The NTR National Award is an annual award presented by the government of Andhra Pradesh to recognize lifetime achievements and contributions to the Cinema of India. The award is named after N. T. Rama Rao, actor and former politician who served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000 and a memento.
Recipients The recipients of the awards are as follows:
1996: Akkineni Nageswara Rao 1997: Dilip Kumar 1998: Sivaji Ganesan 1999: Lata Mangeshkar 2000: Bhanumathi Ramakrishna 2001: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 2002: Dr. Rajkumar 2003: Ghattamaneni Krishna 2004: Ilayaraja 2005: Ambareesh 2006: Waheeda Rehman 2007: Dasari Narayana Rao 2008: Jamuna 2009: B. Saroja Devi 2010: Sharada 2011: Amitabh Bachchan 2012: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 2013: Hema Malini. V. Ravichandran 2014: Kamal Haasan 2015: K. Raghavendra Rao 2016: Rajinikanth 2024: Nandamuri Bala Krishna 2025: Chiranjeevi
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