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{{short description|Telugu language film award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
The '''Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu''' is presented by the ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine as part of its annual [[Filmfare Awards South]] for [[Telugu film]]s. The awards were extended to "Best Director" in 1972.<ref name="tmr43">[[#Film world|Film world]], p 43</ref>
{{Infobox award
| name = Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
| awarded_for = Best Director in Telugu films
| presenter = ''[[Filmfare]]''
| country = India
| year = [[K. V. Reddy]],<br>''[[Sri Krishna Satya]]''(1972)
| holder = [[Nag Ashwin]], <br> ''[[Mahanati]]'' ([[66th Filmfare Awards South|2018]])
| website = [http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/ Filmfare Awards]
}}

==Superlatives==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width="25"|'''[[wikt:superlative|Superlative]]'''
!colspan="2" width="100"| Best Director - Telugu
|-style="height:2.5em;"
|width="250"|Most awards
|width="150"|[[K. Viswanath]]
| 8
|}

*[[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]] in 2011 and [[Drushyam]] in 2014 respectively.
*[[Krish (director)|Krish]] remains the only Director to have won the award for his first two films, [[Gamyam]] and [[Vedam (film)|Vedam]].
*[[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] and [[Krish (director)|Krish]] are the two directors who have received the award for their first film.

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year || Director || Film ||Ref
|-style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[66th Filmfare Awards South|2018]] || '''[[Nag Ashwin]]''' || ''[[Mahanati]]'' || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[65th Filmfare Awards South|2017]] || '''[[S. S. Rajamouli]]''' || ''[[Baahubali: The Conclusion]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28887.html|title=Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[64th Filmfare Awards South|2016]] || '''[[Vamshi Paidipally]]''' || ''[[Oopiri]]'' || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html | title=Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) | date=17 June 2017 | work=Filmfare | access-date=9 December 2018 }}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards South|2015]] || '''[[S. S. Rajamouli]]''' || ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html|title = Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)}}</ref>
|-
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South|2014]] || '''[[Vikram Kumar]]''' || ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html|title=Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[61st Filmfare Awards South|2013]] || '''[[Trivikram Srinivas]]''' || ''[[Atharintiki Daaredi]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-6712.html|title = Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South}}</ref>
|-
| [[60th Filmfare Awards South|2012]] || '''[[S. S. Rajamouli]]''' || ''[[Eega]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/list-of-winners-at-the-60th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-3745.html|title = List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[59th Filmfare Awards South|2011]] || '''[[Sreenu Vaitla]]''' || ''[[Dookudu]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html|title = 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)}}</ref>
|-
| [[58th Filmfare Awards South|2010]] || '''[[Krish (director)|Krish]]''' || ''[[Vedam (film)|Vedam]]'' || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.8pmnews.com/news/headlines/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-2011-winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110160453/http://www.8pmnews.com/news/headlines/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-2011-winners|archive-date=2014-01-10|title=58th Idea Filmfare Awards South 2011 Winners - 8PM News — Telugu News Online Portal}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[57th Filmfare Awards South|2009]] || '''[[S. S. Rajamouli]]''' || ''[[Magadheera]]'' || <ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 August 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Filmfare Awards winners | date=9 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[56th Filmfare Awards South|2008]] || '''[[Krish (director)|Krish]]''' || ''[[Gamyam]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082040/http://bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|title=A Sparkling Triumph — The 56th Filmfare South Awards|work=bollyspice.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 2007 || '''[[Sekhar Kammula]]''' || ''[[Happy Days (2007 film)|Happy Days]]'' || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082036/http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|title=Happy Days at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards|work=bollyspice.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2006 || '''[[Puri Jagannadh]]''' || ''[[Pokiri (Telugu film)|Pokiri]]'' || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareswards2007.html|title=54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 - Telugu cinema function}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 2005 || '''[[Trivikram Srinivas]]''' || ''[[Athadu]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2006.html|title=Filmfare South awards 2006 - Telugu cinema}}</ref>
|-
| 2004 || '''[[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]]''' || ''[[Arya (2004 film)|Arya]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html|title=Filmfare awards for South India — Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada — Telugu Cinema}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 2003 || '''[[Gunasekhar]]''' || ''[[Okkadu]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9366.html|title=Pithamagan sweeps FilmFare Awards}}</ref>
|-
| 2002 || '''[[Krishna Vamsi]]''' || ''[[Khadgam]]'' || <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 2001 || '''[[Teja (film director)|Teja]]''' || ''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]'' || <ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-06/hyderabad/27122602_1_filmfare-film-award-actor-award | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921025343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-06/hyderabad/27122602_1_filmfare-film-award-actor-award | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 September 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards | date=6 April 2002}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || '''[[K. Vijaya Bhaskar]]''' ||''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' || <ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Vishnuvardhan-Sudharani-win-Filmfare-awards-/articleshow/35261957.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani win Filmfare awards}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1999 || '''[[B. Gopal]]''' || ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/news/rahman_bags_12th_filmfare_award.htm|title=Rahman bags 12th Filmfare award}}</ref>
|-
