The 13th

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

honors the best films in

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and was held on 9 January 2011 at

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. The winners were announced on 1 January 2011. The title sponsor of the event is Ujala.

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, who was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award, was the chief. The event was telecasted on

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in two parts – on 29 January and 30 January.

Celebrities

The biggest attraction of the ceremony was the presence of Bollywood actor

, who was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award. The laurel came to Amitabh Bachchan from million viewers of

, who had selected the actor for his onscreen aura and special connect that he shares with international fans around the world. He was accompanied with the host of stars from Malayalam film industry. The show saw the attendance of celebrities

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, Jayaram, Dileep, Sreenivasan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique (actor), Siddique (director), Vijay Karthi Lal, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Jayasurya, Jeethu Joseph, Lal Jose, Major Ravi B Unnikrishnan, Manoj K Jayan, Rahman Narain, Anoop Menon, Nedumudi Venu, MG Sreekumar, Nayanthara Sneha, Ann Augustine, Meera Nandan, Meghana Raj, Mithra Kurian, Archana Kavi, Ananya, Samvrutha Sunil,

Mamta Mohandas Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer of Malayalam film industry, she has also worked in Tamil and Telugu productions. She has acted in more than 50 films and won several accolades including two Filmfare Awar ...

, Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Kaniha Lakshmi Rai, Amala Paul, Ambika Sarayu, KS Chithra, and many more.

Winners

* Best Film: ''

Pranchiyettan and the Saint ''Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film written, directed, and produced by Ranjith. The film centres on the fictitious conversation between the Thrissur based businessman C. E. Francis a.k.a. Pra ...

'' * Best Director:

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for ''

In Ghost House Inn ''In Ghost House Inn'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Lal,. Starring Siddique, Mukesh, Jagadish and Ashokan in the lead roles, the movie is a sequel to ''2 Harihar Nagar'' (2009) ...

'' * Lifetime Achievement Award:

* Golden Star Award:

* Best Actor:

for ''

'', ''

Kutty Srank ''Kutty Srank'' ( en, The Sailor of Hearts) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam arthouse film directed by Shaji N. Karun. Mammootty played the title role for the film. The film was produced by Reliance Entertainment under the banner of Big Motion Pict ...

'', '' Best Actor'' * Best Actress:

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for ''

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'' * Most Popular Actor:

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for

* Most Popular Actress:

for

Kadha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali .Innocent Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. In other contexts, it is a lack of experience. In relation ...

for

Kadha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali .Samvrutha Sunil Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film '' Ayal ...

for

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* Special Jury Award:

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ' ...

for Athma Kadha * Best Music Director:

M. G. Sreekumar Malabar Gopalan Sreekumar (born 25 May 1957), better known as M.G. Sreekumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He has sung more than 2000 ...

for

Oru Naal Varum ''Oru Naal Varum'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, written by Sreenivasan, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. It stars Mohanlal and Sameera Reddy in her Malayalam debut, with Sreenivasan, ...

* Best Screenplay:

Sathyan Anthikkad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter f ...

for ''

Kadha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali .Venu The ''venu'' (Sanskrit: ; /मुरळि; ''muraļi'') is one of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music. It is an aerophone typically made from bamboo, that is a side blown wind instrument. It continues to be in use in the ...

for ''

'' * Best Music Director:

for ''

'' * Best Lyricist: Murukan Kattakada for ''

'' * Best Supporting Actor:

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for Elsamma Enna Ankutty, '' Best Actor'' * Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmipriya for ''

Apoorvaragam ''Apoorvaragam'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language thriller film written by G. S. Anand and Najeem Koya, and directed by Sibi Malayil. The film stars Nishan, Asif Ali, Nithya Menon, Vinay Forrt, Abhilash and Hima. It released on 16 July 2010 ac ...

'' * Best Actor in a Comic Role:

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for Various films * Best Star Pair:

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...

Archana Jose Kavi Archana Jose Kavi (born 4 January 1990) is an Indian actress, YouTuber and a television host. She made her acting debut in film '' Neelathaamara'' (2009) scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose. Early life Archana was born ...

for ''

Mummy & Me ''Mummy & Me'' is a 2010 Malayalam Physiological thriller written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. Mummy ''& Me'' stars Archana Kavi, Mukesh, Urvashi and Kunchacko Boban in the main lead and the remaining cast include Lalu Alex, Shari, Jan ...

'' *Best Debutant Actress:

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for ''

Elsamma Enna Aankutty ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by M. Sindhuraj and Sangeeth Kollam starring Kunchacko Boban, Ann Augustine and Indrajith. The film was produced by Rejaputhra Visua ...

'' * Best Child Artist (Male): Master Alexander for '' T D Dasan Std VI B'' * Best Child Artist (Female): Baby Anikha for ''

Kadha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali .Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...

for "Manjumazhakkalam" (''

Aagathan ''Aagathan'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language revenge drama thriller film directed by Kamal and written by Kamal and Kalavoor Ravikumar from a story by Kamal. Starring Dileep, Sathyaraj, Charmy Kaur and Lal. The music for the film was ...

'') * Youth Icon of the Year:

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born August 1978) is an Indian actor, distributor, Sponsor, Model, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist, who works in the Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a N ...

for '' Happy Husbands,

, Nallavan, Four Friends'' * Popular Hero Award in Tamil Films: Vijay * Special Award for Best Film on National Integration:

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for ''

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References

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