Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director

The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Tamil Movie Industry) feature films. ^[1] Both Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman have won this award for a maximum of 6 times.

The list

Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year	Music Director	Film
2015	Ghibran [2]	Uttama Villain & Papanasam
2014	A. R. Rahman [3]	Kaaviya Thalaivan
2013	Ramesh Vinayakam [3]	Ramanujan
2012	D. Imman [3]	Kumki
2011	Harris Jayaraj [3]	Ko
2010	Yuvan Shankar Raja [3]	Paiyya
2009	Sundar C. Babu [3]	Nadodigal
2008	Ilaiyaraaja [4]	Ajantha
2007	Vidyasagar [4]	Mozhi
2006	Yuvan Shankar Raja [5]	Pattiyal
2005	Harris Jayaraj [6]	Anniyan , Ghajini
2004	Srikanth Deva [7]	M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi
2003	Harris Jayaraj [7]	Kaaka Kaaka
2002	Sirpi [8]	Unnai Ninaithu
2001	Vidyasagar [8]	Dhill , Thavasi & Poovellam Un Vasam
2000	Deva [8]	Khushi
1999	A. R. Rahman [9]	Sangamam , Mudhalvan
1998	Bobby [10]	Sollamale
1997	S. A. Rajkumar [11]	Suryavamsam
1996	A. R. Rahman [12]	Minsaara Kanavu
1995	Deva [13] [14]	Aasai
1994	A. R. Rahman	Kadhalan
1993	A. R. Rahman	Gentleman
1992	A. R. Rahman [15]	Roja
1991	M. M. Keeravani	Azhagan
1990	Deva	Vaigasi Poranthachu
1989	Ilaiyaraaja	Varusham Padhinaaru
1988	Ilaiyaraaja	Agni Natchathiram
1982	M. S. Viswanathan	Agni Sakshi
1981	Ilaiyaraaja	Alaigal Oivathillai
1980	Ilaiyaraaja	Nizhalgal
1979	Shankar–Ganesh	Panam Penn Paasam
1978	M. S. Viswanathan [16]	Varuvan Vadivelan
1977	Ilaiyaraaja [17]	16 Vayathinile
1970	Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan [18]	Thirumalai Thenkumari
1969	K. V. Mahadevan	Adimai Penn
1968	M. S. Viswanathan	Lakshmi Kalyanam

See also

• Tamil cinema
• Cinema of India

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