Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil

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

K. Balachander leads the list by winning six awards, followed by Shankar and Cheran, winning 3 awards each.

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Winners

Year Director Film
2010 Vasanthabalan Angadi Theru
2009 Priyadarshan[2] Kanchivaram
2008 Sasikumar[3] Subramaniyapuram
2007 Ameer Sultan[4] Paruthiveeran
2006 Vasanthabalan[5] Veyil
2005 Shankar[6] Anniyan
2004 Cheran[7] Autograph
2003 Bala[8] Pithamagan
2002 Mani Ratnam[9][10] Kannathil Muthamittal
2001 Cheran[11] Pandavar Bhoomi
2000 Rajiv Menon[12] Kandukondain Kandukondain
1999 Bala[13] Sethu
1998 Cheran[14] Desiya Geetham
1997 Vikraman Suryavamsam
1996 Agathiyan[15] Kadhal Kottai
1995 Mani Ratnam Bombay
1994 Shankar Kadhalan
1993 Shankar [16] Gentleman
1992 K. Balachander [17] Vaaname Ellai
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986 Mani Ratnam[18] Mouna Raagam
1985 Fazil[18] Poove Poochudava
1984 K. Balachander[18] Achamillai Achamillai
1983 A. Jagannathan[18] Vellai Roja
1982 Balu Mahendra[18] Moondram Pirai
1981 K. Balachander[18] Thaneer Thaneer
1980 K. Balachander[18] Varumayin Niram Sivappu
1979 J. Mahendran[19] Uthiripookkal
1978 Bharathiraja[19] Sigappu Rojakkal
1977 S. P. Muthuraman[19] Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri
1976 S. P. Muthuraman[19] Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
1975 K. Balachander[19] Apoorva Raagangal
1974 K. Balachander[19] Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
1973 A. C. Tirulokchandar[19] Bharatha Vilas
1972 P. Madhavan[19] Gnana Oli

Nominations

Notes

  1. ^ Film world, p 43
  2. ^ "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Filmfare-Awards-winners/articleshow/6280143.cms. 
  3. ^ http://bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html
  4. ^ http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html
  5. ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareswards2007.html
  6. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/anniyan-sweeps-filmfare-awards-news-tamil-kkfvinigibe.html
  7. ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html
  8. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9366.html
  9. ^ "Madras Talkies Accolades". Madrastalkies.com. http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 
  10. ^ "Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50". BSNL. http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/entertainment/entertainment14489.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  11. ^ "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times Of India. 2002-04-06. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6011249.cms. 
  12. ^ Kannan, Ramya (2001-03-24). The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/24/stories/0424401t.htm. 
  13. ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/04/15/stories/09150651.htm
  14. ^ http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/324A4A470734BB1E6525694000620184
  15. ^ http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/45330DAF8370E87C652569400062014F
  16. ^ "The prized people: Profiling the Filmfare south award winners". Filmfare. 1994. doi:November 1994. 
  17. ^ "The Big Splash; Special-South Awards". Filmfare. 1993. doi:December 1993. 
  18. ^ a b c d e f g Collections, p 394
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h The Times of India directory and year book including who's who, p 234

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