Kerala Film Awards 2024: Prakash Raj leads final jury as screenings begin Monday

Thiruvananthapuram: The screening of films for the Kerala State Film Awards 2024 will begin on Monday, marking the start of the evaluation process by the jury constituted by the Department of Cultural Affairs earlier this month. National award-winning actor Prakash Raj will chair the final jury for the film category.

Film category
Preliminary Jury – First Subcommittee
Chairperson: Ranjan Pramod – Film director, screenwriter, Kerala State Film Award winner
Members:
M C Rajanarayanan – Film critic, National Award winner
Subal K R – Cinematographer, director
Vijayaraja Mallika – Lyricist, poet

Preliminary Jury – Second Subcommittee
Chairperson: Jibu Jacob – Director, cinematographer
Members: 
V C Abhilash – Director, National Award winner
Rajesh K – Film editor, director
Shamshad Hussain – Film critic, lyricist, writer, teacher

Final Jury – Film Category
Chairperson: Prakash Raj – Actor, director, producer, National Film Award winner
Members:
Ranjan Pramod – Chairperson, First Preliminary Jury Subcommittee
Jibu Jacob – Chairperson, Second Preliminary Jury Subcommittee
Bhagyalakshmi – Dubbing artist, actor, writer, Kerala State Film Award winner
Gayatri Asokan – Playback singer, Kerala State Film Award winner
Nithin Lukose – Sound designer, director
Santhosh Echikkanam – Screenwriter, author, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winner

Writing Category
Chairperson: Madhu Eravankara – Film critic, documentary filmmaker, National Award winner
Members:
A Chandrasekhar – Film critic, Kerala State Film Award winner
Dr Vineetha Vijayan – Film critic, writer, researcher

The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Secretary, C Ajoy, will serve as the member secretary for all the preliminary, final, and writing jury panels.