Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners:

Year Cinematographer Film Director
1969 Ashok Kumar Janmabhoomi John Sankaramangalam
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 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