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ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Director</li><li>Screenwriter</li><li>Producer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1990–present</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair</b>, professionally credited as <b>Jayaraj</b> (born 31 May 1960), is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam film industry</a>. </p><p>He has won many awards, including <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Bear" class="mw-redirect" title="Crystal Bear">Crystal Bear</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="Berlin International Film Festival">Berlin International Film Festival</a>, the Golden Peacock award at the <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="International Film Festival of India">IFFI</a>, and the FIPRESCI Award from the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Film_Critics" title="International Federation of Film Critics">International Federation of Film Critics</a>. He is also a seven-time recipient of the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Award</a> and several <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Awards" title="Kerala State Film Awards">Kerala State Film Awards</a>. His films include <i><a href="/wiki/Paithrukam" title="Paithrukam">Paithrukam</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Desadanam" title="Desadanam">Desadanam</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/wiki/4_The_People" class="mw-redirect" title="4 The People">4 The People</a></i> (2004), <i><a href="/wiki/Vellapokkathil_(film)" title="Vellapokkathil (film)">Vellapokkathil</a></i> (2007), <i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i> (2015), <a href="/wiki/Veeram_(2016_film)" title="Veeram (2016 film)">Veeram</a> (2016) and <i><a href="/wiki/Bhayanakam" title="Bhayanakam">Bhayanakam</a></i> (2018). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jayaraj&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his stay at <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a>, he attended film festivals including the <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_Kerala" title="International Film Festival of Kerala">International Film Festival of Kerala</a> and watched many world classics.<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> <a href="/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Kurosawa</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Rashomon_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rashomon (film)">Rashomon</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/DeSica" class="mw-redirect" title="DeSica">DeSica</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Bicycle_Thieves" title="Bicycle Thieves">Bicycle Thieves</a></i> were among them, and they influenced him immensely.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jayaraj&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bharathan was impressed by Jayaraj and made him his assistant director for <i>Chilambu</i>(1986). Jayaraj then went on to be the assistant to Bharathan in six more films including the critically acclaimed <i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Minnaminunginte_Nurunguvettam" title="Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam">Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam</a></i> (1987) and <i><a href="/wiki/Vaishali_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishali (film)">Vaishali</a></i> (1988). Jayaraj debuted as director with <i>Vidyarambham</i> (1990). His early career mainly produced commercially oriented films like <i><a href="/wiki/Aakasha_Kottayile_Sultan" title="Aakasha Kottayile Sultan">Aakasha Kottayile Sultan</a></i> (1991), <i>Johnnie Walker</i> (1992), <i>High Way</i> (1995), <i>Thumboli Kadappuram</i> (1995) and <i>Arabia</i> (1995).<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. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Notable in his early career were <i>Kudumbasametham</i> (1992), <i><a href="/wiki/Paithrukam" title="Paithrukam">Paithrukam</a></i> (1993) and <i>Sopanam</i> (1993). <i><a href="/wiki/Desadanam" title="Desadanam">Desadanam</a></i> (1997) was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i> (1997) which was an adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Shakespeare" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Othello" title="Othello">Othello</a></i>. It won him the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">National Film Award for Best Direction</a>. </p><p>In 1999 Jayaraj started his nine-film series project <i>Navarasa</i> with <i><a href="/wiki/Karunam" title="Karunam">Karunam</a></i>, followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Shantham" title="Shantham">Shantham</a></i> (2001). <i><a href="/wiki/Shantham" title="Shantham">Shantham</a></i> won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a>. The third in the <i>Navarasa</i> series was <i>Bheebhatsa</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> film followed by <i>Adbutham</i> and <a href="/wiki/Veeram_(2016_film)" title="Veeram (2016 film)"><i>Veeram</i></a>. In 2018, the sixth film in the series <i><a href="/wiki/Bhayanakam" title="Bhayanakam">Bhayanakam</a></i> was released and had won awards for <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Best Direction</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Best Adapted Screenplay</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> at the 2017 <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>. On 10 June 2019, <a href="/wiki/Tovino_Thomas" title="Tovino Thomas">Tovino Thomas</a> officially announced and shared the poster of <i>Roudram 2018</i>, the seventh film in the series. While sharing the poster on Facebook Tovino wrote, "The movie is based on real-life incidents that occurred in central Travancore, during the devastating floods that Kerala survived. <i>Roudram 2018</i> portrays the tempestuous ferocity of nature, and the utter helplessness of humankind before that might."<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. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Of late he has been doing commercial and art films and is successful in both genres. While <i><a href="/wiki/Thilakkam_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thilakkam (film)">Thilakkam</a></i> (2003) and <i><a href="/wiki/4_The_People" class="mw-redirect" title="4 The People">4 The People</a></i> (2004) were huge commercial successes <i><a href="/wiki/Kannaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannaki">Kannaki</a></i> (2002), <i>Makalkku</i> (2005), <i><a href="/wiki/Daivanamathil" title="Daivanamathil">Daivanamathil</a></i> (2005) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i> (2015) were critically acclaimed. <i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i> made history, becoming the first ever Malayalam movie to have swept all the top awards in the 20-year history of the International Film Festival of Kerala. The film was one of four Malayalam films selected to be a part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2015.<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. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jayaraj&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an earnest effort towards conserving nature and strengthening people's welfare, Jayaraj founded the Jayaraj Foundation in 2010 and officially launched it on 6 June 2014. World Organisation of Hope's (WOH) ambitious programme <i>SMART</i> (Sports, Music, Art and Recreation Therapy (Yoga and Meditation)) and <i>Birds Club International</i> are the two projects initiated by the foundation.<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. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><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> </p><p>World Organisation of Hope (WOH) is an organisation aimed at building children's awareness of their rights and to protect them. The programme SMART [Sports, Music, Art and Recreation Therapy (Yoga and Meditation)] is an offshoot of WOH. It supports children and adolescents in their own struggle to secure and defend their dreams.<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. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Birds Club International (BCI) aims at creating miniature rain forests in schools and colleges, to make a better environment both for birds and humans. It plans to bring together the <a href="/wiki/Future_generation" class="mw-redirect" title="Future generation">future generation</a> and integrating more of society towards nature conservation activities. Several units of BCI have been started in many schools and colleges in Kerala, with the help of the Government of Kerala, to achieve this.<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. (September 2022)">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=Jayaraj&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>International awards</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Award (s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i> </td> <td>Crystal Bear, Suvarna Chakoram, FIPRESCI award, NETPAC award, Rajatha Chakoram </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daivanamathil" title="Daivanamathil">Daivanamathil</a></i> </td> <td>Best Film Award in Spain, Madrid International Film Festival </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i>Karunam</i> </td> <td>Golden Peacock Award, International Film Festival of India- Awards from Federation of International Film Societies, Berlin International Film Fest, Special Mention in Kerala International Film Festival. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shantham" title="Shantham">Shantham</a></i> </td> <td>Best Cinematography in Festival De 3 Continents, France </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Desadanam" title="Desadanam">Desadanam</a></i> </td> <td>Special Mention at <a href="/wiki/Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival" title="Karlovy Vary International Film Festival">Karlovy Vary International Film Festival</a> in competition section. </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a></dt></dl> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_(IFFI-2015),_in_Panaji,_Goa_on_November_26,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_%28IFFI-2015%29%2C_in_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_26%2C_2015.jpg/250px-Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_%28IFFI-2015%29%2C_in_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_26%2C_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_%28IFFI-2015%29%2C_in_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_26%2C_2015.jpg/375px-Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_%28IFFI-2015%29%2C_in_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_26%2C_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_%28IFFI-2015%29%2C_in_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_26%2C_2015.jpg/500px-Noted_Filmmaker_Jayaraj_being_felicitated_at_the_46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India_%28IFFI-2015%29%2C_in_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_26%2C_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1560" /></a><figcaption>Jayaraj being felicitated at <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="International Film Festival of India">IFFI</a> (<a href="/wiki/46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="46th International Film Festival of India">2015</a>) </figcaption></figure> <ul><li>1996 : <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Malayalam" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam">Best Feature Film in Malayalam</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Desadanam" title="Desadanam">Desadanam</a></i></li> <li>1997 : <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i></li> <li>2001 : <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Film</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Shantham" title="Shantham">Shantham</a></i></li> <li>2005 : <a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Best Film on National Integration</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Daivanamathil" title="Daivanamathil">Daivanamathil</a></i></li> <li>2007 : <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction">Best Non-Feature Film Direction</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Vellapokkathil_(film)" title="Vellapokkathil (film)">Vellapokkathil</a></i> (<i>The Deluge</i>)</li> <li>2014 : <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i></li> <li>2017 : Best Director - <i><a href="/wiki/Bhayanakam" title="Bhayanakam">Bhayanakam</a></i></li> <li>2017 : <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Best Adapted Screenplay</a> - <i>Bhayanakam</i></li> <li>2017 : Special Jury mention - Rebirth</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Awards" title="Kerala State Film Awards">Kerala State Film Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>1992 : <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Film" title="Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film">Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film</a> - <i>Kudumbasametham</i></li> <li>1996 : <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Kerala State Film Award for Best Director">Kerala State Film Award for Best Director</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Deshadanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Deshadanam">Deshadanam</a></i></li> <li>1997 : <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film">Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i></li> <li>1999 : <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Film" title="Kerala State Film Award for Best Film">Kerala State Film Award for Best Film</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Karunam" title="Karunam">Karunam</a></i></li> <li>2015 : <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Film" title="Kerala State Film Award for Best Film">Kerala State Film Award for Best Film</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Filmfare Awards South</dt></dl> <ul><li>1997 : <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_(Malayalam)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director (Malayalam)">Best Director</a> : <i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i></li> <li>2000 : <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_(Malayalam)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director (Malayalam)">Best Director</a> : <i><a href="/wiki/Karunam" title="Karunam">Karunam</a></i></li> <li>2000 : <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_%E2%80%93_Malayalam" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam">Best Film - Malayalam</a>  : <i><a href="/wiki/Karunam" title="Karunam">Karunam</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>V. Shantharam Awards</dt></dl> <ul><li>1997 : <i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i></li> <li>2001 : <i><a href="/wiki/Shantham" title="Shantham">Shantham</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>John Abraham Awards</dt></dl> <ul><li>2000 : <i><a href="/wiki/Karunam" title="Karunam">Karunam</a></i></li> <li>2012 : <i><a href="/wiki/Vellapokkathil_(film)" title="Vellapokkathil (film)">Vellapokkathil</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Asianet_Film_Awards" title="Asianet Film Awards">Asianet Film Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>2002: