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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 The South Indian International Movie Awards (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 appreciate and hono ...
, for best film direction done by a debut director in
Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
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, India, Hyderabad. Her father Bha ...
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