| Year | Cinematographer | Film | Director |
|---|
| 1969 | Ashok Kumar | Janmabhoomi | John Sankaramangalam |
| 1970 | Mankada Ravi Varma | Olavum Theeravum | P. N. Menon |
| 1971 | Melli Irani | | |
| 1972 | Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - E. N. Balakrishnan (colour) | Swayamvaram - Pulliman | Adoor Gopalakrishnan - |
| 1973 | Ashok Kumar | Swapnam | Babu Nanthankode |
| 1974 | Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - Balu Mahendra (colour) | Uttarayanam - Nellu | G. Aravindan - Ramu Kariat |
| 1975 | Balu Mahendra (black & white) - Masthan (colour) | Chuvanna Sandyakal, Prayanam - Swami Ayyappan | K. S. Sethumadhavan, Bharathan - P. Subramaniam |
| 1976 | Vipin Das (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour) | Aalinganam, Manimuzhakkam , Choondakkari - Dweepu | I. V. Sasi, P. A. Backer, P.Vijayan - Ramu Kariat |
| 1977 | Ashok Kumar (black & white) - Shaji N. Karun (colour) | Taxi Driver - Kanchana Sita | P. N. Menon - Aravindan |
| 1978 | Madhu Ambat (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour) | Aswadhama, Sooryente Maranam, Yaaro Oraal - Rathinirvedam | K. R. Mohanan, Rajeevnath, V.K.Pavithran - Bharathan |
| 1979 | Hemachandran (Black &White) - Shaji N. Karun (colour) | Thrasam - Esthappan | Padiyan - Aravindan |
| 1980 | Sivan, Mahesh (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour) | Yagam - Chamaram | Sivan - Bharathan |
| 1981 | Vipin Mohan (black & white) - Mankada Ravi Varma (colour) | Aparna - Elippathayam | Padmakumar - Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 1982 | Vasanth Kumar (colour) | Ormakkayi | Bharathan |
| 1983 | Mankada Ravi Varma (colour) | Nokkukuthi | Mankada Ravi Varma |
| 1984 | Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - Jayanan Vincent (colour) | Mukhamukham - Adiyozhukkukal | Adoor Gopalakrishnan - I. V. Sasi |
| 1985 | Venu | Irakal | K. G. George |
| 1986 | Shaji N. Karun | Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare | Raghunath Paleri |
| 1987 | Madhu Ambat | Purushartham, Swathi Thirunal | K. R. Mohanan, Lenin Rajendran |
| 1988 | Sunny Joseph | Piravi | Shaji N. Karun |
| 1989 | Ramachandra Babu | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Hariharan |
| 1990 | Madhu Ambat | Amaram | Bharathan |
| 1991 | S. Kumar | Kilukkam | Priyadarsan |
| 1992 | Santosh Sivan
Venu | Aham | T. Rajeevnath |
| 1993 | P. Sukumar | Sopanam | Jayaraj |
| 1994 | Hari Nair | Swaham | Shaji N. Karun |
| 1995 | Santosh Sivan | Kaalapani | Priyadarsan |
| 1996 | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Deshadanam | Jayaraj |
| 1997 | Hari Nair | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | Hariharan |
| 1998 | Alagappan N. | Agnisakshi | Shyamaprasad |
| 1999 | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Karunam | Jayaraj |
| 2000 | Sunny Joseph | Swayamvarapandal | Harikumar |
| 2001 | K. G. Jayan | Dany | T. V. Chandran |
| 2002 | Mankada Ravi Varma
Sunny Joseph | Nizhalkuthu | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 2003 | Venu | Margam | Rajeev Vijayaraghavan |
| 2004 | S. Kumar | Akale | Shyamaprasad |
| 2005 | Santosh Sivan | Anandabhadram | Santosh Sivan |
| 2006 | Manoj Pillai | Kaiyoppu | Ranjith |
| 2007 | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Ottakkayyan
Adayalangal | G R Indugopan
M. G.Sasi |
| 2008 | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Bioscope | K. M. Madhusudhanan |
| 2009 | K. G. Jayan | Sufi Paranja Katha | Priyanandanan |
| 2010 | M. J. Radhakrishnan
Shehnad Jalal | Veettilekkulla Vazhi
Chithrasoothram | Dr. Biju
Vipin Vijay |
| 2011 | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Akasathinte Niram | Dr. Biju |
| 2012 | Madhu Neelakandan | Annayum Rasoolum | Rajeev Ravi |
| 2013 | Sujith Vaassudev | Ayaal
Memories | Suresh Unnithan
Jeethu Joseph |
| 2014 | Amal Neerad | Iyobinte Pusthakam | Amal Neerad |
| 2015 | Jomon T. John | Charlie
Ennu Ninte Moideen
Nee-Na | Martin Prakkat
R. S. Vimal
Lal Jose |
| 2016 | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Dr.Biju |
| 2017 | Manesh Madhavan | Aedan | Sanju Surendran |
| 2018 | K. U. Mohanan | Carbon | Venu |
| 2019 | Pratap P. Nair | Kenchira, Idam | Manoj Kana |
| 2020 | Chandru Selvaraj | Kayattam | Sanal Kumar Sasidharan |
| 2021 | Madhu Neelakandan | Churuli | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| 2022 | Chandru Selvaraj | Vazhakku | Sanal Kumar Sasidharan |
| Manesh Madhavan | Ela Veezha Poonchira | Shahi Kabir |
| 2023 | Sunil K. S. | The Goat Life | Blessy |
| 2024 | Shyju Khalid | Manjummel Boys [1] | Chidambaram S. Poduval |