Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film is given by the Government of Tamil Nadu as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. It includes prizes for three top places.

Key

Key for the table
†	Award for Best Feature Film (First prize)
‡	Award for Best Feature Film (Second prize)
§	Award for Best Feature Film (Third prize)
*	No Award presented

List of winners

List of films
Year	Film	Producer	Director
1967	Kaavalkaaran †	Sathya Movies	P. Neelakantan
	Aalayam ‡	Sunbeam Productions	Thirumalai–Mahalingam
	Bama Vijayam §	Manohar Productions	K. Balachander
1968	Uyarndha Manithan †	AVM Productions	Krishnan–Panju
	Thillana Mohanambal ‡	Shri Vijayalakshmi Pictures	A. P. Nagarajan
	Thamarai Nenjam §	Bama Films	K. Balachander
1969	Adimaippenn †	MGR Pictures	K. Shankar
	Akka Thangai ‡	Dhandayuthapani Films	M. A. Thirumugam
	Deiva Magan §	Shanti Films	A. C. Tirulokchandar
1970	Vietnam Veedu †	Sivaji Productions	P. Madhavan
	Thedi Vandha Mappillai ‡	Padmini Pictures	R. K. Shanmugam
	Namma Kuzhanthaigal §	Suresh Productions	Poovannan
1971	No Award *
1972	No Award *
1973	No Award *
1974	No Award *
1975	No Award *
1976	No Award *
1977	16 Vayathinile †	S. A. Rajkannu	Bharathiraja
	Madhurageetham ‡	Sri Venkatalakshmi Productions	V. C. Guhanathan
	Bala Pareetchai §
1978	Mullum Malarum †	Venu Chettiyar	Mahendran
	Aval Appadithan ‡	Kumar Arts	C. Rudhraiya
	Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu §	Kannaiyaa	C. V. Sridhar
1979	Pasi †	Lalitha	Durai
	Puthiya Vaarpugal ‡	Manoj Creations	Bharathiraja
	Thisai Maariya Paravaigal §	P.S.V. Pictures	S. Jagadeesan
1980	Varumayin Niram Sivappu †	R. Venkatraman	K. Balachander
	Nenjathai Killathe ‡	K. Rajgopal Chetty	Mahendran
	Vandichakkaram §	Vivekananda Pictures	K. Vijayan
1981	Alaigal Oivathillai †	R. K. Bhaskar	Bharathiraja
	Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum ‡	Muktha Films	V. Srinivasan
	Moondram Pirai §	G. Thyagarajan	Balu Mahendra
1982	Enkeyo Ketta Kural †	P. A. Art Productions	S. P. Muthuraman
	Agni Sakshi ‡	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. Balachander
	Ezhavathu Manithan §	Lata Creations	K. Hariharan
1983	No Award *
1984	No Award *
1985	No Award *
1986	No Award *
1987	No Award *
1988	Poo Pootha Nandavanam †	Sri Amman Creation	B. V. Balaguru
	Paasa Paravaigal ‡	Poompuhar Production	Cochin Haneefa
	Agni Natchathiram §	G. Venkateswaran	Mani Ratnam
1989	Pudhea Paadhai †	A. Sundaram	R. Parthiepan
	Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal ‡	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. Balachander
	Nyaya Tharasu §	Menaka Pictures	K. Rajeshwar
1990	Pudhu Vasantham †	R. B. Chowdary, R. Mohan	Vikraman
	Keladi Kanmani ‡	A. Sundaram	Vasanth
	Kizhakku Vasal §	G. Thyagarajan	R. V. Udayakumar
1991	Chinna Thambi †	K. Balu	P. Vasu
	En Rasavin Manasile ‡	Rajkiran	Kasthuri Raja
	Gunaa §	Alamelu Subramaniam	Santhana Bharathi
1992	Roja †	Kavithalayaa Productions	Mani Ratnam
	Thevar Magan ‡	Kamal Haasan	Bharathan
	Chinna Gounder §	Venu Chettiyar, V. Mohan, V. Natarajan	R. V. Udayakumar
1993	Jathi Malli †	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. Balachander
	Pathini Penn ‡	Best Friends Creations	R. C. Sakthi
	Gokulam §	R. B. Choudary	Vikraman
1994	Naatamai †	R. B. Choudary	K. S. Ravikumar
	Nammavar ‡	B. Venkatarama Reddy	K. S. Sethumadhavan
	Pavithra §	K. Subhash	K. Subhash
