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.
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List of winners List of films Year Film Producer/Studio 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 Balaparitchai § 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. Subash K. Subash 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 CVikraman 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 Virumbugiren Mary Francis Susi Ganesan Pandavar Bhoomi Sujatha, M. Varadaraja, K. Maniprasad, Media dreams Limited Cheran Aanandham § R. B. Choudary N. Lingusamy 2002 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 Veyil S. Shankar Vasanthabalan Paruthi Veeran K. E. Gnanavelraja Ameer Sultan Thiruttu Payale § AGS Entertainment Susi Ganesan 2007 Sivaji M. S. Guhan, M. Saravanan S. Shankar Mozhi Prakash Raj Radha Mohan Pallikoodam § Vishwas Films Thangar Bachan 2008 Dasavathaaram V. Ravichandran K. S. Ravikumar Abhiyum Naanum Prakash Raj Radha Mohan Santosh Subramaniam § AGS Entertainment M. Raja 2009 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 Mynaa Shalom Studios Prabhu Solomon Kalavani Sherali Films A. Sargunam Puthiran § Saithanya Movies Jayabharathi 2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa S. Muruganandham, N. Puranna A. Sargunam Deiva Thirumagal M. Chinthamani, Ronnie Screwvala A. L. Vijay Uchithanai Muharnthaal § Global Media & Entertainment Pugazhendhi Thangaraj 2012 Vazhakku Enn 18/9 N. Subash Chandrabose, Ronnie Screwvala Balaji Sakthivel Saattai Shalom Studios M. Anbazhagan Dhoni § Duet Movies Prakash Raj 2013 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 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 Thani Oruvan AGS Entertainment Mohan Raja Pasanga 2 Pandiraj, Suriya Pandiraj Prabha § Nandan. A, Muthuramalingam Nandan. A 2016 Maanagaram Potential Studios Lokesh Kanagaraj Puriyatha Puthir Rebel Studio Ranjit Jeyakodi Maaveeran Kittu § Asian Cine Combines Suseenthiran 2017 Aramm KJR Studios N. Gopi Nainar Vikram Vedha YNOT Studios Pushkar-Gayathri Taramani § Catamaran Productions, JSK Film Corporation Ram 2018 Pariyerum Perumal Neelam Productions Mari Selvaraj Kadaikutty Singam 2D Entertainment Pandiraj 96 § Madras Enterprises C. Prem Kumar 2019 Asuran V Creations Vetrimaaran Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Bioscope Film Framers R. Parthiban Comali § Vels Films International Pradeep Ranganathan 2020 Koozhangal Rowdy Pictures PS Vinothraj Soorarai Pottru 2D Entertainment, Sikhya Entertainment Sudha Kongara Sandakkari § Boss Production Corporation R. Madhesh 2021 Jai Bhim 2D Entertainment, Amazon Studios T. J. Gnanavel Kadaisi Vivasayi Tribal Arts Production M. Manikandan Karnan § V Creations Mari Selvaraj 2022 Gargi Blacky, Genie & My Left Foot Productions Gautham Ramachandran Taanakkaran Potential Studios Thamizh Witness § People Media Factory Deepak
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