{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox award | name = Vanitha Film Awards | image = File:Vanitha logo.png | imagesize = | caption = | awarded_for = Artistic and technical excellence in Malayalam cinema | presenter = ''[[Vanitha]]'' | country = India | network = [[Surya TV]] (till 2011) <br />[[Mazhavil Manorama]] | year = {{Start date|1998}} | year2 = Present | website = }} The '''Vanitha Film Awards''' are presented annually by ''[[Vanitha]]'', an [[India]]n magazine from the ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' group in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/vanitha-film-awards-mohanlal-manju-warrier-win.html |title=Vanitha-Cera film awards 2017: Mohanlal, Manju Warrier win top honors |newspaper=OnManorama |access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the [[Malayalam language]] film industry. Held and broadcast annually since 1998, the ceremony has gained in popularity over the years and is currently one of the most-watched award ceremonies in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards |title=TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards |date=20 January 2014 |publisher=Kerala9 |access-date=1 August 2018 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107110208/http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Award categories == {{div col}} * Lifetime achievement (special award) * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Director * Best Movie * Popular Movie * Popular Actor * Popular Actress * Special Performance (Male) * Special Performance (Female) * Best Supporting Actor (Male) * Best Supporting Actor (Female) * Best Comedian * Best Villain * Best Star Pair * Best Newcomer Actor * Best Newcomer Actress * Best Lyricist * Best Music Director * Best Singer (Male) * Best Singer (Female) * Best Cinematographer * Best Script Writer * Best Debut Director * Best Choreographer {{div col end}}
== Title sponsors == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! group ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2016–Present || Cera Group || |- | 2010–2015 || [[TTK Prestige]] || |- | 2007–2009 || [[Nippon Paint]] || |}
== Channel partners == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Channel ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2000–2010 || [[Surya TV]] ||Broadcast Partner |- | 2012 – present || [[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Moved to Sister Channel |}
== 2024 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2024''':<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/04/24/vanitha-film-awards-malayalam-cinema-mammootty-mohanlal-joshiy-director.html | title=Vanitha Film Awards: Director Joshiy honoured for lifetime achievement }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam]]'' | [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'' | [[Jude Anthany Joseph]], Venu Kunnappilly |- | Best Actor | [[Mammootty]] | ''[[Kaathal – The Core]], [[Kannur Squad]]'' and ''[[Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Jyothika]] | ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Tovino Thomas]] | ''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Anaswara Rajan]] | ''[[Neru (film)|Neru]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Jagadish]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Falimy]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Manju Pillai]] |- | Best Villain | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] | ''[[Neru (film)|Neru]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Shane Nigam]] and [[Mahima Nambiar]] | ''[[RDX: Robert Dony Xavier|RDX]]'' |}
== 2023 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2023''' {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film |''[[Nna Thaan Case Kodu]]'' |Ratheesh Balakrishna Poduwal |- | Best Actor |[[Kunchacko Boban]] |''[[Nna Thaan Case Kodu]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Darshana Rajendran]] | ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]'' |}
== 2022 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2022''' {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film |''[[Nayattu]]'' |Martin Prakkattu |- | Best Actor |[[Jayasurya]] |''[[Vellam (2021 film)|Vellam]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Nimisha Sajayan]] | ''[[The Great Indian Kitchen]]'' |}
== 2021 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2021''' {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film |''[[Ayyappanum Koshiyum]]'' |[[Sachy (writer)|Sachy]] |- | Best Actor |[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Biju Menon]] |''[[Ayyappanum Koshiyum]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Shobana]] | ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'' |}
== 2020 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2020''':<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/02/09/vanitha-film-awards-2020-winners-list-madhuri-jacqueline-kochi.html|title=Vanitha film awards 2020|website=Malayala Manorama|date=11 February 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' | [[Madhu C Narayanan|Madhu C. Narayanan]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'' | [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] |- | Best Actor | [[Mohanlal]] | ''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'', [[Ittymaani: Made in China]] |- | Best Actress | [[Manju Warrier]] | ''[[Prathi Poovankozhi]]'', ''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] | ''[[Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] | ''[[Uyare]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Soubin Shahir]] | ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'', ''[[Virus (1999 film)|Virus]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Anusree]] | ''[[Prathi Poovankozhi]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Mathew Thomas]] | ''[[Thanneer Mathan Dinangal]]'' and ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Anna Ben]] | ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actor) | [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] | ''[[Android Kunjappan Version 5.25]]'' ,''[[Driving