Nandi Awards 2011 Presentation

Nandi Awards 2011 was given away to the much deserved award winners on the auspicious day of Ugadi. Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan received the prestigious NTR National Award from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. Kaikala Satyanarayana was honoured with Raghupathi Venkaiah award, producer Sai Korrapati won the B N Reddy award for his film ‘Eega’ in the category of Best wholesome entertainment. G Aadi Sheshagiri Rao of Padmalaya Studios received the Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani award and M S Narayana receives Allu Ramalingaih National award for ‘Dookudu’. While the NTR national award has a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs, other awards have Ra 2 lakhs each.

Other prestigious important award winners are:

Mahesh Babu (Best actor) – Dookudu
Nayantara (Best actress) – Sri Ramarajyam
Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu (Best Villain) – Anaganaga O Dheerudu
Nagarjuna (Jury)
Charmi (Jury)
Ramesh Prasad (Rushi)
First Best film – Sri Ramarajyam
Second best film – Rajanna
Third best film – Virodhi
Best Home Entertainer – 100% Love
Best Popular Feature Film – Dookudu
Best Film on National Integration: Jai Bolo Telangana
Best director – N Shankar (Jai Bolo Telangana)
Best Story Writer – Raj Madiraju (Rushi)
Best Screenplay Writer – Sreenu Vaitla (Dookudu)
Best Dialogue Writer – Neelakanta (Virodhi)
Best Supporting Actor – Prakash Raj (Dookudu)
Best Supporting Actress – Sujatha Reddy (Rajanna)
Best Comedian (Male) M S Narayana (Dookudu)
Best Comedian (Female) – Ratna Sagar (Karalu Miryalu)
Best Child Actor – Master Nikhil (1005 Love)
Best child actress – Baby Annie (Rajanna)
Best Music director:- Ilayaraja (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Malavika (Rajanna)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Gaddar (Jai Bolo Telangana)
Best audiographer – K Devi Krishna (Badrinath)
Best Choreographer – Srinu (Sri Ramarajyam)
Best art director – S Ravinder (Rajanna)
Best fight master – Vijay (Dookudu)
Best special effects – Phani Eggone (Anaganaga O Dheerudu)
Best editor – M R Varma (Dookudu)
Best dubbing artist (Male) – RCM Raju (Poru Telangana)
Best dubbing artist (Female) – Sunitha (Sriramarajyam)
Best Children Film – Sikharam
Second Best Children Film – Gantala Bandi
Best Documentary Film – Avayava Danam
Second Best Documentary Film – Mana Badyata
Best film critic on Telugu Cinema – Rentala Jayadeva.
Best Book on Telugu Cinema – Cinema Posters by Sri Eashwar.