Josekutty Panakkal, Picture Editor of Malayala Manorama won the prestigious G V Raja Media award for best photography.

A picture clicked during the State Junior Wrestling Championship held at Tripunithura that showed two contestants in action with their feet on air won Josekutty the award. It carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000 besides a citation and a trophy.

The awards for the best Sports Reporter in the Print and Visual Media categories were won by Aniru Asokan (Madhyamam) and Joby George (Asianet).