The Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was first given in 2005. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry won the most awards in the category with a record six times.
| Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best work by a lyricist in Telugu films |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) |
| Currently held by | Anantha Sriram, Baby (2023) |
| Most awards | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (6) |
| Year | Lyricist | Film | Song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anantha Sriram | Baby | “O Rendu Prema Meghaalila” | |
| 2022 | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry[a] | Sita Ramam | “Kaanunna Kalyanam” | [1] |
| 2020 / 21 | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Jaanu | “Life of Ram” | [2] |
| 2018 | Chandrabose | Rangasthalam | “Entha Sakkagunnavey” | |
| 2017 | M. M. Keeravani | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | “Dandaalayyaa” | |
| 2016 | Ramajogayya Sastry | Janatha Garage | “Pranaamam” | [3] |
| 2015 | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Kanche | “Raa Mundadugeddham” | [4] |
| 2014 | Chandrabose | Manam | “Kanipenchina Maa Amma” | [5] |
| 2013 | Sri Mani | Atharintiki Daaredi | “Aaradugula Bullet” | |
| 2012 | Anantha Sreeram | Yeto Vellipoindhi Manasu | “Yedhi Yedhi” | [6] |
| 2011 | Jonnavithhula | Sri Rama Rajyam | “Jagadanandha Karaka Jaya” | |
| 2010 | Ramajogayya Sastry | Mahesh Khaleja | “Sada Siva Sanyasi” | |
| 2009 | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Mahatma | “Indiramma” | |
| 2008 | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Gamyam | “Entavaraku” | |
| 2007 | Vanamali | Happy Days | “Arerey Arerey” | |
| 2006 | Veturi | Godavari | “Vuppongele Godavari” | [7] |
| 2005 | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | “Ghal Ghal” | [8] |
- ^ Awarded posthumously
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