21st Asianet Film Awards

The 21st Asianet Film Awards, honoring the best Malayalam films of 2018, was held on 6 and 7 April 2019 near at FACT Sports Association Ground, Kalamassery, Kochi. The show was hosted by Nyla Usha, Govind Padmasoorya and Prathibha Sai.

21st Asianet Film Awards
Date	6, 7 April 2019
Location	Kochi
Country	India
Presented by	Nyla Usha Govind Padmasoorya Prathibha Sai
Television/radio coverage
Network	Asianet & Asianet Plus

Winners and nominations

Table key

	Indicates the winner

Category	Winner	Director and Producer/Film
Best Film
	Sudani From Nigeria	Sameer Thahir and Shyju Khalid
	Kayamkulam Kochunni	Rosshan Andrrews and Gokulam Gopalan
	Ee.Ma.Yau.	Lijo Jose Pellissery and Aashiq Abu, Rajesh George Kulangara
	Odiyan	V. A. Shrikumar Menon and Antony Perumbavoor
Best Director
	Lijo Jose Pellissery	Ee.Ma.Yau
	Sathyan Anthikad	Njan Prakashan
	M. Mohanan	Aravindante Athidhikal
	Amal Neerad	Varathan
Best Actor
	Mohanlal	Kayamkulam Kochunni, Odiyan
	Fahadh Faasil	Varathan, Njan Prakashan
	Mammootty	Abrahaminte Santhathikal, Uncle
	Jayasurya	Captain, Njan Marykutty
Best Actress
	Manju Warrier	Aami, Mohanlal, Odiyan
	Parvathy	Koode, My Story
	Aishwarya Lekshmi	Varathan
	Nazriya Nazim	Koode
Most Popular Film
	Kayamkulam Kochunni	Rosshan Andrrews
	Njan Prakashan	Sathyan Anthikad
	Aravindante Athidhikal	M. Mohanan
	Captain	Prajesh Sen
Most Popular Actor
	Prithviraj Sukumaran	Koode, Ranam
	Fahadh Faasil	Varathan, Njan Prakashan
	Tovino Thomas	Theevandi, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan, Ente Ummante Peru
	Nivin Pauly	Hey Jude, Kayamkulam Kochunni
Most Popular Actress
	Aishwarya Lekshmi	Varathan
	Nazriya Nazim	Koode
	Parvathy	Koode, My Story
	Anu Sithara	Captain, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
Best Character Actor
	Suraj Venjaramoodu	Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri, Theevandi, Njan Marykutty
	Biju Menon	Padayottam, Aanakkallan
	Joju George	Joseph
	Soubin Shahir	Sudani from Nigeria
Best Character Actress
	Anusree	Aadhi
	Miya	Parole, Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal
	Nimisha Sajayan	Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
	Nazriya Nazim	Koode
Best Supporting Actor
	Siddique	Hey Jude
	Soubin Shahir	Sudani From Nigeria
	Renji Panicker	Bhayanakam, Captain
	Dileesh Pothan	Various
Best Supporting Actress
	Savithri Sreedharan & Sarasa Balusserry	Sudani From Nigeria
	Aditi Ravi	Kuttanadan Marpappa
	Shanthi Krishna	Kuttanadan Marpappa
	Sshivada	Chanakya Thanthram
Best Actor in a Negative role
	Rahman	Ranam
	Sharaf U Dheen	Varathan
	Prakash Raj	Odiyan
	Chemban Vinod Jose	Maradona
Best Music Director
	M Jayachandran	Odiyan, Koode
	Kailas Menon	Theevandi
	Shaan Rahman	Aravindante Athidhikal
	Gopi Sundar	Kayamkulam Kochunni, Ente Ummante Peru
Best Lyricist
	B.K. Harinarayanan	Theevandi, Aravindante Athidhikal, Ira
	Rafeeq Ahammed	Aami, Odiyan
	Jyothish	Queen
	Shobin Kannangatu	Kayamkulam Kochunni
Best Playback Singer (Male)
	Vijay Yesudas	Joseph
	K. S. Harisankar	Theevandi
	P. Jayachandran	Captain
	Vineeth Sreenivasan	Aravindante Athidhikal
Best Screenplay
	Sreenivasan	Njan Prakashan
	P. F. Mathews	Ee.Ma.Yau.
	Harikrishnan	Odiyan
	Bobby–Sanjay	Kayamkulam Kochunni

Other winners

Category	Winner	Film(s)
Best Playback Singer (Female)	Shreya Ghoshal	Odiyan
Best Actor in a Humorous Role	Hareesh Kanaran	Various
Best New Face Actor	Kalidas Jayaram	Poomaram
Best New Face Actress	Neeta Pillai	Poomaram
Best Star Couple	Shane Nigam and Nimisha Sajayan	Eeda
Most Popular Tamil Actress	Trisha	96
Best Editor	Vivek Harshan	Varathan

Special awards

Category	Winner	Work
Lifetime Achievement Award	Sreekumaran Thampi	For his lifetime contribution to Malayalam film industry as a Lyricist, director and screenwriter.
Golden Star Award	Jayaram	For his contribution to Malayalam film industry being as a versatile actor.
Honour Special Jury Award	Urvashi	For her contribution to Malayalam film industry in 2018 as an actress in the movies Ente Ummante Peru and Aravindante Athidhikal.
	Joju George	For his contribution to Malayalam film industry in 2018 as an actor in the movie Joseph.
Evergreen Entertainer	Mukesh	For being a complete actor and a public representative.
Performer of the year	Tovino Thomas	For his enchanting performance throughout all his movies in the year 2018.

External links

• Official Website on hotstar