Kerala State Film Award for Best Film
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Film winners:
| Year | Film | Director | Producer |
| 1969 | Kumara Sambhavam | P. Subramaniam | P. Subramaniam |
| 1970 | Olavum Theeravum | P. N. Menon | P. A. Backer |
| 1971 | Sarasayya | Thoppil Bhasi | P. V. Sathyan |
| 1972 | Panitheeratha Veedu | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Chithrakalakendram |
| 1973 | Nirmalyam | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| 1974 | Uttarayanam | G. Aravindan | Pattathuvila Karunakaran |
| 1975 | Swapnadanam | K. G. George | T. Mohammed Bappu |
| 1976 | Manimuzhakkam | P. A. Backer | Cartoonist Thomas |
| 1977 | Kodiyettam | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Kulathoor Bhaskaran Nair |
| 1978 | Ashwathama, Bandhanam | K. R. Mohanan, M. T. Vasudevan Nair | P. T. Kunju Muhammed, V. B. K. Menon |
| 1979 | Esthappan | G. Aravindan | Ravindranathan Nair |
| 1980 | Oppol | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Ms. Rosamma George |
| 1981 | Elippathayam | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Ravindranathan Nair |
| 1982 | Marmaram, Yavanika | Bharathan, K. G. George | N. N. Films, Henry |
| 1983 | Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku | Fazil | M. C. Punnus |
| 1984 | Mukhamukham | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Ravindranathan Nair |
| 1985 | Chidambaram | G. Aravindan | G. Aravindan |
| 1986 | Oridathu | G. Aravindan | G. Aravindan |
| 1987 | Purushartham | K. R. Mohanan | P. T. Kunju Muhammed |
| 1988 | Ore Thooval Pakshikal | Chintha Ravi | Chintha Ravi |
| 1989 | Vadakkunokkiyantram | Sreenivasan | Tophi Kannaara, T. C. Moni |
| 1990 | Vasthuhara | G. Aravindan | T. Ravindranath |
| 1991 | Kadavu | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| 1992 | Daivathinte Vikrithikal | Lenin Rajendran | Lenin Rajendran |
| 1993 | Vidheyan | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | K. Raveendran Nair |
| 1994 | Parinayam | Hariharan | G. P. Vijayakumar |
| 1995 | Kazhakam | M. P. Sukumaran Nair | M. P. Sukumaran Nair |
| 1996 | No award | — | — |
| 1997 | Bhoothakkannadi | Lohithadas | N. Krishnakumar |
| 1998 | Agnisakshi | Shyama Prasad | V. V. Babu |
| 1999 | Karunam | Jayaraj | Jayaraj |
| 2000 | Sayahnam | R. Sarath | M. S. Nazeer |
| 2001 | Sesham | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | Latha Kurian Rajeev, K. Madhavan |
| 2002 | Bhavam | Sathish Menon | Sathish Menon |
| 2003 | Margam | Rajeev Vijayaraghavan | Rajeev Vijayaraghavan |
| 2004 | Akale | Shyamaprasad | Tom George |
| 2005 | Thanmathra | Blessy | Raju Mathew |
| 2006 | Drishtantham | M. P. Sukumaran Nair | M. P. Sukumaran Nair |
| 2007 | Atayalangal | M. G. Sasi | Aravind Venugopal |
| 2008 | Oru Pennum Randaanum | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Benzy Martin |
| 2009 | ' | Ranjith | A. V. Anoop, Subair |
| 2010 | Adaminte Makan Abu | Salim Ahamed | Salim Ahamed, Ashraf Bedi |
| 2011 | Indian Rupee | Ranjith | Santhosh Sivan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shaji Nadeshan |
| 2012 | Celluloid | Kamal | Kamal, Ubaid |
| 2013 | ' | Sudevan | Pace Productions |
| 2014 | Ottaal | Jayaraj | K Mohanan, Vinod Vijayan |
| 2015 | Ozhivudivasathe Kali | Sanal Kumar Sasidharan | Niv Art Movies |
| 2016 | Manhole | Vidhu Vincent | MP Vincent |
| 2017 | Ottamuri Velicham | Rahul Riji Nair | Rahul Riji Nair |
| 2018 | Kanthan - The Lover of Colour | Shareef Easa | Shareef Eesa |