Nandi Awards of 2014

Nandi Awards for the year 2014 announced by Andhra Pradesh Government on 14 November 2017. ^[1] The Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer Legend emerged as a big winner by winning eight awards for the year. ^[2] The NTR National award for the year was conferred upon actor Kamal Haasan. ^[3]

Winners list

Category	Winner	Film	Nandi Type
Best Feature Film	Ram Achanta Gopichand Achanta Anil Sunkara	Legend	Gold
Second Best Feature Film	Nagarjuna Akkineni	Manam	Silver
Third Best Feature Film	KSV	Hitudu	Bronze
Best Actor	Nandamuri Balakrishna	Legend	Silver
Best Director	Boyapati Srinu	Legend	Silver
Best Actress	Anjali	Geethanjali	Silver
Best Supporting Actor	Naga Chaitanya	Manam	Copper
Best Supporting Actress	Lakshmi Manchu	Chandamama Kathalu	Copper
Best Character Actor	Rajendra Prasad	Tommy	Copper
Best Male Comedian	Brahmanandam	Race Gurram	Copper
Best Female Comedian	Vidyullekha Raman	Run Raja Run	Copper
Best Villain	Jagapati Babu	Legend	Copper
Best Cinematographer	Sai Sriram	Ala Ela	Copper
Best Music Director	Anup Rubens	Manam	Copper
Best Editor	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao	Legend	Copper
Best Art Director	Vijay Krishna		Copper
Best Screenplay Writer	A. S. Ravikumar Chowdary	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham	Copper
Best Story Writer	Krishna Vamsi	Govindudu Andarivadele	Copper
Best Dialogue Writer	M. Ratnam	Legend	Copper
Best Lyricist	Chaitanya Prasad		Copper
Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film	Changodi Hari Babu Bosam Chinna Babu	Tommy	Silver
Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment	V. Anand Prasad	Loukyam	Gold
Best Children's Film	Chilumula Shanthikumar	Atreya	Gold
Best Documentary Film			Gold
Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema	K.Mahesh		Copper
Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration	Bhaskarrao Vedrathi	Prabhanjanam	Gold
Best Male Playback Singer	Vijay Yesudas	Legend	Copper
Best Female Playback Singer	K. S. Chithra	Mukunda	Copper
Best Child Actor	Gautham Krishna	1: Nenokkadine	Copper
Best Child Actress	Anuhya	Atreya	Copper
Best First Film of a Director	Chandoo Mondeti	Karthikeya	Copper
Best Choreographer	Prem Rakshith	Aagadu	Copper
Best Audiographer	E. Radhakrishna	Karthikeya	Copper
Best Costume Designer	Uddandu	OriDevudoy	Copper
Best Makeup Artist	Krishna		Copper
Best Fight Master	Ram Laxman	Legend	Copper
Best Special Effects			Copper
Best Male Dubbing Artist	P. Ravi Shankar	Race Gurram	Copper
Best Female Dubbing Artist	Chinmayi	Manam	Copper
Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema (Books, posters, etc.)			Copper
Special Jury Award	Srinivas Avasarala		Copper
Special Jury Award	Meka Ramkrishna		Copper
Special Jury Award	Krishna Rao		Copper

Controversy

There was a huge uproar about Nandi Awards jury committee. Many film producers, directors, film critics and public had a contradicting view on the awards' final list. Film critic Kaathi Mahesh said the awards selection committee has a conflict of interest in awarding the final list. He named film actor Balakrishna in his statement.

See also

• Nandi Awards of 2013

References

1. India, The Hans (14 November 2017). "AP Government announces Nandi Awards". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
2. Nandi Awards Winners – Legend Odd One Out
3. Nandi Awards 2014-16: Kamal Haasan, K Raghavendar Rao and Rajinikanth win the NTR Award