46th Kerala State Film Awards 2015 (2016) Winners list

It is awards season in Kerala. Awards are raining on Film and Television artists. Leading television channel like Asianet and Popular Malayalam Magazine Vantha have given away awards to most film personalities recently. Now Kerala Chalachitra Academy the body by the State Government of Kerala that supervises the matters related to the film and TV, has announced the official state film awards to all those movie personalties considering their contribution to the Malayalam film industry in 2015.

This list for awards is adjudged, finalised and declared from a total of 73 films that were considered for the awards. The jury was headed by movie director Mohan. Superstar Mammootty for his super-hit performance in film 'Pathemary', hero Prithviraj who bagged the recent awards for his stunning actions in 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' and Upcoing hero Jaya Surya for his actions in 'Kumbasaram, Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam etc were considered as the front runners until the official announcement came.

For best actress title, the names of new generation actress Parvathy and popular heroins Amala Paul, Manju Warrier, Reema Kallingal etc were on top. And for best movie 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' by R S Vimal, 'Pathemari' by Salim Ahamed, 'Mili' by Rajesh pillai and 'Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal' by Dr Biju were in the final rounds. 

Though the above were the final stage of guess work, the results announced at noon has surpassed all the speculations.

'Charlie' movie by Martin Prakkat has topped among all films of 2015 with as many as 8 state awards. 'Ozhivu Divasathe Kali' by Sanal kumar is selected as the best Malayalam movie of 2015

The Full List of Winners of 46th Kerala State Film Awards 2015 Announced by the state cultural Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishanan on March 1, 2016 are:


Best Movie of 2015:   Ozhivu Divasathe Kali - (by Sanalkumar Sashidharan)

Best Second Movie:    Ameoba

Best film Director:      Martin Prakkat - (film - Charlie)

Best Cinematographer:  Jomon T John - Charlie, Ennu Ninte Moideen, Neena

Best Art Director:       Jayashree Laxmi Narayanan (film- Charlie)

Best Actor of 2015:    Dulquer Salmaan -  (film - Charlie)

Best Actress of 2015:  Parvathy -  (Movies - Charlie, Ennu Ninte Moideen)

Best Character Actor :    Prem Prakash  (film - Nirnayakam)

Best Character Actress :  Anjali P V  (movie - Ben)

Best Child artist (male) :  Gaurav G Menon  (film - Ben)

Best Child artist (female): Janaki Menon  (film - Maalgudi Days)

Best Scriptwriter :            Unni R, Martin Prakkat - (film - Charlie)

Best Script Adaptation :   Velutha Rathrikal

Best Lyrics:                     Rafeeq Ahamed: (song - Kaatthirunnu Kaatthirunnu ; film - Ennu Ninte Moideen)

Best Music Director:        Ramesh Narayanan  ( Edavapathy ;  Ennu Ninte Moideen)

Best Background Score:  Bijibal - Pathemari, Neena 

Best Singer (male):         Jayachandran - (Njnanoru Malayali) Jilebi, Ennum Epozhum, Ennu Ninte Moideen

Best Singer (female):      Madhusri Narayanan (song- Edavapathy)

Best Editor :                   Manoj (film -  Ivide)

Best Live Sound :           Sundeep Kurissery, Jijimon Joseph - (film - Ozhivu Divasathe Kali)

Best Sound Mixing:        MR Rajakrishan  (film - Charlie)

Best Sound designer:     Ranganath Ravi - (film - Ennu NInte Moideen)

Best Processing Lab :     Prasad Lab Mumbai (film - Charlie)

Best Make-up Man:         Rajesh Nermara (film - Nirnayakam)

Best Costume Designer:  Nissar  (film - Jo and the Boy)

Best Dubbing Artist (male):  Sarath  (movie - Edavapathy)

Best Dubbing Artist (female) :  Angel Shijoy (film - Haram)

Best choreographer :         Sreejith (film - Jo and the Boy)

Popular movie of 2015:     Ennu Ninte Moideen  ( by RS Vimal)

Best Debut Director:         Sreebala K Menon (film-  Love 24 7)

Best Children's movie :     Malayottam - ( By Thomas Devasia)

Special Jury Award :        Jayasurya,  Lukka Chuppi (film - Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam)

Special Jury Mention:

Joy Mathew - (film - Mohavalayam)

Joju George - Oru Second Class Yathra, Lukka Chuppi


Singer - Shreya Jayadeep - Amar Akbar Anthony

Sell me the Answer Season-2 CFE Questions, Answers, Watch Episodes

There is again some good news for those people who felt sad when the first season of 'Sell Me The Answer' Reality Game show on Asianet TV anchored by film actor Mukesh wound up suddenly without sufficient hints some months ago. Asinaet is gearing up for the telecasting of 'Sell Me The Answer Season-2' soon.

