Menon shared the Best Actor award with Suresh Gopi for Kaliyattam. Jayaraj received Best Director for Kaliyattam, and the Kannada film Thaayi Saheba was selected as Best Feature Film. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/balachandra-menon-alleges-intervention-by-some-kerala-individuals-cost-him-2-national-film-awards-pbgm93j1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #kerala #nationalfilmawards #awardsnub