License]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actress) | [[Mamta Mohandas]] | ''[[Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Saiju Kurup]] | ''[[Android Kunjappan Version 5.25]]'', ''[[Driving License]]'' ,''[[Prathi Poovankozhi]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Vivek Oberoi]] | ''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Shane Nigam]] and [[Anna Ben]] | ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' |- | Best Family Hero | [[Jayaram]] | ''[[Panchavarnathatha]]'' |- | Best Character Actor | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] | ''[[Uyare]]'' |- | Best Character Actress | [[Nyla Usha]] | ''[[Porinju Mariam Jose]]'' |- |Best Social Responsible Movie |''[[Virus (1999 film)|Virus]]'' |[[Aashiq Abu]] |- |Best Social Responsible Actor |[[Kunchacko Boban]] | rowspan="2" |''[[Virus (1999 film)|Virus]]'' |- |Best Social Responsible Actress |[[Rima Kallingal]] |- |Graceful Performer |[[Nivin Pauly]] |''[[Love Action Drama]]'', ''[[Moothon]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] | ''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[Shyam Pushkaran]] | ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | Gireesh Gangadharan | ''[[Jallikattu (2019 film)|Jellikatu]]'' |- | Best Debut Director | Manu Ashokan | ''[[Uyare]]'' |- | Best Choreographer | [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]] | ''[[Mamankam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Vijay Yesudas]] | 'Nee Mukilo'; ''[[Uyare]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | 'Mukkuthi'; ''[[Mamankam]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[P S Jayhari]] | ''[[Athiran]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | B.K.Harinarayanan | ''[[Luca (2019 film)|Luca]]'', Edakkadu Bettalion, [[Madhura Raja]] |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Sharada (actress)|Sarada]] | Being best actress in 1960's-80's. |}
== 2019 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2019''':<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/03/02/vanitha-film-awards-winners-list-live-show-kochi.html|title=Vanitha Film Awards: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Manju Warrier is Best Actress|website=Malayala Manorama|date=3 March 2019|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Ee.Ma.Yau.]]'' | [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[Njan Prakashan]]'' | [[Sathyan Anthikad]] |- | Best Actor | [[Mohanlal]] | ''[[Odiyan]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Manju Warrier]] | ''[[Odiyan]]'', ''[[Aami]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Tovino Thomas]] | ''[[Oru Kuprasidha Payyan]]'', ''[[Ente Ummante Peru]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] | ''[[Varathan]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] | ''[[Odiyan]]'', ''[[Aanakkallan]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Muthumani]] | ''[[Uncle (2018 film)|Uncle]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Kalidas Jayaram]] | ''[[Poomaram]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Saniya Iyappan]] | ''[[Queen (2018 film)|Queen]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actor) | [[Joju George]] | ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actress) | [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] | ''[[Ente Ummante Peru]]'', ''[[Aravindante Athidhikal]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Hareesh Perumanna]] | ''[[Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha]]'', ''[[Aanakkallan]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Sunny Wayne]] | ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] and [[Nikhila Vimal]] | ''[[Aravindante Athidhikal]]'' |- | Best Family Hero | [[Jayaram]] | ''[[Panchavarnathatha]]'' |- | Best Tamil Actor | [[Dhanush]] | ''[[Vada Chennai]]'' |- | Best Tamil Actress | [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] | ''[[96 (film)|96]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] | ''[[Ee.Ma.Yau.]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | Shahi Kabir | ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Shyju Khalid]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]'' |- | Best Debut Director | Zakariya Mohammed |- | Best Choreographer | [[Dinesh (choreographer)|Dinesh]] | ''[[Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Vijay Yesudas]] | 'Poomuthole'; ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | 'Manam Thudukkanu'; ''[[Odiyan]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[M. Jayachandran]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Odiyan]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | [[Rafeeq Ahammed]] |- | Best Duet Song | [[Sudeep Kumar]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | 'Kondoram'; ''[[Odiyan]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Balachandra Menon]] | Being best actor in 1990s. |}
== 2018 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2018''': {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]'' | [[Mahesh Narayanan]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[Udaharanam Sujatha]]'' | Phantom Praveen |- | Best Actor | [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] | ''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | Best Actress | [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]] | ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]'' |- | [[Manju Warrier]] | ''[[Udaharanam Sujatha]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Dulquer Salmaan]] | ''[[Parava (film)|Parava]]'', ''[[Solo (2017 film)|Solo]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] | ''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Shanthi Krishna]] | ''[[Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Appani Sarath]] | ''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Nimisha Sajayan]] | ''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actor) | [[Jayasurya]] | ''[[Aadu 2]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actress) | [[Anu Sithara]] | ''[[Ramante Eden Thottam]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Hareesh Perumanna]] | ''Various'' |- | Best Villain | [[Vijayaraghavan]] | ''[[Ramaleela]]'', [[Punyalan Private Limited|Punyalan Private limited]] |- | Best Star Pair | [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Aparna Balamurali]] | ''[[Sunday Holiday]]'' |- | Best Romantic Hero | [[Tovino Thomas]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Mayaanadhi]]'' |- | Best Romantic Heroine | [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] |- | Best Family Hero | [[Kunchacko Boban]] | ''[[Ramante Eden Thottam]]'', ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Dileesh Pothan]] | ''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[Syam Pushkaran]] and [[Dileesh Nair]] | ''[[Mayaanadhi]]'' |- | Best Debut Director | [[Soubin Shahir]] | ''[[Parava (film)|Parava]]'' |- | Best Choreographer | [[Prasanna Sujit]] | |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Vijay Yesudas]] | 'Kattilila Polengo'; ''[[Udaharanam Sujatha]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Shweta Mohan]] | 'Oru Puzhayarikil'; ''[[Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[Shaan Rahman]] | ''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | Hari Narayanan | ''[[Adam Joan]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Awards''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] | Actress |}
== 2017 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2017''':{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' | [[Dileesh Pothan]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[Pulimurugan]]'' | [[Vysakh]] |- | Best Movie on Social Awareness | ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'' | [[Abrid Shine]] |- | Best Actor | [[Mohanlal]] | ''[[Oppam]]'', ''[[Pulimurugan]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Manju Warrier]] | ''[[Karinkunnam 6'S]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Nivin Pauly]] | ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'', ''[[Jacobinte Swargarajyam]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Anusree]] | ''[[Oppam]]'', ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'', ''[[Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] | ''[[Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan]]'', ''[[Annmariya Kalippilaanu]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] | ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'', ''[[Guppy (film)|Guppy]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] | ''[[Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Aparna Balamurali]] | ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actor) | [[Vinayakan]] | ''[[Kammatipaadam]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actress) | [[Asha Sarath]] | ''[[Paavada]]'', ''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] | ''[[Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] | ''[[Kali (2016 film)|Kali]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Rajisha Vijayan]] | ''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Rajeev Ravi]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Kammatipaadam]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[P. Balachandran]] |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Shyju Khalid]] | ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' |- | Best Debut Director | [[Khalid Rahman]] | ''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam]]'' |- | Best Choreographer | [[Kala (choreographer)|Kala]] | ''[[Oppam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[M. G. Sreekumar]] | 'Chinnamma'; ''[[Oppam]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Vani Jayaram]] | 'Maanathe Maari'; ''[[Pulimurugan]]'' |- | Best Music Composer | [[Bijibal]] | ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | Santosh Varma | ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[K. G. George]] | Director |}
== 2016 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2016''':{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' | [[R. S. Vimal]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[Premam]]'' | [[Alphonse Putharen]] |- | Best Actor | [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]] |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Nivin Pauly]] | ''[[Premam]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Namitha Pramod]] | ''[[Chandrettan Evideya]]'', ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony (2015 film)|Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Adi Kapyare Kootamani]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] | ''[[Oru Second Class Yathra]]'', ''[[Charlie (2015 Malayalam film)|Charlie]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] | ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Krishna Shankar]], [[Sharaf U Dheen]] and [[Shabareesh Varma]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Premam]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Sai Pallavi]] |- | Special Performance (Actor) | [[Jayasurya]] | ''[[Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam]]'' |- | Special Performance (Actress) | [[Rima Kallingal]] | ''[[Rani Padmini (film)|Rani Padmini]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Aju Varghese]] | ''[[Oru Vadakkan Selfie]]'', ''[[Two Countries]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Nedumudi Venu]] | ''[[Oru Second Class Yathra]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and [[Mamta Mohandas]] | ''[[Two Countries]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[R. S. Vimal]] | ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[Salim Ahamed]] | ''[[Pathemari]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Jomon T. John]] | ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'', ''[[Charlie (2015 Malayalam film)|Charlie]]'' |- | Best Debut Director | John Varghese | ''[[Adi Kapyare Kootamani]]'' |- | Best Choreographer | [[Dinesh (choreographer)|Dinesh]] | ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony (2015 film)|Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Vijay Yesudas]] | ''[[Premam]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]] | ''[[Oru Vadakkan Selfie]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[Rajesh Murugesan]] | ''[[Premam]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | [[Rafeeq Ahammed]] | ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] | Actress |}
