The SIIMA Award for Best Director – Malayalam is an award, begun in 2012, presented annually at the South Indian International Movie Awards to a director via viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. The nominations for the category are given by the jury members.
Superlatives Categories Director(s) RecordMost winsLijo Jose Pellissery2Mahesh Narayanan Most nominations Lijo Jose Pellissery 5 Most nominations without a win Rosshan Andrrews 3
Winners and nominees + Table key Indicates the winner
2010s Year Director Film 2011 (1st) Rajesh Pillai Traffic 2012 (2nd) Lal Jose Ayalum Njanum Thammil Anwar Rasheed Ustad Hotel Aashiq Abu 22 Female Kottayam Vineeth Sreenivasan Thattathin Marayathu Madhupal Ozhimuri 2013 (3rd) Jeethu Joseph Drishyam Lijo Jose Pellissery Amen Kamal Celluloid Shyamaprasad Artist Rosshan Andrrews Mumbai Police 2014 (4th) Anjali Menon Bangalore Days Amal Neerad Iyobinte Pusthakam Ranjith Njaan Venu Munnariyippu Rosshan Andrrews How Old Are You? 2015 (5th) Alphonse Puthren Premam Lal Jose Nee-Na Martin Prakkat Charlie R. S. Vimal Ennu Ninte Moideen Salim Ahamed Pathemari 2016 (6th) Vysakh Pulimurugan Abrid Shine Action Hero Biju Priyadarshan Oppam Rajeev Ravi Kammatipaadam Vineeth Sreenivasan Jacobinte Swargarajyam 2017 (7th) Lijo Jose Pellissery Angamaly Diaries Aashiq Abu Mayanadi Dileesh Pothan Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Mahesh Narayanan Take Off Soubin Shahir Parava 2018 (8th) Sathyan Anthikad Njan Prakashan Amal Neerad Varathan Lijo Jose Pellissery Ee.Ma.Yau. Rosshan Andrrews Kayamkulam Kochunni Zakariya Mohammed Sudani from Nigeria2019(9th) Lijo Jose Pellissery JallikattuKhalid RahmanUndaGeetu MohandasMoothonAashiq AbuVirusJoshiyPorinju Mariam Jose
2020s + Year Director Film2020(9th)Mahesh Narayanan C U SoonAnwar RasheedTranceSachyAyyappanum KoshiyumMidhun Manuel ThomasAnjaam PathiraaZakariya MohammedHalal Love Story2021(10th)Mahesh Narayanan MalikJeethu JosephDrishyam 2Dileesh PothanJojiSenna HegdeThinkalazhcha NishchayamBasil JosephMinnal Murali2022(11th)Vineeth Sreenivasan HridayamMahesh NarayananAriyippuKhalid RahmanThallumaalaAmal NeeradBheeshma ParvamTharun MoorthySaudi Vellakka2023(12th)Jude Anthany Joseph 2018Jeethu JosephNeruJeo BabyKaathal – The CoreLijo Jose PellisseryNanpakal Nerathu MayakkamPriyadarshanCorona Papers2024(13th)Blessy AadujeevithamChidambaram S. PoduvalManjummel BoysRahul SadasivanBramayugamGirish A. D.PremaluJithu MadhavanAaveshamDinjith AyyathanKishkindha Kaandam2025(14th)Tharun Moorthy ThudarumAkhil SathyanSarvam MayaDinjith AyyathanEkoDominic ArunLokah Chapter 1: ChandraPrithviraj SukumaranL2: EmpuraanRahul SadasivanDiés Iraé
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