Mohanlal and Sukumari were adjudged the best actors in the film critics awards announced yesterday. Thalapapvu, directed by Madhupal and 'Thirakkatha' directed by Renjith shared the award for the best films. Madhupal also won the award for best director award for his debut venture.

In this awards instituted by Kerala Critics Association, 'Twenty-20' was selected as the best popular film while Major Ravi's ‘Kurukshetra’ was named as the second best film. The Chalachitra Ratnam honor will be conferred on veteran producer T E Vasudevan, for his contributions to Malayalam cinema.

The other winners of the awards include Renjith, second best actor (male) for his performance in ‘Gulmohar', Priyanka for ‘Vilapangalkappuram’ , Shilpa Bala (best débutante artiste for Orkkuka Vallapozhum), Sohanlal (best debutante director for Orkkuka Vallapozhum) and Hari Narayanan (Nanthuni).