| 1998 || '''[[Krishna Vamsi]]''' || ''[[Anthapuram (1998 film)|Anthapuram]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1997 || '''[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]''' || ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20170205072547/https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestDirectorAwards|title = 45th Filmfare South Best Director Awards : Santosh : Free Download & …}}</ref>
|-
| 1996 || '''[[Krishna Vamsi]]''' || ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''|| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfare.com/site/october97/south3c.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991013111210/http://filmfare.com/site/october97/south3c.htm |archive-date=13 October 1999 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1995 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'' || <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm</ref>
|-
| 1994 ||'''[[S. V. Krishna Reddy]]''' ||''[[Shubha Lagnam]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/42ndAnnualFilmfaresouthawardsTeluguMalayalamwinners|title = 42nd filmfare awards south Telugu & Malayalam winners|date = 4 February 2017}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1993 || '''[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]''' || ''[[Allari Priyudu]]'' ||<ref>https://archive.org/download/FilmfareBestTeluguDirectorAndMusicDirector/Filmfare%20Best%20Telugu%20Director%20and%20Music%20Director.jpg</ref>
|-
| 1992 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Aapathbandhavudu]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActress/40th%20Filmfare%20South%20Best%20Actor%20Actress.jpg</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1991 || '''[[Kranthi Kumar]]''' ||''[[Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20170207133748/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareBestActorDirectorTeluguWinners|title = 39th Annual Filmfare Best Actor Director Telugu Winners : Santosh : F…}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-zeAAAAMAAJ|title=Sainik Samachar|year=1993}}</ref>
|-
| 1990 ||'''[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]''' ||''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/FilmfareBestTeluguDirectorAndMusicDirector/Filmfare%20Best%20Telugu%20Director%20and%20Music%20Director.jpg</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1989 || '''[[Mani Ratnam]]''' || ''[[Geethanjali (1989 film)|Geethanjali]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900614&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title = The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>
|-
| 1988 || '''[[M. V. Raghu]]''' || ''[[Kallu (film)|Kallu]]'' || <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/08/08/stories/2009080851490300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109235212/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/08/08/stories/2009080851490300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 November 2012 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Frame by frame | date=8 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060900910400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031023141936/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060900910400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 October 2003 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=The saga of a lensman | date=9 June 2003}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1987 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Shrutilayalu]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20170205141932/https://archive.org/details/35thAnnualFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners|title = 35th Annual Filmfare Awards South Winners : Santosh : Free Download &…}}</ref>
|-
| 1986 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' ||<ref>https://archive.org/download/34th-filmfare-south-winners/34th%20Filmfare%20South%20winners.jpg</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1986+Swathi+Muthyam+K.+Vishwanath |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1985 || '''[[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]''' || ''[[Mayuri (film)|Mayuri]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1985+Mayuri+vijetha | title=Collections| year=1991}}</ref>
|-
| 1984 || '''[[Jandhyala]]''' || ''[[Srivariki Premalekha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1984+Jandhyala |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1983 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Saagara Sangamam]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1983+Sagara+Sangamam |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|-
| 1982 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Subhalekha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ&q=Subhalekha | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| last1=Reed| first1=Sir Stanley| year=1984}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1981 || '''[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]''' || ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o4biAAAAMAAJ&q=Premabhishekam |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1983}}</ref>
|-
| 1980 || '''[[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]''' || ''[[Vamsa Vruksham]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tBW2AAAAIAAJ&q=Vamsavriksham |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = (Firm)|first1 = Times of India|year = 1982}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1979 || '''[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]''' || ''[[Gorintaku (1979 film)|Gorintaku]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1979+Dasari+Naarayan+Rao+Gorintaaku |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|-
| 1978 || '''[[K. Balachander]]''' || ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1978++Maro+Charitka | title=Collections| year=1991}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1977 || '''[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]''' || ''Prema Lekhalu'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=Prema+Lekhalu | title=Collections| year=1991}}</ref>
|-
| 1976 || '''[[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]''' || ''[[Seetha Kalyanam (1976 film)|Seetha Kalyanam]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ&q=Bapu+Sita+Kalyanam |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley|year = 1984}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1975 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[Jeevana Jyothi (1975 film)|Jeevana Jyothi]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmLVAAAAMAAJ&q=Vishwanath+Jeevana+Jyoti | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| year=1978}}</ref>
|-
| 1974 || '''[[K. Viswanath]]''' || ''[[O Seeta Katha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhG2AAAAIAAJ&q=o%27seetha+kata | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| last1=Reed| first1=Sir Stanley| year=1976}}</ref>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| 1973 || '''[[T. Rama Rao]]''' || ''[[Jeevana Tharangaalu]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LAcfAQAAMAAJ&q=T.+Rama+Rao+Jeevanatarangalu | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| last1=Reed| first1=Sir Stanley| year=1974}}</ref>
|-
| 1972 || '''[[K. V. Reddy]]''' || ''[[Sri Krishna Satya]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8cUQAQAAMAAJ&q=Late+K.+V.+Reddy | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| year=1973}}</ref>
|}

