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biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Bharathiraja</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg/220px-Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg/330px-Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg/440px-Director_Bharathiraja_at_Salim_Movie_Audio_Launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="836" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Chinnasaamy Periyamayathevar</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1941-07-17</span>) </span>17 July 1941<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 83)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Allinagaram" title="Allinagaram">Allinagaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Theni" title="Theni">Theni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madurai_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Madurai District">Madurai District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a>. Present day <a href="/wiki/Theni" title="Theni">Theni district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Film director, Screenwriter, Actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1977–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Chandraleela</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1974)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Bharathiraja" title="Manoj Bharathiraja">Manoj Bharathiraja</a> (b.1976)<br />Janani (b.1979)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar_(Tamil_director)" title="Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)">Manoj Kumar</a> (brother-in-law) <br />Jayaraj Periyamayathevar (brother)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (2004)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bharathiraja</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far'">ɑːr</span><span title="/ʌ/: 'u' in 'cut'">ʌ</span><span title="/ð/: 'th' in 'this'">ð</span><span title="/ɪr/: 'irr' in 'mirror'">ɪr</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="/dʒ/: 'j' in 'jam'">dʒ</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span></span>/</a></span></span> born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_film_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil film industry">Tamil film industry</a>. Making his debut in 1977 with <i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i>, he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films and popularly referred to as <i>Iyakkunar Imayam</i>. As of 2017, he has won six <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a>, six <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Award</a>. He has also directed films in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> honoured him with the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Letters" title="Doctor of Letters">Doctor of Letters</a> (<a href="/wiki/Honorary_degree" title="Honorary degree">honorary degree</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Sathyabama_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathyabama University">Sathyabama University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dr_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_career">Film career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Film career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bharathiraja started his film career as an assistant to Kannada filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Puttanna_Kanagal" title="Puttanna Kanagal">Puttanna Kanagal</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Later, he assisted <a href="/wiki/P._Pullaiah" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Pullaiah">P. Pullaiah</a>, <a href="/wiki/M._Krishnan_Nair_(director)" title="M. Krishnan Nair (director)">M. Krishnan Nair</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avinasi Mani and <a href="/wiki/A._Jagannathan" title="A. Jagannathan">A. Jagannathan</a>. His first film <i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i>, for which he wrote the script, broke the then existing convention to create a new genre of village cinema. The film is now regarded as a milestone in the history of Tamil Cinema. About the film, Bharathiraja said: "This movie was meant to be a black & white art film produced with the help of National Film Development Corporation", but turned out to be a commercially successful colour film and a starting point for several important careers.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His next film <i><a href="/wiki/Kizhake_Pogum_Rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Kizhake Pogum Rail">Kizhake Pogum Rail</a></i> produced similar results and eventually brought in criticisms that Bharathiraja was capable of catering only to village audiences. This led him to make <i><a href="/wiki/Sigappu_Rojakkal" title="Sigappu Rojakkal">Sigappu Rojakkal</a></i>, about a psychopathic woman-hater that was totally westernized in terms of both conception and production.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bharathiraja confirmed his versatility and refusal to be tied down to one particular genre with an experimental film <i><a href="/wiki/Nizhalgal" title="Nizhalgal">Nizhalgal</a></i> (1980), and the action thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Tik_Tik_Tik_(1981_film)" title="Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)">Tik Tik Tik</a></i> (1981). But undoubtedly, rural themes proved to be his strong suit as his biggest hits in the 1980s: <i><a href="/wiki/Alaigal_Oivathillai" title="Alaigal Oivathillai">Alaigal Oivathillai</a></i> (1981), <i><a href="/wiki/Mann_Vasanai_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mann Vasanai (film)">Mann Vasanai</a></i> (1983) and <i><a href="/wiki/Muthal_Mariyathai" title="Muthal Mariyathai">Muthal Mariyathai</a></i> (1985) were strong love stories in a village backdrop. <i>Muthal Mariyathai</i> starred <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> in the lead, playing a middle-aged village head. <a href="/wiki/Radha_(actress)" title="Radha (actress)">Radha</a> is a poor young woman who moves into his village for a living. The love that bonds these two humans separated not just by age but also by caste and class, is told by Bharathiraja with poetic touches.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> dealt with the caste issue in a stronger manner.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film's narrative was seamless and starred <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> as Balu Thevar. It contains some of Bharathiraja's trademark touches as well as several ground-breaking scenes. Vedham Pudhithu made a revolutionary thoughts about caste discriminations in Brahmin and other upper castes in Tamil Nadu. Bharathiraja has successfully managed to modernise his film-making techniques for the 1990s. The commercial success of <i>Kizhakku Cheemaiyile</i> and the awards that <i>Karuththamma</i> garnered stand as testimony to his ability to thrill the younger generation as well. Bharathiraja was on the same stage in 1996 to receive another National Award for <i>Anthimanthaarai</i>. </p><p>In late 1996, Bharathiraja was signed on to direct two films, with the <a href="/wiki/Sarathkumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarathkumar">Sarathkumar</a>-starrer <i>Vaakkapatta Bhoomi</i> announced in October. The following month, he began work on a film titled <i>Siragugal Murivadhillai</i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Napolean_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Napolean (actor)">Napolean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heera_Rajagopal" title="Heera Rajagopal">Heera Rajagopal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prakash_Raj" title="Prakash Raj">Prakash Raj</a>. Both films were later shelved.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He planned to revive <i>Vaakkapatta Bhoomi</i> with <a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> during late 2004, but the collaboration did not materialise.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His 2001 film <i><a href="/wiki/Kadal_Pookal" class="mw-redirect" title="Kadal Pookal">Kadal Pookal</a></i> won him that year's <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">National Film Award for Best Screenplay</a>. The well-known Tamil film director <a href="/wiki/Bhagyaraj" title="Bhagyaraj">Bhagyaraj</a> was one of his assistant directors. In 2008, Bharathiraja made his television debut with series <i>Thekkathi Ponnu</i> which aired on Kalaignar TV.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to direct two other series <i>Appanum Aathaalum</i> and <i>Muthal Mariyathai</i> for the same channel.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During early 2016, Bharathiraja was embroiled in a legal tussle with director <a href="/wiki/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a> on making a film titled <i>Kutra Parambarai</i>, though neither filmmaker eventually made their respective films.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later moved on to plan a film starring director <a href="/wiki/Vasanth" title="Vasanth">Vasanth</a>'s son, Ritwik Varun, and <a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</a>'s nephew, but the film was dropped after two schedules.