Kerala: Mollywood: Actor of the Year: Prithviraj

Though it wasn't a good year for most of leading actors in Malayalam cinema, the young actor Prithviraj succeeded in coming out with nine movies, including hits like Urumi and Indian Rupee. The actor was also the newsmaker of the year. When the media asked whether he was marrying the girl he eventually did, he denied it.

Actress of the Year: Shwetha Menon

Starting the year with Kayam, Shwetha was also in the news for filing a case against a herbal Viagra manufacturing company which used her stills from the movie. Two of her five movies this year -- the new version of Rathinirvedam and Salt 'n' Pepper -- turned to be super hits.

Tags: Best actor, Indian Rupee, Kerala, Malayalam, movies, newsmaker, Prithviraj, Regional, Shwetha Menon, South, Urmi

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