Kerala State Film Award for Best Director

Kerala State Film Award for Best Director
State award for contributions to Malayalam cinema
Awarded for Award for excellence in direction
Sponsored by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded 1969
Last awarded 2016
Most recent winner Vidhu Vincent
(Manhole)
Highlights
Total awarded 47
First winner A. Vincent
(Nadhi)

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Director is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969. It is given to a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the Malayalam film industry.[1] Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs, has been exercising control over the awards.[2] The awardees, decided by an independent jury formed by the academy,[3] are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.[4]

The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with cinematographer-director A. Vincent receiving the Best Director award for his work in Nadhi (1969).[5] Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of Kerala has presented a total of 47 Best Director awards to 25 different filmmakers. The late filmmaker G. Aravindan is the most frequent winner in this category with seven awards. He is followed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan (six awards), K. S. Sethumadhavan (four awards) and Shyamaprasad (four awards). As of 2017, five directors—Shaji N. Karun, M. T. Vasudevan Nair, T. V. Chandran, Hariharan and Blessy—have won the award two times in their careers. The Academy did not present the award in the 2002 ceremony. As of the 2017 ceremony, Vidhu Vincent is the most recent recipient of the honour for her work in Manhole (2016). She is also the first woman to win the award.[6]

Winners

List of award recipients, showing the year, and film(s)
Year Image Recipient Film Ref(s)
1969  – A. Vincent Nadhi [7][8]
1970  – K. S. Sethumadhavan Ara Nazhika Neram [7][9]
1971  – K. S. Sethumadhavan Karakanakadal [7]
1972  – K. S. Sethumadhavan Panitheeratha Veedu [7]
1973 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Nirmaalyam [7]
1974 G. Aravindan Uttarayanam [7]
1975  – P. A. Backer Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol [7]
1976  – T. Rajeevnath Thanal [7]
1977 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Kodiyettam [7]
1978 G. Aravindan Thampu [7]
1979 G. Aravindan Esthappan [7]
1980  – K. S. Sethumadhavan Oppol [7]
1981 G. Aravindan Pokkuveyil [10]
1982 Bharathan Marmaram [10]
1983 Fazil Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku [10]
1984 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Mukhamukham [10]
1985 G. Aravindan Chidambaram [10]
1986 G. Aravindan Oridathu [10]
1987 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Anantaram [10]
1988  – K. P. Kumaran Rukmini [10]
1989  – I. V. Sasi Mrigaya [10]
1990 G. Aravindan Vasthuhara [10]
1991 Kamal Ulladakkam [11]
1992  – Hariharan Sargam [11]
1993 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Vidheyan [11]
1994 Shaji N. Karun Swaham [11]
1995 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Kathapurushan [11]
1996 Jayaraj Deshadanam [11]
1997 T. V. Chandran Mangamma [11]
1998 Shyamaprasad Agnisakshi [11]
1999 Shaji N. Karun Vanaprastham [11]
2000 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Oru Cheru Punchiri [12]
2001 T. V. Chandran Dany [12]
2002
No winner
2003 Sibi Malayil Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum [12]
2004 Shyamaprasad Akale [12]
2005 Blessy Thanmathra [12]
2006 Lenin Rajendran Rathri Mazha [12]
2007 M. G. Sasi Adayalangal [12]
2008 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Oru Pennum Randaanum [12]
2009  – Hariharan Pazhassi Raja [12]
2010 Shyamaprasad Elektra [12]
2011 Blessy Pranayam [12]
2012 Lal Jose Ayalum Njanum Thammil [12]
2013 Shyamaprasad Artist [13]
2014  – Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Oraalppokkam [14]
2015  – Martin Prakkat Charlie [15]
2016 Vidhu Vincent Manhole [6]
2017  – Lijo Jose Pellissery Ee.Ma.Yau [16]

References

  1. ↑ Chandran, Baiju (16 January 2014). "The original super star". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Festival Book. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. 2004. p. 8.
  3. ↑ India Today International. Living Media India Limited. 1999. p. 52.
  4. ↑ "Sweta Menon's daughter hogs limelight at State Film Awards". Sify. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Cultural Heritage of Kerala. D.C. Books. 2008. ISBN 978-81-264-1903-6.
  6. 1 2 "Vidhu Vincent bags best director award for 'Manhole'". The Hindu. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "State Film Awards (1969–80)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Vijayakumar, B. (1 July 2012). "Old is Gold: Nadhi (1969)". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Vijayakumar, B. (26 July 2010). "Aranazhikaneram (1970)". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "State Film Awards (1981–90)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "State Film Awards (1991–99)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "State Film Awards (2000–12)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (24 April 2014). "Portrait of the director". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sexy Durga wins Sanal Kumar Sasidharan the Rotterdam Film Festival Hivos Tiger Prize". The New Indian Express. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Charlie stars Dulquer Salmaan, Parvathy shine at state film awards' night". The Indian Express. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017. While Martin Prakkat bagged best director award for Charlie, Dulquer Salmaan was named best actor for the same film. Parvathy, however, won the best actress award for her performance in Charlie and Ennu Ninte Moideen.
  16. ↑ "Parvathy, Indrans and Lijo Jose win big at Kerala State Film Awards 2017". 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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