BV Nandini Reddy

Nandini Reddy, also credited as B. V. Nandini Reddy, is a director and writer in Telugu cinema. She is best known for Ala Modalaindi, Oh Baby and Kalyana Vaibhogame, and her work on Oh Baby earned her a nomination for Best Director – Telugu at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2020. She learned filmmaking as an assistant director on Little Soldiers (1996) and Anthahpuram (1998). Her first feature as director, Ala Modalaindi (2011), launched her career, and she went on to direct Jabardasth (2013). She wrote the story for Yennamo Yedho (2014), then wrote and directed Kalyana Vaibhogame (2016). Oh Baby (2019) became one of the defining films of her career. She followed it by directing Pitta Kathalu (2021) and Anni Manchi Sakunamule (2023), and in 2026 she directed Maa Inti Bangaram. Nandini Reddy often shapes her films from the page. She holds story credits on Yennamo Yedho, Kalyana Vaibhogame and Anni Manchi Sakunamule, and she also wrote the screenplay for Kalyana Vaibhogame. Her work behind the camera is matched by a few turns in front of it, with appearances in Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama (2013) and Chef Mantra (2021). The 2020 award nomination for Oh Baby stands as the major honour of her career so far.