title: Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2016
text: # Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2016
  
  The 40th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best Malayalam films released in 2016, were announced in March 2017.
  
  ## Winners
  
  ### Main Awards
  
  * Best Film: Oppam
  * Best Actor: Mohanlal (Oppam)
  * Best Actress: Nayanthara (Puthiya Niyamam)
  * Best Director: Priyadarshan (Oppam)
  * Second Best Film: Jacobinte Swargarajyam
  * Best Popular Film: Pulimurugan
  * Second Best Actor (Male): Renji Panicker (Jacobinte Swargarajyam) and Siddique (Sukhamayirikkatte)
  * Second Best Actor (Female): Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)
  * Best Screenplay: Vineeth Sreenivasan(Jacobinte Swargarajyam)
  * Best Music Director: M. Jayachandran (Kambhoji)
  * Best Male Playback Singer: Madhu Balakrishnan
  * Best Female Playback Singer: Varsha Vinu and Alka Ajith
  * Best Cinematographer: Sujith Vaassudev (James And Alice)
  * Best Lyricist: Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma (Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho)
  * Best Editing: Abhilash Balachandran (Vetta)
  * Best Child Artist: Baby Esther Anil and Baby Akshara
  * Best Sound Design: Dan Jose (Aadupuliyattam)
  * Best Art Director: M. Bava (Action Hero Biju)
  * Best Costume Design: Indrans Jayan (Kambhoji)
  * Best Makeup: Saji Koratti (Oppam)
  
  ### Special Jury Awards
  
  * Socially Relevant Film: Saji S. Palamel (Aaradi / Six Feet)
  * Sanskrit Film: M. Surendran (Suryakantha)
  * Technical Excellence: Nissar (2 Days)
  * Acting: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (Kambhoji)
  * Acting: Nivin Pauly (Action Hero Biju)
  * Acting: Tini Tom (Daffedar)
  * Acting: Samuthirakani (Oppam)
  
  ### Honorary Awards
  
  * Chalachitra Ratnam Award: Sreekumaran Thampi
  * Ruby Jubilee Award: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
  * Chalachitra Prathibha Award: Fazil, Ramachandra Babu, Shanthi Krishna
  