The 46th Kerala State Film Awards were announced by minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan in Thiruvananthapuram on 1 March 2016.
[1] The winners in the fiction category were selected by a jury headed by veteran filmmaker Mohan.
The other jury members were George Kithu, M.A Venu, Sulakshana, Sharath, B R Prasad, Venugopal, Premchand, Dr Soman, and C.R Rajamohan.
[2] The jury for nonfiction category consisted of Rajeev Gopalakrishnan, Pavitran, C.R Rajamohan, and was headed by S. Jayachandran Nair.
The awards were presented on 15 October 2016.