Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil

The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil is given to film composers by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. A. R. Rahman has won the award a record 17 times, which includes nine consecutive wins between 1992 and 2000. Harris Jayaraj follows A. R. Rahman with five wins.

Superlatives

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Superlative Music Director Record
Most wins A. R. Rahman 17

Multiple wins:

Winners

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YearMusic DirectorFilmRef
2024 G. V. Prakash Kumar Amaran [1]
2023Dhibu Ninan ThomasChithha[2]
Santhosh Narayanan
2022A. R. RahmanPonniyin Selvan: I[3]
2020–2021G. V. Prakash KumarSoorarai Pottru[4]
2018Govind Vasantha96[5]
2017A. R. RahmanMersal[6]
2016Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada[7]
2015I[8]
2014Anirudh RavichanderVelaiyilla Pattathari[9]
2013A. R. RahmanKadal[10]
2012D. ImmanKumki[11]
2011G. V. Prakash KumarAadukalam[12]
2010A. R. RahmanVinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa[13]
2009Harris JayarajAyan[14]
2008Vaaranam Aayiram[15]
2007A. R. RahmanSivaji[16]
2006Sillunu Oru Kaadhal[17]
2005Harris JayarajAnniyan[18]
2004BharadwajAutograph [19]
Yuvan Shankar Raja7G Rainbow Colony
2003Harris JayarajKaakha Kaakha[20]
2002BharadwajGemini[21]
2001Harris JayarajMinnale[22]
2000A. R. RahmanAlai Payuthey[23]
1999Mudhalvan[24]
1998Jeans[25]
1997Minsara Kanavu[26]
1996Kadhal Desam[27][28]
1995Bombay[29]
1994Kaadhalan[30]
1993Gentleman[31]
1992Roja[32]
1991IlaiyaraajaThalapathi[33]
1990S. A. RajkumarPudhu Vasantham[34]

Nominations

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2000s

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2010s

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References

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