Asianet Film Award for Best Director for <a href="/wiki/Kannaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannaki">Kannaki</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Ramu Karyatt Awards</dt></dl> <ul><li>1996 : <i><a href="/wiki/Desadanam" title="Desadanam">Desadanam</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>P. Padmarajan Awards</dt></dl> <ul><li>1996 : <i><a href="/wiki/Desadanam" title="Desadanam">Desadanam</a></i></li> <li>2000 : <i><a href="/wiki/Karunam" title="Karunam">Karunam</a></i></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=Jayaraj&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th> <th><abbr title="references">Ref(s)</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2024 </td> <td style="background: #FFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="partial table-partial"><i>Highway -2</i> <abbr title="Film has not yet been released">†</abbr> </td> <td>Announced </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manorathangal" title="Manorathangal">Manorathangal</a></i> </td> <td>Anthology series <br /> Segment:"Swargam Thurakkuna Samayam" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i>Oru Perumgaliyattam</i> </td> <td>Shooting Started (Releasing on Rootsvideo OTT Platform) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Kadhikan </td> <td>Story and producer credits </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Backpackers_(film)" title="Backpackers (film)">Backpackers</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i>Haasyam</i> </td> <td>Part 8, Navarasa series. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i>Roudram 2018</i> </td> <td>Part 7, Navarasa series. Also writer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhayanakam" title="Bhayanakam">Bhayanakam</a></i> </td> <td>Part 6, Navarasa series. Also writer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Veeram_(2016_film)" title="Veeram (2016 film)">Veeram</a></i> </td> <td>Part 5, Navarasa series. Also writer. <p>Released also in Hindi & English </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ottaal" title="Ottaal">Ottaal</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Camel_Safari" title="Camel Safari">Camel Safari</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pakarnnattam" title="Pakarnnattam">Pakarnnattam</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Naayika" title="Naayika">Naayika</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Train_(2011_film)" title="The Train (2011 film)">The Train</a></i> </td> <td>Writer credits </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker_(film)" title="Loudspeaker (film)"><i>Loudspeaker</i></a> </td> <td>Writer and producer credits </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i>Gulmohar</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i>Vellapokkathil</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Of_The_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Of The People">Of The People</a></i> </td> <td>Writer and producer credits </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sila_Nerangalil" title="Sila Nerangalil">Sila Nerangalil</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil film </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anandabhairavi_(2007_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anandabhairavi (2007 film)"><i>Anandabhairavi</i></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aanachandam" title="Aanachandam">Aanachandam</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adbutham" class="mw-redirect" title="Adbutham">Adbutham</a></i> </td> <td>Part 4, Navarasa series <p>Released on Rootsvideo OTT Platform in 2021 April 14 </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ashwaroodan" title="Ashwaroodan">Ashwaroodan</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daivanamathil" title="Daivanamathil">Daivanamathil</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/By_the_People_(2005_film)" title="By the People (2005 film)">By the People</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Makalkku" title="Makalkku">Makalkku</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Yuvasena" title="Yuvasena">Yuvasena</a></i> (Telugu) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rain_Rain_Come_Again" title="Rain Rain Come Again">Rain Rain Come Again</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/4_the_People" title="4 the People">4 the People</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thilakkam_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thilakkam (film)"><i>Thilakkam</i></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kannaki_(film)" title="Kannaki 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Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> and <a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</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/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</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/Mani_Kaul" title="Mani Kaul">Mani Kaul</a> <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><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> <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/P._Lankesh" title="P. Lankesh">P. Lankesh</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/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</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/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</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/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</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/Utpalendu_Chakrabarty" title="Utpalendu Chakrabarty">Utpalendu Chakrabarty</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/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</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/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</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/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</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/Shaji_N._Karun" title="Shaji N. Karun">Shaji N. Karun</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/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</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/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</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/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</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/Goutam_Ghose" title="Goutam Ghose">Goutam Ghose</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/T._V._Chandran" title="T. V. Chandran">T. V. Chandran</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/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</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> <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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Jayaraj</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/Rajeevnath" title="Rajeevnath">Rajeevnath</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/Buddhadeb_Dasgupta" title="Buddhadeb Dasgupta">Buddhadeb Dasgupta</a> <a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1999)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh" title="Rituparno Ghosh">Rituparno Ghosh</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"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._Lenin" title="B. Lenin">B. Lenin</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/Buddhadeb_Dasgupta" title="Buddhadeb Dasgupta">Buddhadeb Dasgupta</a> <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/Rahul_Dholakia" title="Rahul Dholakia">Rahul Dholakia</a> <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/Madhur_Bhandarkar" title="Madhur