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, Bharathirajaa was working on a film titled <i>November 8, Iravu 8 Mani</i> starring <a href="/wiki/Vidharth" title="Vidharth">Vidharth</a>, which narrates events following the decision to <a href="/wiki/2016_Indian_banknote_demonetisation" title="2016 Indian banknote demonetisation">demonetise certain banknotes in India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Style,_critique_and_public_perception"><span id="Style.2C_critique_and_public_perception"></span>Style, critique and public perception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Style, critique and public perception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the old era was dominated by films shot inside studios, Bharathiraja directed village themed films that inspired Tamil cinema to capture live locations. Array of village films in Tamil cinema started after his trendsetting film <i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DelhiJuly_17_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DelhiJuly_17-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He changed the attire of male lead role as simple and without much cosmetics and female leads in his films as dusky looking which were before dominated by fair skinned ladies.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started the style of directors speaking to the audience with his famous dialogue "En Iniya Thamizh Makkale (My sweet Tamil people)".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bharathiraja is revered as one of the best directors of Indian cinema. His ideas were original and his subjects were complex ideas expressed in a manner every common man could understand.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is also known for introducing a number of new faces to the film industry.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has introduced many actors as new faces notable among them are <a href="/wiki/Karthik_(actor)" title="Karthik (actor)">Karthik</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radha_(actress)" title="Radha (actress)">Radha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Revathi" title="Revathi">Revathi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radhika_Sarathkumar" title="Radhika Sarathkumar">Radhika</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vijayashanti" title="Vijayashanti">Vijayashanti</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apart from lead actors, he has introduced a bunch of supporting actors. Notable among them include <a href="/wiki/Janagaraj" title="Janagaraj">Janagaraj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vadivukkarasi" title="Vadivukkarasi">Vadivukkarasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vagai_Chandrasekhar" title="Vagai Chandrasekhar">Chandrasekhar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pandiyan_(actor)" title="Pandiyan (actor)">Pandiyan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_(actor)" title="Napoleon (actor)">Napoleon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an experimental initiative he used to give new actors a small role in his films later they becoming popular among people and turning to busy actors. Many present day directors who were unknown to people turned into actors after playing a debut petty role in his films: <a href="/wiki/K._Bhagyaraj" title="K. Bhagyaraj">K. Bhagyaraj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manobala" title="Manobala">Manobala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiagarajan" title="Thiagarajan">Thiagarajan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ponvannan" title="Ponvannan">Ponvannan</a> are among them.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also instrumental in portraying <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> for the first time in lead role. </p><p>Bharathiraja inspired many young film makers and runs a school called Bharathi Raja International Institute of Cinema (BRIIC) on film making.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bharathiraja directed socially themed films with special emphasis on women and their complicated interpersonal relationships. He addressed other social evils like caste discrimination in his films.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DelhiJuly_17_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DelhiJuly_17-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bharathiraja was born as Chinnasamy to parents Periyamayathevar and Karuthammal in <a href="/wiki/Theni_Allinagaram" title="Theni Allinagaram">Theni Allinagaram</a>, a town in the erstwhile <a href="/wiki/Theni_district" title="Theni district">Theni district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Kallar_(caste)" title="Kallar (caste)">Kallar</a> family.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He married ChandraLeela in 1974 and has two children <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Bharathiraja" title="Manoj Bharathiraja">Manoj Bharathiraja</a> (born 1976) and Janani (born 1979). </p><p>Manoj is an actor who was introduced in <i>Tajmahal</i> and he married actress <a href="/wiki/Nandana_(actress)" title="Nandana (actress)">Nandana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-indiaglitz.com_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiaglitz.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Janani is married to Malaysian Rajkumar Thambiraja.<sup id="cite_ref-indiaglitz.com_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiaglitz.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bharathiraja's brother-in-law <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar_(Tamil_director)" title="Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)">Manoj Kumar</a> has directed films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Mannukkul_Vairam" title="Mannukkul Vairam">Mannukkul Vairam</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vandicholai_Chinraasu" title="Vandicholai Chinraasu">Vandicholai Chinraasu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vaanavil" title="Vaanavil">Vaanavil</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Guru_Paarvai" title="Guru Paarvai">Guru Paarvai</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His brother Jayaraj made his acting debut with <i><a href="/wiki/Kaththukkutti" title="Kaththukkutti">Kaththukkutti</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His relative Stalin is a television actor who acted in serials such as <i><a href="/wiki/Saravanan_Meenatchi" title="Saravanan Meenatchi">Saravanan Meenatchi</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/7C_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="7C (TV series)">7C</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civilian_honours">Civilian honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Civilian honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2004 – <a href="/wiki/Padmashri" class="mw-redirect" title="Padmashri">Padmashri</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Film_Awards">National Film Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: National Film Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1982 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Telugu" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Seethakoka_Chiluka_(1981_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seethakoka Chiluka (1981 film)">Seethakoka Chiluka</a></i> (Director)</li> <li>1986 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Mudhal_Mariyathai" class="mw-redirect" title="Mudhal Mariyathai">Mudhal Mariyathai</a></i> (Producer & Director)</li> <li>1988 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> (Director)</li> <li>1995 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Karuththamma" class="mw-redirect" title="Karuththamma">Karuththamma</a></i> (Director)</li> <li>1996 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Anthimanthaarai" title="Anthimanthaarai">Anthimanthaarai</a></i> (Director)</li> <li>2001 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">National Film Award for Best Screenplay</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Kadal_Pookkal" title="Kadal Pookkal">Kadal Pookkal</a></i> (Director & Writer)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filmfare_Awards_South">Filmfare Awards South</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Filmfare Awards South"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1978 – <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Director_Award_(Tamil)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)">Best Tamil Director</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Sigappu_Rojakkal" title="Sigappu Rojakkal">Sigappu Rojakkal</a></i></li> <li>1987 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_-_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil">Best Tamil Film</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Archived_copy_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Archived_copy-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1987 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Director_Award_(Tamil)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)">Best Tamil Director</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Archived_copy_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Archived_copy-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1994 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_-_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil">Best Tamil Film</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Karuthamma" title="Karuthamma">Karuthamma</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tamil Nadu State Film Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1977 – Best Director Award for <i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i></li> <li>1979 - <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Film" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film</a> - Second Prize - <i><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Vaarpugal" title="Puthiya Vaarpugal">Puthiya Vaarpugal</a></i></li> <li>1981 – Best Director Award for <i><a href="/wiki/Alaigal_Oivathillai" title="Alaigal