Top 10 Tamil Directors With Maximum Number Of Filmfare Awards 

1. K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander or most popularly known as K. >> Read More...

Legendary director K. Balachander played a pivotal role in the Tamil cinema industry. He had been a playwright, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He has also been a pillar for the growth of Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated 12 times for the best director category and won 7 times. His successful movies include Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, Apoorva Raagangal, Varumayin Niram Sivappu, Thanneer Thanneer, Achamillai Achamillai Click to look into! >> Read More... , Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, Vaaname Ellai.

2. Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More...

Mani Ratnam is a film director who works predominantly in the Tamil cinema industry. He had been a film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the long-living directors in Tamil cinema. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated 13 times for the Filmfare award in the best director category and has won 5 times. His successful movies include Mouna Raagam, Anjali, Thalapathi, Bombay, and Kannathil Muthamittal Kannathil Muthamittal is a 270-episode Tamil langu >> Read More... .

3. Cheran Cheran was born on December 12, 1970, in Pazhaiyur >> Read More...

Cheran is a Film director and also a producer, actor and lyricist. He is a director who creates village-based drama movies which focus on interpersonal interactions. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated five times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 4 times. His successful movies are Bharathi Kannamma  Bharathi Kanamma is a Tamil soap opera, one of th >> Read More... , Desiya Geetham, Pandavar Bhoomi, and Autograph.

4. Shankar

Shankar is an Indian Film director who is well known for his grandeur. Topics of vigilantism, modern societal challenges, and the use of cutting-edge VFX are common themes in Shankar's movies. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated nine times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 3 times. His successful movies include Gentleman, Kadhalan, and Anniyan.

5. Bala

Bala is a kind of film director who deals with a realistic, gloomy, and unsettling picture of the working class on film. He had been a film director, producer, and screenwriter. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated five times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 3 times. His successful movies include Sethu, Pithamagan, and Paradesi.

6. S.P. Muthuraman

S.P. Muthuraman is one of Tamil cinema's most prosperous commercial directors. He had worked with legendary actors such as Sivaji Ganesan The Honorable Mr. Ganesan was the second son in hi >> Read More... , Kamal Hassan, and Rajnikanth. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated seven times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 2 times. His successful movies include Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu and Bhuvana Oru kelvi Kuri.

7. Bharathiraja

Bharathiraja is renowned for giving delicate and realistic depictions of rural life in his movies. He had been a film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated 13 times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 2 times. His successful movies include Sigappu Rojakkal Click to look into! >> Read More... and Vedham Puthithu.

8. Vasanthabalan Vasanthabalan is a Tamil movie director and a writ >> Read More...

Vasanthabalan is an Indian Film director and screenwriter. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated three times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 2 times. His successful movies include Veyil and Angadi theru.

9. Balu Mahendra Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran was born in a Sri La >> Read More...

Balu Mahendra is a legendary film director and has also been a cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and literary editor. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated seven times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won 2 times. His successful movies include Moondram Pirai and Veedu.

10. A. R. Murugadoss

A. R. Murugadoss is an Indian Film director who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He had been a director, producer, and screenwriter. In his film career as a director, he has been nominated six times for the Filmfare awards in the best director category and has won a single time. His successful movies include Kaththi.