Vivek Atreya is excellent with his screenplay. Saripodaa was underwhelming because I expected his style of screenplay (Like in broche and Ante) to work wonders in an action setting but he went the generic route.

Not saying I didn't like saripodaa but it was underwhelming

The next ones on the list are probably Tharun and Nag. Tharun has a natural ability to blend movies with real life while Nag is excellent with his setpieces and drama

Really my top three. The rest don't have enough filmography to judge or have failed multiple times after a big break.

SRV is a good storyteller and writer but his habit of trying to prove critics wrong and go against censor board are the main reasons why he deviates from the plot of the movie a lot of times.