SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu explained

SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best film direction done by an debut director in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

Superlatives

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Youngest winner	Sujeeth	Age 25
Oldest winner	Maruthi	Age 40

Winners

Year	Director	Film	Ref
2011	B. V. Nandini Reddy	Ala Modalaindi	[1]
2012	Maruthi	Ee Rojullo	[2]
2013	No Award
2014	Sujeeth	Run Raja Run	[3] [4]
2015	Anil Ravipudi	Pataas	[5] [6]
2016	Tharun Bhascker	Pelli Choopulu	[7]
2017	Sandeep Vanga	Arjun Reddy	[8] [9]
2018	Ajay Bhupathi	RX 100	[10] [11]
2019	Swaroop RSJ	Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya	[12]
2020	Karuna Kumar	Palasa 1978	[13]
2021	Buchi Babu Sana	Uppena
2022	Mallidi Vassishta	Bimbisara
2023	Shouryuv	Hi Nanna	[14]

Nominations

• 2011: B. V. Nandini Reddy – Ala Modalaindi
  • Santosh Srinivas – Kandireega
  • Venu Sree Raam – Oh My Friend
  • Veerabhadram Chowdary – Aha Naa Pellanta
  • Ajay Bhuyan – Dhada
• 2012: Maruthi – Ee Rojullo
  • Tanikella Bharani – Midhunam
  • Balaji Mohan – Love Failure
  • Ohmkar – Genius
  • Kranthi Madhav – Onamalu
• 2014: Sujeeth – Run Raja Run
  • Sripriya – Drushyam
  • Chandoo Mondeti – Karthikeya
  • K. S. Ravindra – Power
  • Srinivas Avasarala – Oohalu Gusagusalade
• 2015: Anil Ravipudi – Pataas
  • Karthik Ghattamaneni – Surya vs Surya
  • Radha Krishna Kumar – Jil
  • Nag Ashwin – Yevade Subramanyam
  • Sriram Aditya– Bhale Manchi Roju
• 2016: Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam – Pelli Choopulu
  • G. Naga Koteswara Rao – Nirmala Convent
  • K. V. Dayanand Reddy – Siddhartha
  • Kalyan Krishna Kurasala – Soggade Chinni Nayana
  • Ravikanth Perepu – Kshanam
• 2017: Sandeep Vanga – Arjun Reddy
  • Mahi V. Raghav – Anando Brahma
  • Prabhakar Podakandla – Next Nuvve
  • Sankalp Reddy – Ghazi
  • Vivek Athreya – Mental Madhilo
• 2018: Ajay Bhupathi – RX 100
  • Rahul Ravindran – Chi La Sow
  • Venky Atluri – Tholi Prema
  • Venky Kudumula – Chalo
  • Venu Udugula – Needi Naadi Oke Katha
• 2019: Swaroop RSJ – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
  • Venkat Ramji – Evaru
  • Ritesh Rana – Mathu Vadalara
  • Raj R – Mallesham
  • Vishwak Sen – Falaknuma Das
• 2020: Karuna Kumar – Palasa 1978
  • Subbu – Solo Brathuke So Better
  • Sandeep Raj – Colour Photo
  • Sailesh Kolanu –
  • Ramana Teja – Aswathama
• 2021: Buchi Babu Sana – Uppena
  • Vijay Kanakamedala – Naandhi
  • Hasith Goli – Raja Raja Chora
  • Sridhar Gade – SR Kalyanamandapam
  • Praveen Kandregula – Cinema Bandi
• 2022: Mallidi Vassishta – Bimbisara
  • Sai Kiran – Masooda
  • Shree Karthick – Oke Oka Jeevitham
  • Vidya Sagar – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam
  • Vimal Krishna – DJ Tillu
• 2023: Shouryuv – Hi Nanna
  • Kalyan Shankar – Mad
  • Shanmukha Prasanth – Writer Padmabhushan
  • Srikanth Odela – Dasara
  • Sumanth Prabhas – Mem Famous
  • Venu Yeldandi – Balagam

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hooli . Shekhar H. . 2017-07-02 . SIIMA Awards 2017 Telugu winners list: Jr NTR and Rakul Preet Singh declared best actors . 2020-09-29 . International Business Times, India Edition . english.
2. Web site: September 15, 2013 . Gabbar singh Rocks at SIIMA! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331101315/https://www.iqlikmovies.com/news/article/2013/09/15/gabbar-singh-rocks-at-siima/1940 . Mar 31, 2023 . 25 June 2023 . www.iqlikmovies.com . en.
3. Web site: 2015-08-06 . SIIMA Awards 2015 Winners List Telugu Tamil Kannada . 2020-09-29 . All India Roundup . en-US.
4. Web site: Girl . Gossip . 2016-07-01 . SIIMA Awards 2016: Winners list . 2020-09-29 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
5. Web site: SIIMA 2016 Telugu winners list . 2020-09-29 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . en.
6. Web site: Hooli . Shekhar H. . 2016-07-01 . SIIMA Awards 2016 Telugu winners list: SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali,' Mahesh Babu's 'Srimanthudu' sweep list . 2020-09-29 . International Business Times, India Edition . english.
7. Web site: Rajpal . Roktim . SIIMA 2017: Here are the stars who walked away with top honours . 2020-09-29 . Pinkvilla . en-US.
8. Web site: Chronicle . Deccan . 2018-09-16 . SIIMA: Baahubali wins big, NTR stars bond, Shriya, others dazzle on stage . 2020-09-29 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
9. Web site: 17 September 2018 . In pictures: the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in Dubai . 2020-09-29 . The National . en.
10. Web site: Ravi . Murali . 2019-08-16 . SIIMA 2019 winners list : Rangasthalam Wins Big . 2020-09-29 . Tollywood . en-US.
11. Web site: Codingest . 'Rangasthalam', 'Mahanati' win big at SIIMA Awards . 2020-09-29 . NTV Telugu . en.
12. Web site: News9live . 2021-09-19 . SIIMA awards 2021 winners list: Jersey, Lucifer, Asuran, Yajamana win big . 2021-09-19 . NEWS9 LIVE . English.
13. Web site: 2021-09-21 . Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners . The News Minute.
14. Web site: SIIMA winners list 2024 (Telugu, Kannada): Nani, Rakshit Shetty win Best Actor; Keerthy, Chaithra wins Best Actress . 15 September 2024 . News18 India . en.