SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu

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 a debut director in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

Superlatives

Winners

Nominations

• 2011: B. V. Nandini Reddy – Ala Modalaindi
• Santosh Srinivas – Kandireega
• Venu Sriram – Oh My Friend
• Veerabhadram Chowdary – Aha Naa Pellanta
• Ajay Bhuyan – Dhada
• 2012: Maruthi – Ee Rojullo
• Tanikella Bharani – Mithunam
• Balaji Mohan – Love Failure
• Ohmkar – Genius
• Kranthi Madhav – Onamalu
• 2014: Sujeeth – Run Raja Run
• Sripriya – Drushyam
• Chandoo Mondeti – Karthikeya
• Bobby Kolli – Power
• Srinivas Avasarala – Oohalu Gusagusalade
• 2015: Anil Ravipudi – Pataas
• Karthik Gattamneni – Surya vs Surya
• Radha Krishna Kumar – Jil
• Nag Ashwin – Yevade Subramanyam
• Sriram Adittya – Bhale Manchi Roju
• 2016: Tharun Bhascker – Pelli Choopulu
• G. Naga Koteswara Rao – Nirmala Convent
• K. V. Dayanand Reddy – Siddhartha
• Kalyan Krishna – Soggade Chinni Nayana
• Ravikanth Perepu – Kshanam
• 2017: Sandeep Reddy 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
• 2024: Nanda Kishore Emani – 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu
• Anji K. Maniputhra – Aay
• Sujith and Sandeep – KA
• Vijay Binni – Naa Saami Ranga
• Yadhu Vamsi – Committee Kurrollu
• Yata Satyanarayana – Razakar