Aravindan Puraskaram
Aravindan Puraskaram (Aravindan Award) is an award instituted in 1991 in the memory of iconic Malayalam filmmaker G. Aravindan for the best debutant director in Indian languages. The award comprises Rs. 25,000, a memento and a citation. The award is facilitated by Kerala Chalachitra Film Society. The award is presented on March 15 every year on the death anniversary of Aravindan, who is considered one of the pioneers of parallel cinema in Malayalam.
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Film | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shyamaprasad | Agnisakshi | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Kavitha Lankesh | Deveeri | Kannada | |
| 2001 | P. Sheshadri | Munnudi | Kannada | |
| 2004 | Anup Kurian | Manasarovar | English | |
| 2005 | Alberrt Antoni | Kanne Madanguka | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Atanu Ghosh | Angshumaner Chhobi | Bengali | |
| 2010 | Nila Madhab Panda | I am Kalam | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Kamal KM | I.D. | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Bauddhayan Mukherji | Teenkahon | Bengali | |
| 2016 | P. S. Manu | Mundrothuruth | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Sagar Chaya Vanchari | Redu | Marathi | |
| 2018 | Zakariya Mohammed | Sudani from Nigeria | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Madhu C. Narayanan | Kumbalangi Nights | Malayalam | |
| 2021 | Sanu John Varghese | Aarkkariyam | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Brijesh Chandhra Tangi | #Viral World | Telugu |