1995	Anthimanthaarai †	Chandraleela Bharathiraja, Thilaka Ganesh	Bharathiraja
	Kolangal ‡	Henry	I. V. Sasi
	Avatharam §	Vaidyanathan	Nassar
1996	Indian †	A. M. Rathnam	S. Shankar
	Kadhal Kottai ‡	Sivashakthi Pandian	Agathiyan
	Purushan Pondatti §	P. K. Yadav	N. K. Viswanathan
1997	Arunachalam † Suryavamsam †	Annamalai Cine Combines R. B. Choudary	Sundar C Vikraman
	Porkkaalam ‡	M. Kaja Mydeen, V. Gnanavelu, V. Jaya Prakash	Cheran
	Arasiyal §	Motherland Movies Internationals	R. K. Selvamani
1998	Natpukkaga †	A. M. Rathnam	K. S. Ravikumar
	Marumalarchi ‡	Henry	Bharathi
	Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen §	Lakshmi Movie Makers	Vikraman
1999	Padayappa †	Arunachala Cine Creations	K. S. Ravikumar
	Thullatha Manamum Thullum ‡	R. B. Choudary	Ezhil
	Ethirum Puthirum §	G. S. Madhu	Dharani
2000	Vanathai Pola †	V. Ravichandran	Vikraman
	Vaanavil ‡	Manoj Kumar	Manoj Kumar
	Vetri Kodi Kattu §	Shivashakti Movie Makers	Cheran
2001[1]	Virumbugiren †	Mary Francis	Susi Ganesan
	Pandavar Bhoomi ‡	Sujatha, M. Varadaraja, K. Maniprasad, Media dreams Limited	Cheran
	Aanandham §	R. B. Choudary	N. Lingusamy
2002[1]	Ramanaa †	V. Ravichandran	A. R. Murugadoss
	Kannathil Muthamittal ‡	Mani Ratnam, G. Srinivasan	Mani Ratnam
	Unnai Ninaithu §	Lakshmi Movie Makers	Vikraman
2003	Eera Nilam †	Manoj Bharathiraja	Bharathiraja
	Power of Women ‡	Jayadevi Films	Jayadevi
	Parthiban Kanavu §	Sathya Jyothi Films	Karu Pazhaniappan
2004	Autograph †	Cheran	Cheran
	Vishwa Thulasi ‡	Ramki	Sumathy Ram
	Kannadi Pookal §	Teamwork Productions	K. Shajahan
2005	Chandramukhi† Ghajini †	Ramkumar Ganesan , Prabhu Salem A. Chandrasekaran	P. Vasu A. R. Murugadoss
	Anniyan ‡	V. Ravichandran	S. Shankar
	Thavamai Thavamirundhu §	P. Shanmugam	Cheran
2006[2]	Veyil †	S. Shankar	Vasanthabalan
	Paruthi Veeran ‡	K. E. Gnanavelraja	Ameer Sultan
	Thiruttu Payale §	AGS Entertainment	Susi Ganesan
2007[3]	Sivaji †	M. S. Guhan, M. Saravanan	S. Shankar
	Mozhi ‡	Prakash Raj	Radha Mohan
	Pallikoodam §	Vishwas Films	Thangar Bachan
2008[3]	Dasavathaaram †	V. Ravichandran	K. S. Ravikumar
	Abhiyum Naanum ‡	Prakash Raj	Radha Mohan
	Santosh Subramaniam §	AGS Entertainment	M. Raja
2009 [4]	Pasanga †	M. Sasikumar	Pandiraj
	Mayandi Kudumbathar ‡	United Arts	Rasu Madhuravan
	Achamundu Achamundu §	Arun Vaidyanathan, Asma Hashmi, Ananth Govinda, P. Srinivasan, Ramzan Lakhan	Arun Vaidyanathan
2010 [4]	Mynaa †	Shalom Studios	Prabhu Solomon
	Kalavani ‡	Sherali Films	A. Sargunam
	Puthiran §	Saithanya Movies	Jayabharathi
2011 [4]	Vaagai Sooda Vaa †	S. Muruganandham, N. Puranna	A. Sargunam
	Deiva Thirumagal ‡	M. Chinthamani, Ronnie Screwvala	A. L. Vijay
	Uchithanai Muharnthaal §	Global Media & Entertainment	Pugazendhi Thangaraj
2012 [4]	Vazhakku Enn 18/9 †	N. Subash Chandrabose, Ronnie Screwvala	Balaji Sakthivel
	Saattai ‡	Shalom Studios	M. Anbazhagan
	Dhoni §	Duet Movies	Prakash Raj
2013 [4]	Ramanujan †	Srivatsan Nadathur, Sushant Desai, Sharanyan Nadathur, Sindhu Rajasekaran	Gnana Rajasekaran
	Thanga Meenkal ‡	Gautham Vasudev Menon	Ram
	Pannaiyarum Padminiyum §	M. R. Ganesh	S. U. Arun Kumar
2014 [4]	Kuttram Kadithal †	J Sathish Kumar, Christy Siluvappan	Bramma G
	Goli Soda ‡	N. Linguswamy, Bharath Seeni, N. Subash Chandrabose	Vijay Milton
	Nimirndhu Nil §	K. S. Sreenivasan, K. S. Sivaraman	Samuthirakani
2015 [5]	Thani Oruvan †	AGS Entertainment	Mohan Raja
	Pasanga 2 ‡	Pandiraj, Suriya	Pandiraj
	Prabha §	Nandan. A, Muthuramalingam	Nandan. A