| Year | Film | Director | Year | Film | Director |
| 2007 | Kamli | K.N.T.Shastry | 1979 | Sankarabharanam | K. Viswanath |
| 2006 | Bommalata | Prakash Kovelamudi | 1978 | Nimajjanam | B. S. Narayana |
| 2005 | Swarabhishekam | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | 1977 | Oka Oori Katha | Mrinal Sen |
| 2004 | Aithe | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti | 1976 | Oorummadi Brathukulu | B. S. Narayana |
| 2002 | No Award | No Award | 1975 | Muthyala Muggu | Bapu |
| 2001 | Show | Neelakanta | 1974 | NA | NA |
| 2000 | Nuvve Kavali | K. Vijayabhaskar | 1973 | NA | NA |
| 1999 | Kalisundam..Ra | Udayshankar | 1972 | Pandanti Kapuram | Lakshmi Deepak |
| 1998 | Toli prema | A. Karunakaran | 1971 | Mattilo Manikyam | B. V. Prasad |
| 1997 | Sindhuram | Krishna vamsi | 1970 | Deshamante Manushuloyi | C. S. Rao |
| 1996 | Ninne Pelladatha | Krishna vamsi | 1969 | Adarsha Kutumbam | K. Pratyagatma |
| 1995 | No Award | No Award | 1968 | Varakatnam | N. T. Rama Rao |
| 1994 | No Award | No Award | 1967 | NA | NA |
| 1993 | Mr.Pellam | Bapu | 1966 | Sthree | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
| 1992 | Ankuram | Uma Maheswararao | 1965 | NA | NA |
| 1991 | Bhadram Koduko | Akkineni Kutumbarao | 1964 | Doctor Chakravarthy | Adurthi Subba Rao |
| 1990 | Matti Manushulu | B. Narasingarao | 1963 | NA | NA |
| 1989 | Suthradharulu | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | 1962 | Mahamantri Timmarusu | Kamalakara Kameswara Rao |
| 1988 | Daasi | B. Narasingarao | 1961 | Bharya Bharthalu | Kotayya Pratyagatma |
| 1987 | No Award | No Award | 1960 | Mahakavi Kalidasu | Kamalakara Kameswara Rao |
| 1986 | Swathi Muthyam | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | 1959 | NA | NA |
| 1985 | Sitaara | Vamsi | 1958 | Pelli Naati Pramanalu | K. V. Reddy |
| 1984 | Sagara Sangamam | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | 1957 | NA | NA |
| 1983 | Meghasandesam | Dasari Narayana Rao | 1956 | Tenali Ramakrishna | B. S. Ranga |
| 1982 | NA | NA | 1955 | Bangaru Papa | B. N. Reddi |
| 1981 | NA | NA | 1954 | Peddamanushulu | K. V. Reddy |
| 1980 | Harischandrudu | U. Visweswara Rao | - | - | - |