To participate in the sell me the answer reality quiz game show and win some money with one's own intelligence or 'smart bargaining power' the producers are inviting candidates who are interested and for that they will publish Call For Entry Questions (CFE) starting from today to call the selected people for auditions.


Watch the daily episodes (shows) here:

Starting from today everyday one each questions will be asked and desirous candidates are expected to give correct answer / option to the CFE question in the SMS format. 
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Sell Me The Answer Season 2 - CFE Question 1:  Dated 25-02-2016 (Thursday)

Who among these actresses debuted in the 1977 film 'Vidarunna Mottukal'? 

A.  Kalpana       B.  KPAC Lalitha

C.  Menaka       D.  Srividya

Send the Correct Option in the following SMS format:

Type SMTA  <space>  A / B / C / D  and send to 57827

Correct Option: SMTA  C   send to 57827

[Note: Lines Open till 6.00 pm on 26th February (FRIDAY)]
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Sell me the Answer Season 2 - CFE Question 2:  Dated 26-02-2016 (Friday)

Rohit Vemula who committed suicide in 2016 was a research student of which university? 

A.  Osmania University        B.  Hyderabad University

C.  Andhra University          D.  Yadavpur University

Send the Correct Option in the following SMS format:

Type SMTA  <space>  A / B / C / D  and send to 57827

Correct Option: SMTA  B   (send to) 57827


[Note: Send SMS before 6.00 pm on 27th February (SATURDAY)]
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Sell me the Answer Season 2 - CFE Question 3:  Dated 27-02-2016 (Saturday)

Who among the following is the author of the collection of love stories titled 'Lola'? 

A.  Changampuzha  Krishna Pillai      B.   A K Lohithadas

C.  P  Padmarajan                                D.   Sethu

Send the Correct Option in the following SMS format:

Type SMTA  <space>  A / B / C / D  and send to 57827

Correct Option: SMTA  C   (send to) 57827



[Note: Send SMS before 6.00 pm on 28th February (SUNDAY)]
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Dial 139 to Cancel Train ticket: SMS to Clean Railway Toilets and Coaches.

The Rail Budget 2016-17 was presented by the Railways minister Suresh Prabhu today ie on 25th of February, 2016. Even though there are not many declaration of massive projects, the rial budget 2016 is considered as a satisfactory one by the common train traveller. Though this budget is prepared keeping in mind the ensuing Assembly polls to five states it has some small but useful sops for the travellers. However the opposition and other economists and specialists may find many technical faults with the budget as usual, and may term it as a budget aimed solely to increase rail revenue, the common man feels and are some what happy as the minister has declared many simple but neglected steps for the betterment and convenience of the railway passengers. 

Advantages of the rail budget 2016-17 for the average rail user:

There is no hike in the passenger ticket fare. (This may be because of the cheapest cost of diesel / fuel compared to that in the previous years). This has given some immediate relief to the frequent passengers. After the BJP government came to power, the platform ticket price (which was Rs.5 for many years was made Rs.10 at a time), minimum passenger ticket cost (doubled to Rs.10 from Rs.5) and the reservation charges were increased steeply last year. As this announcement of fare hikes were made after the budgets, People have a feeling that the railways may announce increment in passenger ticket fares sometime after the Assembly elections to 5 states are conducted later this year.

Hereafter a Reserved train Ticket can be cancelled by calling Helpline Number 139. It is an innovative move and great advantage for the people who regularly lose a lot of money for not being able to cancel the  reserved tickets in the stipulated time at the stipulated railway stations.

