam |
| 2003 | Sathyan Anthikkad | Manassinakkare |
| 2002 | Jayaraj | Kannaki |
| 2001 | Kamal | Meghamalhar |
| 2000 | Shyama Prasad | Agnisakshi |
| 1999 | Shaji Kailas | Narasimham |
| 1998 | Sreenivasan | Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala |
The Asianet Film Award for Best Male Actor has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mohanlal | Pranayam, Snehaveedu, Oru Marubhoomikadha, Christian Brothers |
| 2010 | Mammootty | Pranchiyettan and the Saint, Kutty Srank, Best Actor |
| 2009 | Mohanlal | Bhramaram, Evidam Swargamanu |
| 2008 | Mohanlal | Madambi |
| 2007 | Mammootty | Ore Kadal, Big B, Kadha Parayumbol |
| 2006 | Mohanlal | Keerthichakra |
| 2005 | Mohanlal | Thanmathra, Udayananu Tharam |
| 2004 | Mammootty | Kaazhcha, Vesham |
| 2003 | Mohanlal | Balettan |
| 2002 | Dileep | Kunjikoonan |
| 2001 | Jayaram | Theerthadanam, Uthaman |
| 2000 | Mammootty | Arayannagalude Veedu |
| 1999 | Kalabhavan Mani | Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum |
| 1998 | Jayaram | Sneham |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Female Actor has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kavya Madhavan | Khaddama, Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku, Venicile Vyaapari |
| 2010 | Nayantara | Bodyguard |
| 2009 | Kavya Madhavan | Banaras |
| 2008 | Gopika | Veruthe Oru Bharya |
| 2007 | Meera Jasmine | Ore Kadal, Vinodayathra |
| 2006 | Padmapriya | Karutha Pakshikal, Vadakkumnnadhan |
| 2005 | Meera Jasmine | Achuvinte Amma |
| 2004 | Meera Jasmine | Perumazhakkalam |
| 2003 | Meera Jasmine | Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam |
| 2002 | Navya Nair : Kavya Madhavan | Nandanam : Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan |
| 2001 | Samyuktha Varma | Meghamalhar |
| 2000 | Samyuktha Varma | Mazha, Madhuranobharakkate |
| 1999 | Manju Warrier | Kannezhuthi Pottumthottu, Pathram |
| 1998 | Manju Warrier | Kanmadham |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Supporting Actor - Male has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sreenivasan | Traffic |
| 2010 | Nedumudi Venu | Kadha Thudarunnu, Best Actor |
| 2009 | Sreenivasan | Makante Achan, Passenger |
| 2008 | Innocent | Innathe Chintha Vishayam |
| 2007 | Jagathy Sreekumar | Rock N Roll, Hallo |
| 2006 | Saikumar | Chakkaramuththu |
| 2005 | Nedumudi Venu | Thanmathra |
| 2004 | Innocent | Vesham |
| 2003 | -- | -- |
| 2002 | Jagathy Sreekumar | Meesha Madhavan |
| 2001 | Innocent | Ravanaprabhu |
| 2000 | Biju Menon | -- |
| 1999 | Biju Menon | Pathram, Kannezhuthi Pottumthottu |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Supporting Actor - Female has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shweta Menon | Salt N' Pepper |
| 2010 | Lakshmipriya | Kadha Thudarunnu |
| 2009 | Swetha Menon | Paleri Manikyam |
| 2008 | Samvrutha Sunil | Minnaminnikoottam |
| 2007 | K. P. A. C. Lalitha | Thaniye, Nasrani |
| 2006 | Radhika | Classmates |
| 2005 | Bhavana | Daivanamathil |
| 2004 | Gopika | Vesham |
| 2003 | -- | -- |
| 2002 | Bhavana | Nammal |
| 2001 | Bindu Panicker | Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka |
| 2000 | K. P. A. C. Lalitha | -- |
| 1999 | Praveena | Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Character Actor has been awarded since 2010.
| Year | Character Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Innocent | Snehaveedu |
| 2010 | Innocent | Kadha Thudarunnu |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Character Actress has been awarded since 2010.