Bhandarkar">Madhur Bhandarkar</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/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</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/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh" title="Rituparno Ghosh">Rituparno Ghosh</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/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/Gurvinder_Singh" title="Gurvinder Singh">Gurvinder Singh</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/Shivaji_Lotan_Patil" title="Shivaji Lotan Patil">Shivaji Lotan Patil</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/Hansal_Mehta" title="Hansal Mehta">Hansal Mehta</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/Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali" title="Sanjay Leela Bhansali">Sanjay Leela Bhansali</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/Rajesh_Mapuskar" title="Rajesh Mapuskar">Rajesh Mapuskar</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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/Aditya_Dhar" title="Aditya Dhar">Aditya Dhar</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/Sanjay_Puran_Singh_Chauhan" title="Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan">Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan</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/Sachy_(writer)" title="Sachy (writer)">Sachy</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><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2021–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>Nikhil Mahajan <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/Sooraj_Barjatya" title="Sooraj Barjatya">Sooraj Barjatya</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></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" 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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 href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">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–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><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></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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dialogue" title="Dialogue">Dialogues</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></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_Malayalam_Director" 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_Malayalam" title="Template:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam"><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_Malayalam" title="Template talk:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam"><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_Malayalam" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Director" 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_Malayalam" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam">Best Malayalam 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/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathan" title="Bharathan">Bharathan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreekumaran_Thampi" title="Sreekumaran Thampi">Sreekumaran Thampi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._V._Sasi" title="I. V. Sasi">I. V. Sasi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._V._Sasi" title="I. V. Sasi">I. V. Sasi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathan" title="Bharathan">Bharathan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathan" title="Bharathan">Bharathan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathan" title="Bharathan">Bharathan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratap_Pothen" title="Pratap Pothen">Pratap Pothen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmarajan" title="Padmarajan">Padmarajan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadran_(director)" title="Bhadran (director)">Bhadran</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></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/Sibi_Malayil" title="Sibi Malayil">Sibi Malayil</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibi_Malayil" title="Sibi Malayil">Sibi Malayil</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaji_Kailas" title="Shaji Kailas">Shaji Kailas</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadran_(director)" title="Bhadran (director)">Bhadran</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathyan_Anthikad" title="Sathyan Anthikad">Sathyan Anthikad</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jayaraj</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreenivasan" title="Sreenivasan">Sreenivasan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1998)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyamaprasad" title="Shyamaprasad">Shyamaprasad</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1999)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jayaraj</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2000)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayan" title="Vinayan">Vinayan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2001)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_Jose" title="Lal Jose">Lal Jose</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathyan_Anthikad" title="Sathyan Anthikad">Sathyan Anthikad</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessy" title="Blessy">Blessy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessy" title="Blessy">Blessy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosshan_Andrrews" title="Rosshan Andrrews">Rosshan Andrrews</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babu_Thiruvalla" title="Babu Thiruvalla">Babu Thiruvalla</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjith_(director)" title="Ranjith (director)">Ranjith</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjith_(director)" title="Ranjith (director)">Ranjith</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></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/Blessy" title="Blessy">Blessy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_Jose" title="Lal Jose">Lal Jose</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyamaprasad" title="Shyamaprasad">Shyamaprasad</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjali_Menon" title="Anjali Menon">Anjali Menon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._S._Vimal" title="R. 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Vincent">A. Vincent</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1969)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970-1972)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._A._Backer" title="P. A. Backer">P. A. Backer</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Rajeevnath" class="mw-redirect" title="T. Rajeevnath">T. Rajeevnath</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1978-1979)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></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 href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathan" title="Bharathan">Bharathan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazil_(director)" title="Fazil (director)">Fazil</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. 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Aravindan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_(director)" title="Kamal (director)">Kamal</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaji_N._Karun" title="Shaji N. Karun">Shaji N. Karun</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jayaraj</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Chandran" title="T. V. Chandran">T. V. 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