Kerala’s prestigious award show Cera Vanitha Film Awards 2017 have announced. Mohanlal bagged the best actor award for the movies ‘Oppam’, and ‘Pulimurugan’ and Manju Warrier is the best actress (for the movie ‘Karikunnam 6’s’) of Vanitha film awards 2017. Maheshinte Prathikaaram directed by Dileesh Pothan has been declared as the best movie.
The winners were selected according to the polls conducted in vanitha magazines, Malayalam Manorama newspapers and Manorama online website. The awards will be presented on Sunday, 12 February 2017 at Bristo Ground of Willington Island, Kochi. The vanitha Film Awards 2017 show will telecast on Mazhavil Manorama channel.
Cera Vanitha Film Awards 2017 Winners
Check out the complete winner’s list of Cera Vanitha Film Awards 2017 below.
| Best Actor | Mohanlal (Oppam and Pulimurugan) |
| Best Actress | Manju Warrier (Karikunnam 6’s) |
| Best Film | Maheshinte Prathikaram |
| Popular Film | Pulimurugan |
| Social Commitment Film | Action Hero Biju |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | K.G George |
| Best Director | Rajeev Ravi |
| Jana Priya Nadan | Nivin Pauly (Action Hero Biju and Jacobinte Swargarajyam) |
| Jana Priya Nadi | Anusree (Maheshinte Prathikaram, Oppam and Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Siddique (Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan and Annmariya Kalippilanu) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rohini (Action Hero Biju and Guppy) |
| Best on-screen couple | Asif Ali and Rajisha Vijayan (Anuraga Karikkin Vellam) |
| Best Comedian | Dharmajan Bolgatty (Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan) |
| Best Villain | Chemban Vinod (Kali) |
| Best New Comer actor | Vishnu Unnikrishnan (Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan) |
| Best New Comer actress | Prayaga Martin (Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan) |
| Special Performance Male | Vinayakan (Kammatippadam) |
| Special Performance Female | Asha Sarath (Anuraga Karikkin Vellam) |
| Best Script Writer | P. Balachandran (Kammatippadam) |
| Best Cinematographer | Shyju Khalid (Maheshinte Prathikaram) |
| Best Singer Male | M.G. Sreekumar (Chinnama song from Oppam) |
| Best Singer Female | Vani Jayaram (Manathe marikurumbe from Pulimurugan) |
| Best Music Director | Bijipal (Maheshinte Prathikaram) |
| Best Lyricist | Santhosh Varma (Pookal panineer pookal from movie Action Hero Biju) |
| Best Choreographer | Kala Master (Oppam) |
| Best Debutant Director | Khalid Rahman (Anuraga Karikkin Vellam) |
