Filmfare Awards South 2026 (Malayalam) Full Winners List: Mammootty, Urvashi Win At 70th Edition

Filmfare Awards South (Malayalam) Winners: The 70th edition of the Filmfare Awards South (Malayalam) was held on February 21 at the Adlux Convention Centre in Kochi. Organised in association with Kerala Tourism, the ceremony recognised performances and technical achievements from Malayalam cinema for the year 2024. Actors, directors, musicians and technicians gathered for the annual event, where the Filmfare trophy, popularly known as the Black Lady, was presented across major and critics' categories.

In the top category, Manjummel Boys won Best Film. The Best Director award went to Rahul Sadasivan for Bramayugam. In the Critics' category for Best Film, two titles were recognised: Ullozhukku, directed by Christo Tomy, and Kishkindha Kaandam, directed by Dinjith Ayyathan.

Mammootty received the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for Bramayugam. In the Critics' category for Best Actor, the honour was shared by Prithviraj Sukumaran for Aadujeevitham and Asif Ali for Kishkindha Kaandam. The Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) award was presented to Urvashi for her performance in Ullozhukku. Zarin Shihab won Best Actress (Critics') for Aattam.

Here is the complete winners list from the 70th edition.

Full Winners List

Best Film

Manjummel Boys

Best Director

Rahul Sadasivan (Bramayugam)

Best Film (Critics')

Ullozhukku (Christo Tomy)
Kishkindha Kaandam (Dinjith Ayyathan)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)

Mammootty (Bramayugam)

Best Actor (Critics')

Prithviraj Sukumaran (Aadujeevitham)
Asif Ali (Kishkindha Kaandam)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)

Urvashi (Ullozhukku)

Best Actress (Critics')

Zarin Shihab (Aattam)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Vijayaraghavan (Kishkindha Kaandam)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Lijomol Jose (Her)

Best Music Album

Sushin Shyam (Aavesham)

Best Lyrics

Rafeek Ahammed ("Periyone" - Aadujeevitham)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Jithin Raj ("Periyone" - Aadujeevitham)

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi ("Angu Vaana Konilu" - ARM)

Best Debut Director

Joju George (Pani)
Jithin Laal (ARM)

Best Debut Male

K R Gokul (Aadujeevitham)
Abhimanyu S Thilakan (Marco)

Best Debut Female

Methil Devika (Kadha Innuvaare)

Best Cinematography

Sunil K S (Aadujeevitham)

Breakthrough in Filmmaking

Anand Ekarshi (Aattam)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sreenivasan
Sreekumaran Thampi

Cine Icon Award

Bhavana

The awards ceremony concluded on February 21 in Kochi, marking the 70th edition of the Filmfare Awards South (Malayalam).