# SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Telugu

SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best music production done by a music artist in Telugu Music. The award was first given in 2012 for songs and music albums released in 2011. Devi Sri Prasad is the most nominated with 14 nominations and most awarded with seven times winning the award.

## Superlatives

| Categories | Recipient | Record |
| Most awards | Devi Sri Prasad | 7 |
| Most consecutive awards | Devi Sri Prasad | 2 awards (3 times each) |
| Most nominations | Devi Sri Prasad | 15 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Devi Sri Prasad | 14 |
| Youngest winner | Thaman S | Age 29 |
| Oldest winner | M. M. Keeravani | Age 57 |
| Most nominations without a win | Gopi Sundar | 5 |
| Most nominations without a win | Mickey J. Meyer | 5 |

## Winners

| Year | Music Director | Film |
| 2011 | Thaman S | Dookudu |
| 2012 | Devi Sri Prasad | Gabbar Singh |
| 2013 | Devi Sri Prasad | Attarintiki Daredi |
| 2014 | Anup Rubens | Manam |
| 2015 | Devi Sri Prasad | Srimanthudu |
| 2016 | Devi Sri Prasad | Janatha Garage |
| 2017 | M. M. Keeravani | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
| 2018 | Devi Sri Prasad | Rangasthalam |
| 2019 | Devi Sri Prasad | Maharshi |
| 2020 | Thaman S | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo |
| 2021 | Devi Sri Prasad | Pushpa: The Rise |
| 2022 | M. M. Keeravani | RRR |
| 2023 | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Hi Nanna and Kushi |

## Nominations

* 2011: Thaman S – Dookudu
** M. M. Keeravani – Rajanna
** Kalyani Malik – Ala Modalaindi
** Ilaiyaraaja – Sri Rama Rajyam
** Devi Sri Prasad – 100% Love
* 2012: Devi Sri Prasad – Gabbar Singh
** Devi Sri Prasad – Julai
** M. M. Keeravani – Eega
** Thaman S – Businessman
** Mani Sharma – Racha
* 2013: Devi Sri Prasad – Attarintiki Daredi
** Devi Sri Prasad – Iddarammayilatho
** Mickey J. Meyer – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
** Thaman S – Naayak
** Anoop Rubens – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
* 2014: Anoop Rubens – Manam
** Thaman S – Race Gurram
** Ghibran – Run Raja Run
** Devi Sri Prasad – 1: Nenokkadine
** Mickey J. Meyer – Mukunda
* 2015: Devi Sri Prasad – Srimanthudu
** Devi Sri Prasad – S/O Satyamurthy
** Gopi Sunder – Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
** M. M. Keeravani – Baahubali: The Beginning
** Thaman S – Bruce Lee: The Fighter
* 2016: Devi Sri Prasad – Janatha Garage
** Kalyan Koduri – Jyo Achyutananda
** Mickey J Meyer – A Aa
** Thaman S – Sarrainodu
** Vivek Sagar – Pellichoopulu
* 2017: M. M. Keeravani – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
** Devi Sri Prasad – Khaidi No. 150
** Gopi Sundar – Ninnu Kori
** Thaman S – Mahanubhavudu
** Shakti Kanth – Fidaa
* 2018: Devi Sri Prasad – Rangasthalam
** Chaitan Bharadwaj – RX 100
** Gopi Sundar – Geetha Govindam
** Mickey J Meyer – Mahanati
** Thaman S – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
* 2019: Devi Sri Prasad – Maharshi
** Mani Sharma – ISmart Shankar
** Anirudh Ravichander – Jersey
** Mickey J Meyer – Gaddalakonda Ganesh
** Gopi Sundar – Majili
* 2020: S. Thaman – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
** Devi Sri Prasad – Sarileru Neekevvaru
** Mahati Swara Sagar – Bheeshma
** Amit Trivedi – V
** Kaala Bhairava – Colour Photo
* 2021: Devi Sri Prasad – Pushpa: The Rise
** Thaman S – Akhanda
** Pawan Ch – Love Story
** Gopi Sundar – Most Eligible Bachelor
** Radhan – Jathi Ratnalu
* 2022: M. M. Keeravani – RRR
** Bheems Ceciroleo – Dhamaka
** Ram Miriyala, Sricharan Pakala – DJ Tillu
** Thaman S – Bheemla Nayak
** Vishal Chandrashekhar – Sita Ramam
* 2023: Hesham Abdul Wahab – Hi Nanna and Kushi
** Devi Sri Prasad – Waltair Veerayya
** Santhosh Narayanan – Dasara
** Thaman S – Veera Simha Reddy
** Vijai Bulganin – Baby