Thursday, September 30, 2021

All eyes on Suhasini and team who pick 2020 Best of Kerala Films



 Suhasini and team has a tough task in choosing the best of 2020 Kerala film awards. Unlike before, most of the films competing for the honour are seen by non- Malayalee audience too through OTT platforms. The results till now a regional news is to become a national one after the announcement,

Going by the entries the contest will be on following lines. Actors category : Biju Menon ( Ayyappannum Koshiyum), Fahad Fazil ( Trance,Malik C U Soon), Jaysurya ( Vellam , Sunny), Indran (Velukakka Oppu ka), Suraj Venjaramoodu ( The Great Indian Kitchen) and Tovino ( Kms and Kms, Forensic). Actresses: Shobana (Varane avashyamundu) Anna Ben ( Kapella), Nimisha Vijayan ( Great Indian Kitchen), Parvathy ( Varthamanam), Samyuktha Menon ( Wolf, Vellam).

Directors : Sachy ( Ayyapanum Koshiyum), Mahesh Narayanan ( Malik, C U Soon), Syamaprasad ( Kasimnte Kadal) Dr Biju ( Orangemarangalude veedu) and Harikumar ( Jawalamukhi). Debutant directors :  Mohamed Mustapha ( Kapella), Anup Satyan ( Varane Avashyumundu) and Shahnavas ( Sufiyum Sujathayum).

Music directors : Veterans M G Radhakrishnan (Sufiyum… ) and Jakes Bejoy ( Ayyapanum ----) who gave chartbusters will compete with newbies Khalid Rahman ( Love), Riji ( Kho Kho) and Siddharth ( Varthamanam).

Interesting part is that 6 directors have submitted two films under their name. 80 entries which includes 4 Children’s film. For the first time two preliminary juries  will  shortlist - one headed by Director Bhadran ( Spadikam) and Kannada director P Seshadhri. The shortlisted films will be seen by the final jury comprising of Mohan Sithara ( music director), cinematographer CK Muraleedharan,  sound designer Harikumar Madhavan Nair and critic and script writer N Sasidharan. Critic Dr PK Rajasekharan is appointed as the chairman of the jury that selects best book and article on film. Film critics Dr Muraleedharan Tharayil, Dr Bindhu Menon and C Ajoy ( member secretary of Kerala Chalchitra Academy) are part of this jury.

Screenings for the preliminary juries have begun.




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