| Year |
Cinematographer |
Film |
Director |
| 1969 |
Ashok Kumar |
Janmabhoomi |
John Sankaramangalam |
| 1970 |
Mankada Ravi Varma |
Olavum Theeravum |
P. N. Menon |
| 1971 |
Melli Irani |
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| 1972 |
Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - E. N. Balakrishnan (colour) |
Swayamvaram - Pulliman |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan - |
| 1973 |
Ashok Kumar |
Swapnam |
Babu Nanthankode |
| 1974 |
Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - Balu Mahendra (colour) |
Uttarayanam - Nellu |
G. Aravindan - Ramu Kariat |
| 1975 |
Balu Mahendra (black & white) - Masthan (colour) |
Chuvanna Sandyakal, Prayanam - Swami Ayyappan |
K. S. Sethumadhavan, Bharathan - P. Subramaniam |
| 1976 |
Vipin Das (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour) |
Aalinganam, Manimuzhakkam, Choondakkari - Dweepu |
I. V. Sasi, P. A. Backer, P.Vijayan - Ramu Kariat |
| 1977 |
Ashok Kumar (black & white) - Shaji N. Karun (colour) |
Taxi Driver - Kanchana Sita |
P. N. Menon - Aravindan |
| 1978 |
Madhu Ambat (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour) |
Aswadhama, Sooryente Maranam, Yaaro Oraal - Rathinirvedam |
K. R. Mohanan, Rajeevnath, V.K.Pavithran - Bharathan |
| 1979 |
Hemachandran (Black &White) - Shaji N. Karun (colour) |
Thrasam - Esthappan |
Padiyan - Aravindan |
| 1980 |
Sivan, Mahesh (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour) |
Yagam - Chamaram |
Sivan - Bharathan |
| 1981 |
Vipin Mohan (black & white) - Mankada Ravi Varma (colour) |
Aparna - Elippathayam |
Padmakumar - Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 1982 |
Vasanth Kumar (colour) |
Ormakkayi |
Bharathan |
| 1983 |
Mankada Ravi Varma (colour) |
Nokkukuthi |
Mankada Ravi Varma |
| 1984 |
Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - Jayanan Vincent (colour) |
Mukhamukham - Adiyozhukkukal |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan - I. V. Sasi |
| 1985 |
Venu |
Irakal |
K. G. George |
| 1986 |
Shaji N. Karun |
Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare |
Raghunath Paleri |
| 1987 |
Madhu Ambat |
Purushartham, Swathi Thirunal |
K. R. Mohanan, Lenin Rajendran |
| 1988 |
Sunny Joseph |
Piravi |
Shaji N. Karun |
| 1989 |
Ramachandra Babu |
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha |
Hariharan |
| 1990 |
Madhu Ambat |
Amaram |
Bharathan |
| 1991 |
S. Kumar |
Kilukkam |
Priyadarsan |
| 1992 |
Santosh Sivan
Venu |
Aham |
T. Rajeevnath |
| 1993 |
P. Sukumar |
Sopanam |
Jayaraj |
| 1994 |
Hari Nair |
Swaham |
Shaji N. Karun |
| 1995 |
Santosh Sivan |
Kaalapani |
Priyadarsan |
| 1996 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Deshadanam |
Jayaraj |
| 1997 |
Hari Nair |
Ennu Swantham Janakikutty |
Hariharan |
| 1998 |
Alagappan N. |
Agnisakshi |
Shyamaprasad |
| 1999 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Karunam |
Jayaraj |
| 2000 |
Sunny Joseph |
Swayamvarapandal |
Harikumar |
| 2001 |
K. G. Jayan |
Dany |
T. V. Chandran |
| 2002 |
Mankada Ravi Varma
Sunny Joseph |
Nizhalkuthu |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 2003 |
Venu |
Margam |
Rajeev Vijayaraghavan |
| 2004 |
S. Kumar |
Akale |
Shyamaprasad |
| 2005 |
Santosh Sivan |
Anandabhadram |
Santosh Sivan |
| 2006 |
Manoj Pillai |
Kaiyoppu |
Ranjith |
| 2007 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Ottakkayyan
Adayalangal |
G R Indugopan
M. G.Sasi |
| 2008 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Bioscope |
K. M. Madhusudhanan |
| 2009 |
K. G. Jayan |
Sufi Paranja Katha |
Priyanandanan |
| 2010 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan
Shehnad Jalal |
Veettilekkulla Vazhi
Chithrasoothram |
Dr. Biju
Vipin Vijay |
| 2011 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Akasathinte Niram |
Dr. Biju |
| 2012 |
Madhu Neelakandan |
Annayum Rasoolum |
Rajeev Ravi |
| 2013 |
Sujith Vaassudev |
Ayaal
Memories |
Suresh Unnithan
Jeethu Joseph |
| 2014 |
Amal Neerad |
Iyobinte Pusthakam |
Amal Neerad |
| 2015 |
Jomon T. John |
Charlie
Ennu Ninte Moideen
Nee-Na |
Martin Prakkat
R. S. Vimal
Lal Jose |
| 2016 |
M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram |
Dr.Biju |
| 2017 |
Manesh Madhavan |
Aedan |
Sanju Surendran |
| 2018 |
K. U. Mohanan |
Carbon |
Venu |
| 2019 |
Pratap P. Nair |
Kenchira, Idam |
Manoj Kana |
| 2020 |
Chandru Selvaraj |
Kayattam |
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan |
| 2021 |
Madhu Neelakandan |
Churuli |
Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| 2022 |
Chandru Selvaraj |
Vazhakku |
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan |
| Manesh Madhavan |
Ela Veezha Poonchira |
Shahi Kabir |
| 2023 |
Sunil K. S. |
The Goat Life |
Blessy |