Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.^[1] K. J. Yesudas has won the award the most times (5).

The list

Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year	Singer	Song	Film(s)
2015	Gana Bala[2]	'Vandha Kadha"	Vai Raja Vai
2014	Haricharan[3]	• "Vaanga Makka Vaanga"  • "Aye Mr. Minor!"  • "Sandi Kuthirai"  • "Alli Arjuna"	Kaaviya Thalaivan
2013	S. P. Charan[3]	"Enakkaaga Poranthaayae", "Onakkaga Poranthaenae",	Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
2012	Ranjith[3]	"Sollitaley Ava Kaadhala"	Kumki
2011	Haricharan[3]	"Aariro"	Deiva Thirumagal
2010	Karthik[3]	"Usure Pogudhey"	Raavanan
2009	M. Balamuralikrishna[3]	"Anbaale Azhagaaguml"	Pasanga
2008	Belly Raj[4]	"Kangal Erandaal"	Subramaniyapuram
2007	Srinivas[4]	"Maarghazhiyil"	Onbadhu Roobai Nottu
2006	Madhu Balakrishnan[5]	"Konja Neram"	Chandramukhi
2005	Sriram Parthasarathy[6]	"Suttum Vizhi Choodare"	Ghajini
2004	Hariharan[7]	Multiple movies
2003	P. Unnikrishnan[8]	"Chinna Chinna"	Ramachandra
2002	Unni Menon[9]	"Yaar Intha Devathai", "Enge andha vennila"	Unnai Ninaithu, Varushamellam Vasantham
2001	P. Unnikrishnan[9]	"Un Samayal Arayil"	Dhill
2000	Harish Raghavendra[9]	"Nirpathuve Nadapathuve"	Bharathi
1999	Srinivas[10]	"Minsara Poove"	Padayappa
1998	Malaysia Vasudevan[11]	"Yennadi Nee"	En Aasai Rasave
1997	Krishnaraj[12]	"Tanjavoor Mannu"	Porkkaalam
1996	Unni Menon[13]	"Maana Madhurai"	Minsaara Kanavu
1995	Hariharan	"Konjum Naal"	Aasai
1994	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		Jai Hind
1993	Jayachandran[14]	"Kathhalangattu Vazhi"	Kizhakku Cheemayile
1992	K. J. Yesudas	"Amma Endrazhaikatha"	Mannan
1991	Mano		Multiple films
1990	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	"Mannil Enda Kadhal"	Keladi Kanmani
1989	K. J. Yesudas		Nyaya Tharasu
1988	K. J. Yesudas		Multiple films
1987	No award
1986	No award
1985	No award
1984	No award
1983	No award
1982-83	Deepan Chakravarthy		Kathal Oviyam
1981-82	K. J. Yesudas	Kanne Kalaimane	Moondram Pirai
1980-81	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		Nizhalgal
1979-80	T. M. Soundararajan		Thisai Maariya Paravigal
1978-79	Malaysia Vasudevan		Kizhake Pogum Rail
1977-78	K. J. Yesudas		Andaman Kathali, Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
1970	Seerkazhi Govindarajan		Thirumalai Thenkumari
1969	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		Adimaippen, Shanti Nilayam
1968	T. M. Soundararajan		Kudiyirundha Koyil, Lakshmi Kalyanam

See also

• Tamil cinema
• Cinema of India

References

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