Biju Menon, Dileesh Pothen, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shyam Pushkar, Unnimaya Prasad and Gokul Das were at the hotel in Thrissur to discuss the film ‘Thankam’ when the Kerala State Film Awards were announced.
When the state award was announced, all of them were unexpectedly happy to receive the award.
While Shyam Pushkaran won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Joji, Dileesh Pothen won Best Director and Unnimaya Prasad won Best Character Actress for the same film. Shyam Pushkar and Unni are a couple who won state awards in the same year.
Biju Menon and Jojo George shared the Best Actor award. Biju Menon won the award for his performance in the film ‘Arkariyam’. Jojo’s performances in films such as Hunting, Sweets, Port and Freedom Fight. Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Heart as the Best Popular Film of 2021. Gokuldas won the award for excellence in port art. In any case, ‘Thangam’, directed by Saheed Arafat, has the reputation of being a six-person film that won the 2021 State Film Awards.