MUMBAI: Asianet announced the winners of its annual Malayalam film awards today in Thiruvananthapuram.

The film Thanmatra, which portrayed the plights of an alzheimer's patient, bagged eight awards, including best actor (Mohanlal), best director (Blessy) and best character actor (Nedumudi Venu).

The award for the best film went to Achuvintey Amma, directed by Satyan Antikkad. The film also brought Meera Jasmin the best actress award.

Srinivasan won the best scriptwriter for the film Udayananu Thaaram. M G Sreekumar and K S Chitra won the top honours for the singers, while the lifetime achievement award went to veteran actress Sukumari.

The on-ground event to felicitate the winners will be held on 19 March in Thiruvananthapuram. Asianet will telecast the awards in April.