The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
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List of winners and nominated work Year Recipient Film 1967 C. N. Shanmugam Karpooram 1968 Krishnan–Panju Uyarndha Manithan 1969 P. Neelakantan Maattukara Velan 1970 P. Madhavan Nilave Nee Satchi 1971 No Award 1972 No Award 1973 No Award 1974 No Award 1975 No Award 1976 No Award 1977 Bharathiraja 16 Vayathinile 1978 Durai Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam 1979 S. P. Muthuraman Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai 1980 K. Balachander Varumayin Niram Sivappu 1981 Bharathiraja Alaigal Oivathillai 1982 Muktha Srinivasan Pareetchaikku Neramaachu 1983 No Award 1984 No Award 1985 No Award 1986 No Award 1987 No Award 1988 P. R. Devaraj Senthoora Poove 1989 K. Balachander Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal 1990 Vikraman Pudhu Vasantham 1991 P. Vasu Chinna Thambi 1992 Mani Ratnam Roja 1993 S. Shankar Gentleman 1994 K. S. Ravikumar Nattamai 1995 Vasanth Aasai 1996 Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai 1997 VikramanCheranSuryavamshamPorkkaalam 1998 R. Parthiban House Full 1999 Bala Sethu 2000 Vikraman Vanathai Pola 2001 Susi Ganesan Virumbugiren 2002 Mani Ratnam Kannathil Muthamittal 2003 Karu Pazhaniappan Parthiban Kanavu 2004 Cheran Autograph 2005 S. Shankar Anniyan 2006 Thirumurugan Em Magan 2007 Thangar Bachan Pallikoodam 2008 Radha Mohan Abhiyum Naanum 2009 Vasanthabalan Angadi Theru 2010 Prabhu Solomon Mynaa 2011 A. L. Vijay Deiva Thirumagal 2012 Balaji Sakthivel Vazhakku Enn 18/9 2013 Ram Thangameengal 2014 N. Ragavan Manjapai 2015 Sudha Kongara Irudhi Suttru 2016 Lokesh Kanagaraj Maanagaram 2017 Pushkar-Gayathri Vikram Vedha 2018 Mari Selvaraj Pariyerum Perumal 2019 R. Parthiban Oththa Seruppu Size 7 2020 Sudha Kongara Soorarai Pottru 2021 T. J. Gnanavel Jai Bhim 2022 Gautham Ramachandran Gargi
See also Cinema of India
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