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- ↑ "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
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- ↑ "Nandi Awards 2009 Winners List". Archived from the original on 8 October 2010.
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