| Year | Character Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Padmapriya | Snehaveedu, Naayika, Seniors |
| 2010 | Samvrutha Sunil | Cocktail |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Villain Role has been awarded since 2006.
| Year | Villain actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Vijayaraghavan | Christian Brothers, Venicile Vyaapari |
| 2010 | Asif Ali | Apoorvaragam |
| 2009 | Lalu Alex | Evidam Swargamanu |
| 2008 | Siddique | Madampi |
| 2007 | Kalabhavan Mani | Chotta Mumbai |
| 2006 | Siddique | Bada Dhosth, Prajapathi |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Comic Role has been awarded since 2006.
| Year | Comic actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Suraj Venjaramoodu | Various films |
| 2010 | Suraj Venjaramoodu | Various films |
| 2009 | Jagadish | 2 Harihar Nagar |
| 2008 | Saleem Kumar | Annan Thambi |
| 2007 | Suraj Venjaramood | Hello |
| 2006 | Innocent | Rasathanthram, Yes Your Honor |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Child Artist (Male/Female) has been awarded since 2001.
| Year | Child artist | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Master Alexander | T D Dasan Std VI B |
| 2010 | Baby Anikha | Kadha Thudarunnu |
| 2009 | Baby Nivedita | Bhramaram, Kaana Kanmani |
| 2008 | Baby Nivedita | Innathe Chintha Vishayam |
| 2007 | Ganapathi | Vinodayathra |
| 2006 | Master Rohith, Baby Malavika | Prajapathi, Karutha Pakshikal |
| 2005 | Baby Niranjana, Naran | Thanmathra, Bharatchandran IPS |
| 2004 | Master Yash | Kaazhcha |
| 2003 | Master Kalidas | Ente Veedu Appoontem |
| 2002 | -- | -- |
| 2001 | Appu, Vihnesh | Mookkuthy, Pularvettam |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Script Writer has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Script writer | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bobby Sanjay | Traffic |
| 2010 | Sathyan Anthikkad | Kadha Thudarunnu |
| 2009 | Ranjith Shankar | Passenger |
| 2008 | Gireesh Kumar | Veruthe Oru Bharya |
| 2007 | Nedumudi Venu and Babu Thiruvalla | Thaniye |
| 2006 | James Albert | Classmates |
| 2005 | Sreenivasan | Udayananu Tharam |
| 2004 | T. A. Razak | Perumazhakkalam |
| 2003 | Ranjith | Mizhi Randilum |
| 2002 | T. K. Rajiv Kumar | Sesham |
| 2001 | T. A. Razak | Uthaman |
| 2000 | -- | -- |
| 1999 | Lohithadas | Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Cinematographer has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Cinematographer | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Santosh Sivan | Urumi |
| 2010 | Venu | Kadha Thudarunnu, Pranchiyettan and the Saint |
| 2009 | Ajayan Vincent | Bhramaram |
| 2008 | Santosh Thundiyil | Aakasha Gopuram |
| 2007 | Manoj Pillai | Rock & Roll, Arabikatha |
| 2006 | Santosh Thundiyil | Palunku |
| 2005 | S. Kumar | Udayananu Tharam |
| 2004 | -- | -- |
| 2003 | S. Kumar | Pattalam |
| 2002 | K. Rajagopalan | Nammal |
| 2001 | Venugopal | Meghamalhar |
| 2000 | -- | -- |
| 1999 | Vipin Mohan | Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Editing has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Editor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arun Kumar | Cocktail |
| 2009 | Vijay Shanker | Bhramaram |
| 2008 | Renjan Abraham | Veruthe Oru Bharya |
| 2007 | Narayanan | Thaniye |
| 2006 | Ranjan Abraham | Classmated |
| 2005 | Ranjan Abraham | -- |
| 2004 | -- | -- |
| 2003 | Ranjan Abraham | C. I. D. Moosa |
| 2002 | -- | -- |
| 2001 | Beena Paul | Meghamalhar |
| 2000 | -- | -- |
