Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu
| Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Telugu film of the year |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First award | 17 June 1964 (for films released around 1963) |
| Currently held by | Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024) |
The Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu is an award given in India by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1964 for films released around 1963.[1] This award goes to the producers of the film.
Winners and nominees
Before the year 2000 there are no nominations for the category. The panel of judges, jury members have directly selected the best film.[2]
Indicates the winner
|
1960s
| Year of film release | Film | Producer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Narthanasala | Lakshmi Rajyam and Sridhar Rao | [1][3][4][5] |
| 1964 | Mooga Manasulu | C. Sundaram | [6][7] |
| 1965 | Antastulu | V. B. Rajendra Prasad | [8] |
| 1966 | Aastiparulu | V. B. Rajendra Prasad | [9] |
| 1967 | Chadarangam | Badeti Satyanarayana and Putla Venkata Rao | [10][11] |
| 1968 | Sudigundalu | Adurthi Subba Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao | [12][13] |
| 1969 | Bangaru Panjaram | B. N. Reddy | [14] |
1970s
| Year of film release | Film | Producer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Dharma Daata | Tammareddy Krishna Murthy | [15][16] |
| 1971 | Tahsildar Gari Ammayi | N. V. V. Sathya Narayana and A. Surya Narayana | [17] |
| 1972 | Pandanti Kapuram | G. Hanumantha Rao | [18][19] |
| 1973 | Jeevana Tharangaalu | D. Ramanaidu | [20][21] |
| 1974 | O Seeta Katha | Sharma | [22] |
| 1975 | Jeevana Jyothi | D. V. S. Raju | [23] |
| 1976 | Soggadu | D. Ramanaidu | [24][25] |
| 1977 | Adavi Ramudu | N. V. V. Sathya Narayana and A. Surya Narayana | [26] |
| 1978 | Manavoori Pandavulu | Jayakrishna | [27] |
| 1979 | Gorintaku | K. Murari | [28] |
1980s
| Year of film release | Film | Producer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Maa Bhoomi | B. Narsing Rao and G. Ravindranath | [29] |
| 1981 | Saptapadi | P. Butchi Reddy | [30] |
| 1982 | Meghasandesam | Dasari Narayana Rao | [31] |
| 1983 | Neti Bharatam | P. Venkateswara Rao | [32] |
| 1984 | Swathi | Kranthi Kumar | [33] |
| 1985 | Pratighatana | Ramoji Rao and Atluri Rama Rao | [34][35] |
| 1986 | Repati Pourulu | P. Venkateswara Rao | [36][37] |
| 1987 | Padamati Sandhya Ragam | G. Subba Rao | [38] |
| 1988 | Swarnakamalam | Ch. V. Appa Rao | [39][40] |
| 1989 | Siva | Akkineni Venkat and Yarlagadda Surendra | [41][42] |
1990s
| Year of film release | Film | Producer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Karthavyam | A. M. Rathnam | [43] |
| 1991 | Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu | V. Doraiswamy Raju | [44][45] |
| 1992 | Gharana Mogudu | K. Devi Varaprasad | [46][47] |
| 1993 | Mathru Devo Bhava | K. S. Rama Rao | [48] |
| 1994 | Aame | Mullapudi Brahmanandam | [49] |
| 1995 | Subha Sankalpam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | [50] |
| 1996 | Ninne Pelladata | Nagarjuna | [51][52] |
| 1997 | Annamayya | V. Doraiswamy Raju | [53] |
| 1998 | Anthapuram | P. Kiran | [54] |
| 1999 | Raja | R. B. Choudary | [55] |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year of film release | Film | Producer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Pushpa: The Rise | Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar | [77] |
| Akhanda | Miryala Ravinder Reddy | ||
| Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna | ||
| Jathi Ratnalu | Nag Ashwin | ||
| Love Story | Narayan Das K Narang and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao | ||
| Palasa 1978 | Dhyan Atluri | ||
| Uppena | Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar | ||
| 2022 | RRR | D. V. V. Danayya | [78] |
| Sita Ramam | C. Aswini Dutt | ||
| Major | Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Anurag Reddy and Sharath Chandra | ||
| Karthikeya 2 | Abhishek Agarwal and T. G. Viswa Prasad | ||
| DJ Tillu | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi | ||
| Bimbisara | Kosaraju Harikrishna and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram | ||
| 2023 | Balagam | Hanshita Reddy and Harshith Reddy | [79] |
| Baby | Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu | ||
| Dasara | Sudhakar Cherukuri and Ramana Rao Rudrapati | ||
| Hi Nanna | Nagendra Kasi and Vamshi Bommena | ||
| Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty | V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati | ||
| Samajavaragamana | Razesh Danda | ||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Vijay Kiragandur | ||
| 2024 | Pushpa 2: The Rule | Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar | [80] |
| Kalki 2898 AD | C. Aswini Dutt | ||
| 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu | Srujan Yarabolu and Siddharth Rallapalli | ||
| Lucky Baskhar | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya | ||
| Hanu-Man | K. Niranjan Reddy | ||
| Committee Kurrollu | Padmaja Konidela and Jayalakshmi Adapaka |
Superlatives
Age superlatives
| Record | Producer | Film | Age | Year of event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | D. V. V. Danayya | RRR | 63 | 2024 |
| Oldest nominee | C. Aswini Dutt | Kalki 2898 AD | 75 | 2026 |
Other superlatives
| Superlative | Producer | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most consecutive wins | M. S. Raju | 3 (2003–2005) |
| Most consecutive nominations | ||
| Most nominations without a win | Pramod Uppalapati | 4 |
| V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy | ||
| Most nominations in a single year | Dil Raju | 3 (2017) |
Individuals with multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- V. Doraiswamy Raju
- P. Kiran
- Nagarjuna
- Naveen Yerneni
- B. V. S. N. Prasad
- V. B. Rajendra Prasad
- D. Ramanaidu
- Ramoji Rao
- Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
- N. V. V. Sathya Narayana
- A. Surya Narayana
- P. Venkateswara Rao
Individuals with multiple nominations
Since there are no nominations until the 48th edition (2000), the below list is based on the nominations starting from the 49th edition (2001).
- 9 nominations
- 5 nominations
- Nagarjuna
- B. V. S. N. Prasad
- Naveen Yerneni
- Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
- 4 nominations
- Allu Aravind
- Pramod Uppalapati
- V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy
- 3 nominations
- C. Aswini Dutt
- Bunny Vas
- D. V. V. Danayya
- N. V. Prasad
- Prasad Devineni
- S. Radha Krishna
- M. S. Raju
- Saibabu Jagarlamudi
- Shobu Yarlagadda
- 2 nominations
- Nallamalupu Bujji
- Cherukuri Mohan
- R. B. Choudary
- Kavin Anne
- Manjula Ghattamaneni
- Suryadevara Naga Vamsi
- Prasad V. Potluri
- Ram Mohan P.
- Sekhar Kammula
- Sirish
- D. Suresh Babu
- Yeduguru Rajeev Reddy
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