Malayalam Movie Directors
| Directors | Life | Career | Total Movies |
|---|---|---|---|
| KK Haridas | 1965 - 2018 | 1994 - 2012 | 16 |
| Sunil Viswachaithanya | - | 1972 - 2018 | 15 |
| AT Joy | - | 1988 - 2002 | 15 |
| Thampi Kannanthanam | 1953 - 2018 | 1983 - 2004 | 15 |
| Bhadran | - | 1968 - 2019 | 14 |
| Thoppil Bhasi | 1924 - 1992 | 1961 - 1979 | 14 |
| Suresh Unnithan | Born : 1956 | 1989 - 2020 | 14 |
| TV Chandran | Born : 1950 | 1976 - 2019 | 14 |
| JD Thottan | - | 1956 - 1988 | 14 |
| PK Radhakrishnan | - | 1986 - 2019 | 13 |
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Born : 1941 | 1971 - 2016 | 13 |
| Ranjith Shankar | - | 2009 - 2020 | 13 |
| Thaha | - | 1990 - 2011 | 13 |
| Ali Akbar | - | 1988 - 2016 | 13 |
| Shyamaprasad | - | 1999 - 2019 | 13 |
| Jayadevan | - | 1980 - 1992 | 13 |
| Siddique | - | 1989 - 2020 | 13 |
| Madhu | Born : 1933 | 1963 - 1986 | 12 |
| Venu Nagavally | 1949 - 2010 | 1979 - 2010 | 12 |
| PA Bakker | 1940 - 1993 | 1976 - 1988 | 12 |
| B Unnikrishnan | Born : 1970 | 1999 - 2020 | 12 |
| Ramu Kariyat | - | 1954 - 1980 | 12 |
| Rafi | - | 1992 - 2017 | 12 |
| G Aravindan | 1935 - 1991 | 1975 - 1991 | 11 |
| Sasi Sankar | - 2016 | 1993 - 2012 | 11 |
| Jeethu Joseph | - | 2007 - 2020 | 11 |
| Johny Antony | - | 2003 - 2016 | 11 |
| Rajeev Anchal | - | 1985 - 1992 | 11 |
| P Gopikumar | - 2020 | 1977 - 2003 | 11 |
| Lohithadas | 1955 - 2009 | 1987 - 2007 | 11 |