Another passenger friendly offer is to get the services of cleaning personnels on SMS request. There will hardly be any passenger who would not have experienced the ugly conditions of the bathrooms and toilets in Indian Railway coaches and stations. But one should wait to see how far it can be implemented successfully..!

Another move being welcomed by passengers is the proposed increase of speed in the running of trains. There is a plan in this budget to increase the speed of express trains to 80 km/hour. If this is implemented, it will save a lot of time of the passengers.

The porters who are known as coolies are christened as 'sahayaks' and are to be provided 'soft skills' training to behave properly with the passengers. (People are asking whether there is any proposal to give training to the TTEs and other railway staff to demand bribes politely and to grant some concessions in exhorting bribes from the poor !)

Introduction of unreserved super-fast trains is another commendable announcement which may serve the common man greatly during unplanned emergency journeys.

Introduction of 'Antyodaya Express' (dusk to dawn express trains) and Deen dayalu coaches (for the sick and the aged) is also a welcome move.

Starting the Railway recruitment process through online means may bring more transparency and minimise corruption.

But improving the quality of food or any promises regarding the rail catering will remain in India as a mirage as long as the contract for these jobs are given to unscrupulous persons who shell out obscene amounts of bribes to several people and departments whether connected or not with the railways...!


Comments are welcome! Thanks in anticipation!

The shameless MLAs of AP who betray the voters for selfish motives

'Operation Akarsh' is a common word frequently heard in the Telugu speaking states of Telengana and Andhra Pradesh these days. (It is very much in practice in other states also may be in some different name.) Operation Akarsh is not any new initiative launched by these governments for the welfare of the people or the betterment of the state. It is a dirty game by the ruling parties in these states to attract the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) belonging to the other parties particularly the Opposition Parties who neither have any principles or any shame by offering them some money, positions and a lot special favours including cancellation of any pending cases etc. 

The main purpose of these parties ruling the states is to weaken the opposition parties who always question the wrong-doings of the governments or oppose any move of the governments that may affect the people. Even though the cunning agents of these ruling parties approach most of the MLAs of other parties with irresistible offers such as ministerial berths or other top posts and other perks, many leaders with some principles and policies do not give their ears to these offers which are like bones but show some loyalty to the party which they represent and to the people who voted for them and elected them as MLAs knowing giving some credit to the political party to which they represent.

In an election the voters elect a person as their MLA or MP taking into consideration two things. They are the Political party which they represent and the person who is contesting. So after winning an Assembly or Parliament constituency as an official candidate of a particular party, and later switching allegiances to another party for personal gains is greatly dishonourable and disgraceful. If a member of any legislative assembly or parliament cannot cope-up with the policies of the party, they should tender their resignation and face fresh mandate of the people. If they continue as MLAs in the new party, the Speaker of the House should show courage to disqualify them under anti-defection law. 

But as the speakers of our Assemblies are also loyal members of the ruling parties and if they fail to appease the party leaders who are Chief Ministers in these states, they know that their posts will disappear overnight and some other person may occupy it. Hence the poor voters who gave power to these cheaters cannot expect any justice there also. But if not all, the senseful voters will surely hate these leaders who do not have back bone and can be easily lured with money, power or positions. 

The governments in these or any states should concentrate on how to develop the state and improve the lives of the people instead of planning and playing dirty games of luring other leaders to damage the voice of the opposition. By engaging in cheap and substandard tactics like this they are mocking the very system of democracy and fooling the people who appointed them to rule in their place and on their behalf.

Hence those MLAs or MPs who got elected to any state legislature Assemblies or parliament on the ticket and label of one party and wish to change allegiance to some other parties are asked to show minimum courtesy of tendering resignation to their elected post and face fresh polls before continuing in the new party with the new post given as alms or blood money given for betraying own people. Let the foolish voters who elected you to power bear the expenses of the election once again as a punishment for believing your false promises and casting their precious votes for deceivers like you...!

Cera - Vanitha Film Awards 2016 Full list of Winners. Online Videos and Photos

Malayalam's one of the prestigious and premier, Vanitha-Cera Film awards 2016 were announced and distributed on Sunday, the 21st February in a star-studded colorful event at Greenfield stadium at Karyavattom in Thiruvananthapuram to the selected movie actors and film artists considering their contributions in 2015 for the Malayalam film industry. 

