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 +CategoriesRecipientRecordYoungest winnerSujeethAge 25 (4th SIIMA)Oldest winnerMaruthiAge 40 (2nd SIIMA)
Winners YearDirectorFilmRef2011B. V. Nandini ReddyAla Modalaindi2012MaruthiEe Rojullo2013No Award2014SujeethRun Raja Run2015Anil RavipudiPataas2016Tharun BhasckerPelli Choopulu2017Sandeep Reddy VangaArjun Reddy2018Ajay BhupathiRX 1002019Swaroop RSJAgent Sai Srinivasa Athreya2020Karuna KumarPalasa 19782021Buchi Babu SanaUppena2022Mallidi VassishtaBimbisara2023ShouryuvHi Nanna2024Nanda Kishore Emani35 Chinna Katha Kaadu2025Ram JagadeeshCourt: State vs a Nobody
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 – HIT: The First Case 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 2025: Ram Jagadeesh – Court: State vs a Nobody Jains Nani – K-Ramp Neeraja Kona – Telusu Kada Saailu Kampati – Raju Weds Rambai Sai Marthand – Little Hearts Praveena Paruchuri – Kothapallilo Okappudu Praneeth Prattipati – Patang
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