Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film is given by the Government of Tamil Nadu as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The awards for films are categorised into three prizes.

Key

Key for the table
	Award for Best Feature Film (First prize)
	Award for Best Feature Film (Second prize)
	Award for Best Feature Film (Third prize)
*	No Award presented

List of winners

List of films
Year	Film	Producer	Director
1967	Kaavalkaaran	Sathya Movies	P. Neelakantan
	Aalayam	Sunbeam Productions	Thirumalai Mahalingam
	Bama Vijayam	Manohar Productions	K. Balachander
1968	Uyarndha Manithan	AVM Productions	Krishnan-Panju
	Thillaanaa Mohanambal	Shri Vijayalakshmi Pictures	A. P. Nagarajan
	Thamarai Nenjam	Bama Films	K. Balachander
1969	Adimaippenn	MGR Pictures	K. Shankar
	Akka Thangai	Dhandayuthapani Films	M. A. Thirumugam
	Deiva Magan	Shanti Films	A. C. Tirulokchandar
1970	Vietnam Veedu	Sivaji Productions	P. Madhavan
	Engal Thangam	Mekala Pictures	Krishnan-Panju
	Namma Kuzhanthaigal
1971	No Award *
1972	No Award *
1973	No Award *
1974	No Award *
1975	No Award *
1976	No Award *
1977	16 Vayathinile	S. A. Rajkannu	P. Bharathiraja
	Madhurageetham	Sri Venkatalakshmi Productions	V. C. Guhanathan
	Bala Pareetchai
1978	Mullum Malarum	Venu Chettiyar	J. Mahendran
	Aval Appadithan	Kumar Arts	C. Rudhraiya
	Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu	Kannaiyaa	C. V. Sridhar
1979	Pasi	Lalitha	Durai
	Puthiya Vaarpugal	Manoj Creations	P. Bharathiraja
	Thisai Mariya Paravaigal	P.S.V. Pictures	S. Jagadeesan
1980	Varumayin Niram Sivappu	R. Venkatraman	K. Balachander
	Nenjathai Killathe	K. Rajgopal Chetty	J. Mahendran
	Vandichakkaram	Vivekananda Pictures	K. Vijayan
1981	Alaigal Oivathillai	R. K. Bhaskar	P. Bharathiraja
	Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum	Muktha Films	V. Srinivasan
	Moondram Pirai	G. Thyagarajan	Balu Mahendra
1982	Enkeyo Ketta Kural	P. A. Art Productions	S. P. Muthuraman
	Agni Sakshi	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. Balachander
	Ezhavathu Manithan	Lata Creations	K. Hariharan
1983	No Award *
1984	No Award *
1985	No Award *
1986	No Award *
1987	No Award *
1988	Poo Pootha Nandavanam	Sri Amman Creation	B. V. Balaguru
	Paasa Paravaigal	Poompuhar Production	Cochin Haneefa
	Agni Natchathiram	G. Venkateswaran	Mani Ratnam
1989	Pudhea Paadhai	A. Sundaram	R. Parthiepan
	Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. Balachander
	Nyaya Tharasu	Menaka Pictures	K. Rajeshwar
1990	Pudhu Vasantham	R. B. Chowdary, R. Mohan	Vikraman
	Keladi Kanmani	A. Sundaram	Vasanth
	Kizhakku Vasal	G. Thyagarajan	R. V. Udayakumar
1991	Chinna Thambi	K. Balu	P. Vasu
	En Rasavin Manasile	Rajkiran	Kasthuri Raja
	Gunaa	Alamelu Subramaniam	Santhana Bharathi
1992	Roja	Kavithalayaa Productions	Mani Ratnam
	Thevar Magan	Kamal Haasan	Bharathan
	Chinna Gounder	Venu Chettiyar, V. Mohan, V. Natarajan	R. V. Udayakumar
1993	Jathi Malli	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. Balachander
	Pathinipenn		R. C. Sakthi
	Gokulam	R. B. Choudary	Vikraman
1994	Naatamai		K. S. Ravikumar
	Nammavar		K. S. Sethumadhavan
	Pavithra	K. Subhash	K. Subhash
1995	Anthimanthaarai	Chandraleela Bharathiraja, Thilaka Ganesh	P. Bharathiraja
	Kolangal	Henry	I. V. Sasi
	Avatharam	Vaidyanathan	Nassar
1996	Indian	A. M. Rathnam	S. Shankar
	Kadhal Kottai	Sivashakthi Pandian	Agathiyan
	Purushan Pondatti	P. K. Yadav	N. K. Viswanathan
1997	Arunachalam Suryavamsam		Sundar C. Vikraman
	Porkkaalam		Cheran
	Arasiyal	Motherland Movies Internationals	R. K. Selvamani
1998	Natpukkaga		K. S. Ravikumar
	Marumalarchi	Henry	Bharathi
	Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen		Vikraman
1999	Padayappa		K. S. Ravikumar
	Thulladha Manamum Thullum
	Ethirum Puthirum	G. S. Madhu	Dharani
2000	Vanathai Pola		Vikraman
	Vaanavil	Manoj Kumar	Manoj Kumar
	Vetri Kodi Kattu		Cheran
2001^[1]	Virumbugiren		Susi Ganesan
	Pandavar Bhoomi		Cheran
	Aanandham		N. Lingusamy
2002^[1]	Ramanaa		A. R. Murugadoss
	Kannathil Muthamittal		Mani Ratnam
	Unnai Ninaithu		Vikraman
2003	Eera Nilam		P. Bharathiraja
	Power of Women
	Parthiban Kanavu		Karu Pazhaniappan
2004	Autograph		Cheran
	Vishwa Thulasi	Ramki	Sumathy Ram
	Kannadi Pookal		K. Shajahan
2005	Chandramukhi Ghajini		P. Vasu A. R. Murugadoss
	Anniyan		S. Shankar
	Thavamai Thavamirundhu		Cheran
2006^[2]	Veyil		Vasanthabalan
	Paruthi Veeran		Ameer Sultan
	Thiruttu Payale		Susi Ganesan
2007^[3]	Sivaji		S. Shankar
	Mozhi		Radha Mohan
	Pallikoodam		Thangar Bachan
2008^[3]	Dasavathaaram		K. S. Ravikumar
	Abhiyum Naanum		Radha Mohan
	Santosh Subramaniam		M. Raja

