Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer
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The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977.{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/https://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |publisher=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh}}(in Telugu){{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nandi-awards-2012-and-2013-rajamouli-ilayaraja-samantha-and-prabhas-emerge-winners-4549659/|title=Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners|date=1 March 2017|publisher=}} The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate.
Most number of Awards were received by Srinu Vaitla who won the award three times, followed by A. Karunakaran, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, and Neelakanta with two.
Winners
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