Shine Tom Chacko received the Kalabhavan Mani Memorial Award inthe category of Best Actor. He won the award for his performance in Kurup, starring Dulquer Salmaan. Actor Guru Somasundaram presented the award.
Shine Tom Chacko had publicly expressed his protest at the state award for sidelining his role as Bhasi Pillai in Kurup. Meanwhile, he received the best actor award.
Shine played the negative character of Bhasi Pillai in Sreenath Rajendran’s film starring Dulquer Salmaan. This character received excellent reviews.
