Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu explained

Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
Awarded For:	Best work by a music composer in Telugu films
Country:	India
Presenter:	Filmfare
Holder:	Vijai Bulganin, Baby (2023)
Year:	Ilaiyaraaja, Bobbili Raja (1990)

The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Superlatives

Superlative	Recipient	Record
Most awards	Devi Sri Prasad	9 awards
Second most winner	M. M. Keeravani	8 awards

Winners

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Year	Music Director	Film
2023	Vijai Bulganin	Baby^[1]
		RRR^[2]
2020 / 21		^[3]
		Rangasthalam
	M. M. Keeravani^[4]
	Devi Sri Prasad^[5]	Nannaku Prematho
	Devi Sri Prasad^[6]	Srimanthudu
	Anoop Rubens^[7]	Manam
	Devi Sri Prasad^[8]	Atharintiki Daaredi
	Devi Sri Prasad^[9]	Gabbar Singh
	S. Thaman^[10]	Dookudu
		Ye Maaya Chesave
		Magadheera
		Kotha Bangaru Lokam
2007		Happy Days
2006	Devi Sri Prasad^[11]	Bommarillu
2005	Devi Sri Prasad^[12]	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2004	Devi Sri Prasad^[13]	Varsham
2003		Okkadu
2002	R. P. Patnaik^[14] ^[15]	Santosham
2001	R. P. Patnaik^[16]	Nuvvu Nenu
2000		Chirunavvutho
1999	S.A. Rajkumar^[17]	Raja
1998	Mani Sharma^[18]	Choodalani Vundi
1997	Vandemataram Srinivas^[19] ^[20]	Osey Ramulamma
1996	M. M. Keeravani^[21]	Pelli Sandadi
1995	M. M. Keeravani^[22]	Subha Sankalpam
1994	M. M. Keeravani^[23]	Criminal
1993	M. M. Keeravani^[24]	Allari Priyudu
1992	K. V. Mahadevan^[25]	Swathi Kiranam
1991	M. M. Keeravani^[26]	Kshana Kshanam
1990	Ilaiyaraaja^[27]	Bobbili Raja

See also

• Telugu cinema

Notes and References

1. https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2024/telugu/winners
2. https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-telugu-2023_-67194.html
3. News: 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 full winners list Telugu: 'Pushpa' bags 7 titles, Sai Pallavi wins Black Lady for 'Love Story'; 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo' shines - Times of India . . 10 October 2022 .
4. Web site: Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018.
5. Web site: Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South).
6. Web site: Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South).
7. Web site: Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South.
8. Web site: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South.
9. Web site: List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South).
10. Web site: 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list).
11. Web site: Movies : Movie Tidbits : Filmfare Awards presented . 3 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303151528/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php . 3 March 2009 .
12. Web site: 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners . 2 May 2007 . 9 September 2006 . CineGoer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070429030243/http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm . 29 April 2007 .
13. Web site: Filmfare awards for South India - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada - Telugu Cinema.
14. Web site: Archived copy . 19 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html . 21 July 2011 .
15. News: Manikchand Filmfare Awards in Hyderabad . The Times Of India . 19 May 2003 . 1 December 2018 .
16. News: Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921025343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-06/hyderabad/27122602_1_filmfare-film-award-actor-award . dead . 21 September 2012 . . 6 April 2002.
17. Web site: Rahman bags 12th Filmfare award.
18. https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg
19. Web site: 45th Filmfare South Music Directors Playbacksinger Winners Photo. 5 February 2017.
20. Web site: 45th Filmfare South Best Music Directors. 4 February 2017.
21. Web site: Filmfare - South Special . www.filmfare.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991103164427/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3d.htm . 3 November 1999 . dead.
22. Web site: Filmfare Awards . www.filmfare.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm . 10 October 1999 . dead.
23. Web site: 42nd Annual Filmfare Awards South Telugu & Malayalam Winners . 5 August 2024 .
24. Web site: Filmfare Best Telugu Director and Music Director . May 2018 .
25. Web site: 40th Filmfare South Best Actor Actress Films Lifetime Music Director. 7 May 2018.
26. Web site: 39th Annual Filmfare Telugu Best Music Film Actress Winners. 7 February 2017.
27. Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south Juhi Chawla Shilpa Abused Madras Awards:Winners