NTR National Award

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NTR National Award
Awarded forLifetime achievements and contributions to Indian cinema
CountryIndia
Presented by Government of Andhra Pradesh
Reward(s)₹500,000/-
First award1996
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The NTR National Award is an annual award presented by the government of Andhra Pradesh to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Cinema of India. [1] The award is presented in the honour of N. T. Rama Rao, actor and former politician who served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The Award carries a cash prize of 500,000/- and a memento. [2] [3]

Recipients

The recipients of the awards are as follows: [1]

The first recipient: Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (cropped).jpg
The first recipient: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
The first woman recipient: Lata Mangeshkar Lata-Mangeshkar.jpg
The first woman recipient: Lata Mangeshkar
The recent recipient: Rajinikanth Rajinikanth Felicitates Writer Kalaignanam.jpg
The recent recipient: Rajinikanth

References

  1. 1 2 "N.T.R. NATIONAL FILM AWARDEES". APSFTVTDC. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "Governor gives away NTR awards". The Hindu . 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010.
  3. "Amitabh Bachchan receives NTR National film award". The Times of India. 15 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ilayaraja, Ambarish, Krishna get NTR award". The Hindu, Business Line. Hyderabad. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. Correspondent, Special (5 April 2017). "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards". The Hindu.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)