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Thiruvananthapuram: Last year’s P. Padmarajan awards were announced. Siddharth Siva won the Best Director award for his film Aan. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a sculpture and a citation. Krishand became the best screenwriter for the script of Habitat. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 15,000, a certificate and a sculpture. The award of Rs. Karakuliyan written by Ambikasuthan Mangade is the best screenplay. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 15,000, a sculpture and a citation. The film awards were decided by a jury comprising Bina Paul Chairperson and Vipin Mohan Vijayakrishnan. The jury comprising of Dr. PS Sreekala and Pradeep Panangad presided over by Dr. V. Rajakrishnan decided the literary awards.