Zee Cine Awards Telugu | |
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Sponsored by | Multiple |
Country | India |
Presented by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Formerly called | Zee Golden Awards |
Established | 2017 |
First awarded | 2017 |
Last awarded | 2019 |
Website | zeetelugu |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Zee Telugu |
Related | Zee Cine Awards |
The Zee Cine Awards Telugu is an awards ceremony for the Telugu cinema and Telugu music. [1] They were instituted in December 2017, under the name Zee Telugu Golden Awards to award the excellence in Telugu cinema and Telugu Music. [2]
Zee Telugu, a Telugu cable television channel of the Essel Group's Zee Entertainment Enterprise Limited (ZEEL) has announced in 2017 to start an awards ceremony to honour the best from Tollywood (Telugu) and Telugu music. [3]
The Award ceremony was first held at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad, India on 17th December 2017. [4] [5]
Bhumika Chawla is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi films. Chawla made her acting debut with the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and received success with Kushi (2001), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu.
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad. As of 2021, Telugu cinema is the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Telugu films sold 23.3 crore tickets in 2022, the highest among various film industries in India.
GandhamDevi Sri Prasad is an Indian film composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter and performer. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu and Tamil-language films, and has also worked in few Hindi films. He is a recipient of ten Filmfare Awards, nine of which are Best Music Director – Telugu and one Special Award for Best Background Music, five CineMAA Awards, seven SIIMA Awards and one Nandi Award. He is one of the highest paid music composers in Tollywood.
Ram Pothineni is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with the box office success Devadasu (2006), for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He has two Filmfare Award South and one SIIMA Awards to his credit.
Kajal A Kitchlu is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She has worked in more than 50 films and has received two South Indian International Movie Awards.
The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts as per meritocracy.
Anuj Gurwara is a playback singer, master of ceremonies, actor, voice artist, radio jockey and television show host, who has won a Filmfare Award for his singing in the film Magadheera (2009).
Thaman S is an Indian drummer turned composer, and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema.
Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, better known as Krish Jagarlamudi or Krish, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi and Tamil films. He has earned numerous accolades throughout his career including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards South.
Rakul Preet Singh is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films.
Lavanya Tripathi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films. Tripathi made her acting debut with the Hindi television show Pyaar Ka Bandhan (2009) and made her film debut with Andala Rakshasi (2012), for which she won CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut.
Konidela Varun Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Born to the Allu–Konidela family, he is the son of actor Nagendra Babu. Till date he has starred in 13 films.
Rashmika Mandanna is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films in addition to Tamil and Hindi films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South. Her most commercially successful films include Kirik Party (2016), Anjani Putra (2017), Yajamana (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), Bheeshma (2020), Pogaru (2021), Pushpa: The Rise (2021), Sita Ramam (2022) and Varisu (2023). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy Geetha Govindam (2018).