Oivathillai">Alaigal Oivathillai</a></i></li> <li>1994 - Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light for <i><a href="/wiki/Karuththamma" class="mw-redirect" title="Karuththamma">Karuththamma</a></i></li> <li>2001 - <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Honorary_Award" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award">Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award</a>- Arignar Anna Award in 2001</li> <li>2003 – Best Film in First place <i><a href="/wiki/Eera_Nilam" title="Eera Nilam">Eera Nilam</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nandi_Awards">Nandi Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Nandi Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1981 – <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Nandi Award for Best Director">Nandi Award for Best Director</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Seethakoka_Chiluka_(1981_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seethakoka Chiluka (1981 film)">Seethakoka Chiluka</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vijay_Awards"><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Awards" title="Vijay Awards">Vijay Awards</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vijay Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2012 – <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Contribution_to_Tamil_Cinema" title="Vijay Award for Contribution to Tamil Cinema">Contribution to Tamil Cinema</a></li> <li>2013 – <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Pandiya_Naadu" title="Pandiya Naadu">Pandiya Naadu</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_awards">Other awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1980 – South Indian Film Technicians : Best Technician Award for <i>Kallukkul Eeram</i></li> <li>2005 – <a href="/wiki/Honorary_doctorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary doctorate">Honorary doctorate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Letters" title="Doctor of Letters">D.Litt</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Sathyabama_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology">Sathyabama University</a><sup id="cite_ref-dr_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2015 – <a href="/wiki/SIIMA_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award">SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Legal issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>He attended the Heroes Day Conference at <a href="/wiki/Jaffna" title="Jaffna">Jaffna</a> and appreciated its bravery and valour.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>He organised a protest by <a href="/wiki/Nadigar_Sangam" title="Nadigar Sangam">Nadigar Sangam</a> against the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> for not releasing <a href="/wiki/Cauvery" class="mw-redirect" title="Cauvery">Cauvery</a> water at <a href="/wiki/Neyveli" title="Neyveli">Neyveli</a>. During an interview to <a href="/wiki/Sun_TV_(India)" title="Sun TV (India)">Sun TV</a> channel, film co-stars such as <a href="/wiki/Sarath_Kumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarath Kumar">Sarath Kumar</a> and wife <a href="/wiki/Radhika_Sarathkumar" title="Radhika Sarathkumar">Radhika</a> who attended the conference accused him of using that opportunity to <a href="/wiki/Eulogise" class="mw-redirect" title="Eulogise">eulogise</a> current <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Chief_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Chief Minister">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">Jayalalitha</a> and launching attacks on actor <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>'s home state's ethnicity.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_director">As director</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: As director"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Films">Films</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th rowspan="2">Language </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1978</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kizhake_Pogum_Rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Kizhake Pogum Rail">Kizhake Pogum Rail</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sigappu_Rojakkal" title="Sigappu Rojakkal">Sigappu Rojakkal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director">Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Solva_Sawan" title="Solva Sawan">Solva Sawan</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a></td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Vaarpugal" title="Puthiya Vaarpugal">Puthiya Vaarpugal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Niram_Maaratha_Pookkal" class="mw-redirect" title="Niram Maaratha Pookkal">Niram Maaratha Pookkal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td>Voice for <a href="/wiki/Vijayan_(actor)" title="Vijayan (actor)">Vijayan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Jeevithalu" title="Kotha Jeevithalu">Kotha Jeevithalu</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a></td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Vaarpugal" title="Puthiya Vaarpugal">Puthiya Vaarpugal</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Rose_(1980_film)" title="Red Rose (1980 film)">Red Rose</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Sigappu_Rojakkal" title="Sigappu Rojakkal">Sigappu Rojakkal</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nizhalgal" title="Nizhalgal">Nizhalgal</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alaigal_Oivathillai" title="Alaigal Oivathillai">Alaigal Oivathillai</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seethakoka_Chiluka_(1981_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seethakoka Chiluka (1981 film)">Seethakoka Chiluka</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Telugu" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tik_Tik_Tik_(1981_film)" title="Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)">Tik Tik Tik</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaadhal_Oviyam" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaadhal Oviyam">Kaadhal Oviyam</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Valibamey_Vaa_Vaa" title="Valibamey Vaa Vaa">Valibamey Vaa Vaa</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td>Dubbed in Telugu as <i>Yavvanam Pilichindhi</i> (1985) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1983</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mann_Vasanai_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mann Vasanai (film)">Man Vasanai</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td>Dubbed in Telugu as <i>Ee Tharam Illalu</i> (1985) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lovers_(1983_film)" title="Lovers (1983 film)">Lovers</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Alaigal_Oivathillai" title="Alaigal Oivathillai">Alaigal Oivathillai</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Seethakoka_Chilaka" title="Seethakoka Chilaka">Seethakoka Chilaka</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhumai_Penn_(1984_film)" title="Pudhumai Penn (1984 film)">Pudhumai Penn</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Kaidhiyin_Diary" title="Oru Kaidhiyin Diary">Oru Kaidhiyin Diary</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td>Also co-writer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mudhal_Mariyathai" class="mw-redirect" title="Mudhal Mariyathai">Mudhal Mariyathai</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Saveray_Wali_Gaadi" title="Saveray Wali Gaadi">Saveray Wali Gaadi</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadalora_Kavithaigal" title="Kadalora Kavithaigal">Kadalora Kavithaigal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> <p>25th Film </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aradhana_(1987_film)" title="Aradhana (1987 film)">Aradhana</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jamadagni_(film)" title="Jamadagni (film)">Jamadagni</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Dubbed in Tamil as <i>Naarkaali Kanavugal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Parakuthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kodi Parakuthu">Kodi Parakuthu</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td>Dubbed for <a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/En_Uyir_Thozhan" title="En Uyir Thozhan">En Uyir Thozhan</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhu_Nellu_Pudhu_Naathu" title="Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu">Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nadodi_Thendral" title="Nadodi Thendral">Nadodi Thendral</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Magal" title="Captain Magal">Captain Magal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kizhakku_Cheemayile" title="Kizhakku Cheemayile">Kizhakku Cheemayile</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Karuthamma" title="Karuthamma">Karuthamma</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pasum_Ponn" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasum Ponn">Pasum Ponn</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1996</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tamizh_Selvan" title="Tamizh Selvan">Tamizh Selvan</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anthimanthaarai" title="Anthimanthaarai">Anthimanthaarai</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal_(1999_film)" title="Taj Mahal (1999 film)">Taj Mahal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadal_Pookkal" title="Kadal Pookkal">Kadal Pookkal</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">National Film Award for Best Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eera_Nilam" title="Eera