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Awards

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

20 wins & 13 nominations

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Special Mention
    • Direction, Sound Track
    • Sexy Durga
    Shared with: Basil C J
  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Nominee Moon of Valencia
    • Best Film
    • Sexy Durga

Edinburgh International Film Festival

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Nominee Best International Feature Film
    • Sexy Durga

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Tiger Award
    • Sexy Durga
    "For its daring and resourceful approach in creating a mood of constant tension, providing an insight into multi-layered power dynamics of gender, class and authority."

Venice Film Festival

  • Joju George and Nimisha Sajayan in Shadow of Water (2019)
    2019 Nominee Venice Horizons Award
    • Best Film
    • Shadow of Water

Kerala International Film Festival

  • Ozhivudivasathe Kali (2015)
    2015 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Malayalam Film
    • Ozhivudivasathe Kali
    For an intensely naturalistic study of five friends on a drunken space who reveal the dark side of macho posturing.
  • Oraalppokkam (2014)
    2014 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Malayalam Film
    • Oraalppokkam
  • Oraalppokkam (2014)
    2014 Winner NETPAC Award
    • Malayalam Film
    • Oraalppokkam

Split International Festival of New Film

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Film Competition
    • Sexy Durga

Kerala State Film Awards

  • Joju George and Nimisha Sajayan in Shadow of Water (2019)
    2019 Winner Kerala State Film Award
    • Special Jury Mention for Direction
    • Shadow of Water
  • Joju George and Nimisha Sajayan in Shadow of Water (2019)
    2019 Winner Kerala State Film Award
    • Special Jury Mention for Sound Design
    • Shadow of Water
  • Ozhivudivasathe Kali (2015)
    2016 Winner Kerala State Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Ozhivudivasathe Kali
  • Oraalppokkam (2014)
    2014 Winner Kerala State Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Oraalppokkam

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Golden Apricot
    • Feature Competition
    • Sexy Durga

Pesaro International Film Festival of New Cinema

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Young Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • Sexy Durga
  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Special Mention
    • Feature Film
    • Sexy Durga

Filmfare Awards South

  • Ozhivudivasathe Kali (2015)
    2017 Nominee Filmfare Award - Malayalam Film Industry
    • Best Director
    • Ozhivudivasathe Kali

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Nominee Asia Pacific Screen Award
    • Achievement in Directing
    • Sexy Durga

Mumbai Film Festival

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Special Jury Mention
    • Achievement in Ensemble
    • Sexy Durga

New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • Sexy Durga

Anonimul International Independent Film Festival

  • Sudev Nair, Tovino Thomas, and Azees Nedumangad in Vazhakku (2022)
    2023 Nominee Anonimul Throphy
    • Best Feature Film
    • Vazhakku

Guanajuato International Film Festival

  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner International Feature Competition
    • Best Film
    • Sexy Durga

Asiavision Awards

  • Oraalppokkam (2014)
    2015 Winner Asiavision Film Award
    • Best Movie with Artistic Values
    • Oraalppokkam

Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival

  • Manju Warrier in A'hr (2020)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Caleidoscope Most Innovative Director Award
    • A'hr
  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Technical Excellence
    • Sexy Durga

Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne

  • Manju Warrier in A'hr (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Director
    • A'hr
  • Manju Warrier in A'hr (2020)
    2021 Nominee IFF Award
    • Best Film
    • A'hr
  • Manju Warrier in A'hr (2020)
    2021 Winner IFFM Disruptor Award
    • A'hr

FIPRESCI - India Grand Prix

  • Manju Warrier in A'hr (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Indian Feature Film
    • A'hr
  • Joju George and Nimisha Sajayan in Shadow of Water (2019)
    2020 Nominee Best Indian Feature Film
    • Shadow of Water

Ottawa Indian Film Festival

  • Sudev Nair, Tovino Thomas, and Azees Nedumangad in Vazhakku (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best screenplay
    • Vazhakku

Geneva International Film Festival - GIFF

  • Joju George and Nimisha Sajayan in Shadow of Water (2019)
    2019 Nominee Reflet d'or for Best Feature
    • International Feature Film Competition
    • Shadow of Water
  • Sexy Durga (2017)
    2017 Winner Reflet d'or for Best Feature
    • International Feature Film Competition
    • Sexy Durga

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