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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.[1][2][3]

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Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
The 2023 recipient: Venu Yeldandi
Awarded forBest Director in Telugu films
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardedK. V. Reddy,
Sri Krishna Satya (1972)
Currently held byVenu Yeldandi, Balagam
(2023)
WebsiteFilmfare Awards
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Superlatives

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Superlative Best Director – Telugu
Most awards K. Viswanath 8 wins
Most nominations S. S. Rajamouli 10 nominations
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  • 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). S. S. Rajamouli has received the award five 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, consecutively.
  • Sukumar, Venu Yeldandi and Krish are the only directors who received the award for their debut film.

Winners

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YearDirectorFilmRef
2023 Venu Yeldandi Balagam [4]
2022S. S. RajamouliRRR[5]
2020–2021SukumarPushpa: The Rise[6]
2018Nag AshwinMahanati[7]
2017S. S. RajamouliBaahubali: The Conclusion[8]
2016Vamsi PaidipallyOopiri[9]
2015S. S. RajamouliBaahubali: The Beginning[10]
2014Vikram KumarManam[11]
2013Trivikram SrinivasAtharintiki Daaredi[12]
2012S. S. RajamouliEega[13]
2011Sreenu VaitlaDookudu[14]
2010KrishVedam[15]
2009S. S. RajamouliMagadheera[16]
2008KrishGamyam[17]
2007Sekhar KammulaHappy Days[18]
2006Puri JagannadhPokiri[19]
2005Trivikram SrinivasAthadu[20]
2004SukumarArya[21]
2003GunasekharOkkadu[22]
2002Krishna VamsiKhadgam[23]
2001TejaNuvvu Nenu[24]
2000K. Vijaya BhaskarNuvve Kavali[25]
1999B. GopalSamarasimha Reddy[26]
1998Krishna VamsiAnthahpuram[27]
1997K. Raghavendra RaoAnnamayya[28]
1996Krishna VamsiNinne Pelladata[29]
1995K. ViswanathSubha Sankalpam[30]
1994S. V. Krishna ReddySubhalagnam[31]
1993K. Raghavendra RaoAllari Priyudu[32]
1992K. ViswanathAapadbandhavudu[33]
1991Kranthi KumarSeetharamayya Gari Manavaralu[34][35]
1990K. Raghavendra RaoJagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari[32]
1989Mani RatnamGeethanjali[36][37]
1988M. V. RaghuKallu[38][39]
1987K. ViswanathSruthilayalu[40]
1986K. ViswanathSwathi Muthyam[41][42]
1985Singeetham Srinivasa RaoMayuri[43][44][45]
1984JandhyalaSrivariki Premalekha[46]
1983K. ViswanathSaagara Sangamam[47]
1982K. ViswanathSubhalekha[48]
1981Dasari Narayana RaoPremabhishekam[49]
1980BapuVamsa Vruksham[50]
1979Dasari Narayana RaoGorintaku[51]
1978K. BalachanderMaro Charitra[52]
1977K. Raghavendra RaoPrema Lekhalu[53]
1976BapuSeetha Kalyanam[54][55]
1975K. ViswanathJeevana Jyothi[56]
1974K. ViswanathO Seeta Katha[57]
1973T. Rama RaoJeevana Tharangaalu[58]
1972K. V. ReddySri Krishna Satya[59]
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Nominations

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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.[60]

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2020s

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