Nandi Award for Best Director

List of winners of Nandi Awards for Best Director
Artist Wins
K. Raghavendra Rao
 4
Ram Gopal Varma
 3
Krishna Vamsi
 3
S. S. Rajamouli
 3
K. Viswanath
 2
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
 2
Sekhar Kammula
 2

The Nandi Award for Best Director the Award was first given in 1981.[1]

Year Director Film Ref
2016 Satish Vegesna Sathamanam Bhavati [2]
2015 S. S. Rajamouli Baahubali: The Beginning [3]
[4]
2014 Boyapati Srinu Legend [5]
2013 Daya Kodavaganti Alias Janaki [6]
2012 S. S. Rajamouli Eega [7]
2011 N. Shankar Jai Bolo Telangana [8]
2010 Sunil Kumar Reddy Ganga Putrulu [9]
2009 S. S. Rajamouli Magadheera [10]
2008 Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi Gamyam [11]
2007 Krishna Vamsi Chandamama [12]
2006 Sekhar Kammula Godavari [13]
2005 Krishna Vamsi Chakram [14]
2004 Sekhar Kammula Anand [14]
2003 Gunasekhar Okkadu [14]
2002 Krishna Vamsi Khadgam [14]
2001 Teja Nuvvu Nenu [14]
2000 S.V. Krishna Reddy Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam [15]
1999 Ram Gopal Varma Prema Katha [15]
1998 Dasari Narayana Rao Kante Koothurne Kanu [15]
1997 K. Raghavendra Rao Annamayya [15]
1996 Gangaraju Gunnam Little Soldiers [16]
1995 K. Raghavendra Rao Pelli Sandadi [17]
1994 Singeetam Srinivas Rao Bhairava Dweepam [17]
1993 K. Raghavendra Rao Allari Priyudu [17]
1992 C. Umamaheswara Rao Ankuram [17]
1991 Ram Gopal Varma Kshana Kshanam [17]
1990 Kranthi Kumar Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu [17]
1989 Ram Gopal Varma Siva [17]
1988 Suresh Krishna Prema [17]
1987 K. Viswanath Srutilayalu [17]
1986 K. Viswanath Swati Mutyam [17]
1985 Singeetam Srinivas Rao Mayuri [18]
1984 K. Raghavendra Rao Bobbili Brahmanna [19]
1983 Jandhyala Ananda Bhairavi [20]
1982 U. Visweswar Rao Keerthi Kantha Kanakam [21]
1981 Bharathiraja Seethakoka Chiluka [22]
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