Nandi Award for Best Music Director

Indian Telugu media award

The Nandi Award for Best Music Director winners since 1977.

Year	Music Director	Film
2016	Mickey J Meyer	A Aa
2015	M. M. Keeravani	Baahubali: The Beginning
2014	Anup Rubens	Manam
2013	Devi Sri Prasad	Attarintiki Daredi
2012	M. M. Keeravani Ilaiyaraaja	Eega Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
2011	Ilaiyaraaja	Sri Rama Rajyam
2010	Chakri	Simha
2009	M. M. Keeravani	Vengamamba
2008	Mickey J Meyer	Kotha Bangaru Lokam
2007	Mickey J Meyer	Happy Days
2006	KM Radha Krishnan	Godavari
2005	M. M. Keeravani	Chatrapathi
2004	Vidyasagar	Swarabhishekam
2003	Mani Sharma	Okkadu
2002	M. M. Keeravani	Okato Number Kurraadu
2001	R. P. Patnaik	Nuvvu Nenu
2000	Vandemataram Srinivas	Devullu
1999	Vandemataram Srinivas	Swayamvaram
1998	Mani Sharma	Choodalani Vundi
1997	Vandemataram Srinivas	Osey Ramulamma
1996	Madhavapeddi Suresh	Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam
1995	M. M. Keeravani	Pelli Sandadi
1994	Raj–Koti	Hello Brother
1993	M. M. Keeravani	Allari Priyudu
1992	M. M. Keeravani	Rajeswari Kalyanam
1991	K. V. Mahadevan	Manjeera Nadam
1990	Ilaiyaraaja	Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
1989	O. P. Nayyar	Neerajanam
1988	Ilaiyaraaja	Rudra Veena
1987	K. V. Mahadevan	Sruthilayalu
1986	K. Chakravarthy	Sravana Meghalu
1985	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Mayuri
1984	P. Adinarayana Rao	Suvarna Sundari
1983	K. Chakravarthy	Neti Bharatham
1982	Ramesh Naidu	Meghasandesam
1981	Ilaiyaraaja	Seethakoka Chiluka
1980	S. Rajeswara Rao	Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Mahatmyam
1979	K. V. Mahadevan	Sankarabharanam
1978	M. S. Viswanathan	Naalaga Endaro
1977	Rajan–Nagendra	Panthulamma

References

"నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 3 April 2024.(in Telugu)
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2016". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2015". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2014". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2012". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2011". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2010". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2009". Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.
"ANDHRAPATRIKA Volume no 74 issue no 347". 18 March 1988.

v t e Nandi Award for Best Music Director
1977–1980	Rajan–Nagendra (1977) M. S. Viswanathan (1978) K. V. Mahadevan (1979) S. Rajeswara Rao (1980)
1981–1990	Ilaiyaraaja (1981) Ramesh Naidu (1982) K. Chakravarthy (1983) Ramesh Naidu (1984) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1985) K. Chakravarthy (1986) K. V. Mahadevan (1987) Ilaiyaraaja (1988) O. P. Nayyar (1989) Ilaiyaraaja (1990)
1991–2000	K. V. Mahadevan (1991) M. M. Keeravani (1992) M. M. Keeravani (1993) Raj–Koti (1994) M. M. Keeravani (1995) Madhavapeddi Suresh (1996) Vandemataram Srinivas (1997) Mani Sharma (1998) Vandemataram Srinivas (1999) Vandemataram Srinivas (2000)
2001–2010	R. P. Patnaik (2001) M. M. Keeravani (2002) Mani Sharma (2003) Vidyasagar (2004) M. M. Keeravani (2005) K. M. Radha Krishnan (2006) Mickey J. Meyer (2007) Mickey J. Meyer (2008) M. M. Keeravani (2009) Chakri (2010)
2011–present	Ilaiyaraaja (2011) Ilaiyaraaja & M. M. Keeravani (2012) Devi Sri Prasad (2013) Anup Rubens (2014) M. M. Keeravani (2015) Mickey J. Meyer (2016)