40th Kerala State Film Awards

40th Kerala State Film Awards
40th Kerala State Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Malayalam Cinema in 2009
Date	6 April 2010
Location	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded	1969
Website	http://www.keralafilm.com

The 40th Kerala State Film Awards were announced and presented on 6 April 2010.

Awards

Name of Award	Awardee(s)	Name of Film	Remarks
Best Film	Ranjith	Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
Second Best Film		Ramanam
Best Director	Hariharan	Pazhassi Raja
Best Actor	Mammootty	Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
Best Actress	Shwetha Menon	Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
Second Best Actor	Manoj K Jayan	Pazhassi Raja
Second Best Actress	Padmapriya	Pazhassi Raja
Best Comedian	Suraj Venjaramoodu	Ivar Vivahitharayal
Best Child Artist	Baby Niveditha	Bhramaram
Best Story	Sasi Paravoor	Kadaksham
Best Cinematography	K G Jayan	Sufi Paranja Katha
Best Screenplay	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	Pazhassi Raja
Best Lyrics	Rafeeq Ahammed	Sufi Paranja Katha	for the song Thekkinikkolaya chumaril
Best Music Director	Mohan Sithara	Sufi Paranja Katha	for the song Thekkinikkolaya chumaril
Best Male Playback Singer	K. J. Yesudas	Madhya Venal	for the song Swantham balyathiloode
Best Female Playback Singer	Shreya Ghoshal	Banaras	for the song Chandhu Thottille