The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for Malayalam films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The 18th Asianet Film Awards took place on Sunday, 7 February 2016 at Adlux International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Karukutty, Angamaly. Tamil actors Vikram and Trisha were the chief guests at the award night. The star-studded award show saw performances by Mohanlal, Asha Sharath, Vishnu Priya, Mia George, Neeraj Madhav and Akshara Kishor, among others.
Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy won the best actor and actress awards for their performances in RS Vimal’s blockbuster movie “Ennu Ninte Moideen”. The movie was also awarded the Best Film of 2015. While superstar Mohanlal was given the Millenium Star Award, Mammootty has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Young actors Nivin Pauly and Dulquer Salmaan received Asianet’s Popular Actor and Youth Icon awards, respectively.
The full list of Winners for 18th Asianet Film Awards below:
| The 18th Asianet Film Awards Winners List |
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| Category | Winners |
| Best Film | Ennu Ninte Moideen |
| Best Actor | Prithviraj Sukumaran [Ennu Ninte Moideen] |
| Best Actress | Parvathy Menon [Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sai Kumar |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kalpana [Charlie] |
| Best Character Actor | Biju Menon |
| Best Comedian | Aju Varghese |
| Best Debut Actress | Deepti Sati |
| Best Character Actress | Lena [Ennu Ninte Moideen] |
| Popular Tamil Actor | Vikram |
| Popular Tamil Actress | Trisha |
| Popular Malayalam Actor | Nivin Pauly |
| Youth Icon | Dulquer Salmaan |
| Best Villain | Nedumudi Venu |
| Millenium Star | Mohanlal |
| Life time achievement | Mammootty |
| Best Director | Alphonse Puthren |
| Special Jury Award | Vijaya Raghavan, Sai Pallavi |
| Best Script Writer | RS Vimal [Ennu Ninte Moideen] |
| Best music composer | Rajesh Murugesan [Premam] |
| Best Lyricist | Rafeeq Ahamed |
| Best Singer (male) | Vijay Yesudas |
| Best Singer (female) | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi |
| Best cinematography | Jomon T John |
| Lifetime Achievement | Yesudas |
For more detail please visit AwardsandWinners.com
