The other awards included second Best Actor- Anoop Menon (Thirakkatha), second Best Actress- Praveena (Oru Pennum Randaanum), Best Actor in a comic role-Mamukkoya(Innathe Chinthavishayam),BestChild Artiste- Niveda Thomas (Veruthe Oru Bharya),Best Story-Aryadan Shoukath (Vilaapangalkkappuram),Best Cinematography-M.J. Radhakrishnan (Adayalangal), Best Screenplay- Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Oru Pennum Randaanum), Best Lyricist- O.N.V. Kurup (for the song Oru naal oru shubha raathri…in the film Gulmohar), Best Music Director-M.Jayachandran (Madambi), Best Background Score- Chandran Veyyattummel (Bioscope), Best Playback Singer- Shankar Mahadevan (for the song Kalyaana kacheri… in Madambi), Best Female Playback Singer- Manjari (for the song Mullulla murikkinmel…from Vilaapangalkkappuram,Best Editing- Beena Paul Venugopal (Bioscope), Best Art Direction- Manu Jagath (Calcutta News), Best Sound Recordist- T. Krishnanunni and Harikumar (Oru Pennum Randaanum), Best Processing Laboratory- Chitranjali Studio (Bioscope), Best Make-Up Artist- Ranjith Ambadi (Thirakkatha), Best Costume Design- Kumar Edappal (Vilaapangalkkappuram), Best Dubbing Artiste- Sreeja (Minnaminnikoottam), Best Choreographer- Brinda and Vinod (Calcutta News), Popular Film with Aesthetic Appeal- Innathe Chinthavishayam, Best Debutant Director- Madhupal (Thalappavu), Special Jury Mention- Madhusoodanan (director of Bioscope), Best Writing on Cinema- Vadakkanpattu Cinemakal: Desiyathayum Samoohikathayum, written by P. S. Radhakrishnan, Best Book on Cinema- Bodhatheerangalil Kalam Midikkumpol (A. Chandrasekhar). The awards were decided by a Jury headed by noted filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli and were announced recently at a press meet in Thiruvananthapuram.