Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films.
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.| Year | Lyricist | Film |
| 2014 | Na. Muthukumar | Saivam |
| 2013 | Na. Muthukumar | Thanga Meenkal |
| 2012 | Na. Muthukumar | Multiple Films |
| 2011 | Muthulingam | Medhai |
| 2010 | Piraisoodan | Neeyum Naanum |
| 2009 | Yugabharathi | Pasanga |
| 2008 | Vaali | Dasavathaaram |
| 2007 | Vairamuthu | Periyar |
| 2006 | Pa. Vijay | - |
| 2005 | Na. Muthukumar, Vairamuthu | Ghajini, Anniyan |
| 2004 | Snehan | Perazhagan |
| 2003 | Kabilan | Parthiban Kanavu |
| 2002 | Ravi Shankar | Unnai Ninaithu, Varushamellam Vasantham |
| 2001 | Snehan | Pandavar Bhoomi |
| 2000 | Thamarai | Thenali |
| 1999 | Vairamuthu | Sangamam |
| 1998 | Arivumathi | Kizhakkum Merkkum |
| 1997 | Pazhani Bharathi | Kadhalukku Mariyadhai |
| 1996 | Piraisoodan | Thayagam |
| 1995 | Vairamuthu | Bombay, Muthu |
| 1994 | Vairamuthu | Karuthamma |
| 1993 | Pulamaipithan | Pathini Penn |
| 1992 | Kalidasan | Neenga Nalla Irukkanum |
| 1991 | Piraisoodan | En Rasavin Manasile |
| 1990 | Vaali | Keladi Kanmani |
| 1989 | Vaali | Varusham Padhinaaru, Apoorva Sagodharargal |
| 1988 | Pulamaipithan | Multiple films |
| 1987 | No award | No award |
| 1986 | No award | No award |
| 1985 | No award | No award |
| 1984 | No award | No award |
| 1983 | No award | No award |
| 1982-83 | Chidambaranathan | Thooral Ninnu Pochchu |
| 1981-82 | Vairamuthu | Alaigal Oivathillai |
| 1980-81 | Pulamaipithan | Engamma Maharani |
| 1979-80 | Vaali | Ivargal Vidhyasamanavargal |
| 1978-79 | Muthulingam | Kizhake Pogum Rail |
| 1977-78 | Pulamaipithan | Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan |
| 1976 | No award | No award |
| 1975 | No award | No award |
| 1974 | No award | No award |
| 1973 | No award | No award |
| 1972 | No award | No award |
| 1971 | No award | No award |
| 1970 | Vaali | Engal Thangam |
| 1969 | Marudakasi | Thunaivan |
| 1968 | Kannadasan | Lakshmi Kalyanam |