Tanmatra and Achuvinte Amma have bagged the top Ujala-Asianet Film Awards.

Announcing this, KP Mohanan, managing editor of Asianet Television, named Achuvinte Amma as the best film. Blessy, who made the Mohanlal starrer Tanmatra, was named the best director.

Mohanlal was named best actor for his performances in Tanmatra and Udayananu Tharam.

Meera Jasmine was selected the best actress for Achuvinte Amma.

Nedumudi Venu was named best supporting actor for Tanmatra. Meera Vasudevan was named best debutant heroine and Arjun Lal the best debutant hero.

Comedian Jagathy Sreekumar was named for a special jury award and veteran actress Sukumari was picked for Life Time Achievement award for her contribution to Malayalam films in a career spanning nearly five decades.

A total of 16 awards were announced. The entire cash prize for these awards is Rs.620,000.

The awards would be given away on March 19.