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Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director

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The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.

List of winners

;Key

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colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"| Key for the table
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colspan="5" | List of winners and nominated work
scope="col" style="background:#efe4b0;"| Year

! scope="col" style="background:#efe4b0;"| Recipient

! scope="col" style="background:#efe4b0;"| Film

style="text-align:center;"| 1967

! scope="row" | C. N. Shanmugam

| Karpooram

style="text-align:center;"| 1968

! scope="row" | Krishnan–Panju

| Uyarndha Manithan

style="text-align:center;"| 1969

! scope="row" | P. Neelakantan

| Maattukara Velan

style="text-align:center;"| 1970

! scope="row" | P. Madhavan

| Nilave Nee Satchi

style="text-align:center;"1971

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1972

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1973

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1974

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1975

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1976

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"| 1977

! scope="row" | Bharathiraja

| 16 Vayathinile

style="text-align:center;"| 1978

! scope="row" | Durai

| Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam

style="text-align:center;"| 1979

! scope="row" | S. P. Muthuraman

| Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai

style="text-align:center;"| 1980

! scope="row" | K. Balachander

| Varumayin Niram Sivappu

style="text-align:center;"| 1981

! scope="row" | Bharathiraja

| Alaigal Oivathillai

style="text-align:center;"| 1982

! scope="row" | Muktha Srinivasan

| Pareetchaikku Neramaachu

style="text-align:center;"1983

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1984

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1985

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1986

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"1987

| style="background:#cee0f2; " colspan="2"| No Award

style="text-align:center;"| 1988

! scope="row" | P. R. Devaraj

| Senthoora Poove

style="text-align:center;"| 1989

! scope="row" | K. Balachander

| Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal

style="text-align:center;"| 1990

! scope="row" | Vikraman

| Pudhu Vasantham

style="text-align:center;"| 1991

! scope="row" | P. Vasu

| Chinna Thambi

style="text-align:center;"| 1992

! scope="row" | Mani Ratnam

| Roja

style="text-align:center;"| 1993

! scope="row" | S. Shankar

| Gentleman

style="text-align:center;"| 1994

! scope="row" | K. S. Ravikumar

| Nattamai

style="text-align:center;"| 1995

! scope="row" | Vasanth

| Aasai

style="text-align:center;"| 1996

! scope="row" | Agathiyan

| Kadhal Kottai

style="text-align:center;"| 1997

! scope="row" | Vikraman
Cheran

|Suryavamsham
Porkkaalam

style="text-align:center;"| 1998

! scope="row" | R. Parthiban

| Housefull

style="text-align:center;"| 1999

! scope="row" | Bala

| Sethu

style="text-align:center;"| 2000

! scope="row" | Vikraman{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024060415/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2004|title=Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years|work=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2009-10-19}}

| Vanathai Pola

style="text-align:center;"| 2001

! scope="row" | Susi Ganesan

| Virumbugiren

style="text-align:center;"| 2002

! scope="row" | Mani Ratnam

| Kannathil Muthamittal

style="text-align:center;"| 2003

! scope="row" | Karu Pazhaniappan{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13022006-1.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218164138/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13022006-1.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2006|title=Tamilnadu State Film Awards – awards for Vikram, Jyotika|publisher=cinesouth.com|accessdate=2009-10-20}}

| Parthiban Kanavu

style="text-align:center;"| 2004

! scope="row" | Cheran

| Autograph

style="text-align:center;"| 2005

! scope="row" | S. Shankar{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/07092007-1.shtml|title=Tamilnadu govt awards Rajini and Kamal|publisher=cinesouth.com|accessdate=2009-10-20|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911141539/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/07092007-1.shtml|archivedate=2007-09-11}}

| Anniyan

style="text-align:center;"| 2006

! scope="row" | Thirumurugan{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33425.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908230828/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33425.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2007|title=State Awards for the year 2006 - Govt. of Tamil Nadu|work=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2009-07-05}}

| Em Magan

style="text-align:center;"| 2007

! scope="row" | Thangar Bachan{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001173907/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-10-01|title=Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=2009-09-28|location=Chennai, India|date=2009-09-29}}

| Pallikoodam

style="text-align:center;"| 2008

! scope="row" | Radha Mohan

| Abhiyum Naanum

style="text-align:center;"| 2009

! scope="row" | Vasanthabalan{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece|title=TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=2017-07-14|location=Chennai, India|date=2017-07-14|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231110140448/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece|archive-date=10 November 2023}}

| Angadi Theru

style="text-align:center;"| 2010

! scope="row" | Prabhu Solomon

| Mynaa

style="text-align:center;"| 2011

! scope="row" | A. L. Vijay

| Deiva Thirumagal

style="text-align:center;"| 2012

! scope="row" | Balaji Sakthivel

| Vazhakku Enn 18/9

style="text-align:center;"| 2013

! scope="row" | Ram

| Thangameengal

style="text-align:center;"| 2014

! scope="row" | N. Ragavan

| Manjapai

style="text-align:center;"| 2015

! scope="row" | Sudha Kongara{{Cite news |date=5 March 2024 |title=Tamil Nadu State Film Awards announced for 2015 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2024/Mar/05/tamil-nadu-state-film-awards-announced-for-2015 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=The New Indian Express}}

| Irudhi Suttru

See also

References

=General=

  • {{cite book|last=Film News|first=Anandan|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements)|year=2004|publisher=Sivagami Publications|pages=7–18}}

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