SIIMA Award For Best Debut Director – Telugu
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SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual
South Indian International Movie Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...
, for best film direction done by an debut director in
Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...
films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.


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* 2011:
B. V. Nandini Reddy B. V. Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema and television. She debuted with 2011 Telugu film, ''Ala Modalaindi''. Early life Nandini Reddy was born in Hyderabad. Her father Bharath. V. Reddy was ...
– '' Ala Modalaindi'' **
Santosh Srinivas Santosh Srinivas Rowthu is an Indian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He directed ''Kandireega'' which featured Ram Pothineni in lead role. Early life and career Santosh was born and brought up in Vis ...
– '' Kandireega'' ** Venu Sree Raam – ''
Oh My Friend ''Oh My Friend'' is a 2011 Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Venu Sri Ram. It stars Siddharth,Hansika and Shruti Haasan with Navdeep in an important extended cameo. It was produced by Dil Raju. The film's title ...
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Veerabhadram Chowdary Veerabhadram Chowdary is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut in 2011 through Aha Naa Pellanta. Personal life Mullapudi Veerabhadram Chowdary was born in the village Kalavalapalli in W ...
– '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' ** Ajay Bhuyan – '' Dhada'' * 2012: Maruthi – ''
Ee Rojullo ''Ee Rojullo'' ( en, In These Days) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant director Maruthi. It stars debutants Srinivas, Reshma and Saikumar Pampana. The film is produced by Good Friends group on a low budget ...
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Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...
– '' Midhunam'' **
Balaji Mohan Balaji Mohan (born 25 May 1987) is an Indian filmmaker and actor in Tamil-language films. After discontinuing his engineering studies to pursue his passion and become a director, he enrolled at a film academy and attended courses and workshops, ...
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Love Failure ''Kadhilil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' () is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed Balaji Mohan based on the sametitled short film he made. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''Love Failure ...
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Ohmkar Ohmkar is an Indian television presenter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu television and films. He made his debut into television as a video jockey in the music show ''Ankitham'' on Gemini Music. He is best known for producin ...
– '' Genius'' ** Kranthi Madhav – ''
Onamalu ''Onamalu'' ( Alphabet) is a 2012 Telugu-language philosophical film, produced & directed by Kranthi Madhav on Sunshine Cinema banner. Starring Rajendra Prasad, Kalyani and music composed by Koti. The film premiered on 22 June 2012. The fil ...
'' * 2014:
Sujeeth Sujeeth Reddy is an Indian film director and writer. He made his directorial debut in Telugu Cinema with the romantic comedy thriller film ''Run Raja Run'' at the age of 23. Prior to films, Sujeeth started to study to be a chartered accountant, ...
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Run Raja Run ''Run Raja Run'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film directed by debutant Sujeeth and produced by Uppalapati Pramod and V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy on UV Creations banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor, and Adi ...
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Sripriya Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, includin ...
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Drushyam ''Drushyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Sripriya and jointly produced by D. Suresh Babu and Rajkumar Sethupathi. It is a remake of Jeethu Joseph 2013 Malayalam film ''Drishyam'' and features Venkatesh, ...
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Chandoo Mondeti Chandoo Mondeti is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films like '' Karthikeya'' (2014), ''Premam'' (2016), ''Bloody Mary'' (2022), and ''Karthikeya 2'' (2022). For his work on ''Karthikeya'', h ...
''Karthikeya'' ** K. S. Ravindra – '' Power'' **
Srinivas Avasarala Srinivasa Saambasiva Avasarala (born 19 March 1984) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award. Early life Srinivasa Saambasiva ...
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Oohalu Gusagusalade ''Oohalu Gusagusalade'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Srinivas Avasarala in his directorial debut. The film is produced by Sai Korrapati and Rajani Korrapati on Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram banner. ...
'' * 2015: Anil Ravipudi
Pataas '' Pataas ''() is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by debutant Anil Ravipudi and produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under his banner N.T.R. Arts. It stars Kalyan Ram, Shruti Sodhi, Sai Kumar and Ashutosh Ra ...
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Karthik Ghattamaneni Karthik Gattamneni is an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a cinematographer with ''Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' in 2013, and has worked in several films since his debut. He is also one of t ...
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Surya vs Surya ''Surya vs Surya'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Karthik Ghattamaneni and produced by Malkapuram Shiva under Suraksh Entertainments. It stars Nikhil Siddharth and Tridha Choudhury in the l ...
'' ** Radha Krishna Kumar – '' Jil'' **
Nag Ashwin Nag Ashwin Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the coming-of-age philosophical drama film ''Yevade Subramanyam''. In 2018, he directed the biographic ...
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Yevade Subramanyam ''Yevade Subramanyam'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age philosophical drama film written and directed by debutant Nag Ashwin. Produced by Priyanka Dutt, and Swapna Dutt, the film stars Nani, Malavika Nair, Vijay Deverakonda, a ...
'' ** Sriram Aditya– ''
Bhale Manchi Roju ''Bhale Manchi Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Sriram Adittya. and produced by Vijay Kumar Reddy and Shashidhar Reddy through 70mm Entertainments. The film stars Sudheer Babu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Dhanya Balakrishn ...
'' * 2016:
Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016), which won him t ...
