Nandi Award for Best Director


The Nandi Award for Best Director the Award was first given in 1981.

List

YearDirectorFilmRef
1981BharathirajaSeethakoka Chiluka
1982U. Visweswar RaoKeerthi Kantha Kanakam
1983JandhyalaAnanda Bhairavi
1984K. Raghavendra RaoBobbili Brahmanna
1985Singeetam Srinivas RaoMayuri
1986K. ViswanathSwati Mutyam
1987K. ViswanathSrutilayalu
1988Suresh KrishnaPrema
1989Ram Gopal VarmaSiva
1990Kranthi KumarSeetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
1991Ram Gopal VarmaKshana Kshanam
1992C. Umamaheswara RaoAnkuram
1993K. Raghavendra RaoAllari Priyudu
1994Singeetam Srinivas RaoBhairava Dweepam
1995K. Raghavendra RaoPelli Sandadi
1996Gangaraju GunnamLittle Soldiers
1997K. Raghavendra RaoAnnamayya
1998Dasari Narayana RaoKante Koothurne Kanu
1999Ram Gopal VarmaPrema Katha
2000S.V. Krishna ReddySakutumba Saparivara Sametam
2001TejaNuvvu Nenu
2002Krishna VamsiKhadgam
2003GunasekharOkkadu
2004Sekhar KammulaAnand
2005Krishna VamsiChakram
2006Sekhar KammulaGodavari
2007Krishna VamsiChandamama
2008Radhakrishna JagarlamudiGamyam
2009S. S. RajamouliMagadheera
2010Sunil Kumar ReddyGanga Putrulu
2011N. ShankarJai Bolo Telangana
2012S. S. RajamouliEega
2013Daya KodavagantiAlias Janaki
2014Boyapati SrinuLegend
2015S. S. RajamouliBaahubali: The Beginning
2016Satish VegesnaSathamanam Bhavati

Most won

ArtistWins
K. Raghavendra Rao
Ram Gopal Varma
Krishna Vamsi
S. S. Rajamouli
K. Viswanath
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Sekhar Kammula