Nilam">Eera Nilam</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kangalal_Kaidhu_Sei" title="Kangalal Kaidhu Sei">Kangalal Kaidhu Sei</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Cut_of_Director" title="Final Cut of Director">Bommalattam</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Annakodi" title="Annakodi">Annakodi</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Cut_of_Director" title="Final Cut of Director">Final Cut of Director</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td>Original version of <i>Bommalattam</i> (2008); previously titled <i>Cinema</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Meendum_Oru_Mariyathai" title="Meendum Oru Mariyathai">Meendum Oru Mariyathai</a></i></td> <td>Tamil</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Television">Television</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>List of <a href="/wiki/Television_show" title="Television show">TV Serials</a> directed by Bharathiraja and aired on <a href="/wiki/Kalaignar_TV" title="Kalaignar TV">Kalaignar TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-serial_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-serial-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Thekkathi_Ponnu" title="Thekkathi Ponnu">Thekkathi Ponnu</a></i></li> <li><i>Appanum Aathalum</i></li> <li><i>Muthal Mariyathai</i><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Modern_Love_Chennai" title="Modern Love Chennai">Modern Love Chennai</a></i> - Web series Episode 5: <i>Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal</i><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_actor">As actor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: As actor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kallukkul_Eeram" title="Kallukkul Eeram">Kallukkul Eeram</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Also writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dhavani_Kanavugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhavani Kanavugal">Dhavani Kanavugal</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Guest appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Idhayam_(film)" title="Idhayam (film)">Idhayam</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Guest appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thanthu_Vitten_Ennai" title="Thanthu Vitten Ennai">Thanthu Vitten Ennai</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Guest appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadhal_Virus" title="Kadhal Virus">Kadhal Virus</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Guest appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aayutha_Ezhuthu" title="Aayutha Ezhuthu">Aayutha Ezhuthu</a></i></td> <td>Selvanayagam</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rettaisuzhi" title="Rettaisuzhi">Rettaisuzhi</a></i></td> <td>Singaravelan</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pandianadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandianadu">Pandianadu</a></i></td> <td>Kalyanasundaram</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor">Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ninaithathu_Yaaro" title="Ninaithathu Yaaro">Ninaithathu Yaaro</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Guest appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kurangu_Bommai" title="Kurangu Bommai">Kurangu Bommai</a></i></td> <td>Sundaram</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Padaiveeran" title="Padaiveeran">Padaiveeran</a></i></td> <td>Krishnan</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seethakaathi" title="Seethakaathi">Seethakaathi</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Special appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2019</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Club" title="Kennedy Club">Kennedy Club</a></i></td> <td>Savarimuthu</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Namma_Veetu_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Namma Veetu Pillai">Namma Veetu Pillai</a></i></td> <td>Arunmozhivarman</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Meendum_Oru_Mariyathai" title="Meendum Oru Mariyathai">Meendum Oru Mariyathai</a></i></td> <td>Om</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2021</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eeswaran" title="Eeswaran">Eeswaran</a></i></td> <td>Periyasamy</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_(2021_film)" title="Rocky (2021 film)">Rocky</a></i></td> <td>Manimaran</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2022</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kuttram_Kuttrame" title="Kuttram Kuttrame">Kuttram Kuttrame</a></i></td> <td>DSP Muthukaruppan</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thiruchitrambalam" title="Thiruchitrambalam">Thiruchitrambalam</a></i></td> <td>Thiruchitrambalam Sr.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2023</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vaathi" title="Vaathi">Vaathi</a></i></td> <td>Villager</td> <td>Cameo appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vaathi" title="Vaathi">Sir</a></i></td> <td>Villager</td> <td>Telugu film; Cameo appearance </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thiruvin_Kural" title="Thiruvin Kural">Thiruvin Kural</a></i></td> <td>Marimuthu</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Karumegangal_Kalaigindrana" title="Karumegangal Kalaigindrana">Karumegangal Kalaigindrana</a></i></td> <td>Ramanathan</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Margazhi_Thingal" title="Margazhi Thingal">Margazhi Thingal</a></i></td> <td>Ramaiyaa</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2024</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kalvan_(film)" title="Kalvan (film)">Kalvan</a></i></td> <td>Azhagar</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maharaja_(2024_film)" title="Maharaja (2024 film)">Maharaja</a></i></td> <td>Gopal Thatha</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thiru.Manickam" title="Thiru.Manickam">Thiru.Manickam</a></i></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dubbing_artist">Dubbing artist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bharathiraja&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Dubbing artist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijayan_(actor)" title="Vijayan (actor)">Vijayan</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Niram_Maaratha_Pookkal" class="mw-redirect" title="Niram Maaratha Pookkal">Niram Maaratha Pookkal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mann_Vasanai" title="Mann Vasanai">Mann Vasanai</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiagarajan" title="Thiagarajan">Thiagarajan</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Alaigal_Oivathillai" title="Alaigal Oivathillai">Alaigal Oivathillai</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nizhalgal_Ravi" title="Nizhalgal Ravi">Nizhalgal Ravi</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Parakuthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kodi Parakuthu">Kodi Parakuthu</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thennavan" title="Thennavan">Thennavan</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/En_Uyir_Thozhan" title="En Uyir Thozhan">En Uyir Thozhan</a></i>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singer">Singer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Parakkuthu" title="Kodi Parakkuthu">Kodi Parakkuthu</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/En_Uyir_Thozhan" title="En Uyir Thozhan">En Uyir Thozhan</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhu_Nellu_Pudhu_Naathu" title="Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu">Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nadodi_Thendral" title="Nadodi Thendral">Nadodi Thendral</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Magal" title="Captain Magal">Captain Magal</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kizhakku_Cheemayile" title="Kizhakku Cheemayile">Kizhakku Cheemayile</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karuthamma" title="Karuthamma">Karuthamma</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pasumpon" title="Pasumpon">Pasumpon</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthimanthaarai" title="Anthimanthaarai">Anthimanthaarai</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tamizh_Selvan" title="Tamizh Selvan">Tamizh Selvan</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal_(1999_film)" title="Taj Mahal (1999 film)">Taj Mahal</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kadal_Pookkal" title="Kadal Pookkal">Kadal Pookkal</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eera_Nilam" title="Eera Nilam">Eera Nilam</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kangalal_Kaidhu_Sei" title="Kangalal Kaidhu Sei">Kangalal Kaidhu Sei</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bommalattam_(2008_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bommalattam (2008 film)">Bommalattam</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annakodi" title="Annakodi">Annakodi</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meendum_Oru_Mariyathai" title="Meendum Oru Mariyathai">Meendum Oru Mariyathai</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hindi films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Solva_Sawan" title="Solva Sawan">Solva Sawan</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Rose_(1980_film)" title="Red Rose (1980 film)">Red Rose</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lovers_(1983_film)" title="Lovers (1983 film)">Lovers</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saveray_Wali_Gaadi" title="Saveray Wali Gaadi">Saveray