As Vanitha Awards are from the media baron Malayala Manorama, the organizers took some extra step to make the show very spicy and attractive with the sexy dances and performances of the celebrities they brought from Bollywood, Tollywood and Mollywood. They include controversial yesteryear porn actress Sunny Leone, Hindi actresses Bipasha Basu Tamil movie heroins Hanishka and Taapsee etc. Malayalam actresses Kavya Madhavan, Mamta Mohandass, Rimi Tomy etc were also available to entertain the audience. Though the mega event was attended by most of the new generation artists, some senior Malayalam actors (often seen with ego centric mood) were not spotted.

Complete list of Cera - Vanitha award winners 2016 is given below:

Lifetime achievement award – K P A C Lalitha

Best Actor     –     Prithviraj  [Ennu Ninte Moideen]

Best Actress  –     Parvathy [Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie]

Best Director  –    R S Vimal [Ennu Ninte Moideen]

Best Movie     –    Ennu Ninte Moideen

Popular Movie  –   Premam

Popular Actor   –  Nivin Pauly [Premam]

Popular Actress – Namitha Pramod [Chandrettan Evideya, Amar Akbar Anthony, Adi Kapyare Kootamani]

Special Performance (Male)    – Jayasurya [Su Su Sudhi Valmeekam]

Special Performance (Female) – Rima Kallingal [Rani Padmini]

Best Supporting Actor (Male)  – Chemban Vinod [Oru Second Class Yathra, Charlie]

Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Lena [Ennu Ninte Moideen]

Best Comedian     – Aju Varghese [Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Two Countries]

Best Villain           – Nedumudi Venu

Best Star Pair       – Dileep and Mamta Mohandas [Two Countries]

Best Newcomer Actors – Krishna Sankar, Sharafudheen, Shabareesh [Premam]

Best Newcomer Actress – Sai Pallavi [Premam]

Best Lyricist           – Rafeeq Ahamed [Ennu Ninte Moideen]

Best Music Director – Rajesh Murugesan [Premam]

Best Singer (Male)  – Vijay Yesudas [Premam]

Best Singer (Female) – Vaikom Vijayalakshmi [Oru Vadakkan Selfie]

Best Cinematographer – Jomon T John [Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie]

Best Script Writer     – Salim Ahamed [Pathemari]

Best Debut Director – John Varghese [Adi Kapyare Kootamani]

Best Choreographer – Dinesh Master [Amar Akbar Anthony]

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Watch the mega event online. Watch the videos and photos.

Kitex Flowers TV Awards 2015 announced. The Winners list

Awards are given to the best serials makers, best actors and best news presenters by all the general entertainment and news TV channels to encourage the producers, directors and actors and other people behind their different shows. It is quite a common practice. But identifying and selecting a show telecast on another competing channel and giving away an award to it or to the talents behind it is a rare gesture. By choosing and distributing awards to all the TV channels in Malayalam, Flowers TV has created a record. Even though it may be criticized as a marketing trick born in the brain behind the new and trending general entertainment channel Flowers TV, Sreekantan Nair, it is lauded by one and all.

The first all Malayalam TV awards 2015 by Flowers TV is announced. The cash awards and certificates were given to the selected personalities across many channels. Flowers TV staff took every effort to cover every leading TV channels of Kerala both telecasting entertainment programs and news.

The spectacular event was held at Kizhakkambalam of Ernakulam in Kerala on 2016 January 23 Saturday evening. The colorful show was sponsored by Kerala's favourite brand Kitex group which makes its presence not only in entertainment arena but also in social service. The 5-member award selection jury was headed by veteran actor Madhu. The other members of the panel of jury were Saji Surendran (film director),  Azhagappan (camera man), Rajeshwari Mohan (anchor) and Usha S Nair.

Watch the interesting show online here:

More info about the show can be had on the official facebook page.

