Sai Rajesh

Sai Rajesh Neelam is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema.^[1][2][3][4] He has produced Colour Photo (2020) under Amrutha Productions, which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.^[5] His film Baby (2023) grossed ₹100 crore worldwide, becoming the tenth highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.^[6]

Sai Rajesh Neelam
Born	Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Film director writer producer
Years active	2014–present

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Ref.
2014	Hrudaya Kaleyam	Yes	Yes	Yes	[7]
2019	Kobbari Matta	Yes	Yes	Yes	[8]
2020	Colour Photo	No	Yes	Yes	[9]
2023	Baby	Yes	No	Yes	[10]
TBA	Production no.4 †	No	Yes	Yes	[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2021	Colour Photo	9th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debut Producer – Telugu	Won	[12]
2022		68th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Telugu	Won	[13]
2023	Baby	22nd Santosham Film Awards	Best Director	Won	[14]
2024		69th Filmfare Awards South	Critics Best Film – Telugu	Won	[15]
		12th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director – Telugu	Nominated	[16]
			Critics Best Director – Telugu	Won
		3rd IIFA Utsavam	Best Direction – Telugu	Pending	[17]