==Nominations==

*Before 2000 year there have no nominations for [[Filmfare Awards South]] in Telugu films,The Panel of Judges Jury members are selected for winners in different Categories.<ref>https://events.fullhyderabad.com/48th-south-indian-filmfare-awards/2001-april/tickets-dates-videos-reviews-577-1.html</ref>

===2000s===
*'''2001: [[Teja (film director)|Teja]]''' – '''''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]'''''
** [[B. Gopal]] – ''[[Narasimha Naidu]]''
** [[Krishna Vamsi]] – ''[[Murari (film)|Murari]]''
*'''2002: [[Krishna Vamsi]]''' – '''''[[Khadgam]]'''''
**[[V. V. Vinayak]] - ''[[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]''
**[[Teja (film director)|Teja]] - ''[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]''
**[[Puri Jagannadh]] - ''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]''
*'''2003: [[Gunasekhar]]''' – '''''[[Okkadu]]'''''
**[[S. S. Rajamouli]] - ''[[Simhadri (2003 film)|Simhadri]]''
**[[Rasool Ellore]] - ''[[Okariki Okaru]]''
**[[YVS Chowdary]] - ''[[Seetayya]]''
*'''2004: [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]]''' – '''''[[Arya (2004 film)|Arya]]'''''
** [[Sekhar Kammula]] - ''[[Anand (2004 film)|Anand]]''
** [[S. S. Rajamouli]] - ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]''
** [[K. Vijaya Bhaskar]] - ''[[Malliswari (2004 film)|Malliswari]]''
*'''2005: [[Trivikram Srinivas]] ''' - '''''[[Athadu]]'''''
** [[Muppalaneni Shiva]] - ''[[Sankranti (film)|Sankranti]]''
** [[Prabhu Deva]] - ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''
** [[Puri Jagannadh]] - ''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''
** [[S. S. Rajamouli]] - ''[[Chhatrapati (film)|Chhatrapati]]''
*'''2006: [[Puri Jagannadh]] ''' - '''''[[Pokiri]]'''''
** [[Bhaskar (director)|Bhaskar]] - ''[[Bommarillu]]''
** [[S. S. Rajamouli]] - ''[[Vikramarkudu]]''
** [[Shekhar Kammula]] - ''[[Godavari (film)|Godavari]]''
* '''2007: [[Sekhar Kammula]] ''' – '''''[[Happy Days (2007 film)|Happy Days]]'''''
**[[S.S. Rajamouli]] - ''[[Yamadonga]]''
**[[Sreenu Vaitla]] - ''[[Dhee]]''
**[[Puri Jagannadh]] - ''[[Desamuduru]]''
**''Tulasiram'' - ''[[Mantra (2007 film)|Mantra]]''
*'''2008: [[Krish (director)|Krish]] ''' - '''''[[Gamyam]]'''''
** [[Sreenu Vaitla]] - ''[[Ready (2008 film)|Ready]]''
** [[Ravi Babu]] - ''Nachavule''
** [[Bhaskar (director)|Bhaskar]] - ''[[Parugu]]''
** [[Trivikram Srinivas]] - ''[[Jalsa]]''
*'''2009: [[S. S. Rajamouli]] ''' - '''''[[Magadheera]]'''''
** Chaitanya Dantaluri - ''Banam''
** [[Kodi Ramakrishna]] - ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]''
** [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] - ''[[Arya 2]]''
** [[Surendra Reddy]] - ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]''

