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

Superlative	Best Director – Malayalam
Most awards	K. S. Sethumadhavan	4 awards

Winners

Year	Director	Film	Ref
1972	K. S. Sethumadhavan	Punarjanmam	^[1]
1973		Pani Theeratha Veedu	^[2]
1974		Chattakari	^[3]
1975	Bharathan	Prayanam	^[4]
1976	Sreekumaran Thampi	Mohiniyattom	^[5]
1977	I. V. Sasi	Itha Ivide Vare	^[6]
1978	I. V. Sasi	Yaetta	^[7]
1979	Bharathan	Thakara	^[8]
1980	Bharathan	Chamaram	^[9]
1981	K. S. Sethumadhavan	Oppol	^[10]
1982	Balu Mahendra	Olangal	^[11]
1983
1984
1985	Balu Mahendra	Yathra	^[12]^[13]^[14]
1986	Hariharan	Panchagni	^[15]
1987	Pratap Pothan	Rithubhedam	^[16]
1988	Padmarajan	Aparan	^[17]
1989	Shaji N Karun	Piravi	^[18]
1990	Bhadran	Iyer The Great	^[19]
1991	Sibi Malayil	Bharatham	^[20]
1992	Sibi Malayil	Sadayam	^[21]
1993	Shaji Kailas	Ekalavyan	^[22]
1994	Hariharan	Parinayam	^[23]
1995	Bhadran	Spadikam	^[24]
1996	Sathyan Anthikad	Thooval Kottaram	^[25]
1997	Jayaraj	Kaliyattam	^[26]
1998	Sreenivasan	Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala	^[27]
1999	Shyamaprasad	Agnisakshi	^[28]
2000	Jayaraj	Karunam	^[29]
2001	Vinayan	Karumadikuttan	^[30]
2002	Lal Jose	Meesa Madhavan	^[31]
2003	Sathyan Anthikkad	Manassinakkare	^[32]
2004	Blessy	Kaazhcha	^[33]
2005	Blessy	Thanmatra	^[34]
2006	Roshan Andrews	Notebook	^[35]
2007	Babu Thiruvalla	Thaniye	^[36]
2008	Ranjith	Thirakkatha	^[37]
2009	Hariharan	Pazhassi Raja	^[38]
2010	Ranjith	Pranchiyettan & the Saint	^[39]
2011	Blessy	Pranayam	^[40]
2012	Lal Jose	Ayalum Njanum Thammil	^[41]
2013	Shyamaprasad	Artist	^[42]
2014	Anjali Menon	Bangalore Days	^[43]
2015	R. S. Vimal	Ennu Ninte Moideen	^[44]
2016	Dileesh Pothan	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	^[45]
2017	Dileesh Pothan	Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	^[46]
2018	Lijo Jose Pellissery	Ee.Ma.Yau
2022	Senna Hegde	Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam	^[47]

References

^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1973.
^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1974). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".
^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1976). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".
^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1978). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1980.
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1979.
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1980.
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.
^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1983.
^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1984). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".
^ https://ia600206.us.archive.org/9/items/33rd-filmfare-awards-south/IMG_20240315_084234.jpg
^ https://archive.org/details/33rd-annual-filmfare-awards-south
^ https://archive.org/download/BaluMahendraPreviousFilmfareAwards/balu%20mahendra%20previous%20filmfare%20awards.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ https://archive.org/download/34th-filmfare-south-winners/34th%20Filmfare%20South%20winners.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ "35th Filmfare Awards South Winners[ 1]". 4 February 2017.
^ 36th Filmfare Awards South
^ "37th Annual Filmfare Awards South winners". 22 April 2022.
^ http:// Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south
^ "39th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Best Actor Director Music". 8 February 2017.
^ https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActress/40th%20Filmfare%20South%20Best%20Actor%20Actress.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ https://archive.org/download/41stAnnualFilmfareMalayalamBestDirectorMusicFilm/41st%20annual%20filmfare%20malayalam%20best%20director%20music%20film.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ https://archive.org/download/42ndAnnualFilmfaresouthawardsTeluguMalayalamwinners/IMG_20161006_074048%5B1%5D.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ "Filmfare Awards". www.filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Filmfare - South Special". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "45th Filmfare South Best Director Awards". 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019 – via Internet Archive.
^ https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ "The Hindu : Star-spangled show on cards". Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani win Filmfare awards – The Times of India". The Times Of India.
^ "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 June 2004.
^ "Filmfare awards for South India – Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada – Telugu Cinema". www.idlebrain.com.
^ "Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006.
^ "54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 – Telugu cinema function". www.idlebrain.com.
^ "'Happy Days' at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice". Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
^ "A Sparkling Triumph -The 56th Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times of India. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
^ "58th Idea Filmfare Awards South 2011 Winners | 8PM News". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
^ "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". filmfare.com.
^ "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com.
^ "Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South". filmfare.com.
^ "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". filmfare.com.
^ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com.
^ "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ "Winners of the 67th Parle Filmfare Awards (South) 2022". filmfare.com.

External links

[1] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1973.

[2] Reed, Sir Stanley (1974). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

[3] Reed, Sir Stanley (1976). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

[4] Reed, Sir Stanley (1978). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

[5] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1980.

[6] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1979.

[7] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1980.

[8] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.

[9] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.

[10] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1983.

[11] Reed, Sir Stanley (1984). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who".

[12] ttps://ia600206.us.archive.org/9/items/33rd-filmfare-awards-south/IMG_20240315_084234.jpg

[13] ttps://archive.org/details/33rd-annual-filmfare-awards-south

[14] ttps://archive.org/download/BaluMahendraPreviousFilmfareAwards/balu%20mahendra%20previous%20filmfare%20awards.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[15] ttps://archive.org/download/34th-filmfare-south-winners/34th%20Filmfare%20South%20winners.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[16] "35th Filmfare Awards South Winners[ 1]". 4 February 2017.

[17] 36th Filmfare Awards South

[18] "37th Annual Filmfare Awards South winners". 22 April 2022.

[19] ttp:// Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south

[20] "39th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Best Actor Director Music". 8 February 2017.

[21] ttps://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActress/40th%20Filmfare%20South%20Best%20Actor%20Actress.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[22] ttps://archive.org/download/41stAnnualFilmfareMalayalamBestDirectorMusicFilm/41st%20annual%20filmfare%20malayalam%20best%20director%20music%20film.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[23] ttps://archive.org/download/42ndAnnualFilmfaresouthawardsTeluguMalayalamwinners/IMG_20161006_074048%5B1%5D.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[24] "Filmfare Awards". www.filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[25] "Filmfare - South Special". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[26] "45th Filmfare South Best Director Awards". 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019 – via Internet Archive.

[27] ttps://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[28] "The Hindu : Star-spangled show on cards". Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[29] "Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani win Filmfare awards – The Times of India". The Times Of India.

[30] "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.

[31] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[32] "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 June 2004.

[33] "Filmfare awards for South India – Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada – Telugu Cinema". www.idlebrain.com.

[34] "Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006.

[35] "54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 – Telugu cinema function". www.idlebrain.com.

[36] "'Happy Days' at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice". Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

[37] "A Sparkling Triumph -The 56th Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[38] "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times of India. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.

[39] "58th Idea Filmfare Awards South 2011 Winners | 8PM News". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

[40] "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". filmfare.com.

[41] "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com.

[42] "Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South". filmfare.com.

[43] "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". filmfare.com.

[44] "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com.

[45] "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[46] "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[47] "Winners of the 67th Parle Filmfare Awards (South) 2022". filmfare.com.

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