Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director winners:

Superlatives

Superlative	Best Direction
Most awards	M. Jayachandran	8 awards
Second most awards	Devarajan & M. B. Sreenivasan	4 awards

Winners

Indicates a joint award for that year

No	Year	Image	Music Director	Film
1	1969		Devarajan	Kumara Sambhavam
2	1970		Devarajan	Thriveni
3	1971		V. Dakshinamoorthy	Vilakku Vangiya Veena, Marunattiloru Malayali & Muthassi
4	1972		Devarajan	Chembarathi, Maram
5	1973		K. Raghavan	Nirmalyam (Songs)
			M. B. Sreenivasan	Nirmalyam (BGM)
6	1974		M. S. Viswanathan	Chandrakantham, Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree
7	1975		Bhaskar Chandavarkar	Swapnadanam
8	1976		A. T. Ummer	Aalinganam
9	1977		K. Raghavan	Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal
10	1978		M. B. Sreenivasan	Bandhanam
11	1979		M. B. Sreenivasan	Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha, Ulkkadal
12	1980		Jerry Amaldev	Manjil Virinja Pookkal
13	1981		M. B. Sreenivasan	Different Films
14	1982		Johnson	Ormakkayi
15	1983		Shyam	Aaroodam
16	1984		Shyam	Kanamarayathu
17	1985		Devarajan	Chidambaram
18	1986		Bombay Ravi	Nakhakshathangal
19	1987		Ouseppachan	Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam
20	1988		G. Aravindan	Ore Thooval Pakshikal
21	1989		Johnson	Mazhavilkavadi, Vadakkunokkiyantram
22	1990		Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath	Innale
			Jerry Amaldev	Aparahnam
23	1991		Raveendran	Bharatham
24	1992		Bombay Ravi	Sargam
25	1993		S. P. Venkatesh	Paithrukam, Janam
26	1994		Berny-Ignatious	Thenmavin Kombath
27	1995		Illayaraja	Kalapani
28	1996		Vidyasagar	Azhakiya Ravanan
29	1997		Kaithapram	Karunyam
30	1998		Vidyasagar	Pranayavarnangal
31	1999		Johnson	Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu
32	2000		Vidyasagar	Devadoothan
33	2001		M. G. Radhakrishnan	Achaneyaanenikkishtam
34	2002		Raveendran	Nandanam
35	2003	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Gaurisankaram
36	2004	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Perumazhakkalam, Kathavasheshan
37	2005		M. G. Radhakrishnan	Ananthabadram
38	2006		Ramesh Narayan	Rathri Mazha
39	2007	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Nivedyam
40	2008	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Madambi
41	2009		Mohan Sithara	Sufi Paranja Katha
42	2010	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram
43	2011		Sharreth	Ivan Megharoopan
44	2012	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Celluloid
45	2013		Ouseppachan	Nadan
46	2014		Ramesh Narayan	White Boys
47	2015		Ramesh Narayan	Ennu Ninte Moideen, Edavapathy
48	2016	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Kambhoji
49	2017		M. K. Arjunan	Bhayanakam
50	2018		Vishal Bhardwaj	Carbon
51	2019		Sushin Shyam	Kumbalangi Nights
52	2020	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	M. Jayachandran	Sufiyum Sujatayum

Special Jury Award and Special Jury Mention In This Category

Year	Image	Recipient(s)	Award	Film(s)
1985		Anand Sankar	Special Jury Award
1987		M. B. Sreenivasan	Special Jury Award	Swathi Thirunal (film)
2013		Afzal Yusuf	Special Mention	God for Sale, Immanuel (film)
2014		Yakzan Gary Pereira	Special Mention	Iyobinte Pusthakam
2014	File:Neha-nair-singer.jpg	Neha Nair	Special Mention	Iyobinte Pusthakam
2019		V. Dakshinamoorthy (posthumously)	Special Mention	Shyamaragam

Most Awards

Music Director	No. of wins
M. Jayachandran	8
Devarajan M.B. Sreenivasan	4
Johnson Vidyasagar Ramesh Narayan	3
Ouseppachan M.G. Radhakrishnan Bombay Ravi Shyam K. Raghavan Jerry Amaldev Raveendran	2

External links

• Official website
• PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List
• Malayalam Cinema