References

General

Anandan, Film News (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil film history and its achievements) (in Tamil). Sivagami Publications. p. 7−19.

Specific

1 2 "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
↑ "State Awards for the year 2006 - Govt. of Tamil Nadu". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
1 2 "Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-28.

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

1967–1979

First prize	Kaavalkaaran (1967) Uyarndha Manithan (1968) Adimaippen (1969) Vietnam Veedu (1970) No Award (1971) No Award (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) 16 Vayathinile (1977) Mullum Malarum (1978) Pasi (1979)

Second prize	Aalayam (1967) Thillana Mohanambal (1968) Akka Thangai (1969) Engal Thangam (1970) No Award (1971) No Award (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) Madhurageetham (1977) Aval Appadithan (1978) Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979)

Third prize	Bama Vijayam (1967) Thamarai Nenjam (1968) Deiva Magan (1969) Namma Kuzhanthaigal (1970) No Award (1971) No Award (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) Bala Pareetchai (1977) Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978) Thisai Mariya Paravaigal (1979)

1980-1989

First prize	Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980) Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982) No Award (1983) No Award (1984) No Award (1985) No Award (1986) No Award (1987) Poo Pootha Nandavanam (1988) Pudhea Paadhai (1989)

Second prize	Nenjathai Killathe (1980) Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981) Agni Sakshi (1982) No Award (1983) No Award (1984) No Award (1985) No Award (1986) No Award (1987) Paasa Paravaigal (1988) Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989)

Third prize	Vandichakkaram (1980) Moondram Pirai (1981) Ezhavathu Manithan (1982) No Award (1983) No Award (1984) No Award (1985) No Award (1986) No Award (1987) Agni Natchathiram (1988) Nyaya Tharasu (1989)

1990-1999

First prize	Pudhu Vasantham (1990) Chinna Thambi (1991) Roja (1992) Jathi Malli (1993) Naatamai (1994) Anthimanthaarai (1995) Indian (1996) Arunachalam & Suryavamsam (1997) Natpukkaga (1998) Padayappa (1999)

Second prize	Keladi Kanmani (1990) En Rasavin Manasile (1991) Thevar Magan (1992) Pathinipenn (1993) Nammavar (1994) Kolangal (1995) Kadhal Kottai (1996) Porkkaalam (1997) Marumalarchi (1998) Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999)

Third prize	Kizhakku Vasal (1990) Gunaa (1991) Chinna Gounder (1992) Gokulam (1993) Pavithra (1994) Avatharam (1995) Purushan Pondatti (1996) Arasiyal (1997) Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) Ethirum Puthirum (1999)

2000-2008

First prize	Vanathai Pola (2000) Virumbugiren (2001) Ramana (2002) Eera Nilam (2003) Autograph (2004) Chandramukhi & Ghajini (2005) Veyil (2006) Sivaji (2007) Dasavathaaram (2008)

Second prize	Vaanavil (2000) Pandavar Bhoomi (2001) Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) Power of Women (2003) Vishwa Thulasi (2004) Anniyan (2005) Paruthi Veeran (2006) Mozhi (2007) Abhiyum Naanum (2008)

Third prize	Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000) Aanandham (2001) Unnai Ninaithu (2002) Parthiban Kanavu (2003) Kannadi Pookal (2004) Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005) Thiruttu Payale (2006) Pallikoodam (2007) Santosh Subramaniam (2008)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Creative awards	Best Film Best Director Best Family Film Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Villain Best Comedian Best Child Star Best Music Director Best Male Playback Best Female Playback

Technical awards	Best Stunt Coordinator Best Art Director Best Cinematographer Best Choreographer Best Audiographer Best Lyricist Best Male Dubbing Artist Best Female Dubbing Artist Best Editor Best Storywriter Best Dialogue Writer Best Make-up Artist Best Costume Designer

Special awards	Special Prizes Honorary Award

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