Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer


The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate.
Most number of Awards are received by Srinu Vaitla who won the award three times, followed by A. Karunakaran, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Neelakanta with two.

Winners

YearWriterFilmRef.
2016Adivi Sesh
Ravikanth Perepu		Kshanam
2015Kishore TirumalaNenu Sailaja
2014A. S. Ravikumar ChowdaryPilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
2013Merlapaka GandhiVenkatadri Express
2012S. S. RajamouliEega
2011Srinu VaitlaDookudu
2010Gautham MenonYe Maaya Chesave
2009Vikram Sirikonda
Deepak Raj		Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam
2008A. KarunakaranUllasamga Utsahamga
2007Srinu VaitlaDhee
2006BhaskarBommarillu
2005Chandra Sekhar YeletiAnukokunda Oka Roju
2004SukumarArya
2003NeelakantaMissamma
2002Muppalaneni ShivaNee Premakai
2001NeelakantaShow
2000G. RamprasadChiru Navvutho
1999Sreenu VaitlaNee Kosam
1998A. KarunakaranTholi Prema
1997Bhupati RajaMaster
1996Gangaraju GunnamLittle Soldiers
1995GunasekharSogasu Chuda Taramaa
1994BharaTapassu
1993Gollapudi Maruthi RaoPrema Pustakam
1992Singeetam Srinivasa RaoBrundavanam
1991Ram Gopal VarmaKshana Kshanam
1990A. Raghuram reddyHrudayanjali
1989SatyanandAdavilo Abhimanyudu
1988U. Visweswar RaoPellila Chadarangam
1987C. S. RaoKanchadevayaani
1986Kranthi KumarSravana Meghalu
1985Singeetam Srinivasa RaoMayuri
1984Relangi Narasimha Rao
Adi Vishnu		Sundari Subbarao
1983T. KrishnaNeti Bharatham
1982K. BalachanderKokilamma
1981K. ViswanathSaptapadi
1980Ch. Bhava NarayanaSri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Mahatyam
1979B. Narsing Rao
Pran Rao		Maa Bhoomi
1978Modukuri JohnsonKarunamayudu
1977Maadireddy SulochanaTharam Maarindi