Kitex Flowers TV Awards 2015 winners list:

Best Television serial :     Easwaran Sakshiyayi telecast on Flowers TV 
                                      (Producer: B Rajesh - Director: K K Rajeev)

Most popular TV serial:  Manjurukum Kaalam aired on Mazhavil Manorama 
                                       (Prod: Sree movies Unnithan - 
                                                Dir: Binu Vellathooval)

Novel Television program: Nalla Vaartha aired on Mathrubhumi news

Best News presenter:       Shany Prabhakaran of Manaorama news

Best news reporter:        S Vijayakumar (Reporter TV)

Best documentary:         Ente Puzha (Asianet news)

Best comedy anchor:     Ramesh Pisharady (Asianet - Bedayi Bungalow) 

Best serial actor:           Kishor Sathya (Asianet - Karutha muthu)

Best serial actress:        Sreelaya Jose (Flowers TV - Moonnumani)

Best character actor:     Meganathan (Asianet - Sthreedhanam)

Best character actress:  Vijayakumari (Kairali TV - Manasa myna)

Best comedy actor:      Surabhi Lakshmi (Media one - M80 Moosa)

Best jury awards:        Baiju v k (Flowers TV - Easwaran Sakshiyayi)

TV Achievement award:    K Sasikumar (flowers tv)

News & Media achievement award: T N Gopakumar (Asianet news)

Note: Kitex Flowers TV award is prestigious because it is selected and given from the combined shows of all TV channels in Malayalam.

Public Opinion on Supreme Court ruling Allowing women in Sabarimala Temple

Sabarimala is a famous Hindu pilgrim centre situated on the western ghats in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. This hilltop temple located near Pampa in the dense forests of the 'Sahyadri' mountain ranges is exclusively dedicated to Sree Dharma Sastha (Sri Ayyappan). Tens of thousands of devotees from many districts of India, particularly the south Indian states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and of-course Kerala visit this shrine every year after observing rigorous fasting and abstinence for 41 days usually during the season of Mandalakalam and Makara Vilakku starting from October and ending on January 16th. 

This temple is unique in many aspects. The Sabarimala Aiyyappa Sastha temple is open to all sections of the society without any discrimination of caste, creed, religion or region. This temple shines as an epitome of religious and communal harmony in Kerala. There is a place dedicated to 'Vavar swamy' (a muslim sufi) near the sannidhanam, and a Christian Church dedicated to Apostle St Thomas on the nearby hilltop of Nilackkal. Another speciality of this temple is that it is not open throughout the year for pujas. Only on certain special seasons, devotees visit this temple for offering prayers.

Another uniqueness of this temple is that even though this temple allows men belonging to any caste, creed or religion, there is some restrictions for the female gender to go to the 'sannithanam' or the temple area. According to traditions and customs prevailing in practice for about 100 years, woman in the age-group of 10-50 are not allowed and are prohibited from entering the Sabarimala area. Girls upto 10-years of age and elderly women above 50-years are however not banned from making pilgrimages or having darsans. Some people say this is because the presiding deity Sree Iyyappan is a confirmed bachelor (nithya brahmachari) and he despises the visit of girls and women. Some others say it is because the women who have their monthly periods may make the hill unholy with such natural physical phenomenon. But those women who fight for gender equality say that both men and women are equal in the eyes of God and no god can discriminate his devotees on the basis of sex.

The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of India, responding to a compliant filed by 'the young lawyers forum' has passed a judgement allowing everybody in to Sabarimala Temple without any gender discrimination. The court observed that stopping people from entering in to a temple on the basis of gender is unjust and unacceptable as it is a violation of human rights and right to equality. This order has become a hot topic of discussion among the people belonging to various sections. While most forward thinking people and young people's organizations welcome this judgement, the orthodox people including women object to this and they want the prevailing tradition to continue. 

Some people feel that, taking many practical things into consideration like the geographical location of the temple in the thick forests, the difficult jungle path from Pampa (which is to be covered only on foot) and the narrow structure consisting of 18 steps to the sannidhanam, where thousands throng and rush for a glimpse of the statue, if young women are allowed together with the regular crowd, it may cause distraction. But for the politicians and the different parties, more than a matter of devotion, it is a just a subject of votes while for the ruling party or government it will be like opening a Pandora's box and they want to know the majority people's opinion on this issue to take a stand. But the new generation and the forward thinking people are backing the SC and striving to see that this new verdict is implemented immediately.