Manjummel Boys , the immensely popular survival drama directed by Chidambaram and based on a real life story, won big at the 55th Kerala State Film Awards 2024, garnering awards nine, including the top honours of Best Film and Best Director, on Monday (November 3, 2025).

The film also swept the awards in the technical categories, including Best Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Designing and Sound Mixing.

Mammootty won his seventh Best Actor (Male) award, the most for any actor in Malayalam, for his performance as Kodumon Potty in Bramayugam , while homemaker-turned-actor Shamla Hamza won the Best Actor (Female) for her performance in Feminichi Fathima .

The winners

Best Film – Manjummel Boys (Director - Chidambaram)

Best Actor (Male) – Mammootty ( Bramayugam )

Best Ac

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