The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films.
Superlatives
Winners
{ | class="wikitable sortable" style="width:40%;" ! Year || Director || Film || Ref |- | 1972 || rowspan="3" | K. S. Sethumadhavan || Punarjanmam || |- | 1973 || Pani Theeratha Veedu || |- | 1974 || Chattakari || |- | 1975 || Bharathan || Prayanam || |- | 1976 || Sreekumaran Thampi || Mohiniyattom || |- | 1977 || rowspan="2" | I. V. Sasi || Itha Ivide Vare || |- | 1978 || Yaetta || |- | 1979 || rowspan="2" | Bharathan || Thakara || |- | 1980 || Chamaram || |- | 1981 || K. S. Sethumadhavan || Oppol || |- | 1982 || Balu Mahendra || Olangal || |- | 1983 || || || |- | 1984 || || || |- | 1985 || Balu Mahendra || Yathra || |- |- | 1986 || Hariharan || Panchagni || |- | 1987 || Pratap Pothan || Rithubhedam || |- | 1988 || Padmarajan || Aparan || |- | 1989 || Shaji N Karun || Piravi || |- | 1990 || Bhadran || Iyer The Great || |- | 1991 || rowspan="2" | Sibi Malayil || Bharatham|| |- | 1992 || Sadayam || |- | 1993 || Shaji Kailas || Ekalavyan || |- | 1994 || Hariharan || Parinayam || |- | 1995 || Bhadran || Spadikam || |- | 1996 || Sathyan Anthikad || Thooval Kottaram || |- | 1997 || Jayaraj || Kaliyattam || |- | 1998 || Sreenivasan || Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala || |- | 1999 || Shyamaprasad || Agnisakshi|| |- | 2000 || Jayaraj || Karunam || |- | 2001 || Vinayan || Karumadikuttan || |- | 2002 || Lal Jose || Meesa Madhavan || |- | 2003 || Sathyan Anthikkad || Manassinakkare || |- | 2004 || rowspan="2" | Blessy || Kaazhcha || |- | 2005 || Thanmatra || |- | 2006 || Roshan Andrews || Notebook || |- | 2007 || Babu Thiruvalla || Thaniye || |- | 2008 || Ranjith || Thirakkatha || |- | 2009 || Hariharan || Pazhassi Raja || |- | 2010 || Ranjith || Pranchiyettan & the Saint || |- | 2011 || Blessy || Pranayam || |- | 2012 || Lal Jose || Ayalum Njanum Thammil || |- | 2013 || Shyamaprasad || Artist || |- | 2014 || Anjali Menon || Bangalore Days || |- | 2015 || R. S. Vimal || Ennu Ninte Moideen || |- | 2016 || rowspan="2" | Dileesh Pothan || Maheshinte Prathikaaram || |- | 2017 || Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum || |- | 2018 || Lijo Jose Pellissery || Ee.Ma.Yau || |-
| 2022 || Senna Hegde || Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam ||
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References
External links
Filmfare Awards South (Malayalam)