She got critical acclaim for her performance of the role of Ganga in '' Perumazhakkalam '' for which she won 2004 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and for the role of Ashwati in '' Gaddama '' where she played a housemaid working in Saudi Arabia . The movie was based on a feature by K. U. Iqbal , published in '' Bhashaposhini '' . The movie was directed by her mentor Kamal , and she got her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for 2011 . She won the 2011 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actress , Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actress , Best Actress-Malayalam cinema in 59th Filmfare Awards South and Best Actress in Thikkurissy Foundation Awards . She was nominated in National film award for Best Actress but lost out in the final round . She was part of big grossers like '' Christian Brothers '' and '' China Town '' in 2011 and was selected as Top Star ( Female ) 2011 in Malayalam
59th Filmfare Awards South
59th Filmfare Awards South
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