Nandi Award for Best Story Writer
The Nandi Award for Best Story Writer winners since 1981:
| Year | Writer | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Raj Madiraju | Rushi |
| 2010 | R. P. Patnaik | Broker |
| 2009[1] | Sekhar Kammula | Leader |
| 2008 | R. P. Patnaik[2] | Andamaina Manasulo |
| 2007 | Balabhadrapatruni Ramani | Madhumasam |
| 2006 | Ravi C. Kumar | Samanyudu |
| 2005 | T Prabhakar | Meenakshi |
| 2004 | Ravi Chavali | The End |
| 2003 | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti | Aithe |
| 2002 | PV Shanti | Manasunte Chaalu |
| 2001[3] | Puri Jagannath | Itlu Sravani Subramanyam |
| 2000 | Tirupathi Swamy[4] | Azad |
| 1999[5] | Dinraj Uday Shankar | Kalisundam Raa |
| 1998 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| 1996 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | Challa Subrahmanyam | Ragulutunna Bharatam |
| 1991 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1989 | Mani Ratnam | Geethanjali |
| 1988 | ||
| 1987 | Jandhyala | Padamati Sandhya Ragam |
| 1986 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| 1984 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1981 |