Wali Gaadi</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Cut_of_Director" title="Final Cut of Director">Final Cut of Director</a></i> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Telugu films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Jeevithalu" title="Kotha Jeevithalu">Kotha Jeevithalu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seethakoka_Chilaka" title="Seethakoka Chilaka">Seethakoka Chilaka</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jamadagni_(film)" title="Jamadagni (film)">Jamadagni</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aradhana_(1987_film)" title="Aradhana (1987 film)">Aradhana</a></i> (1987)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Thekkathi_Ponnu" title="Thekkathi Ponnu">Thekkathi Ponnu</a></i></li> <li><i>Appanum Aathalum</i></li> <li><i>Muthal Mariyathai</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Modern_Love_Chennai" title="Modern Love Chennai">Modern Love Chennai</a></i> - (Web series Episode 5: <i>Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Recipients_of_Padma_Shri_in_Art75" 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(1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devika_Rani" title="Devika Rani">Devika Rani</a> (1958)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Hebbar" title="K. K. Hebbar">K. K. Hebbar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke" title="Raghunath Krishna Phadke">Raghunath Krishna Phadke</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehboob_Khan" title="Mehboob Khan">Mehboob Khan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow" title="Melville de Mellow">Melville de Mellow</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar" title="Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar">Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban" title="Adi Pherozeshah Marzban">Adi Pherozeshah Marzban</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sorcar" title="P. C. Sorcar">P. C. Sorcar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval" title="Ravishankar Raval">Ravishankar Raval</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai" title="Mrinalini Sarabhai">Mrinalini Sarabhai</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram" title="Sumitra Charat Ram">Sumitra Charat Ram</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar" title="Daji Bhatawadekar">Daji Bhatawadekar</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Desai" title="Vasant Desai">Vasant Desai</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi" title="Siddheshwari Devi">Siddheshwari Devi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao" title="Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao">Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Acharekar" title="M. R. Acharekar">M. R. Acharekar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Akhtar" title="Begum Akhtar">Begum Akhtar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal" title="Sharan Rani Backliwal">Sharan Rani Backliwal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee" title="Nikhil Banerjee">Nikhil Banerjee</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad" title="Ayodhya Prasad">Ayodhya Prasad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar" title="Devi Lal Samar">Devi Lal Samar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas" title="Khwaja Ahmad Abbas">Khwaja Ahmad Abbas</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar" title="David Abraham Cheulkar">David Abraham Cheulkar</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Bendre" title="N. S. Bendre">N. S. Bendre</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Rahman" title="Indrani Rahman">Indrani Rahman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Swamy_(artist)" title="S. N. Swamy (artist)">S. N. Swamy (artist)</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Bose" title="Sukumar Bose">Sukumar Bose</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Dhawan" title="Prem Dhawan">Prem Dhawan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratna_Fabri" title="Ratna Fabri">Ratna Fabri</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi" title="Damayanti Joshi">Damayanti Joshi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan" title="Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan">Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala" title="Karl Jamshed Khandalavala">Karl Jamshed Khandalavala</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan" title="Madhaviah Krishnan">Madhaviah Krishnan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick" title="Pankaj Mullick">Pankaj Mullick</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relangi_(actor)" title="Relangi (actor)">Relangi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao" title="Vijay Raghav Rao">Vijay Raghav Rao</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma" title="V. Satyanarayana Sarma">V. Satyanarayana Sarma</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh" title="Maisnam Amubi Singh">Maisnam Amubi Singh</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal" title="K. B. Sundarambal">K. B. Sundarambal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Vyas" title="Avinash Vyas">Avinash Vyas</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri" title="Sankho Chaudhuri">Sankho Chaudhuri</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Dey" title="Manna Dey">Manna Dey</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripti_Mitra" title="Tripti Mitra">Tripti Mitra</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai" title="Chenganoor Raman Pillai">Chenganoor Raman Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai" title="K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai">K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Rao" title="Shanta Rao">Shanta Rao</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi" title="Sahir Ludhianvi">Sahir Ludhianvi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_(musician)" title="Siyaram Tiwari (musician)">Siyaram Tiwari (musician)</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty" title="Chiranjeet Chakraborty">Chiranjeet Chakraborty</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde" title="Vasudeo S. Gaitonde">Vasudeo S. Gaitonde</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Janah" title="Sunil Janah">Sunil Janah</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor" title="Mahendra Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)" title="Ram Kumar (artist)">Ram Kumar (artist)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai" title="Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai">Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Radha" title="M. K. Radha">M. K. Radha</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Rai" title="Raghu Rai">Raghu Rai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)" title="Krishna Reddy (artist)">Krishna Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juthika_Roy" title="Juthika Roy">Juthika Roy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna" title="Gubbi Veeranna">Gubbi Veeranna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitara_Devi" title="Sitara Devi">Sitara Devi</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy" title="Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy">Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh" title="S. G. Thakur Singh">S. G. Thakur Singh</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan" title="Pushkar Bhan">Pushkar Bhan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi" title="Bindhyabasini Devi">Bindhyabasini Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi_(singer)" title="Naina Devi (singer)">Naina Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo" title="Shriram Lagoo">Shriram Lagoo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan" title="M. D. Ramanathan">M. D. Ramanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu" title="Som Nath Sadhu">Som Nath Sadhu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry" title="Emani Sankara Sastry">Emani Sankara Sastry</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Kripal Singh Shekhawat">Kripal Singh Shekhawat</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manik_Varma" title="Manik Varma">Manik Varma</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="M. S. Gopalakrishnan">M. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_(dancer)" title="Gopi Krishna (dancer)">Gopi Krishna</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru" title="Basavaraj Rajguru">Basavaraj Rajguru</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanam Raghuramayya">Kalyanam Raghuramayya</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Sathyu" title="M. S. Sathyu">M. S. Sathyu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra" title="Gitchandra Tongbra">Gitchandra Tongbra</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy" title="K. V. Narayanaswamy">K. V. Narayanaswamy</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao" title="R. Nagendra Rao">R. Nagendra Rao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Somasundaram" title="S. Somasundaram">S. Somasundaram</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" class="mw-redirect" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat" title="Dhanraj Bhagat">Dhanraj Bhagat</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana" title="Sheik Chinna Moulana">Sheik Chinna Moulana</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alla_Rakha" title="Alla Rakha">Alla Rakha</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghulam Rasool Santosh">Ghulam Rasool Santosh</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan" title="Namagiripettai Krishnan">Namagiripettai Krishnan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura" title="Gambhir Singh Mura">Gambhir Singh Mura</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dashrath_Patel" title="Dashrath Patel">Dashrath Patel</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai" title="Allah Jilai Bai">Allah Jilai Bai</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar" title="Virendra Prabhakar">Virendra Prabhakar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan" title="Sharafat Hussain Khan">Sharafat Hussain Khan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Mahata" title="Nepal Mahata">Nepal Mahata</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Manuel" title="Handel Manuel">Handel Manuel</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_(photographer)" title="Raghubir Singh (photographer)">Raghubir Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobha_Singh_(painter)" title="Sobha Singh (painter)">Sobha Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Tanvir" title="Habib Tanvir">Habib Tanvir</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Devi_(painter)" title="Ganga Devi (painter)">Ganga Devi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Das" title="Purushottam Das">Purushottam Das</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar" title="Bhupen Khakhar">Bhupen Khakhar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya" title="Vinay Chandra Maudgalya">Vinay Chandra Maudgalya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_Kumari" title="Roshan Kumari">Roshan Kumari</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair" title="Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair">Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajam" title="N. Rajam">N. Rajam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy" title="Raja and Radha Reddy">Raja and Radha Reddy</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nek_Chand" title="Nek Chand">Nek Chand</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya" title="Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya">Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Dave" title="Shanti Dave">Shanti Dave</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana" title="Asa Singh Mastana">Asa Singh Mastana</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu" title="Palghat R. Raghu">Palghat R. Raghu</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar" title="Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar">Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee" title="Kanika Banerjee">Kanika Banerjee</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Singhajit Singh">Rajkumar Singhajit Singh</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta" title="Hisam-ud-din Usta">Hisam-ud-din Usta</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia" title="Kumudini Lakhia">Kumudini Lakhia</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta" title="Vijaya Mehta">Vijaya Mehta</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramani" title="N. Ramani">N. Ramani</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Sohal" title="Naresh Sohal">Naresh Sohal</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee" title="Bikash Bhattacharjee">Bikash Bhattacharjee</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindodi_Leela" title="Chindodi Leela">Chindodi Leela</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy" title="Sudharani Raghupathy">Sudharani Raghupathy</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudrat_Singh" title="Kudrat Singh">Kudrat Singh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haku_Shah" title="Haku Shah">Haku Shah</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam" title="Ratan Thiyam">Ratan Thiyam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Agashe" title="Mohan Agashe">Mohan Agashe</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgari_Bai" title="Asgari Bai">Asgari Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Bai" title="Gulab Bai">Gulab Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt" title="Balwantrai Bhatt">Balwantrai Bhatt</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil" title="Diwaliben Bhil">Diwaliben Bhil</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bisaria" title="Raj Bisaria">Raj Bisaria</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy" title="S. M. Ganapathy">S. M. Ganapathy</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna" title="Bishamber Khanna">Bishamber Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishen_Khanna" title="Krishen Khanna">Krishen Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar" title="Tarun Majumdar">Tarun Majumdar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal" title="Madhavi Mudgal">Madhavi Mudgal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanak_Rele" title="Kanak Rele">Kanak Rele</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam" title="Maharajapuram Santhanam">Maharajapuram Santhanam</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht" title="Ranbir Singh Bisht">Ranbir Singh Bisht</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Gopy" title="Bharat Gopy">Bharat Gopy</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan" title="Hafeez Ahmed Khan">Hafeez Ahmed Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanno_Khurana" title="Shanno Khurana">Shanno Khurana</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey" title="Pratima Barua Pandey">Pratima Barua Pandey</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Parekh" title="Manu Parekh">Manu Parekh</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_(painter)" title="Gurcharan Singh (painter)">Gurcharan Singh (painter)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alarmel_Valli" title="Alarmel Valli">Alarmel Valli</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das" title="Pankaj Charan Das">Pankaj Charan Das</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biren_De" title="Biren De">Biren De</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam" title="Srirangam Gopalaratnam">Srirangam Gopalaratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabri_Khan" title="Sabri Khan">Sabri Khan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Kohli" title="Sunita Kohli">Sunita Kohli</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan" title="Madurai N. Krishnan">Madurai N. Krishnan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee" title="Meera Mukherjee">Meera Mukherjee</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna" title="Nataraja Ramakrishna">Nataraja Ramakrishna</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu" title="Bhagaban Sahu">Bhagaban Sahu</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah" title="Anandji Virji Shah">Anandji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah" title="Kalyanji Virji Shah">Kalyanji Virji Shah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a>) (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani" title="Sundari K. Shridharani">Sundari K. Shridharani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati" title="Muthiah Sthapati">Muthiah Sthapati</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran" title="Chitra Visweswaran">Chitra Visweswaran</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur" title="Dipali Barthakur">Dipali Barthakur</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher" title="Kunja Bihari Meher">Kunja Bihari Meher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable" title="Krishnarao Sable">Krishnarao Sable</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma" title="K. Ibomcha Sharma">K. Ibomcha Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Srinivas" title="U. Srinivas">U. Srinivas</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saryu_Doshi" title="Saryu Doshi">Saryu Doshi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar" title="Sumati Mutatkar">Sumati Mutatkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh" title="Shobha Deepak Singh">Shobha Deepak Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar" title="Jagmohan Sursagar">Jagmohan Sursagar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar" title="Kanhai Chitrakar">Kanhai Chitrakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon" title="Anjolie Ela Menon">Anjolie Ela Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal" title="Shubha Mudgal">Shubha Mudgal</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee" title="Alyque Padamsee">Alyque Padamsee</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain" title="Aamir Raza Husain">Aamir Raza Husain</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar" title="Padmaja Phenany Joglekar">Padmaja Phenany Joglekar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan" title="Mohammed Tayab Khan">Mohammed Tayab Khan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav" title="Nerella Venu Madhav">Nerella Venu Madhav</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Naidu" class="mw-redirect" title="Shobha Naidu">Shobha Naidu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman" title="Avadhanam Sita Raman">Avadhanam Sita Raman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao" title="Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao">Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thota_Tharani" title="Thota Tharani">Thota Tharani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. Amaradeva</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Begum" title="Raj Begum">Raj Begum</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Mohan_Bhatt" title="Vishwa Mohan Bhatt">Vishwa Mohan Bhatt</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpa_Bhuyan" title="Pushpa Bhuyan">Pushpa Bhuyan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajan_Devadas" title="Rajan Devadas">Rajan Devadas</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshana_Jhaveri" title="Darshana Jhaveri">Darshana Jhaveri</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Latif_Khan" title="Abdul Latif Khan">Abdul Latif Khan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Krishnaswami" title="Mani Krishnaswami">Mani Krishnaswami</a> (2002)</li> <li>Fazal Mohammad (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)" title="Manorama (Tamil actress)">Manorama</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Nihalani" title="Govind Nihalani">Govind Nihalani</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Segal" title="Kiran Segal">Kiran Segal</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaneetham_Padmanabha_Seshadri" title="Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri">Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saroja_Vaidyanathan" title="Saroja Vaidyanathan">Saroja Vaidyanathan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._H._Vinayakram" title="T. 