===2010s===
*'''2010: [[Krish (director)|Krish]] ''' - '''''[[Vedam (film)|Vedam]]'''''
** [[Gautham Menon]] - ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]''
** [[Boyapati Srinu]] - ''[[Simha (film)|Simha]]''
** [[Sekhar Kammula]] - ''[[Leader (2010 film)|Leader]]''
** [[Vamsi Paidipally]] - ''[[Brindavanam (2010 film)|Brindavanam]]''
* '''2011: [[Sreenu Vaitla]] – ''[[Dookudu]]'''''
** [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]] – ''[[Sri Rama Rajyam]]''
** [[Nandini Reddy]] – ''[[Ala Modalaindi]]''
** [[K. Dasarath|Dasaradh]] – ''[[Mr. Perfect (film)|Mr. Perfect]]''
** [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] – ''[[100% Love (2011 film)|100% Love]]''
* '''2012: [[S. S. Rajamouli]]– ''[[Eega]]'''''
** [[Harish Shankar]] – ''[[Gabbar Singh (2012 film)|Gabbar Singh]]''
** [[Trivikram Srinivas]] – ''[[Julayi]]''
** [[Krish (director)|Krish]]- ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]''
** [[Puri Jagannadh]] – ''[[Business Man (film)|Business Man]]''
* '''2013: [[Trivikram Srinivas]]- ''[[Atharintiki Daaredi]]'''
** [[Koratala Siva]] - ''[[Mirchi (film)|Mirchi]]''
** [[Srikanth Addala]] - ''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]''
** Vijaykumar Konda - ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]''
** Virinchi Varma - ''[[Uyyala Jampala]]''
*'''2014: [[Vikram Kumar]]''' '''- ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'''''
** Chandu Mondeti - ''[[Karthikeya (film)|Karthikeya(film)]]''
** [[Sripriya]] - ''[[Drushyam]]''
** Sujeeth - ''[[Run Raja Run]]''
** Surendra Reddy - ''[[Race Gurram]]''
* '''2015: [[S. S. Rajamouli]] – ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'''''
** [[Koratala Siva]] – ''[[Srimanthudu]]''
** Kranthi Madhav – ''[[Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju]]''
** [[Krish (director)|Krish]] – ''[[Kanche]]''
** [[Trivikram Srinivas]] – ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]''
* '''2016: [[Vamsi Paidipally]]''' - '''''[[Oopiri]]'''''
** [[Koratala Siva]] – ''[[Janatha Garage]]''
** Ravikanth Perepu – ''[[Kshanam]]''
** [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] – ''[[Nannaku Prematho]]''
** [[Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam]] – ''[[Pelli Choopulu]]''
** [[Trivikram Srinivas]] – ''[[A Aa]]''
* '''2017: [[S. S. Rajamouli]] – ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'''''
** [[Krish (director)|Krish]] - ''[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|Gauthamiputra Satakarni]]''
** [[Sandeep Reddy Vanga]] – ''[[Arjun Reddy]]''
** [[Sankalp Reddy]] – ''[[Ghazi (film)|Ghazi]]''
** [[Satish Vegesna]] – ''[[Sathamanam Bhavati]]''
** [[Sekhar Kammula]] – ''[[Fidaa]]''
* '''2018: [[Nag Ashwin]] – ''[[Mahanati]]'''''
** [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] - ''[[Rangasthalam]]''
** [[Parasuram (director)|Parasuram]] – ''[[Geetha Govindam]]''
** [[Venkatesh Maha]] – ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
** [[Indraganti Mohan Krishna]] – ''[[Sammohanam (2018 film)|Sammohanam]]''
** [[Koratala Siva]] – ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]''

==Notes==
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==References==
* <cite id="Tmr">{{cite book|last=Ramachandran|first=T.M.|title=Film world|year=1973|volume=9}}</cite>
* <cite id="Collections">{{cite book|title=Collections|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication}}</cite>
* <cite id="Toi">{{cite book|title=The Times of India directory and year book including who's who|year=1984|publisher=Times of India Press}}</cite>

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