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The Minister for Cultural Affairs, Saji Cheriyan, announced the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards on Friday, July 21, 2023. The awards recognized the best of Malayalam cinema in 2023, from a total of 154 films. The jury was led by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker and screenplay writer Gautam Ghose.

The Best Film award went to Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film featured Mammootty as James, who wakes up as Sundaram, a different person with a different life. Mammootty also won the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in the film, which received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. This is his sixth Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.

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The Best Actress award was given to Vincy Aloshious for her portrayal of Rekha, a woman who fights against injustice and oppression in a patriarchal society. The film Rekha, directed by Jithin Issac Thomas, was...

ObituaryPappu’s last film was ‘Appan’, which released on an Ott platform last month. He was also the cinematographer of films like 'Njan Steve Lopez' and 'Eeda'.Tnm StaffOne movie he shot ends with the perilous view of a young man riding pillion, unaware of the raised dagger that is about to stab him from behind. Another unveils the various moods and tantrums of a vile old man with close-ups of his cruel laughter and longshots of his despicable self stretched out on a bed. The latter was to be the last film that Sudheesh Pappu, fondly known as Pappu among his friends, would shoot. The 44-year-old died on Monday, November 14, after a long bout of illness, reportedly due to amyloidosis, a condition involving the build-up of proteins in the heart, liver, and/or other organs. That last film was Appan, which revolved around the relationship of a cruel old man with his family,...