Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films. K. J. Yesudas has won the award for most number of times.
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
| 2014 | Haricharan | "Vaanga Makka Vaanga" "Aye Mr. Minor!" "Sandi Kuthirai" "Alli Arjuna" | Kaaviya Thalaivan |
| 2013 | S. P. B. Charan | "Enakkaaga Poranthaayae", "Onakkaga Poranthaenae", | Pannaiyarum Padminiyum |
| 2012 | Ranjith | "Sollitaley Ava Kaadhala" | Kumki |
| 2011 | Haricharan | "Aariro" | Deiva Thirumagal |
| 2010 | Karthik | "Usure Pogudhey" | Raavanan |
| 2009 | M. Balamuralikrishna | "Anbaale Azhagaaguml" | Pasanga |
| 2008 | Belly Raj | "Kangal Erandaal" | Subramaniyapuram |
| 2007 | Srinivas | "Maarghazhiyil" | Onbadhu Roobai Nottu |
| 2006 | Madhu Balakrishnan | "Konja Neram" | Chandramukhi |
| 2005 | Sriram Parthasarathy | "Suttum Vizhi Choodare" | Ghajini |
| 2004 | Hariharan | Multiple movies | |
| 2003 | P. Unnikrishnan | "Chinna Chinna" | Ramachandra |
| 2002 | Unni Menon | "Yaar Intha Devathai" | Unnai Ninaithu, Varushamellam Vasantham |
| 2001 | P. Unnikrishnan | "Un Samayal Arayil" | Dhill |
| 2000 | Harish Raghavendra | "Nirpathuve Nadapathuve" | Bharathi |
| 1999 | Srinivas | "Minsara Poove" | Padayappa |
| 1998 | Malaysia Vasudevan | "Yennadi Nee" | En Aasai Rasave |
| 1997 | Krishnaraj | "Tanjavoor Mannu" | Porkkaalam |
| 1996 | Unni Menon | "Maana Madhurai" | Minsaara Kanavu |
| 1995 | Hariharan | "Konjum Naal" | Aasai |
| 1994 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Jai Hind | |
| 1993 | Jayachandran | "Kathhalangattu Vazhi" | Kizhakku Cheemayile |
| 1992 | K. J. Yesudas | "Amma Endrazhaikatha" | Mannan |
| 1991 | Mano | Multiple films | |
| 1990 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Mannil Enda Kadhal" | Keladi Kanmani |
| 1989 | K. J. Yesudas | Nyaya Tharasu | |
| 1988 | K. J. Yesudas | Multiple films | |
| 1987 | No award | ||
| 1986 | No award | ||
| 1985 | No award | ||
| 1984 | No award | ||
| 1983 | No award | ||
| 1982-83 | Deepan Chakravarthy | Kathal Oviyam | |
| 1981-82 | K. J. Yesudas | "Kannae Kalaimaade" | Moondram Pirai |
| 1980-81 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Nizhalgal | |
| 1979-80 | T. M. Soundararajan | Thisai Maariya Paravigal | |
| 1978-79 | Malaysia Vasudevan | Kizhake Pogum Rail | |
| 1977-78 | K. J. Yesudas | Andaman Kathali, Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan | |
| 1970 | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | Thirumalai Thenkumari | |
| 1969 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Adimaippen, Shanti Nilayam | |
| 1968 | T. M. Soundararajan | Kudiyirundha Koyil, Lakshmi Kalyanam |