SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu

SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best cinematography done by a person in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu
Awarded for	Best Cinematography done by a cinematographer in Telugu cinema
Country	India
Presented by	Vibri Media Group
Established	2012
First awarded	2012
Currently held by	Bhuvan Gowda, Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023)
Most awards	K. K. Senthil Kumar (4)
Most nominations	R. Rathnavelu (4)
Television/radio coverage
Produced by	Vibri Media Group

Winners

Year	Cinematographer	Film	Ref
2011	P. R. K. Raju	Sri Rama Rajyam	[1]
2012	K. K. Senthil Kumar	Eega	[2]
2013	Prasad Murella	Attarintiki Daredi	[3]
2014	R. Rathnavelu	1: Nenokkadine	[4]
2015	K. K. Senthil Kumar	Baahubali: The Beginning	[5]
2016	No Award
2017	K. K. Senthil Kumar	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	[6]
2018	R. Rathnavelu	Rangasthalam	[7]
2019	Sanu Varghese	Jersey	[8]
2020	R. Rathnavelu	Sarileru Neekevvaru	[9]
2021	C. Ram Prasad	Akhanda	[10]
2022	K. K. Senthil Kumar	RRR	[11]
2023	Bhuvan Gowda	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire

Nominations

• 2011: P. R. K. Raju – Sri Rama Rajyam
  • Vijay K. Chakravarthy – Mr. Perfect
  • Venkat R. Prasad – 100% Love
  • K. V. Guhan – Dookudu
  • Soundararajan – Anaganaga O Dheerudu
• 2012: K. K. Senthil Kumar – Eega
  • Shyam K. Naidu – Businessman
  • Jayanan Vincent – Gabbar Singh
  • P. C. Sreeram – Ishq
  • Chota K. Naidu – Dhamarukam
• 2013: Prasad Murella – Attarintiki Daredi
  • Chota K. Naidu – Naayak
  • K. V. Guhan – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
  • R. Madhi – Mirchi
  • Amol Rathod – Iddarammayilatho
• 2014: R. Rathnavelu – 1: Nenokkadine
  • Karthik Gattamneni – Karthikeya
  • P. S. Vinod – Manam
  • Manoj Paramahamsa – Race Gurram
  • R. Madhi – Run Raja Run
• 2015: K. K. Senthil Kumar – Baahubali: The Beginning
• 2017: K. K. Senthil Kumar – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
• 2018: R. Rathnavelu – Rangasthalam
  • Dani Sanchez-Lopez – Mahanati
  • George C Williams – Tholi Prema
  • Jaya Krishna Gummadi – Padi Padi Leche Manasu
  • Shaneil Deo – Goodachari
• 2019: Sanu Varghese – Jersey
  • R. Rathnavelu – Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
  • K. U. Mohanan – Maharshi
  • Raj Thota – ISmart Shankar
  • R. Madhi – Saaho
• 2020: R. Rathnavelu – Sarileru Neekevvaru
  • P. S. Vinod – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
  • P. G. Vinda – V
  • Venkat C. Dilip – Solo Brathuke So Better
  • Sai Sriram – Bheeshma
• 2021: C. Ram Prasad – Akhanda
  • Miroslaw Kuba Brozek – Pushpa: The Rise
  • G. K. Vishnu – Krack
  • Siddam Manohar – Jathi Ratnalu
  • Shamdat – Uppena
  • Shyam K. Naidu – Narappa
• 2022: K. K. Senthil Kumar – RRR
  • Chota K. Naidu – Bimbisara
  • Karthik Gattamneni – Karthikeya 2
  • P. S. Vinod – Sita Ramam
  • Vamsi Patchipulusu – Major
• 2023: Bhuvan Gowda – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
  • Dasaradhi Sivendra – Mangalavaaram
  • Rajeev Dharavath – Month of Madhu
  • Sathyan Sooryan – Dasara
  • Shamdat – Virupaksha

See also

• Cinema of India
• Telugu cinema

References

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