SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu explained

SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu
Awardname:	SIIMA Award for Best CinematographerTelugu
Country:	India
Presenter:	Vibri Media Group
Producer:	Vibri Media Group
Established:	2012
Year:	2012
Holder:	K. K. Senthil Kumar RRR (2022)
Most Nominations:	R. Rathnavelu (4)
Awarded For:	Best Cinematography done by a cinematographer in Telugu cinema
Most Wins:	K. K. Senthil Kumar (4)

SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best cinematography done by a person in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

Winners

Year	Cinematographer	Film	Ref
2011	P. R. K. Raju	Sri Rama Rajyam	^[1]
2012	K. K. Senthil Kumar	Eega	^[2]
2013	Prasad Murella	Attarintiki Daredi	^[3]
2014	R. Rathnavelu		^[4]
2015	K. K. Senthil Kumar		^[5]
2016	No Award
2017	K. K. Senthil Kumar		^[6]
2018	R. Rathnavelu	Rangasthalam	^[7]
2019	Sanu Varghese	Jersey	^[8]
2020	R. Rathnavelu	Sarileru Neekevvaru	^[9]
2021	C. Ram Prasad	Akhanda	^[10]
2022	K. K. Senthil Kumar	RRR	^[11]

Nominations

• 2011: P. R. K. Raju – Sri Rama Rajyam
  • Vijay K Chakravarhy – Mr. Perfect
  • Venkat Prasad – 100% Love
  • K. V. Guhan – Dookudu
  • Soundar Rajan – Anaganaga O Dheerudu
• 2012: K. K. Senthil Kumar – Eega
  • Shyam K. Naidu – Businessman
  • Jayanan Vincent – Gabbar Singh
  • P. C. Sreeram – Ishq
  • Chota K. Naidu – Dhamarukam
• 2013: Prasad Murella – Attarintiki Daredi
  • Chota K. Naidu – Naayak
  • K. V. Guhan – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
  • Madhi – Mirchi
  • Amol Rathod – Iddarammayilatho
• 2014: R. Rathnavelu –
  • Karthik Gattamneni – Karthikeya
  • P. S. Vinod – Manam
  • Manoj Paramahamsa– Race Gurram
  • R. Madhi – Run Raja Run
• 2015: K. K. Senthil Kumar –
• 2017: K. K. Senthil Kumar –
• 2018: R. Rathnavelu – Rangasthalam
  • Dani Sanchez-Lopez – Mahanati
  • George C Williams – Tholi Prema
  • Jay Kay – Padi Padi Leche Manasu
  • Shaneil Deo – Goodachari
• 2019: Sanu Varghese – Jersey
  • R. Rathnavelu – Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
  • K. U. Mohanan – Maharshi
  • Raj Thota – ISmart Shankar
  • R. Madhi – Saaho
• 2020: R. Rathnavelu – Sarileru Neekevvaru
  • P. S. Vinod – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
  • P. G. Vinda – V
  • Venkat C. Dilip – Solo Brathuke So Better
  • Sai Sriram – Bheeshma
• 2021: C. Ram Prasad – Akhanda
  • Miroslaw Kuba Brozek –
  • G. K. Vishnu – Krack
  • Siddam Manohar – Jathi Ratnalu
  • Shamdat – Uppena
  • Shyam K. Naidu – Narappa
• 2022: K. K. Senthil Kumar – RRR
  • Chota K. Naidu – Bimbisara
  • Karthik Gattamneni – Karthikeya 2
  • P. S. Vinod – Sita Ramam
  • Vamsi Patchipulusu – Major

See also

• Tollywood

References

1. Web site: 2012-06-24. SIIMA Awards 2012 Winners List. 2020-10-13. Gulte. en.
2. News: 2013-09-14 . Dhanush, Shruti Haasan win top laurels at SIIMA awards . 2020-10-13 . Business Standard India.
3. Web site: 2014 SIIMA award winners list - Times of India . 2020-10-13 . The Times of India . en.
4. Web site: 2015-08-11 . SIIMA Awards 2015: 'Manam' Tops Telugu Winners List, Beating 'Race Gurram', '1: Nenokkadine' . 2020-10-13 . www.ibtimes.co.in . en.
5. Web site: KK Senthil Kumar shares his amazing journey . 2020-10-13 . gulfnews.com . en.
6. Web site: KK Senthil Kumar . 2020-10-13 . www.facebook.com . en.
7. Web site: Singh . Shalu . 2019-08-16 . Vijay Deverakonda, Keerthy Suresh, Ram Charan win big at SIIMA 2019. See complete list of winners . 2020-10-13 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
8. Web site: 2021-09-19 . SIIMA awards 2021 winners list: Jersey, Lucifer, Asuran, Yajamana win big . 2021-09-19 . NEWS9 Live . en.
9. Web site: 2021-09-21 . Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners . The News Minute.
10. News: 2022-09-11 . SIIMA 2022: Pushpa wins big, Allu Arjun is best actor . 2022-09-11 . . Awards for Tamil and Malayalam films will be distributed on Sunday evening..
11. News: SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela and Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses . 2023-09-15 . Indian Express.