== 2015 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2015''':{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' | [[Abrid Shine]] |- | Best Actor | [[Mammootty]] | ''[[Varsham (2014 film)|Varsham]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Manju Warrier]] | ''[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You?]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Nivin Pauly]] | ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Nazriya Nazim]] | ''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]'', ''[[Bangalore Days]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Anoop Menon]] | ''[[Vikramadithyan]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Srinda Ashab]] | ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Farhaan Faasil]] | ''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Nikki Galrani]] | ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Aju Varghese]] | ''[[Vellimoonga]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Jayasurya]] | ''[[Iyobinte Pusthakam]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Unni Mukundan]] and [[Namitha Pramod]] | ''[[Vikramadithyan]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Screenplay | [[Bobby–Sanjay]] | ''[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You?]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Amal Neerad]] | ''[[Iyobinte Pusthakam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] | "Kaattumooliyo"; ''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | "Vijanathayil"; ''[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You?]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[M. Jayachandran]] | ''[[Odiyan]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | Hari Narayanan | ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' |- | Popular Song of the Year | [[Gopi Sundar]] | "Mangalyam Thanthunanena"; ''[[Bangalore Days]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[I. V. Sasi]] | Director |}
== 2014 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2014''': {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Drishyam]]'' | [[Jeethu Joseph]] |- | Most Popular Film | ''[[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]]'' | [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] |- | Best Actor | [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] | ''[[Celluloid (film)|Celluloid]]'', ''[[Mumbai Police (film)|Mumbai Police]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Shobana]] | ''[[Thira (film)|Thira]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] | ''[[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Bindu Panicker]] | ''[[Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Sanoop Santhosh]] | ''[[Philips and the Monkey Pen]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Aparna Gopinath]] | ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film)|ABCD]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Dileep]] | ''[[Sound Thoma]], [[Sringaravelan]]'' |- | Most Popular Actress | [[Amala Paul]] | ''[[Oru Indian Pranayakadha]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Shammi Thilakan]] | ''[[Neram]]'', ''[[Sringaravelan]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] | ''[[Drishyam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Jeethu Joseph]] | ''[[Drishyam]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[Joy Mathew]] | ''[[Shutter (2012 film)|Shutter]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Madhu Neelakandan]] | ''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Shahabaz Aman]] | "Kayalinarike"; ''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Mridula Warrier]] | "Lalee lalee"; ''[[Kalimannu]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[Prashant Pillai]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]] |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] | Actor |}
== 2013 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2013''': {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |-
| Best Film
| [[Ustad Hotel]]
| [[Anwar Rasheed]]
|- | Best Actor | [[Fahadh Faasil]] | ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'', ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Rima Kallingal]] | ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Prathap Pothan]] | ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Kaniha|Kanika]] | ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Isha Talwar]] | ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] | ''[[Mayamohini]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Murali Gopy]] | ''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]'', ''[[Thappana]]'' |- | Best Pair | [[Dulquer Salmaan]] & [[Nithya Menen]] | ''[[Ustad Hotel]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Lal Jose]] | ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'', ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[Anjali Menon]] | ''[[Ustad Hotel]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Shyju Khalid]] | ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | Nivas | "Nilamalare"; ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Remya Nambeesan]] | 'Muthuchippi'; ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[Shaan Rahman]] | ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | [[Rafeeq Ahammed]] | ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'', ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Nedumudi Venu]] | Actor |}
