title: Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director
text: # 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 |
  