Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

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)

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]

Superlatives

Superlative Director Record
Most wins K. Viswanath 8
Most nominations S. S. Rajamouli 10
  • 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

Year Director Film Ref
2024 Sukumar Pushpa 2: The Rule [4]
2023 Venu Yeldandi Balagam [5]
2022 S. S. Rajamouli RRR [6]
2020–2021 Sukumar Pushpa: The Rise [7]
2018 Nag Ashwin Mahanati [8]
2017 S. S. Rajamouli Baahubali: The Conclusion [9]
2016 Vamsi Paidipally Oopiri [10]
2015 S. S. Rajamouli Baahubali: The Beginning [11]
2014 Vikram Kumar Manam [12]
2013 Trivikram Srinivas Atharintiki Daaredi [13]
2012 S. S. Rajamouli Eega [14]
2011 Sreenu Vaitla Dookudu [15]
2010 Krish Vedam [16]
2009 S. S. Rajamouli Magadheera [17]
2008 Krish Gamyam [18]
2007 Sekhar Kammula Happy Days [19]
2006 Puri Jagannadh Pokiri [20]
2005 Trivikram Srinivas Athadu [21]
2004 Sukumar Arya [22]
2003 Gunasekhar Okkadu [23][24]
2002 Krishna Vamsi Khadgam [25]
2001 Teja Nuvvu Nenu [26]
2000 K. Vijaya Bhaskar Nuvve Kavali [27]
1999 B. Gopal Samarasimha Reddy [28]
1998 Krishna Vamsi Anthahpuram [29][30]
1997 K. Raghavendra Rao Annamayya [31]
1996 Krishna Vamsi Ninne Pelladata [32]
1995 K. Viswanath Subha Sankalpam [33]
1994 S. V. Krishna Reddy Subhalagnam [34]
1993 K. Raghavendra Rao Allari Priyudu [35]
1992 K. Viswanath Aapadbandhavudu [36]
1991 Kranthi Kumar Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu [37][38]
1990 K. Raghavendra Rao Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari [35]
1989 Mani Ratnam Geethanjali [39][40]
1988 M. V. Raghu Kallu [41][42]
1987 K. Viswanath Sruthilayalu [43]
1986 K. Viswanath Swathi Muthyam [44][45]
1985 Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Mayuri [46][47][48]
1984 Jandhyala Srivariki Premalekha [49]
1983 K. Viswanath Saagara Sangamam [50]
1982 K. Viswanath Subhalekha [51]
1981 Dasari Narayana Rao Premabhishekam [52]
1980 Bapu Vamsa Vruksham [53]
1979 Dasari Narayana Rao Gorintaku [54]
1978 K. Balachander Maro Charitra [55]
1977 K. Raghavendra Rao Prema Lekhalu [56]
1976 Bapu Seetha Kalyanam [57][58]
1975 K. Viswanath Jeevana Jyothi [59]
1974 K. Viswanath O Seeta Katha [60]
1973 T. Rama Rao Jeevana Tharangaalu [61]
1972 K. V. Reddy Sri Krishna Satya [62][63]

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

Notes

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  • Ramachandran, T.M. (1973). Film world. Vol. 9.
  • Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991.
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