Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2021

The 45th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best Malayalam films released in 2021, were announced in October 2022.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Winners

Best Film: Aavasavyuham (Krishand)
Best Actor: Dulquer Salmaan - Kurup, Salute
Best Actress: Durga Krishna - Udal
Best Director: Martin Prakkat - Nayattu
Second Best Film: Minnal Murali (Basil Joseph)
Second Best Actor: Unni Mukundan - Meppadiyan
Second Best Actress: Manju Pillai - Home
Best Screenplay: Jeethu Joseph - Drishyam 2
Best Music Director: Hesham Abdul Wahab - Hridayam, Madhuram
Best Lyricist: Jayakumar K Pavithran - Ente Mazha
Best Male Playback Singer: Sooraj Santhosh - "Ganame" from Madhuram
Best Female Playback Singer: Aparna Rajeev - "Thira Thodum" from Thuruthu
Best Cinematographer: Aslam K Purayil - Salute
Best Film Editor: Prejish Prakash - Home
Best Art Director: Manu Jagadh (Minnal Murali)
Best Makeup Artist: Benoy Kollam (Thuruthu)
Best Costume Designer: Arun Manohar (Sabash Chandra Bose)
Best Popular Film: Hridayam (Vineeth Sreenivasan)
Best Debut Directors: Sanu John Varghese (Aarkkariyam), Varghese Lal (Iru), Benoy Veloor (Moscow Kavala), K. S. Hariharan (Kaalachekon), Sujith Lal (Randu)

Special Jury Award for Direction: V. C. Abhilash (Sabash Chandra Bose)
Special Jury Award for Film: Chalachitram (Directed by Abdul Gafoor)
Special Jury Award for Presentation of Anti-Drug Theme: College Cuties (Directed by A. K. B. Kumar)
Special Jury Award for Production: Shanta Murali (Sara's), Mathew Mambra (Cheraathukal)
Special Jury Award for Acting: Bheeman Raghu (Kaalachekon), Priyanka Nair (Aa Mukham), Kalabhavan Rahman (Randu), Vishnu Unnikrishnan (Randu, Red River), Shruti Ramachandran (Madhuram), Ratheesh Ravi (Dharani), Anoop Khalid (Six Hours)
Special Jury Award for Lyrics: Lekha B. Kumar (College Cuties)
Special Jury Award for Female Playback Singer: P. K. Medini (Thee)
Special Jury Award for Cinematography: Unni Madavoor (Holy Wound)
Special Jury Award for Presentation of Diverse Subjects: Dharani (Directed by Srivallabhan), Holy Wound (Directed by Ashok R Nath) and Aa Mukham (Directed by Abhilash Purushothaman)

^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced, Dulquer Salmaan, Durga Krishna win big". Cinema Express. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Kerala Film Critics Award 2021: 'Avaasavyuham' bags best film award, Dulquer best actor". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Kerala Film Critics Award: Dulquer Salmaan and Durga Krishna receive top honours, 'Aavasavyuham' wins the best film". The Times of India. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

"List of recipients of the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards" (in Malayalam)
"Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2021: Official press release" (in Malayalam)

Feature films