The film premiered at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival and has subsequently been screened as the opening film of the Indian Panorama at the 44th International Film Festival of India , in October 2013 . It has since screened at all major Indian film festivals including IFFK , Kolkata , Bengaluru and Pune . '' Kanyaka Talkies '' received the International Critics Prize ( FIPRESCI Prize ) for Best Malayalam Film at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala for its succinct and poignant dealing of the politics of Cinema , human desire and religion . '' Forbes India '' magazine selected it as one of the five must watch Indian movies in 2014 . US premiere of '' Kanyaka Talkies '' was at 2014 NYIFF , where it won the award for Best Screenplay , and European premiere was at LIFF . East Asian premiere of the film was at HKIFF 2015 . HKIFF described '' Kanyaka Talkies '' as ' a new and exciting embodiment of independent South Asian cinema ' . The film has won three awards at 44th Kerala State Film Awards
IFFK
International Film Festival of Kerala
Kanyaka Talkies