| 1999 | Sreekar Prasad | Olympiyan Anthony Adam |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Music Director has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Music director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | M. G. Sreekumar | Oru Naal Varum |
| 2009 | Deepak Dev | Puthiya Mukham |
| 2008 | Vidyasagar | Mulla |
| 2007 | M. Jayachandran | Nivedyam |
| 2006 | Raveendran | Vadakkumnathan |
| 2005 | M. G. Radhakrishnan | Anandabhadram |
| 2004 | M. Jayachandran | Perumazhakkalam, Mambazhakalam |
| 2003 | M. Jayachandran | Gourishangaram |
| 2002 | Kaithapram vishwanathan nambudiri | Kannaki |
| 2001 | M. G. Radhakrishnan | Kaate Vannu Vilichappol |
| 2000 | -- | -- |
| 1999 | Mohan Sithara | Deepasthampam Mahaschariam, Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Lyricist has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Lyricist | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Murukan Kattakada | Oru Naal Varum |
| 2009 | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma | Neelathaamara |
| 2008 | Gireesh Puthenchery | Madambi |
| 2007 | Anil Panachooran | Kadha Parayumbol, Arabikatha |
| 2006 | Gireesh Puthenchery | Vadakkumnaathan |
| 2005 | Kaithapram Namboothiri | Anandabhadram |
| 2004 | Gireesh Puthenchery | Mambazhakalam |
| 2003 | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma | Mizhi Randilum |
| 2002 | O. N. V. Kurup | Ente Hridayatinte Udama |
| 2001 | O. N. V. Kurup | Meghamalhar |
| 2000 | -- | -- |
| 1999 | Yusuf Ali Kechery | Deepasthambham Mahashcharyam |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Male Playback Singer has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Playback singer | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hariharan | Kadha Thudarunnu |
| 2009 | Shankar Mahadevan | Puthiya Mukham |
| 2008 | M. G. Sreekumar | Innathe Chintha Vishayam |
| 2007 | Madhu Balakrishnan | Rock N Roll |
| 2006 | G. Venugopal | Baba Kalyani |
| 2005 | M. G. Sreekumar | Thanmathra, Anandabhadram |
| 2004 | M. Jayachandran | Perumazhakkalam |
| 2003 | M.G. Sreekumar | Manassinakkare |
| 2002 | Vidhu Prathap | Nammal |
| 2001 | Jayachandran | Raavanaprabhu |
| 2000 | K. J. Yesudas | -- |
| 1999 | Jayachandran | Niram |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Female Playback Singer has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Playback singer | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shreya Ghoshal | Aagathan |
| 2009 | K. S. Chithra | Pazhassiraja |
| 2008 | Swetha Mohan | Novel |
| 2007 | K. S. Chithra | Hallo |
| 2006 | Manjari | Rasathanthram |
| 2005 | K. S. Chithra | Achuvinte Amma |
| 2004 | Sujatha Mohan | Mampazhakkalam |
| 2003 | K. S. Chithra | Mizhi Randilum |
| 2002 | Jyotsna | Nammal |
| 2001 | Sujatha Mohan | Soothradharan |
| 2000 | K. S. Chithra | Mazha |
| 1999 | K. S. Chitra | Megham |
| 1998 | -- | -- |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Sound Recordist has been awarded since 2001.
| Year | Sound recordist | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Krishnan Unni | Kattuvannu Vilichappol |
| 2002 | Harikumar | Kannaki |
| 2005 | Shaji Madhavan | Naran |
| 2006 | Anoop and Vinod | Karutha Pakshikal |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Makeup Artist has been awarded since 2001.
| Year | Makeup artist | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | P V Shankar and Salim | Raavanaprabhu |
| 2002 | Pattanam Rasheed | Kunhikoonan |
| 2003 | Pandyan | Manassinakkare |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was awarded in the years 2006 and 2010.
