Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director
# Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director

The Nandi Award for Best Debut Director winners since 1981:

| Year | Director | Film |
| - | - | - |
| 2016 | Kalyan Krishna Kurasala | Soggade Chinni Nayana |
| 2015 | Nag Ashwin | Yevade Subramanyam |
| 2014 | Chandoo Mondeti | Karthikeya |
| 2013 | Koratala Siva | Mirchi |
| 2012 | Ayodhya Kumar | Minugurulu |
| 2011 | Bhanu Prakash | Prayogam |
| 2010 | Nandini Reddy | Ala Modalaindi |
| 2009 | Suman Pathuri | Inkosaari |
| 2008 | Sai Kiran Adivi | Vinayakudu |
| 2007 | Ravi Tenali | Muhurtham |
| 2006 | Bhaskar | Bommarillu |
| 2005 | Surender Reddy | Athanokkade |
| 2004 | Indraganti Mohan Krishna | Grahanam |
| 2003 | Rasool Ellore | Okariki Okaru |
| 2002 | V. V. Vinayak | Aadi |
| 2001 | K. N. T. Sastry | Thiladanam |
| 2000 | G. Ramprasad | Chiru Navvutho |
| 1999 | Srinu Vaitla | Nee Kosam |
| 1998 | A. Karunakaran | Tholi Prema |
| 1997 | Veeru K | Aaro Pranam |
| 1996 | Gangaraju Gunnam | Little Soldiers |
| 1995 | Krishna Vamsi | Gulabi |
| 1994 | No Award | No Award |
| 1993 | N. Shiva Nageswara Rao | Money |
| 1992 | Gunasekhar | Laati |
| 1991 | K. Srirama Chandra Murthry | Manjeera Nadam |
| 1990 | Alladi Sreedhar | Komaram Bheemu |
| 1989 | Ram Gopal Varma | Siva |
| 1988 | M. V. Raghu | Kallu |
| 1987 | Geetha Krishna | Sankeerthana |
| 1986 | B. Gopal | Prathidvani |
| 1984 | Kranthi Kumar | Swathi |
| 1983 | T. Krishna | Neti Bharatam |
| 1982 | Vejella Satyanarayana | Maro Malupu |
| 1981 | Yerramneni Chandramouli | Palle Pilichindi |