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J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> & <a href="/wiki/K._Bhagyaraj" title="K. Bhagyaraj">K. Bhagyaraj</a> (2013)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bharathiraja</a> & <a href="/wiki/K._P._A._C._Lalitha" title="K. P. A. C. Lalitha">K. P. A. C. Lalitha</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a> & <a href="/wiki/Panchu_Arunachalam" title="Panchu Arunachalam">Panchu Arunachalam</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murali_Mohan" title="Murali Mohan">Murali Mohan</a> & <a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menaka_(actress)" title="Menaka (actress)">Menaka</a> & Suresh Kumar (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheela" title="Sheela">Sheela</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. 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Visweswar Rao">U. Visweswar Rao</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jandhyala" title="Jandhyala">Jandhyala</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Krissna" title="Suresh Krissna">Suresh Krissna</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Varma" title="Ram Gopal Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kranthi_Kumar" title="Kranthi Kumar">Kranthi Kumar</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Varma" title="Ram Gopal Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Umamaheswara_Rao" title="C. Umamaheswara Rao">C. Umamaheswara Rao</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangaraju_Gunnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangaraju Gunnam">Gangaraju Gunnam</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Varma" title="Ram Gopal Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._V._Krishna_Reddy" title="S. V. Krishna Reddy">S. V. Krishna Reddy</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Teja_(film_director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Teja (film director)">Teja</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Vamsi" title="Krishna Vamsi">Krishna Vamsi</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunasekhar" title="Gunasekhar">Gunasekhar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhar_Kammula" title="Sekhar Kammula">Sekhar Kammula</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Vamsi" title="Krishna Vamsi">Krishna Vamsi</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhar_Kammula" title="Sekhar Kammula">Sekhar Kammula</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Vamsi" title="Krishna Vamsi">Krishna Vamsi</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krish_Jagarlamudi" title="Krish Jagarlamudi">Krish</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kumar_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunil Kumar Reddy">Sunil Kumar Reddy</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/N._Shankar" title="N. Shankar">N. Shankar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2012)</li> <li>Daya Kodavaganti (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyapati_Srinu" title="Boyapati Srinu">Boyapati Srinu</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Vegesna" title="Satish Vegesna">Satish Vegesna</a> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Nandi_Awards" title="Category:Nandi Awards">Category</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay90" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #BDB76B"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Template:National Film Award for Best Screenplay"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Template talk:National Film Award for Best Screenplay"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Special:EditPage/Template:National Film Award for Best Screenplay"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay90" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">National Film Award for Best Screenplay</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">1967–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._L._Puram_Sadanandan" title="S. L. Puram Sadanandan">S. L. Puram Sadanandan</a> <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1967)</span></a></li> <li>Pandit Anand Kumar <a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1968)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puttanna_Kanagal" title="Puttanna Kanagal">Puttanna Kanagal</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1969)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> <a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a> and Ashish Burman <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li>No Award <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Tendulkar" title="Vijay Tendulkar">Vijay Tendulkar</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyadev_Dubey" title="Satyadev Dubey">Satyadev Dubey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li>T. S. Ranga and <a href="/wiki/T._S._Nagabharana" title="T. S. Nagabharana">T. S. Nagabharana</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_Paranjpye" title="Sai Paranjpye">Sai Paranjpye</a> <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a> <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a> <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Iyer" title="G. V. Iyer">G. V. Iyer</a> <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhabendra_Nath_Saikia" title="Bhabendra Nath Saikia">Bhabendra Nath Saikia</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhadeb_Dasgupta" title="Buddhadeb Dasgupta">Budhdhadeb Dasgupta</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arundhati_Roy" title="Arundhati Roy">Arundhati Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saeed_Akhtar_Mirza" title="Saeed Akhtar Mirza">Saeed Akhtar Mirza</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mishra" title="Ashok Mishra">Ashok Mishra</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agathiyan" title="Agathiyan">Agathiyan</a> <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh" title="Rituparno Ghosh">Rituparno Ghosh</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mishra" title="Ashok Mishra">Ashok Mishra</a> <a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1998)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madampu_Kunjukuttan" title="Madampu Kunjukuttan">Madampu Kunjukuttan</a> <a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1999)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bharathiraja</a> <a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2000)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2001–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neelakanta_(director)" title="Neelakanta (director)">Neelakanta</a> <a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2001)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goutam_Ghose" title="Goutam Ghose">Goutam Ghose</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Tyagi" title="Manoj Tyagi">Manoj Tyagi</a> and Nina Arora <a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Jha" title="Prakash Jha">Prakash Jha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Tyagi" title="Manoj Tyagi">Manoj Tyagi</a> and Shridhar Raghavan <a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhijat_Joshi" title="Abhijat Joshi">Abhijat Joshi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani" title="Rajkumar Hirani">Rajkumar Hirani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vidhu_Vinod_Chopra" title="Vidhu Vinod Chopra">Vidhu Vinod Chopra</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feroz_Abbas_Khan" title="Feroz Abbas Khan">Feroz Abbas Khan</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sachin_Kundalkar" title="Sachin Kundalkar">Sachin Kundalkar</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Screenplay" title="Screenplay">Original</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>P. F. Mathews and Harikrishna <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vetrimaaran" title="Vetrimaaran">Vetrimaaran</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitesh_Tiwari" title="Nitesh Tiwari">Nitesh Tiwari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vikas_Bahl" title="Vikas Bahl">Vikas Bahl</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Maurya" title="Vijay Maurya">Vijay Maurya</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sujoy_Ghosh" title="Sujoy Ghosh">Sujoy Ghosh</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Sheshadri" title="P. Sheshadri">P. Sheshadri</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srijit_Mukherji" title="Srijit Mukherji">Srijit Mukherji</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juhi_Chaturvedi" title="Juhi Chaturvedi">Juhi Chaturvedi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Himanshu_Sharma" title="Himanshu Sharma">Himanshu