Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam explained

The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films.

Superlatives

Superlative	Best Music Director - Malayalam
Most awards	Vidyasagar & M. Jayachandran	5 awards each[1]
Second Most awards		4 awards
Third Most awards	Bombay Ravi, Ilayaraja, Gopi Sunder & Kailas Menon	2 awards

Winners

Year	Music director	Film	Ref
			[2]
		Vaashi
		Sufiyum Sujatayum
		Theevandi	[3]
		Mayaanadhi	[4]
		Maheshinte Prathikaaram	[5]
		Ennu Ninte Moideen	[6]
				[7]
			Celluloid	[8]
2012			[9]
2011		Pranayam	[10]
2010		Anwar	[11]
2009		Neelathaamara
2008		Thirakkatha
2007		Ore Kadal
2006		Vadakkumnadhan
2005		Achuvinte Amma
2004		Perumazhakkalam
2003		Manassinakkare	[12]
2002		Meesa Madhavan
2001		Raavanaprabhu
2000		Joker
1999		Niram
1998		Summer in Bethlehem	[13]
1997		Kaliyattam	[14]
1996			[15]
1995		Mazhayethum Munpe	[16]
1994		Parinayam	[17]
1993		Paithrukam	[18]
1992		Sargam	[19]
1991		Bharatham	[20]
1990		His Highness Abdullah	[21]

Notes and References

1. News: Vidyasagar Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Vidyasagar Times of India Entertainment. 2022-01-16. The Times of India.
2. Web site: Filmfare Awards South 2024 full winners list: Nani's Dasara, Siddharth's Chithha win big . . 7 August 2024.
3. Web site: Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019.
4. Web site: Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018.
5. Web site: Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South).
6. Web site: Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South).
7. Web site: Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South.
8. Web site: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South.
9. Web site: List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South).
10. Web site: 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list).
11. Web site: 58th Idea Filmfare Awards South 2011 Winners | 8PM News . 2012-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110160453/http://www.8pmnews.com/news/headlines/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-2011-winners . 2014-01-10 .
12. News: 51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners - Times of India. The Times of India. 4 June 2004 .
13. https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg
14. Web site: 45th Filmfare South Best Music Directors. 4 February 2017.
15. Web site: Filmfare - South Special . www.filmfare.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991103164427/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3d.htm . 3 November 1999 . dead.
16. Web site: Filmfare Awards . www.filmfare.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm . 10 October 1999 . dead.
17. Web site: 42nd Annual Filmfare Awards South Telugu & Malayalam Winners . 5 August 2024 .
18. https://archive.org/download/41stAnnualFilmfareMalayalamBestDirectorMusicFilm/41st%20annual%20filmfare%20malayalam%20best%20director%20music%20film.jpg
19. https://archive.org/download/40thSouthFilmfareBestFilms/40th%20south%20filmfare%20best%20films.jpg
20. Web site: 39th Annual Filmfare Telugu Best Music Film Actress Winners. 7 February 2017.
21. Web site: National Film Festival. 1992.