Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil

The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The awards were extended to "Best Director" in 1972.[1]

Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Awarded forBest Director in Tamil films
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardedP. Madhavan,
Gnana Oli(1972)
Currently held byRam Kumar,
Ratsasan (2018)
WebsiteFilmfare Awards


Superlatives
Superlative Best Director - Tamil
Most awards K. Balachander 7
Most Nominations K. Balachander 18
Most Nominations without a win Vikraman 7
  • K. Balachander has the record of winning most Awards 7 and winning the Award twice in a row, on two separate occasions (1974–1975 and 1980–1981). Mani Ratnam have received the award for five times which is the second most wins. Cheran have received the award four times.

Winners
YearRecipientFilmRef(s).
1972P. MadhavanGnana Oli[2]
1973A. C. TirulokchandarBharatha Vilas[3]
1974K. BalachanderAval Oru Thodar Kathai[4]
1975K. BalachanderApoorva Raagangal[5]
1976S. P. MuthuramanOru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu[6]
1977S. P. MuthuramanBhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri[7]
1978BharathirajaSigappu Rojakkal[8]
1979J. MahendranUthiripookkal[8]
1980K. BalachanderVarumayin Niram Sivappu[9]
1981K. BalachanderThaneer Thaneer[10]
1982Balu MahendraMoondram Pirai[11]
1983A. JagannathanVellai Roja[12]
1984K. BalachanderAchamillai Achamillai[13]
1985FazilPoove Poochudava[14]
1986Mani RatnamMouna Raagam[15][16]
1987BharathirajaVedham Pudhithu[17][18]
1988Balu MahendraVeedu[19]
1989K. BalachanderPudhu Pudhu Arthangal[20]
1990Mani RatnamAnjali
1991Mani RatnamThalapathi[21]
1992K. BalachanderVaaname Ellai[22]
1993ShankarGentleman[23][24]
1994ShankarKadhalan[25][24]
1995Mani RatnamBombay[26]
1996AgathiyanKadhal Kottai[27]
1997CheranBharathi Kannamma[28]
1998CheranDesiya Geetham[29]
1999BalaSethu[30]
2000Rajiv MenonKandukondain Kandukondain[31]
2001CheranPandavar Bhoomi[32]
2002Mani RatnamKannathil Muthamittal[33][34]
2003BalaPithamagan[35]
2004CheranAutograph[36]
2005ShankarAnniyan[37]
2006VasanthabalanVeyil[38]
2007Ameer SultanParuthiveeran[39]
2008SasikumarSubramaniyapuram[40]
2009PriyadarshanKanchivaram[41]
2010VasanthabalanAngadi Theru
2011VetrimaaranAadukalam[42]
2012Balaji SakthivelVazhakku Enn 18/9[43]
2013BalaParadesi[44]
2014A. R. MurugadossKaththi[45]
2015Mohan RajaThani Oruvan[46]
2016Sudha KongaraIrudhi Suttru[47]
2017Pushkar–GayathriVikram Vedha[48]
2018 Ram KumarRatsasan[49]

Nominations

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References
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Sources
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  • Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991.
  • The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1984.
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