Nandi Award for Best Director
# Nandi Award for Best Director

The Nandi Award for Best Director the Award was first given in 1981.

| Year | Director | Film | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Satish Vegesna | Sathamanam Bhavati | |
| 2015 | S. S. Rajamouli | Baahubali: The Beginning | [3] [4] |
| 2014 | Boyapati Srinu | Legend | |
| 2013 | Daya Kodavaganti | Alias Janaki | |
| 2012 | S. S. Rajamouli | Eega | |
| 2011 | N. Shankar | Jai Bolo Telangana | |
| 2010 | Sunil Kumar Reddy | Ganga Putrulu | |
| 2009 | S. S. Rajamouli | Magadheera | |
| 2008 | Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi | Gamyam | |
| 2007 | Krishna Vamsi | Chandamama | |
| 2006 | Sekhar Kammula | Godavari | |
| 2005 | Krishna Vamsi | Chakram | |
| 2004 | Sekhar Kammula | Anand | |
| 2003 | Gunasekhar | Okkadu | |
| 2002 | Krishna Vamsi | Khadgam | |
| 2001 | Teja | Nuvvu Nenu | |
| 2000 | S.V. Krishna Reddy | Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam | |
| 1999 | Ram Gopal Varma | Prema Katha | |
| 1998 | Dasari Narayana Rao | Kante Koothurne Kanu | |
| 1997 | K. Raghavendra Rao | Annamayya | |
| 1996 | Gangaraju Gunnam | Little Soldiers | |
| 1995 | K. Raghavendra Rao | Pelli Sandadi | |
| 1994 | Singeetam Srinivas Rao | Bhairava Dweepam | |
| 1993 | K. Raghavendra Rao | Allari Priyudu | |
| 1992 | C. Umamaheswara Rao | Ankuram | |
| 1991 | Ram Gopal Varma | Kshana Kshanam | |
| 1990 | Kranthi Kumar | Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu | |
| 1989 | Ram Gopal Varma | Siva | |
| 1988 | Suresh Krishna | Prema | |
| 1987 | K. Viswanath | Srutilayalu | |
| 1986 | K. Viswanath | Swati Mutyam | |
| 1985 | Singeetam Srinivas Rao | Mayuri | |
| 1984 | K. Raghavendra Rao | Bobbili Brahmanna | |
| 1983 | Jandhyala | Ananda Bhairavi | |
| 1982 | U. Visweswar Rao | Keerthi Kantha Kanakam | |
| 1981 | Bharathiraja | Seethakoka Chiluka | |
