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. The Filmfare awards for best director Malayalam was given since 1972. ^{[1] [2]}

Superlatives

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

Winners

Year	Director	Film	Ref
1972	K. S. Sethumadhavan	Punarjanmam	[3]
1973		Pani Theeratha Veedu	[4] [5]
1974		Chattakari	[6]
1975	Bharathan	Prayanam	[7]
1976	Sreekumaran Thampi	Mohiniyattom	[8]
1977	I. V. Sasi	Itha Ivide Vare	[9]
1978		Yaetta	[10]
1979	Bharathan	Thakara	[11]
1980		Chamaram	[12]
1981	K. S. Sethumadhavan	Oppol	[13]
1982	Balu Mahendra	Olangal	[14]
1983	Balachandra Menon	Karyam Nissaram
1984	Bharathan	Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove
1985	Balu Mahendra	Yathra	[15] [16] [17]
1986	Hariharan	Panchagni	[18]
1987	Pratap Pothan	Rithubhedam	[19]
1988	Padmarajan	Aparan	[20]
1989	Shaji N Karun	Piravi	[21] [22]
1990	Bhadran	Iyer The Great	[23]
1991	Sibi Malayil	Bharatham	[24]
1992		Sadayam	[25]
1993	Shaji Kailas	Ekalavyan	[26]
1994	Hariharan	Parinayam	[27]
1995	Bhadran	Spadikam	[28]
1996	Sathyan Anthikad	Thooval Kottaram	[29]
1997	Jayaraj	Kaliyattam	[30]
1998	Sreenivasan	Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala	[31]
1999	Shyamaprasad	Agnisakshi	[32]
2000	Jayaraj	Karunam	[33]
2001	Vinayan	Karumadikuttan	[34]
2002	Lal Jose	Meesa Madhavan	[35]
2003	Sathyan Anthikkad	Manassinakkare	[36]
2004	Blessy	Kaazhcha	[37]
2005		Thanmatra	[38]
2006	Roshan Andrews	Notebook	[39]
2007	Babu Thiruvalla	Thaniye	[40]
2008	Ranjith	Thirakkatha	[41]
2009	Hariharan	Pazhassi Raja	[42]
2010	Ranjith	Pranchiyettan & the Saint	[43]
2011	Blessy	Pranayam	[44]
2012	Lal Jose	Ayalum Njanum Thammil	[45]
2013	Shyamaprasad	Artist	[46]
2014	Anjali Menon	Bangalore Days	[47]
2015	R. S. Vimal	Ennu Ninte Moideen	[48]
2016	Dileesh Pothan	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	[49]
2017		Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	[50]
2018	Lijo Jose Pellissery	Ee.Ma.Yau
2021–2022	Senna Hegde	Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam	[51]
2023	Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval	Nna Thaan Case Kodu
2024	Jude Anthany Joseph	2018	[52]

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