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Urumi | Santosh Sivan |
| 2010 | Kandahar | Major Ravi |
| 2006 | Kirtichakra | Major Ravi |
The Asianet Fim Award for Most Popular Actor has been awarded since 2007.
| Year | Popular actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jayaram | Seniors, Naayika, Swapna Sanchari, Makeup Man |
| 2010 | Vijay | Sura in Tamil |
| 2010 | Dileep | Bodyguard, Pappy Appacha, Karyasthan, Marykkundoru Kunjaadu |
| 2009 | Mohanlal | Evidam Swargamanu |
| 2008 | Jayaram | Veruthe Oru Bharya |
| 2007 | Mohanlal | Hallo, Chotta Mumbai |
The Asianet Fim Award for Most Popular Actress has been awarded since 2009.
| Year | Popular actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Samvrutha Sunil | Swapna Sanchari, Manikiakkallu |
| 2010 | Mamta Mohandas | Kadha Thudarunnu, Anwar |
| 2009 | Lakshmi Rai | Evidam Swargamanu |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best New Face of the Year - Male has been awarded since 2005.
| Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | No award | |
| 2009 | Nishan | Ritu |
| 2008 | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Cycle |
| 2007 | Rejith Menon | Goal |
| 2006 | Skandha | Notebook |
| 2005 | Arjun Lal | Thanmathra |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best New Face of the Year - Female has been awarded since 2001.
| Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ann Augustine | Elsamma Enna Aankutty |
| 2009 | Archana Jose Kavi | Neelathaamara |
| 2008 | Meera Nandan | Mulla |
| 2007 | Lakshmi Rai | Rock N Roll |
| 2006 | Roma | Notebook |
| 2005 | Meera Vasudevan | Thanmathra |
| 2004 | Padmapriya Janakiraman | Kaazhcha |
| 2003 | Nayantara | Manassinakkare |
| 2002 | Jyothirmayi | Meesa Madhavan |
| 2001 | Nithya Das | Ee Parakkum Thalika |
The Asianet Fim Award for Best Star Pair has been awarded since 2001.
| Year | Star pair | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jayasurya & Bhama | Janapriyan |
| 2010 | Kunchacko Boban & Archana Jose Kavi | Mummy & Me |
| 2009 | Jayasurya & Roma | Utharaswayamvaram |
| 2008 | Jayasurya & Roma | Minnaminnikoottam, Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam |
| 2007 | Vinu Mohan & Bhama | Nivedyam |
| 2006 | Jeeva & Gopika | Keerthichakra |
| 2002 | Dileep & Kavya Madhavan | Meesa Madhavan |
| 2001 | Biju Menon & Samyuktha Varma | Meghamalhar |
| Year | Youth Icon | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Asif Ali | Salt N' Pepper, Traffic, violin |
| 2010 | Jayasurya | Happy Husbands, Cocktail, Nallavan, Four Friends |
| 2009 | Prithviraj | Puthiya Mukham |
The Asianet Fim Award for Lifetime Achievement has been awarded since 1998.
| Year | Award recipient | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shah Rukh Khan | Actor |
| 2010 | Amitabh Bachchan | Actor |
| 2009 | P. V. Gangadharan | Producer |
| 2008 | K. J. Yesudas | Singer |
| 2007 | Sheela | Actress |
| 2006 | Shobana Parameswaran Nair | Producer |
| 2005 | Sukumari | Actress |
| 2004 | Jagathy Sreekumar | Actor |
| 2003 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Scriptwriter |
| 2002 | Madhu | Actor, director |
| 2001 | Thilakan | Actor |
| 2000 | K. Raghavan | Music director |
| 1999 | P. Bhaskaran | Lyricist, director |
| 1998 | Aranmula Ponnamma | Actress |
The Asianet Fim Honour Special Jury Award has been awarded since 2005.
| Year | Award recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Salim Kumar | Actor (for Adaminte Makan Abu) |
| 2010 | Karthi | Actor |
| 2010 | Sreenivasan | Actor (for Athma Kadha) |
| 2009 | Kamal Haasan | Actor, director |
| 2009 | Resul Pookutty | Sound designer |
| 2009 | R. Sarathkumar | Actor |
| 2009 | Vivek | Actor |
| 2009 | Suman | Actor |
| 2008 | Major Ravi | Director |
| 2008 | Priyadarsan | Director |
| 2007 | Jackie Shroff | Actor |
| 2006 | Simran Bagga | Actress |
| 2005 | Vikram | Actor |
A special award was given by Asianet in the years 2009 and 2010.
| Year | Awardee | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mammootty | Asianet Golden Star Award |
| 2010 | Mohanlal | Asianet Golden Star Award |
| 2009 | Mammootty | Asianet Millennium Actor Award |
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