Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025

The 2nd Telangana Gaddar Film Awards were announced by the Telangana Film Development Corporation on 6 March 2026 to honour the best films of 2025 in Telugu cinema for films certified during the period from January 1 to December 31, 2025. These annual awards are presented by the Government of Telangana to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema.[1][2][3][4]

2nd Telangana Gaddar Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Telugu cinema in 2025
Awarded byTelangana Film Development Corporation
Presented byGovernment of Telangana
Announced on6 March 2026
Presented on19 March 2026 (2026-03-19)
SiteHITEX Convention Center Hyderabad
Highlights
Best Feature FilmRaju Weds Rambai
Most awardsChampion (4)

The ceremony of the Awards was held at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad on 19 March 2026 on the occasion of Ugadi festival. The event was attended by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister for Tourism Jupally Krishna Rao, and Dil Raju, chairman of the Telangana Film Development Corporation (TGFDC).[5][6]

Jury

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Music director Mani Sharma chaired the Feature Film jury, Kanakamedala Vijay Krishna headed the Short Film & Documentaries jury, and Thammareddy Bharadwaj led the Special Jury committee. Writer and director Tanikella Bharani chaired the jury for Books and Critics on Telugu Cinema.

Special awards

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Award Awardee(s)[7]
NTR National Film Award - Artist only Konidela Chiranjeevi
Paidi Jairaj Film Award - Indian film personality Kamal Haasan
Raghupathi Venkaiah Film Award - Other than film artist Telugu Ramesh Prasad
B N Reddy Film Award - Telugu film director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award - Telugu producer C. Aswini Dutt
Kantha Rao Award - Telugu artist R. Narayana Murthy
C. Narayana Reddy Film Award - Poet, writer of Telugu cinema Suddala Ashok Teja
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Film Award - Indian Film Artist (female) Jayasudha

Main awards

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Feature Film

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Award Film Awardee(s)[7]
First Best Feature Film Raju Weds Rambai Producer: Venu Udugula, Rahul Mopidevi
Director: Saailu Kampati
Second Best Feature Film Dhandoraa Producer: Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni
Director: Muralikanth Devasoth
Third Best Feature Film The Great Pre Wedding Show Producer: Sanddeep Agaram, Ashmita Reddy Basani
Director: Rahul Srinivas Lukalapu
Feature Film on National Integration, Communal Harmony and Social Uplift Thandel Producer: Chandoo Mondeti
Director: Bunny Vasu
Feature Film on Environment, Heritage and History EGWA Producer: V.K. Raju
Director:
Dr. M Prabhakar Reddy Best Wholesome Entertainment Film Sankranthiki Vasthunnam Producer: Dil Raju, Sirish
Director: Anil Ravipudi
Feature Film on Social Message Court
Best Children's Film Anaganaga Producer: Rakesh Reddy Gadam, Rudradev Madireddy
Director: Sunny Sanjay

Individual and Technical Awards

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Award Awardee(s)[7] Film
Best Director Saailu Kampati Raju Weds Rambai
Best Actor Naga Chaitanya Thandel
Best Actress Rashmika Mandanna The Girlfriend
Best Supporting Actor Sivaji Dhandoraa
Best Supporting Actress Bhumika Euphoria
Best Child Actor Rohan Roy The Great Pre Wedding Show
Best Child Actress
Best Comedian Krishna Teja Reddy Jigris
Best Music Director Mark K Robin Dhandoraa
Best Lyricist Nandakishore Kuberaa
Best Male Playback Singer Anurag Kulkarni Raju Weds Rambai
Best Female Playback Singer Sahithi Chaganti Kannappa
Best Story Writer Gunasekhar Euphoria
Best Screenplay Writer Anil Ravipudi Sankranthiki Vasthunnam
Best Cinematographer Karthik Ghattamaneni Mirai
Best Editor Sreekar Prasad Mirai
Best Audiographer M. R. Rajakrishnan Kishkindhapuri
Best Choreographer Gira Gira Gira (Aata Sandeep) Champion
Best Art Director Thota Tharani Champion
Best Action Choreographer Peter Heins Champion
Best Make-up Artist Y. Govindaraju Akhanda 2
Best Costume Designer Chandrakant Sonavani, Ajay Kumar Nambala Champion
Special Jury Award Raj Rachakonda 23 Iravai Moodu
Chaitu Jonnalagadda Raju Weds Rambai
Ananthika 8 Vasanthalu
Roshan Champion

Best Documentary Films

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Award Film Awardee(s)[7]
First Best Documentary Film UNITY - The Man of Social Justice Producer: Chiramdasu Sreekanth
Director: Badugu Vijay Kumar
Second Best Documentary Film The First Action Hero Paidi Jairaj Prasthanam Producer: Ponnam Ravi Chandra
Director: Kathi Chetan
Third Best Documentary Film Mahamaneeshi Dr. A. S. Rao Producer:Bala Brahmachari Pusapati

Best Short Films

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Award Film Awardee(s)[7]
First Best Short Film Vanajeevi Ramaiah Busam Ravindranath
Second Best Short Film Mouname Nee Bhasha Raghavendra Varma Indukuri, Vishwas Hannurkar
Third Best Short Film Cyber Slavery K. Neelima
Diploma of Merit Talli Dandrula Atma Gouravam Kanaparthi Hanumandlu

Best Books/ Articles on Telugu cinema for Telangana

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Award Category Awardee(s)[7]
Best Book Shunyam Nundi Shikharagralaku Journalist Prabhu
Best Critic H. Ramesh Babu

References

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  1. "The Complete list of Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025". Cinema Express. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. "Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025 announced; Chiranjeevi wins NTR National Film Award". The Hindu. 7 March 2026. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. "Telangana unveils Gaddar Film Awards 2025 winners: Naga Chaitanya, Rashmika shine". India Today. 7 March 2026. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. "Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025 full list: Naga Chaitanya, Rashmika Mandanna win big; Chiranjeevi, Kamal Haasan lauded". Hindustan Times. 7 March 2026. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. "Tollywood stars light up Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025". The Hindu. 19 March 2026. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. "Telangana Gaddar Film Awards celebrated in grand style". Cinema Express. 20 March 2026. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gaddar Film Awards: Debutants from Telugu cinema steal the spotlight". The New Indian Express. 8 March 2026. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
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