Swetha Menon the sultry mallu beauty bagged best actress award for her outstanding performance in Salt N Pepper, while Star actor Dileep won the best actor award at the Kerala State Film Awards 2012.
Director Renjith’s ‘Indian Rupee’ was declared the best film, and best director trophy went to Blessy for ‘Pranayam’. Here is below the Kerala state film awards 2012 winners list. Shweta bags her second Kerala State Film Award. Excited Swetha Menon thanked all who worked in the film ‘Salt N’ Pepper’ said the actress who is expecting her first child with husband Sreevalsan Menon. Ageing superstars Mammootty, Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi missed to get award..
- Best Movie : Indian Rupee
- Best Actor : Dileep (Vellaripravinte Changathi)
- Best Actress : Swetha Menon (Salt N’ Pepper)
- Best Second Actor : Fahad Fazil (Akam, Chappa Kurishu)
- Best Second Actress : Nilamboor Ayisha (Oomakkuyil Padumbol)
- Most Popular Movie : Salt N’ Pepper
- Best Director : Blessy (Pranayam)
- Best Second Movie : Ivan Megharoopan
- Best Script : Bobby-Sanjay (Traffic)
- Best Comedyactor : Jagathi Sreekumar (Swapna Sanchari)
- Best Music Director : Sharath (Ivan Megharoopan)
- Best Music Director (Background Score) : Deepak Dev (Urumi)
- Best Lyrics : Sreekumaran Thampi (Nayika)
- Best Singer (Male) : Sudheep (Rathinirvedam)
- Best Singer (Female) : Shreya Goshal (Ve)
- Special jury award : dr. Biju (akashathinte niram)
- Best Cinematography : M.J Radhakrishnan (Aakashathinte Niram)
- Best Debut Director : Sherry (Aadhimadhyantham)
- Best Child Artist : Baby Malavika (Oomakuyil Padumbol)
- Best story : M. Mohanan (manikyakallu)
- Best Editing : Vinod Sukumaran (Ivan Megharoopan)
- Best Sound Design : Rajakrishnan (Urumi)
- Best Artdirection : Sujith (Nayika)
- Best Makeup : Sudevan (Vellaripravinte Changathi)
- Best Costume : Indrans Jayan (Veeraputhran)
- Best Dubbing (Male) : Vijay Menon (Melvilasom)
- Best Dubbing (Female) : Praveena (Ivan Megharoopan)
- Best Choreography : Shanthi (Vellaripravinte Changathi)