Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam


The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films.

Superlatives

Winners

YearDirectorFilmRef
1972K. S. SethumadhavanPunarjanmam
1973K. S. SethumadhavanPani Theeratha Veedu
1974K. S. SethumadhavanChattakari
1975BharathanPrayanam
1976Sreekumaran ThampiMohiniyattom
1977I. V. SasiItha Ivide Vare
1978I. V. SasiYaetta
1979BharathanThakara
1980BharathanChamaram
1981K. S. SethumadhavanOppol
1982Balu MahendraOlangal
1983Balachandra MenonKaryam Nissaram
1984BharathanIthiri Poove Chuvannapoove
1985Balu MahendraYathra
1986HariharanPanchagni
1987Pratap PothanRithubhedam
1988PadmarajanAparan
1989Shaji N KarunPiravi
1990BhadranIyer The Great
1991Sibi MalayilBharatham
1992Sibi MalayilSadayam
1993Shaji KailasEkalavyan
1994HariharanParinayam
1995BhadranSpadikam
1996Sathyan AnthikadThooval Kottaram
1997JayarajKaliyattam
1998SreenivasanChinthavishtayaya Shyamala
1999ShyamaprasadAgnisakshi
2000JayarajKarunam
2001VinayanKarumadikuttan
2002Lal JoseMeesa Madhavan
2003Sathyan AnthikkadManassinakkare
2004BlessyKaazhcha
2005BlessyThanmatra
2006Roshan AndrewsNotebook
2007Babu ThiruvallaThaniye
2008RanjithThirakkatha
2009HariharanPazhassi Raja
2010RanjithPranchiyettan & the Saint
2011BlessyPranayam
2012Lal JoseAyalum Njanum Thammil
2013ShyamaprasadArtist
2014Anjali MenonBangalore Days
2015R. S. VimalEnnu Ninte Moideen
2016Dileesh PothanMaheshinte Prathikaaram
2017Dileesh PothanThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Lijo Jose PellisseryEe.Ma.Yau