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Pelli Choopulu ''Pelli Choopulu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead role ...
'' ** G. Naga Koteswara Rao - '' Nirmala Convent'' ** K. V. Dayanand Reddy - ''Siddhartha'' **
Kalyan Krishna Kurasala Kalyan Krishna Kurasala is an Indian film screenwriter and director known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut in 2016 with ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' and went on direct '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' (2017) '' N ...
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Soggade Chinni Nayana ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala and written by Satyanand and Ram Mohan P. In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner, Nagarj ...
'' ** Ravikanth Perepu – '' Kshanam'' * 2017:
Sandeep Vanga Sandeep Reddy Vanga is an Indian director and screenwriter who is known for making Telugu and Hindi films. Vanga debuted with Vijay Deverakonda starrer 2017 big Telugu hit '' Arjun Reddy'' and rose to further success with its remake, the Shahid ...
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Arjun Reddy ''Arjun Reddy'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and produced by his brother Pranay Reddy Vanga's company Bhadrakali Pictures. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey while ...
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Mahi V. Raghav Mahi V. Raghav is an Indian film maker, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is notable for directing Anando Brahma, a comedy horror and Yatra, a biopic of YS Raja Sekhar Reddy, late CM of Andhra Pradesh. He start ...
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Anando Brahma Anando Brahma is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film written and directed by Mahi V Raghav, starring Tapasee Pannu, Srinivas Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar, and Vennela Kishore. Produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy, the film h ...
'' ** Prabhakar Podakandla – ''
Next Nuvve ''Next Nuvve'' ( You're next) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film directed by Prabhakar Podakandla. It stars Aadi, Vaibhavi, Brahmaji, and Rashmi Gautam. The film is about four protagonists trying to uncover the mystery behind a ...
'' ** Sankalp Reddy – '' Ghazi'' **
Vivek Athreya Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed three films, the romantic comedy '' Mental Madhilo'' (2017) and the crime comedy ''Brochevarevarura'' (2019), and the romcom ''Ante Sundaraniki'' ...
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Mental Madhilo ''Mental Madhilo'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya in his directorial debut, and produced by Raj Kandukuri (well known for Pelli Choopulu) for Dharmapatha Creations. The film feature ...
'' * 2018:
Ajay Bhupathi Ajay Bhupathi (born Ajay Narasimha Naga BhupathiRaju) is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut film ''RX 100'' which received positive reception. He received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Di ...
– '' RX 100'' **
Rahul Ravindran Rahul Ravindran (born 23 June 1981) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his lead debut in the Tamil film '' Moscowin Kavery'' (2010), before playing leading roles as a man with cerebral palsy in '' ...
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Chi La Sow '' Chi La Sow '' () is a 2018 Indian romantic film directed by Rahul Ravindran. It stars Sushanth and Ruhani Sharma in the lead roles, marking the latter's debut in Telugu. Noted playback singer Chinmayi, wife of Rahul Ravindran, lent her voi ...
'' ** Venky Atluri – '' Tholi Prema'' ** Venky Kudumula – ''
Chalo ''Chalo'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by director Venky Kudumula marking his debut as a director. The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features Naga Shourya ...
'' ** Venu Udugula – ''
Needi Naadi Oke Katha ''Needi Naadi Oke Katha'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language satirical social problem film written and directed by Venu Udugula (in his directorial debut) and produced by Krishna Vijay, Atluri Narayana Rao and Prashanti under Aran media works. ...
'' *2019: Swaroop RSJ – ''
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya ''Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film directed by Swaroop R. S. J., who co-wrote the film with Naveen Polishetty. The film stars Naveen Polishetty as the title character alongside Shruti Sharma i ...
'' **Venkat Ramji – '' Evaru'' ** Ritesh Rana – ''
Mathu Vadalara ''Mathu Vadalara'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film directed by debutant Ritesh Rana. The film features Sri Simha, Satya, Naresh Agastya, and Athulya Chandra in lead roles while Brahmaji and Vennela Kishore play suppo ...
'' **Raj R – ''
Mallesham ''Mallesham'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical film based on the life of Chintakindi Mallesham, written and directed by RajR. The film features Priyadarshi as Mallesham, alongside Jhansi, debutante Ananya Nagalla and Ananda Chakra ...
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Vishwak Sen Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Naidu; 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his debut in 2017 with '' Vellipomakey'' and went on to appear in films such as '' Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi,'' his ...
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Falaknuma Das ''Falaknuma Das'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Vishwak Sen. It was produced by Vishwak's father, Karate Raju, under ''Vanmaye Creations'', in association with ''Vishwak Sen Cinemas' ...
'' *2020: Karuna Kumar – '' Palasa 1978'' **Subbu – ''
Solo Brathuke So Better ''Solo Brathuke So Better'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Subbu and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars Sai Tej and Nabha Natesh. Principal photography of the film began in November 2 ...
'' **Sandeep Raj – '' Colour Photo'' **
Sailesh Kolanu Sailesh Kolanu is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Early life and family Sailesh was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, since his father, Seshagiri Rao Kolanu, used to worked as a produ ...
– '' HIT: The First Case'' **Ramana Teja – ''Aswathama''


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