A still from S.S. Rajamouli’s film RRR, which won the film award for 2021
The Telangana Film Development Corporation (TFDC) announced the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards for best picture and six special awards, for the period between June 2014 to December 2023, on Friday (May 30, 2025).
TFDC managing director S. Harish and chairman V. Venkata Ramana Reddy (Dil Raju) addressed the media and said the awards – first, second and third for 10 years, and the special awards – were picked by a jury chaired by actor-producer-businessman Murali Mohan.
The year-wise awards in the order of ranking are:
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2014 – Run Raja Run, Paathshaala, Alludu Seenu
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2015 – Rudrama Devi, Kanche, Srimanthudu
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2016 – Shathamanam Bhavati, Pelli Choopulu, Janata Garage
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2017 – Bahubali 2: The Conclusion, Fidaa, Ghazi
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2018 – Mahanati, Rangasthalam, C/o Kancharapalem
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2019 – Maharshi, Jersey, Mallesham
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2020- Ala Vaikuntapuramlo, Colour Photo, Middle Class Melodies
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2021- RRR, Akhanda, Uppena
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2022- Seetharamam, Karthikeya 2, Major
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2023 – Balagam, Hanuman, Bhagavanth Kesari
The jury committee report on special awards recommended the awards as:
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NTR National Film Award (Artiste)– Nandamuri Balakrishna
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Paidi Jairaj Film Award (Indian film personality)– Mani Rathnam
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BN Reddy Film (Telugu Film Director) – B. Sukumar
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Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award (Telugu film producer) – Atluri Purna Chandra Rao
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Kantha Rao Film Award (Telugu Artiste) – Vijay Devarakonda
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Raghupathi Venkaiah Award (other than film artiste Telugu) – Yandamuri Veerendranath
The decade’s awards will be presented along with the 2024 awards in the ceremony slated to be held on June 14.
Published – May 30, 2025 01:07 pm IST