Overview
- - The ceremony concluded on February 21 at Adlux International Convention Centre in Kochi, presented with Kerala Tourism and hosted by Vishnu Warrier, Ranjini Haridas and RJ Mithun, with performances by Sanya Malhotra, Nidhhi Agerwal, Aparna Balamurali and Pranitha Subhash.
- - Pushpa 2: The Rule dominated the Telugu slate, winning Best Film, Best Actor (Allu Arjun), Best Director (Sukumar), Best Music Album and Best Production Design.
- - Best Film awards went to Amaran (Tamil), Manjummel Boys (Malayalam) and Shakhahaari (Kannada), alongside Pushpa 2 in Telugu.
- - Leading acting winners included Sivakarthikeyan (Tamil), Mammootty (Malayalam) and Sri Murali (Kannada), while Best Actress honors went to Sai Pallavi (Tamil), Nivetha Thomas (Telugu), Urvashi (Malayalam) and Akshatha Pandavapura (Kannada).
- - Best Director winners were Sukumar (Telugu), a Tamil tie for PS Vinothraj and Rajkumar Periasamy, Rahul Sadasivan (Malayalam) and Prithvi Konanur (Kannada); Manjummel Boys streams on JioHotstar and Shakhahaari on Amazon Prime Video.