== 2012 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2012''': {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' | [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] |- | Best Actor | [[Mohanlal]] | ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Kavya Madhavan]] | ''[[Khaddama]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Anoop Menon]] | ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Remya Nambeesan]] | ''[[Chaappa Kurishu]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Unni Mukundan]] | ''[[Bombay March 12]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Karthika Nair]] | ''[[Makaramanju]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] | ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Vijayaraghavan]] | ''[[Venicile Vyapari]]'' |- | Best Star Pair | [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] and [[Shwetha Menon]] | ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Aashiq Abu]] | ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Jomon T. John]] | ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Vijay Yesudas]] | "Ee Puzhayum"; ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]] | "Chimmi Chimmi"; ''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[Bijibal]] | ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | [[O. N. V. Kurup]] | ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Sheela]] | Actress |}
== 2011 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2011''': {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | rowspan="2" | ''[[Pranchiyettan & the Saint]]'' | rowspan="2" | [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] |- | Most Popular Film |- | Best Actor | [[Mammootty]] | ''[[Pranchiyettan & the Saint]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Mamta Mohandas]] | ''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[Biju Menon]] | ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Mithra Kurian]] | ''[[Body Guard (2010 film)|Body Guard]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Ann Augustine]] | ''[[Elsamma Enna Aankutty]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Salim Kumar]] | ''[[Best Actor (film)|Best Actor]]'', ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Manoj K.Jayan]] | ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', [[Drona 2010]] |- | Best Star Pair | [[Kunchacko Boban]] and [[Archana Kavi]] | ''[[Mummy & Me]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | rowspan="2" | [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Pranchiyettan & the Saint]]'' |- | Best Script Writer |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Yesudas]] | "Pinne Ennodonnum"; ''[[Shikkar]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | "Kizhakku Pookkum"; ''[[Anwar (2007 film)|Anwar]]'' |- | Best Music Director | [[Gopi Sunder]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Anwar (2007 film)|Anwar]]'' |- | Best Lyricist | [[Rafeeq Ahammed]] |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] | Actor |}
== 2010 == The following are the list of the winners of '''Vanitha Film Awards 2010''': {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- style="background:#BEBEBE" ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Category ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Winner ! width="30%" style="background:#FAEB86" | Film/ Director |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Merit Awards''' |- | Best Film | ''[[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' | [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]] |- | Best Actor | [[Mammootty]] | ''[[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'', ''[[Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)|Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha]]'', ''[[Loudspeaker (2009 film)|Loudspeaker]]'' |- | Best Actress | [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] | ''[[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' |- | Most Popular Actor | [[Mohanlal]] | ''[[Bhramaram]], [[Evidam Swargamanu]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actor | [[R. Sarathkumar]] | ''[[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Shwetha Menon]] | ''[[Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)|Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actor | [[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]] | ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathamara]]'' |- | Best Newcomer Actress | [[Rima Kallingal]] | ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'' |- | Best Comedian | [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Chattambinadu]]'' |- | Best Villain | [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Technical Awards''' |- | Best Director | [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] | ''[[Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film)|Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha]]'' |- | Best Script Writer | [[James Albert (screenwriter)|James Albert]] | ''[[Evidam Swargamanu]]'' |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Ajayan Vincent]] | ''[[Bhramaram]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Musical Awards''' |- | Best Singer (Male) | [[Yesudas]] | ''[[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' |- | Best Singer (Female) | [[K.S.Chitra]] | |- | Best Lyricist | [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]] | ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathamara]], [[Chattambinadu]]'' |- | Best Song | [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | "Anuragavilochithanayi"; ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathamara]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | '''Special Award''' |- | Lifetime Achievement Award | [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] | Actor |}
== Superlatives == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Most frequent winners |- ! Artist ! Wins |- | {{plainlist| * [[Mohanlal]] }} | {{won|10}} |- | {{plainlist| * [[Manju Warrier]] * [[Shreya Ghoshal]] * [[Vijay Yesudas]] }} | {{won|5}} |- | {{plainlist| * [[Mammootty]] * [[Dulquer Salmaan]] * [[Nivin Pauly]] * [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] * [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] }} | {{won|4}} |- | {{plainlist| * [[Jayasurya]] * [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] * [[Kavya Madhavan]] * [[Meera Jasmine]] * [[Rafeeq Ahammed]] * [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] * [[K. J. Yesudas]] * [[K. S. Chithra]] }} | {{won|3}} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
[[Category:Indian film awards]] [[Category:Malayalam cinema]] [[Category:Kerala awards]] [[Category:Malayala Manorama group]] [[Category:1998 establishments in Kerala]]