Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu

The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
Awarded for	Best work by a music composer in Telugu films
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	Ilaiyaraaja, Bobbili Raja (1990)
Currently held by	Vijai Bulganin, Baby (2023)

Superlatives

Superlative	Recipient	Record
Most awards	Devi Sri Prasad	9 awards
Second most winner	M. M. Keeravani	8 awards

Winners

Year	Music Director	Film
2023	Vijai Bulganin	Baby[1]
2022	M. M. Keeravani	RRR[2]
2020 / 21	Devi Sri Prasad	Pushpa: The Rise[3]
2018	Devi Sri Prasad	Rangasthalam
2017	M. M. Keeravani[4]	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2016	Devi Sri Prasad[5]	Nannaku Prematho
2015	Devi Sri Prasad[6]	Srimanthudu
2014	Anoop Rubens[7]	Manam
2013	Devi Sri Prasad[8]	Atharintiki Daaredi
2012	Devi Sri Prasad[9]	Gabbar Singh
2011	S. Thaman[10]	Dookudu
2010	A. R. Rahman	Ye Maaya Chesave
2009	M. M. Keeravani	Magadheera
2008	Mickey J. Meyer	Kotha Bangaru Lokam
2007	Mickey J. Meyer	Happy Days
2006	Devi Sri Prasad[11]	Bommarillu
2005	Devi Sri Prasad[12]	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2004	Devi Sri Prasad[13]	Varsham
2003	Mani Sharma	Okkadu
2002	R. P. Patnaik[14][15]	Santosham
2001	R. P. Patnaik[16]	Nuvvu Nenu
2000	Mani Sharma	Chirunavvutho
1999	S.A. Rajkumar[17]	Raja
1998	Mani Sharma[18]	Choodalani Vundi
1997	Vandemataram Srinivas[19][20]	Osey Ramulamma
1996	M. M. Keeravani[21]	Pelli Sandadi
1995	M. M. Keeravani[22]	Subha Sankalpam
1994	M. M. Keeravani[23]	Criminal
1993	M. M. Keeravani[24]	Allari Priyudu
1992	K. V. Mahadevan[25]	Swathi Kiranam
1991	M. M. Keeravani[26]	Kshana Kshanam
1990	Ilaiyaraaja[27]	Bobbili Raja

See also

• Telugu cinema

References

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