Nandi Awards For 2008

Hearty congratulations to the Nandi Award Winners

Nandi Awards for the year 2008 was declared by the 14-member AP State Nandi Film Awards Committee headed by Thammareddy Bharadwaja on Saturday.Arundhati bagged 10 awards gamyam which makes to learn about life bagged 4 awards includung best film.
Neninthe,Nachavule,Ready,1940 lo oka gramam each got 3 awards respectively.
There were no eligible entries for the first best film award under the children’s,documentary and education film categories. Mr. Bharadwaja said that the quality of the film entries they received was much better this year.The jury also sent a message,by not giving first best award when there were no deserving entries in some categories,that only quality work would be considered for Nandi awards.

Best Film : Gamyam

Second best feature film : Vinayakudu

Third best feature film : Parugu

The best home-viewing feature film : Ashta Chamma

The best popular feature film award : Ready

Best Children film : No Entry

Second Best Children film : Durgi

Best documentary film : No Entry

Second best documentary film : Memu Manushulame

First best educational film : No Entry

Second best educational film : Adavi Naa Thalliro

Best Director : Jagarlamudi Radha Krishna (Gamyam)

Best Actor : Ravi Teja (Neninthe)

Best Actress : Swathi (Ashta Chamma)

Best Supporting Actor : E.Naresh (Gamyam)

Best supporting Actress : Raksha (Nacchavule)

Best Lyric Writer : Ch. Seetharama Sastry (Gamyam)

Best Song : Enthavaraku and Endukoraku (Gamyam)

Best feature film on national integration : 1940 Lo Oka Gramam

Best character actor : Mukku Raju(1940 lo oka gramam)

Best comedian : Brahmanandam (Ready)

Best comedian actress : No Entry

Best Villain : Sonu Sood (Arundhati)

Best child actor : Master Bharath (Ready)

Best child actress : Baby Divya Nagesh (Arundhati)

Best first film of a director : Sai Kiran Adavi (Vinayakudu)

Best screenplay writer : A. Karunakaran (Ullasanga Uthsahanga)

Best story writer : R.P. Patnaik (Andamaina Manasulo)

Best dialogue writer : Puri Jagannadh (Neninthe)

Best cinematographer : Chotak K. Naidu (Kotha Bangaru Lokam)

Best Music Director :Mickey J. Mayer (Kotha Bangaru Lokam)

Best male playback singer : Shankar Mahadevan (Venkatadri)

Best female playback singer : Geetha Madhuri Ninne Ninne (Nachavule) .

Best director of Children film : No Entry

Best editor : Marthand K Venkatesh(Arundhati)

Best art director : Ashok (Arundhati)

Best Choreographer : Prem Rakshit (Kantri)

Best audiographer : Radhakrishna & Madhusudhan Reddy (Arundhati)

Best costume designer : Deepa Chandar (Arundhati)

Best makeup artiste : Ramesh Mahanti (Arundhati)

Best fight master : Ram - Lakshman (Neninthe)

Best male dubbing artiste : P Ravi Shankar (Arundhati)

Best female dubbing artiste : R Haritha (Nachavule)

Best special effects : Rahul Nambiar (Arundhati)

Special jury award(male) : Allu Arjun (Parugu)

special jury awards(Female) : Anushka (Arundhati)

Special jury award(Film) : Bathukamma

Special Jury Award : Suseela (1940 lo oka gramam)

Best book on Telugu cinema : Arudra Cine Mini kaburlu

Best film critic on Telugu Cinema : Parcha Sarath Kumar