Telugu actor Allu Arjun won the Best Actor award for Pushpa: The Rise; Alia Bhatt won Best Actress for Gangubai Kathiawadi, which also picked up the Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue Writer, Best Editing and Best Make-Up awards.
In the field of sound recording too, a Malayalam film has won an honour. Chavittu , directed by Shinos Rahman, won the Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) award for sound engineers Arun Asok and Sonu K P.
With Arun Chandu’s upcoming science fiction mockumentary ‘Gaganachari’ promising madcap fun, here are five Malayalam sci-fi films from recent years that deserve a watch.