The
Nandi Awards for the year 2008 were given away on Ugadi at a function in
Lalitha Kala Thoranam. The CM Rosaiah, and the Minister For Information & Broadcasting J Geeta Reddy were present at the ceremony.
The Chief Minister, in his address to the glittering gathering, said the government would resolve the piracy problem plaguing the film industry. He said film makers who spent lots of money in their productions were facing losses because of piracy.
The following were the award winners:
First Best Feature Film -
Gamyam
Second Best Feature Film -
Vinayakudu
Third Best Feature Film -
Parugu
Best Family Film -
Ashta Chemma
Best Popular feature Film -
Ready
Best Director - Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (
Gamyam)
Best Actor - Ravi Teja (
Neninthe)
Best Actress - Swathi (
Ashta Chemma)
Best Child Actress - Divya (
Arundhati)
Best Villan - Sonu Sood (
Arundhati)
Best Editor - Marthand K Venkatesh (
Arundhati)
Best Art Director - Ashok (
Arundhati)
Best Audiographer - Radhakrishna & Madhusudhan Reddy (
Arundhati)
Best Costume Designer - Deepa Chandar (
Arundhati)
Best Makeup Artiste - Ramesh Mahanti (
Arundhati)
Best Male Dubbing Artiste - P Ravi Shankar (
Arundhati)
Best Female Dubbing Artiste - R Haritha (
Nacchavule)
Best Special Effects - Rahul Nambiar (
Arundhati)
Special Jury Award - Anushka (
Arundhati)
Best Supporting Actor - Allari Naresh (
Gamyam)
Best Supporting Actress - Raksha (
Nacchavule)
Best Comedian - Brahmanandam (
Ready)
Best Child Actor - Bharat (
Ready)
Best 1st Film Director - Sai Kiran Adivi (
Vinayakudu)
Best Screenplay Writer Karunakaran (
Ullasanga Utsahanga)
Best Story Writer - R P Patnaik (Andamaina Manasulo)
Best Dialogue Writer - Puri Jagannath (
Neninthe)
Best Lyrics Writer - Sirivennela (
Gamyam)
Best Cinematographer - Chota K Naidu (
Kotha Bangaru Lokam)
Best Music Director - Micky J Meyer (
Kotha Bangaru Lokam)
Best Male Playback Singer - Shankar Mahadevan (Venkatadri)
Best Female Playback Singer - Geeta Madhuri (Ninne Ninne -
Nacchavule)
Best Choreographer - Prem Rakshit (
Kantri)
Best Fight Master - Ram-Lakshman (
Neninthe)
Best Film Critic - Parcha Sarath Kumar
Special Jury Award - Batukamma
Special Jury Award - Allu Arjun (
Parugu)
Special Jury Award - Susheela (1940 Lo Oka Gramam)
Best Female Dubbing Artiste - R Haritha
Winners were finalised by 14 committee members and approved by the Chief Minister K Rosaiah.
Eminent yesteryear heroine Jamuna won the NTR National Film Award. The B N Reddy National Film Award was given to renowned director K B Tilak, while the Nagi Reddy-Chakrapani National Film Award went to producer A Ramesh Prasad. Actress-director Vijayanirmala received the Raghupathi Venkaiah award.
Jamuna, who won a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs along with a citation and memento, wsaid she would donate Rs. 1 lakh to the CM's Relief Fund. The other 3 received Rs. 2 lakhs each along with a memento and a citation.