The Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners: Year Cinematographer Film Director1969Ashok KumarJanmabhoomiJohn Sankaramangalam1970Mankada Ravi VarmaOlavum TheeravumP. N. Menon1971Melli Irani1972Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - E. N. Balakrishnan (colour)Swayamvaram - PullimanAdoor Gopalakrishnan -1973Ashok KumarSwapnamBabu Nanthankode1974Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - Balu Mahendra (colour)Uttarayanam - NelluG. Aravindan - Ramu Kariat1975Balu Mahendra (black & white) - Masthan (colour)Chuvanna Sandyakal, Prayanam - Swami AyyappanK. S. Sethumadhavan, Bharathan - P. Subramaniam1976Vipin Das (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour)Aalinganam, Manimuzhakkam, Choondakkari - DweepuI. V. Sasi, P. A. Backer, P.Vijayan - Ramu Kariat1977Ashok Kumar (black & white) - Shaji N. Karun (colour) Taxi Driver - Kanchana SitaP. N. Menon - Aravindan1978Madhu Ambat (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour)Aswadhama, Sooryente Maranam, Yaaro Oraal - RathinirvedamK. R. Mohanan, Rajeevnath, V.K.Pavithran - Bharathan1979Hemachandran (Black &White) - Shaji N. Karun (colour)Thrasam - EsthappanPadiyan - Aravindan1980Sivan, Mahesh (black & white) - Ramachandra Babu (colour)Yagam - ChamaramSivan - Bharathan1981Vipin Mohan (black & white) - Mankada Ravi Varma (colour)Aparna - ElippathayamPadmakumar - Adoor Gopalakrishnan1982Vasanth Kumar (colour)OrmakkayiBharathan1983Mankada Ravi Varma (colour)NokkukuthiMankada Ravi Varma1984Mankada Ravi Varma (black & white) - Jayanan Vincent (colour)Mukhamukham - AdiyozhukkukalAdoor Gopalakrishnan - I. V. Sasi1985VenuIrakalK. G. George1986Shaji N. KarunOnnu Muthal Poojyam VareRaghunath Paleri1987Madhu AmbatPurushartham, Swathi ThirunalK. R. Mohanan, Lenin Rajendran1988Sunny JosephPiraviShaji N. Karun1989Ramachandra BabuOru Vadakkan VeeragathaHariharan1990Madhu AmbatAmaramBharathan1991S. KumarKilukkamPriyadarsan1992Santosh SivanVenuAhamT. Rajeevnath1993P. SukumarSopanamJayaraj1994 Hari NairSwahamShaji N. Karun1995Santosh SivanKaalapaniPriyadarsan1996M. J. RadhakrishnanDeshadanamJayaraj1997Hari NairEnnu Swantham JanakikuttyHariharan1998Alagappan N.AgnisakshiShyamaprasad1999M. J. RadhakrishnanKarunamJayaraj2000Sunny JosephSwayamvarapandalHarikumar2001K. G. JayanDanyT. V. Chandran2002Mankada Ravi VarmaSunny JosephNizhalkuthuAdoor Gopalakrishnan2003VenuMargamRajeev Vijayaraghavan2004S. KumarAkaleShyamaprasad2005Santosh SivanAnandabhadramSantosh Sivan2006Manoj PillaiKaiyoppuRanjith2007M. J. RadhakrishnanOttakkayyan AdayalangalG R Indugopan M. G.Sasi2008M. J. RadhakrishnanBioscopeK. M. Madhusudhanan2009K. G. JayanSufi Paranja KathaPriyanandanan2010M. J. RadhakrishnanShehnad JalalVeettilekkulla VazhiChithrasoothramDr. BijuVipin Vijay2011M. J. RadhakrishnanAkasathinte NiramDr. Biju2012Madhu NeelakandanAnnayum RasoolumRajeev Ravi2013Sujith VaassudevAyaalMemoriesSuresh UnnithanJeethu Joseph2014Amal NeeradIyobinte PusthakamAmal Neerad2015Jomon T. JohnCharlieEnnu Ninte MoideenNee-NaMartin PrakkatR. S. VimalLal Jose2016M. J. RadhakrishnanKaadu Pookkunna NeramDr.Biju2017Manesh MadhavanAedanSanju Surendran2018K. U. MohananCarbonVenu2019Pratap P. NairKenchira, IdamManoj Kana2020Chandru SelvarajKayattamSanal Kumar Sasidharan2021Madhu NeelakandanChuruliLijo Jose Pellissery2022Chandru SelvarajVazhakkuSanal Kumar SasidharanManesh MadhavanEla Veezha PoonchiraShahi Kabir2023Sunil K. S.The Goat LifeBlessy2024Shyju KhalidManjummel Boyshttps://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2025/11/03/kerala-state-film-awards-2024-winners-list.htmlChidambaram S. Poduval
References
Official website PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List