The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The list List of winners and nominated work Year Recipient Work(s) 1968 P. N. Sundaram Uyarndha Manithan 1969 Marcus Bartley Shanti Nilayam 1970 Amirtham Sorgam 1971 No Award 1972 No Award 1973 No Award 1974 No Award 1975 No Award 1976 No Award 1977–78 Babu Kaatrinile Varum Geetham 1978–79 A. SomasundaramNallusami, GnanasekarTiwary MadhurageethamAval AppadithanAzhage Unnai Aarathikkiren 1979–80 B. S. Lokanath Ninaithale Inikkum 1980–81 Ashok Kumar Nenjathai Killathe 1981–82 B. Kannan Alaigal Oivathillai 1982–83 Soumendu Roy Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum 1984 No Award 1985 No Award 1986 No Award 1987 No Award 1988 Ajayan Vincent Paadatha Thenikkal 1989 Ashok Kumar Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil 1990 Abdul Rahman Kizhakku Vaasal 1991 R. Ragunatha Reddy Azhagan 1992 Santosh Sivan Roja 1993 M. C. Shekhar Walter Vetrivel 1994 Jeeva Kaadhalan 1995 Santosh Sivan Indira 1996 Arthur A. Wilson Sundara Purushan 1997 Thangar Bachan Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga 1998 Annadurai Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen 1999 Ilavarasu Manam Virumbuthe Unnai 2000 Ananda Kuttan Kannukkul Nilavu 2001 R. Rathnavelu Nandhaa 2002 Arjun Jena Kadhal Virus 2003 N. K. Ekambaram Iyarkai 2004 B. Kannan Kangalal Kaithu Sei 2005 R. D. Rajasekhar Ghajini 2006 Ravi Varman Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 2007 Nirav Shah Billa 2008 Arthur A. Wilson Naan Kadavul 2009 Manoj Paramahamsa Eeram 2010 Santhosh Sivan, V. Manikandan Raavanan 2011 Balasubramaniem 180 2012 M. Sukumar Kumki 2013 Siddharth JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai 2014 Nirav Shah Kaaviya Thalaivan 2015 Ramji Thani Oruvan 2016 Balasubramaniem Kathakali 2017 P. Chelladurai Thiruttu Payale 2 2018 R. Velraj Kadaikutty Singam & Vada Chennai 2019 Theni Eswar Peranbu 2020 N K Ekambaram Ka Pae Ranasingam 2021 Richard M. Nathan Maanaadu 2022 Arthur A. Wilson Iravin Nizhal
See also Tamil cinema Cinema of India
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