Mammootty and Mamtha Mohandas was adjudged the best of 2010, in the acting departments in the TTK-Prestige Vanitha film awards announced yesterday.Renjith was named thee best director while his ‘Pranchiy’ettan and the Saint’ was selected as the best movie. Mammootty was given the awards for his performance in ‘Pranchiyettan and the Saint’ and ‘Best Actor’ while Mamtha was selected the best for her role Vidhyalekshmy in ‘Katha thudarunnu’.Pranchiyettan and the Saint’ also bagged the awards for the best screenplay, best cinematography and best popular film.While Mithra Kurien was named the best supporting actress for her performance in Bodyguard’, Salimkumar bagged the award for best comedy actor for his characters in ‘Marykkundoru kunjaadu’ and ‘best actor’. Biju Menon was named the best supporting actor for his role in ‘Marykkundoru Kunjaadu’.Siddhique was named the best villain for ‘Pokkiriraja’,Padmashree K J Yesudas was voted the best singer for the song in shikkar(Enthe ennodinnum….) while the song ”Kizhakku nikkana’ helped its singer Shreya goshal,lyricist Rafeeq ahamed and music director Gopi sundar to earn the awards of the best in respective categories.
Jagathy Sreekumar will be given a life time achievementt award for his contribution to Malayalam cinema. While Ann Augustine was named the best new face,togethr with the five lead stars of ‘Malrvady Arts Club’.Kunchakko Boban- and Archana Kavi gor the awards for best onscreen star couple for ‘Mummy and Me’. The awards will be given away on a colourful function that will be held at Kozhikkod on the 19th of this month.