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The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh has won the most Best Actor awards with five wins, followed by Mahesh Babu with four wins.
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Konidela Chiranjeevi is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is father of Film star Ram Charan and elder brother of Political leader and founder of Janasena party Pawan Kalyan. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he starred in over 150 feature films, predominantly in Telugu, as well as some films in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. Chiranjeevi won the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, three Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2024, The Government of India honoured him with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour. Earlier In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2013, CNN-IBN named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".
R. K. Roja Selvamani, is an Indian politician and former actress. She is currently serving as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh since 11 April 2022.
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh the awards are named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi - a cultural and historical symbol of the Telugu people.
This is the list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Films since 1964.
The Nandi Award for Best Actress was commissioned in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi" and a cash award of ₹30,000.
The Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress was institute since 1981:
The Nandi Award for Best Villain winners since 1985:
The Nandi Award for Best Music Director winners since 1977.
The Nandi Award for Best Editor winners since 1981:
The Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer winners was commissioned since 1977:
The Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer was commissioned in the year 1977. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam holds the successful record of winning the most Nandi Awards in this category: 19. From 2004 onwards, this award was known as Ghantasala Venkateswararao Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Gadde Rajendra Prasad is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, three SIIMA Awards, and three Santosham Film Awards.
The Nandi Award for Best Child Actor winners since 1981:
The Nandi Award for Best Story Writer was commissioned since 1965:
The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate.
The Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist winners since 1991.
The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films since 1981.
Chella Ram and Chella Lakshman are an Indian action choreographer duo who work primarily in Telugu cinema. They got six state Nandi Awards for Best Fight Master. They worked with Vikram Dharma, Kanal Kannan, Peter Hein, Stun Shiva, FEFSI Vijayan, Vijay, Anal Arasu, Stunt Silva, Dhilip Subbarayan, Ravi Varma and Anbariv.
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