Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
The 2022 recipient: Sukumar
Awarded for Best Director in Telugu films
Country India
Presented by Filmfare
First awarded K. V. Reddy,
Sri Krishna Satya (1972)
Currently held by Sukumar,
Pushpa: The Rise (2020–2021)
Website Filmfare Awards

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.

Superlatives

Superlative Best Director – Telugu
Most awards K. Viswanath 8 wins
Most nominations S. S. Rajamouli 9 nominations
  • K. Viswanath has the record of winning most awards eight and winning the award twice in a row, on three separate occasions (1974–1975, 1982-1983 and 1986–1987). Both K. Raghavendra Rao and S. S. Rajamouli have received the award for four times which is the second most.
  • Nandini Reddy and Sripriya were the only two 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.
  • Sukumar and Krish are the two directors who have received the award for their first film.

Winners

Year Director Film Ref
2020–2021 Sukumar Pushpa: The Rise
2018 Nag Ashwin Mahanati
2017 S. S. Rajamouli Baahubali: The Conclusion
2016 Vamsi Paidipally Oopiri
2015 S. S. Rajamouli Baahubali: The Beginning
2014 Vikram Kumar Manam
2013 Trivikram Srinivas Atharintiki Daaredi
2012 S. S. Rajamouli Eega
2011 Sreenu Vaitla Dookudu
2010 Krish Vedam
2009 S. S. Rajamouli Magadheera
2008 Krish Gamyam
2007 Sekhar Kammula Happy Days
2006 Puri Jagannadh Pokiri
2005 Trivikram Srinivas Athadu
2004 Sukumar Arya
2003 Gunasekhar Okkadu
2002 Krishna Vamsi Khadgam
2001 Teja Nuvvu Nenu
2000 K. Vijaya Bhaskar Nuvve Kavali
1999 B. Gopal Samarasimha Reddy
1998 Krishna Vamsi Anthahpuram
1997 K. Raghavendra Rao Annamayya
1996 Krishna Vamsi Ninne Pelladata
1995 K. Viswanath Subha Sankalpam
1994 S. V. Krishna Reddy Subhalagnam
1993 K. Raghavendra Rao Allari Priyudu
1992 K. Viswanath Aapadbandhavudu
1991 Kranthi Kumar Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu
1990 K. Raghavendra Rao Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
1989 Mani Ratnam Geethanjali
1988 M. V. Raghu Kallu
1987 K. Viswanath Sruthilayalu
1986 K. Viswanath Swathi Muthyam
1985 Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Mayuri
1984 Jandhyala Srivariki Premalekha
1983 K. Viswanath Saagara Sangamam
1982 K. Viswanath Subhalekha
1981 Dasari Narayana Rao Premabhishekam
1980 Bapu Vamsa Vruksham
1979 Dasari Narayana Rao Gorintaku
1978 K. Balachander Maro Charitra
1977 K. Raghavendra Rao Prema Lekhalu
1976 Bapu Seetha Kalyanam
1975 K. Viswanath Jeevana Jyothi
1974 K. Viswanath O Seeta Katha
1973 T. Rama Rao Jeevana Tharangaalu
1972 K. V. Reddy Sri Krishna Satya

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.

2000s

2010s

2020s