The Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary winners: Year Documentary Director Producer1978VallatholP. Bhaskaran1979KoodiyattamP. M. Aziss1980Visala Cochi VR GOPINATH1981Homage to TreesP. A. Iqball1982Krishnanattam. Story of A RevolutionAdoor Gopalakrishnan VR GOPINATH1983Rivers of Kerala Mathew Paul James Paul1984Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair. Manninte Makkal_Mathew Paul. _VR GOPINATHJames Paul1985Brown LandscapeAravindanN. Madhavan Pillai 1986The CatchAravindan1987Basheer the ManM. A. RahmanKannam Kulam Abdulla 1988PanchavathyamMathew PaulDoordharshan, Thiruvananthapuram 1989Kala Mandalam Krishnan Kutty Pothuval K. R. Mohan1990MohiniyattamSivan1991Mulberriyum Pattunoolum P. P. GovindanK S F D C1992Noottandinte Sakshi Salam Karasseri Sasibooshan1993Thekku (Teak) Majid GulisthanK S F D C1994Visudhavanangal K. R. MohananK S F D C1995Pakarnnattam M. R. Rajan, C. S. VenkiteswaranP. G. Mohanan1996Silent Screams (A Village Chronicle) O. K. JohnyJose Sebastian1997Ayyankali - Mizhavu R. S. Madhu - K. R. SubhashP. Sasidharan - P. D. Raphel1998Premji-Ithihasathinte Sparsam M. R. RajanP. Appukkuttan, Secretary, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy, Thrissur1999 Kalamandalam Gopi Adoor GopalakrishnanFilms Division2000PalathulliperuvallomK. MohankumarK. Sivaprasad2001Kanavumalayilekku M. G. Sasi Tomy Mathew2002Jeevanakalayude Pulluvageetham M. Venukumar L. Sivanandan2003 Nishadam Madhu Eravankara Magic Lantern2004Kovilan Ente AchachanM. A. Rahman20052006MinukkuM.R.RajanDevadasan Kizhapat2007Before the Brush DroppedVinod Mankara2008No award2009Ezhuthatha KathukalVinod Mankara2010Making of a Maestro - A documentary on Kalamandalam GopiMeena Das NarayanK Narayan Nedungadi
References Official website PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List