Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2016
# 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
