Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer


The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate.
Most number of Awards were received by Srinu Vaitla who won the award three times, followed by A. Karunakaran, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, and Neelakanta with two.

Winners

YearWriterFilmRef.
1978Modukuri JohnsonKarunamayudu
1979B. Narsing Rao
Pran Rao		Maa Bhoomi
1980Ch. Bhava NarayanaSri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Mahatyam
1981K. ViswanathSaptapadi
1982K. BalachanderKokilamma
1983T. KrishnaNeti Bharatam
1984Relangi Narasimha Rao
Adi Vishnu		Sundari Subbarao
1985Singeetam Srinivasa RaoMayuri
1986Kranthi KumarSravana Meghalu
1987C. S. RaoKanchadevayaani
1988U. Visweswar RaoPellila Chadarangam
1989SatyanandAdavilo Abhimanyudu
1990A. Raghurami reddyHrudayanjali
1991Ram Gopal VarmaKshana Kshanam
1992Singeetam Srinivasa RaoBrundavanam
1993Gollapudi Maruthi RaoPrema Pustakam
1994BharathTapassu
1995GunasekharSogasu Chuda Taramaa?
1996Gangaraju GunnamLittle Soldiers
1997Bhupati RajaMaster
1998A. KarunakaranTholi Prema
1999Sreenu VaitlaNee Kosam
2000G. RamprasadChiru Navvutho
2001NeelakantaShow
2002Muppalaneni ShivaNee Premakai
2003NeelakantaMissamma
2004SukumarArya
2005Chandra Sekhar YeletiAnukokunda Oka Roju
2006BhaskarBommarillu
2007Srinu VaitlaDhee
2008A. KarunakaranUllasamga Utsahamga
2009Vikram Sirikonda
Deepak Raj		Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam
2010Gautham Vasudev MenonYe Maaya Chesave
2011Srinu VaitlaDookudu
2012S. S. RajamouliEega
2013Merlapaka GandhiVenkatadri Express
2014A. S. Ravikumar ChowdaryPilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
2015Kishore TirumalaNenu Sailaja
2016Adivi Sesh
Ravikanth Perepu		Kshanam

Most won

ArtistWins
Srinu Vaitla
A. Karunakaran
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Neelakanta