Sharma</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syam_Pushkaran" title="Syam Pushkaran">Syam Pushkaran</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajeev_Pazhoor" title="Sajeev Pazhoor">Sajeev Pazhoor</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahul_Ravindran" title="Rahul Ravindran">Rahul Ravindran</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaushik_Ganguly" title="Kaushik Ganguly">Kaushik Ganguly</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Kongara" title="Sudha Kongara">Sudha Kongara</a> and Shalini Usha Nair <a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Adapted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Gopal Krishan Pai and <a href="/wiki/Girish_Kasaravalli" title="Girish Kasaravalli">Girish Kasaravalli</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anant_Mahadevan" title="Anant Mahadevan">Anant Mahadevan</a> and Sanjay Pawar <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li>Avinash Deshpande Nigdi <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li>Bhavesh Mandalia and <a href="/wiki/Umesh_Shukla" title="Umesh Shukla">Umesh Shukla</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchakshari_Hiremath" title="Panchakshari Hiremath">Panchakshari</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshy_Mangalath" title="Joshy Mangalath">Joshy Mangalath</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj" title="Vishal Bhardwaj">Vishal Bhardwaj</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li>Sanjay Krishnaji Patil <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayaraj" title="Jayaraj">Jayaraj</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sriram_Raghavan" title="Sriram Raghavan">Sriram Raghavan</a> , Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar, <a href="/wiki/Hemanth_M._Rao" title="Hemanth M. Rao">Hemanth M. Rao</a> and Pooja Ladha Surti <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srijit_Mukherji" title="Srijit Mukherji">Srijit Mukherji</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dialogue" title="Dialogue">Dialogue</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pandiraj" title="Pandiraj">Pandiraj</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li>Sanjay Pawar <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Kulkarni" title="Girish Kulkarni">Girish Kulkarni</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjali_Menon" title="Anjali Menon">Anjali Menon</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Bhave%E2%80%93Sunil_Sukthankar" title="Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar">Sumitra Bhave</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj" title="Vishal Bhardwaj">Vishal Bhardwaj</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juhi_Chaturvedi" title="Juhi Chaturvedi">Juhi Chaturvedi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Himanshu_Sharma" title="Himanshu Sharma">Himanshu Sharma</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tharun_Bhascker" title="Tharun Bhascker">Tharun Bhascker</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li>Sambit Mohanty <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churni_Ganguly" title="Churni Ganguly">Churni Ganguly</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srijit_Mukherji" title="Srijit Mukherji">Srijit Mukherji</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonne_Ashwin" title="Madonne Ashwin">Madonne Ashwin</a> <a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Screenplay" title="Screenplay">Original</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Shahi Kabir <a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_Ekarshi" title="Anand Ekarshi">Anand Ekarshi</a> <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Adapted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali" title="Sanjay Leela Bhansali">Sanjay Leela Bhansali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Utkarshini_Vashishtha" title="Utkarshini Vashishtha">Utkarshini Vashishtha</a> <a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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Chittella <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Director147" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Template:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Template talk:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Director147" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil">Best Tamil Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1972–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._Madhavan" title="P. Madhavan">P. Madhavan</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._C._Tirulokchandar" title="A. C. Tirulokchandar">A. C. Tirulokchandar</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a> (1977)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bharathiraja</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendran_(filmmaker)" title="Mahendran (filmmaker)">Mahendran</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Jagannathan" title="A. Jagannathan">A. Jagannathan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazil_(Indian_filmmaker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fazil (Indian filmmaker)">Fazil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (1986)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bharathiraja</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. Shankar">Shankar</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. Shankar">Shankar</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agathiyan" title="Agathiyan">Agathiyan</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Menon" title="Rajiv Menon">Rajiv Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. Shankar">Shankar</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasanthabalan" title="Vasanthabalan">Vasanthabalan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ameer_Sultan" title="Ameer Sultan">Ameer Sultan</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sasikumar" title="M. Sasikumar">M. Sasikumar</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasanthabalan" title="Vasanthabalan">Vasanthabalan</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vetrimaaran" title="Vetrimaaran">Vetrimaaran</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balaji_Sakthivel" title="Balaji Sakthivel">Balaji Sakthivel</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AR_Murugadoss" title="AR Murugadoss">AR Murugadoss</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Raja" title="Mohan Raja">Mohan Raja</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Kongara" title="Sudha Kongara">Sudha Kongara</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar%E2%80%93Gayathri" class="mw-redirect" title="Pushkar–Gayathri">Pushkar–Gayathri</a> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director85" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Template:Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Template talk:Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director85" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1967–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._N._Shanmugam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. N. Shanmugam (page does not exist)">C. N. Shanmugam</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnan%E2%80%93Panju" title="Krishnan–Panju">Krishnan–Panju</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Neelakantan" title="P. Neelakantan">P. Neelakantan</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Madhavan" title="P. Madhavan">P. Madhavan</a> (1970)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1971)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1972)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1973)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1974)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1975)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1976)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bharathiraja</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durai_(director)" title="Durai (director)">Durai</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bharathiraja</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muktha_Srinivasan" title="Muktha Srinivasan">Muktha Srinivasan</a> (1982)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1984)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1985)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1986)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._R._Devaraj&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. R. Devaraj (page does not exist)">P. R. Devaraj</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikraman" title="Vikraman">Vikraman</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Vasu" title="P. Vasu">P. Vasu</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. Shankar">Shankar</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar" title="K. S. Ravikumar">K. S. Ravikumar</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasanth" title="Vasanth">Vasanth</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agathiyan" title="Agathiyan">Agathiyan</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikraman" title="Vikraman">Vikraman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Parthiban" title="R. Parthiban">R. Parthiban</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikraman" title="Vikraman">Vikraman</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Susi_Ganesan" title="Susi Ganesan">Susi Ganesan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karu_Palaniappan" title="Karu Palaniappan">Karu Palaniappan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheran_(director)" title="Cheran (director)">Cheran</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. 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