The Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value is an award, begun in 1976, presented annually at the
Kerala State Film Awards
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Ch ...
of India to the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value in
Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the
Department of Cultural Affairs of the
Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decisio ...
. Since 1998, the awards have been controlled by the
Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The winner, producer and director, receives a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹100,000 each.
Superlatives
*Four wins:
Antony Perumbavoor (producer)
*Four wins:
Fazil (director, producer)
*Four wins:
Ranjith
Ranjit or Renjith may refer to:
Religion
* Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo
* Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, C ...
(2 as director & 2 as producer)
*Three wins:
Sathyan Anthikkad (director)
*Three wins:
P. V. Gangadharan (producer)
Winners
References
External links
Official website
{{Kerala State film Award
Kerala State Film Awards