| Year
|
Cinematographer
|
Film
|
Director
|
| 1969
|
Ashok Kumar
|
Janmabhoomi
|
|
| 1970
|
Mankada Ravi Varma
|
Olavum Theeravum
|
P. N. Menon
|
| 1971
|
Melli Irani
|
|
|
| 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 (1996 film)
|
Priyadarsan
|
| 1996
|
M J Radhakrishnan
|
Deshadanam
|
Jayaraj
|
| 1997
|
Hari Nair
|
Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
|
Hariharan
|
| 1998
|
Azhagappan
|
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 (film)
|
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
Shahanad 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 Vasudev
|
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
|