Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

The Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards of India to the best film in Malayalam cinema.

Winners

Year	Film	Director	Ref.
1977	Yuddha Kandam	Thoppil Bhasi	[1]
1978	Thampu	G. Aravindan
1979	Thakara	Bharathan
1980	Manjil Virinja Pookkal	Fazil
1981	Vida Parayum Munpe	Mohan
1982	Yavanika	K. G. George
1983	Koodevide	P. Padmarajan
1984	Mukhamukham	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1985	Anubandham	I. V. Sasi
1986	Meenamasathile Sooryan	Lenin Rajendran
1987	Purushartham	K. R. Mohanan
1988	Piravi	Shaji N. Karun
1989	Mathilukal	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1990	Perumthachan	Ajayan
1991	Bharatham	Sibi Malayil
1992	Venkalam	Bharathan
1993	Vidheyan	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1994	Swaham	Shaji N. Karun
	Sukrutham	Harikumar
1995	Kathapurushan	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1996	Desadanam	Jayaraj
1997	Ennu Swantham Janakikutty	Hariharan
	Kaliyattam	Jayaraj
1998	Agnisakshi	Shyamaprasad
1999	Vanaprastham	Shaji N. Karun
2000	Susanna	T. V. Chandran
2001	Sesham	T. K. Rajeev Kumar
	Meghamalhar	Kamal
2002	Nandanam	Ranjith
2003	Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam	T. V. Chandran
2004	Kazhcha	Blessy
	Perumazhakkalam	Kamal
2005	Anandabhadram	Santosh Sivan
2006	Karutha Pakshikal	Kamal
2007	Ore Kadal	Shyamaprasad
	Thaniye	Babu Thiruvalla
2008	Thalappavu	Madhupal
	Thirakkatha	Ranjith
2009	Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja	Hariharan
	Evidam Swargamanu	Rosshan Andrrews
2010	Khaddama	Kamal
2011	Pranayam	Blessy
2012	Celluloid	Kamal	[2]
2013	Drishyam	Jeethu Joseph	[3]
2014	Ottaal	Jayaraj	[4]
	Iyobinte Pusthakam	Amal Neerad
2015	Ennu Ninte Moideen	R. S. Vimal	[5]
2016	Oppam	Priyadarshan	[6]
2017	Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	Dileesh Pothan	[7]
2018	Oru Kuprasidha Payyan	Madhupal	[8]
2019	Jallikattu	Lijo Jose Pellissery	[9]
2020	The Great Indian Kitchen	Jeo Baby	[10]
2021	Aavasavyuham	Krishand	[11]
2022	Headmaster	Rajeevnath	[12]
	B 32 Muthal 44 Vare	Shruthi Sharanyam
2023	Aattam	Anand Ekarshi	[13]

See also

• Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Second Best Film

References

1. "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
2. "'Pranayam' bags Film Critics Awards". The New Indian Express. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. "'Drishyam' Bags Kerala Film Critics Association Awards". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
4. "Critics award for Ottaal, Iyyobinte Pusthakam". The Hindu. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
5. "Kerala Film Critics Association Awards announced". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
6. "Film critics awards announced". The Hindu. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
7. "Film critics awards announced". The Hindu. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
8. "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
9. "Film critics awards: Nivin Pauly & Manju Warrier are best actors, Jallikattu best film". Malayala Manorama. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
10. "Film Critics Awards 2020: The Great Indian Kitchen wins the best film". Malayala Manorama. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
11. "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced, Dulquer Salmaan, Durga Krishna win big". Cinema Express. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
12. "Kerala Film Critics Awards: Darshana Rajendran, Kunchacko Boban are best actors; B 32 Muthal 44 Vare and Headmaster named best film". The Indian Express. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
13. "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced, Aattam adjudged best film". thehindu.com. 12 May 2024.