Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
Kerala State Film Award for Best Story | |
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State award for contributions to Malayalam cinema | |
Awarded for | Best Story in a Malayalam film |
Sponsored by | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |
Reward(s) | ₹50,000 (US$630) |
First awarded | 1969 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Most recent winner | Shahi Kabir |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 52 |
First winner | Thoppil Bhasi |
Last winner | Shahi Kabir |
Website | keralafilm |
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Story is an honour, begun in 1969, presented annually at the
Chief Minister.[3]
Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of Kerala has presented a total of 51 Best Story awards to 44 different writers. The recipients receive a figurine, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹50,000 (US$630). As of 2020, the only writer to have won the prize in consecutive years is Padmarajan, in 1978 and 1979.[4]
Winners
References
- ^ Festival Book. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. 2004.
- ^ India Today International. Living Media India Limited. 1999.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2022.