Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

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The Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu is presented by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Director" in 1972.[1][2][3]

Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Direction Achievement in Telugu films
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardK. V. Reddy for Sri Krishna Satya (1972)
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Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
The 2024 recipient: Sukumari
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Direction Achievement in Telugu films
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardK. V. Reddy for Sri Krishna Satya (1972)
Currently held bySukumar for Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024)
Most winsK. Viswanath (8)
Most nominationsS. S. Rajamouli (10)
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Superlatives

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Superlative Director Record
Most wins K. Viswanath 8
Most nominations S. S. Rajamouli 10
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  • K. Viswanath has the record of winning the award eight times and winning it twice in a row, on three separate occasions (1974–1975, 1982–1983 and 1986–1987).
  • S. S. Rajamouli has received the award five times, which is the second most. He is the only director to have won the award in three separate decades: the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. He also holds the record for receiving 10 nominations, the highest among all.
  • Nandini Reddy and Sripriya are the only female directors to have been nominated, for their films Ala Modalaindi (2011) and Drushyam (2014) respectively.
  • Krish remains the only director to have won the award for his first two films, Gamyam and Vedam, consecutively.
  • Sukumar, Venu Yeldandi and Krish are the only directors who received the award for their debut films.

Winners

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YearDirectorFilmRef
2024 Sukumar Pushpa 2: The Rule [4]
2023 Venu Yeldandi Balagam [5]
2022S. S. RajamouliRRR[6]
2020–2021SukumarPushpa: The Rise[7]
2018Nag AshwinMahanati[8]
2017S. S. RajamouliBaahubali: The Conclusion[9]
2016Vamsi PaidipallyOopiri[10]
2015S. S. RajamouliBaahubali: The Beginning[11]
2014Vikram KumarManam[12]
2013Trivikram SrinivasAtharintiki Daaredi[13]
2012S. S. RajamouliEega[14]
2011Sreenu VaitlaDookudu[15]
2010KrishVedam[16]
2009S. S. RajamouliMagadheera[17]
2008KrishGamyam[18]
2007Sekhar KammulaHappy Days[19]
2006Puri JagannadhPokiri[20]
2005Trivikram SrinivasAthadu[21]
2004SukumarArya[22]
2003GunasekharOkkadu[23][24]
2002Krishna VamsiKhadgam[25]
2001TejaNuvvu Nenu[26]
2000K. Vijaya BhaskarNuvve Kavali[27]
1999B. GopalSamarasimha Reddy[28]
1998Krishna VamsiAnthahpuram[29][30]
1997K. Raghavendra RaoAnnamayya[31]
1996Krishna VamsiNinne Pelladata[32]
1995K. ViswanathSubha Sankalpam[33]
1994S. V. Krishna ReddySubhalagnam[34]
1993K. Raghavendra RaoAllari Priyudu[35]
1992K. ViswanathAapadbandhavudu[36]
1991Kranthi KumarSeetharamayya Gari Manavaralu[37][38]
1990K. Raghavendra RaoJagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari[35]
1989Mani RatnamGeethanjali[39][40]
1988M. V. RaghuKallu[41][42]
1987K. ViswanathSruthilayalu[43]
1986K. ViswanathSwathi Muthyam[44][45]
1985Singeetham Srinivasa RaoMayuri[46][47][48]
1984JandhyalaSrivariki Premalekha[49]
1983K. ViswanathSaagara Sangamam[50]
1982K. ViswanathSubhalekha[51]
1981Dasari Narayana RaoPremabhishekam[52]
1980BapuVamsa Vruksham[53]
1979Dasari Narayana RaoGorintaku[54]
1978K. BalachanderMaro Charitra[55]
1977K. Raghavendra RaoPrema Lekhalu[56]
1976BapuSeetha Kalyanam[57][58]
1975K. ViswanathJeevana Jyothi[59]
1974K. ViswanathO Seeta Katha[60]
1973T. Rama RaoJeevana Tharangaalu[61]
1972K. V. ReddySri Krishna Satya[62][63]
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Nominations

Before 2000 year there have been no nominations for Filmfare Awards South in Telugu films, The panel of judges jury members are selected for winners in different Categories.[64]

2000s

2010s

2020s

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