Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners:
| No | Year | Cinematographer | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969 | Ashok Kumar | Janmabhoomi | |
| 2 | 1970 | Mankada Ravi Varma | Olavum Theeravum | P. N. Menon |
| 3 | 1971 | Melli Irani | ||
| 4 | 1972 | Mankada Ravi Varma (Black &White) - E.N.Balakrishnan (Colour) | Swayamvaram - Pulliman | Adoor Gopalakrishnan - |
| 5 | 1973 | Ashok Kumar | Swapnam | Babu Nanthankode |
| 6 | 1974 | Mankada Ravi Varma (Black & White) - Balu Mahendra (Colour) | Uttarayanam - Nellu | G. Aravindan - Ramu Kariat |
| 7 | 1975 | Balu Mahendra (Black & White) - Masthan (Colour) | Chuvanna Sandyakal, Prayanam - Swami Ayyappan | K. S. Sethumadhavan, Bharathan - P. Subramaniam |
| 8 | 1976 | Vipin Das (Black & White) - Ramachandra Babu (Colour) | Aalinganam, Manimuzhakkam, Choondakkari - Dweepu | I. V. Sasi, P. A. Backer, P.Vijayan - Ramu Kariat |
| 9 | 1977 | Ashok Kumar (Black & White) - Shaji N. Karun (Colour) | Taxi Driver - Kanchana Sita | P. N. Menon - Aravindan |
| 10 | 1978 | Madhu Ambat (Black & White) - Ramachandra Babu (Colour) | Aswadhama, Sooryente Maranam, Yaaro Oraal - Rathinirvedam | K. R. Mohanan, Rajeevnath, V.K.Pavithran - Bharathan |
| 11 | 1979 | Hemachandran (Black &White) - Shaji N. Karun (Colour) | Thrasam - Esthappan | Padiyan - Aravindan |
| 12 | 1980 | Sivan, Mahesh (Black & White) - Ramachandra Babu (Colour) | Yagam - Chamaram | Sivan - Bharathan |
| 13 | 1981 | Vipin Mohan (Black & White) - Mankada Ravi Varma (Colour) | Aparna - Elippathayam | Padmakumar - Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 14 | 1982 | Vasanth Kumar (Colour) | Ormakkayi | Bharathan |
| 15 | 1983 | Mankada Ravi Varma (Colour) | Nokkukuthi | Mankada Ravi Varma |
| 16 | 1984 | Mankada Ravi Varma (Black & White) - Jayanan Vincent (Colour) | Mukhamukham - Adiyozhukkukal | Adoor Gopalakrishnan - I. V. Sasi |
| 17 | 1985 | Venu | Irakal | K. G. George |
| 18 | 1986 | Shaji N. Karun | Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare | Raghunath Paleri |
| 19 | 1987 | Madhu Ambat | Purushartham, Swathi Thirunal | K. R. Mohanan, Lenin Rajendran |
| 20 | 1988 | Sunny Joseph | Piravi | Shaji N. Karun |
| 21 | 1989 | Ramachandra Babu | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Hariharan |
| 22 | 1990 | Madhu Ambat | Amaram | Bharathan |
| 23 | 1991 | S. Kumar | Kilukkam | Priyadarsan |
| 24 | 1992 | Santosh Sivan, Venu | Aham | T.Rajeevnath |
| 25 | 1993 | P.Sukumar | Sopanam | Jayaraj |
| 26 | 1994 | Hari Nair | Swaham | Shaji N. Karun |
| 27 | 1995 | Santosh Sivan | Kaalapani (1996 film) | Priyadarsan |
| 28 | 1996 | M J Radhakrishnan | Deshadanam | Jayaraj |
| 29 | 1997 | Hari Nair | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | Hariharan |
| 30 | 1998 | Azhagappan | Agnisakshi | Shyamaprasad |
| 31 | 1999 | M J Radhakrishnan | Karunam | Jayaraj |
| 32 | 2000 | Sunny Joseph | Swayamvarapandal | Harikumar |
| 33 | 2001 | K G Jayan | Dany | T. V. Chandran |
| 34 | 2002 | Mankada Ravi Varma, Sunny Joseph | Nizhalkuthu | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 35 | 2003 | Venu | Margam (film) | Rajeev Vijayaraghavan |
| 36 | 2004 | S. Kumar | Akale | Shyamaprasad |
| 37 | 2005 | Santosh Sivan | Anandabhadram | Santosh Sivan |
| 38 | 2006 | Manoj Pillai | Kaiyoppu | Ranjith |
| 39 | 2007 | M J Radhakrishnan | Ottakkayyan Adayalangal |
G R Indugopan M.G.Sasi |
| 40 | 2008 | M J Radhakrishnan | Bioscope | K. M. Madhusudhanan |
| 41 | 2009 | K. G. Jayan | Sufi Paranja Katha | Priyanandanan |
| 42 | 2010 | M J Radhakrishnan Shahanad Jalal |
Veettilekkulla Vazhi Chithrasoothram |
Dr. Biju Vipin Vijay |
| 43 | 2011 | M J Radhakrishnan | Akasathinte Niram | Dr. Biju |
| 44 | 2012 | Madhu Neelakandan | Annayum Rasoolum | Rajeev Ravi |
| 45 | 2013 | Sujith Vasudev | Ayaal Memories |
Suresh Unnithan, Jeethu Joseph |
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