The Nandi Awards are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, For Telugu cinema by State government. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh. Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper.
The Nandi awards for the year 2008 were announced on 24 October 2009 at Hyderabad.
Nandi Awards 2008 Winners List
Category Winner Film Best Feature Film Saibabu JagarlamudiGamyamSecond Best Feature Film Prem PatraVinayakudu Third Best Feature Film Dil RajuParugu Nandi Award - Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature filmRam MohanAshta Chamma Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome EntertainmentSravanthi Ravi KishoreReadySarojini Devi Award for a Film on National IntegrationNandireddy Narasimha Reddy1940 Lo Oka GramamBest Children's Film - -Second Best Children's Film PHVSN Babji, P Balachandra ReddyDurgi Best Documentary Film - -Second Best Documentary Film Commissioner of Social Welfare Department, APMemu ManushulameFirst best educational film - -Second best educational film Alla RambabuAdavi Naa Thalliro Best ActorRavi TejaNeninthe Best ActressSwathi ReddyAshta Chamma Best Supporting ActorAllari NareshGamyam Best Supporting Actress RakshaNachavule Best Character Actor (Gummadi Award)Mukkuraju1940 Lo Oka Gramam Best VillainSonu SoodArundhati Best Male Comedian (Allu Award)BrahmanandamReady Best Female Comedian - - Best Child ActorBharathReady Best Child Actress Divya NageshArundhati Best DirectorSai Kiran AdiviVinayakudu Best Screenplay WriterA. KarunakaranUllasamga Utsahamga Best First Film of a DirectorSai Kiran AdiviVinayakuduBest Director for a Children's Film - - Best Music DirectorMickey J. MeyerKotha Bangaru LokamBest Male Playback SingerShankar Mahadevan VenkatadriBest Female Playback SingerGeeta MadhuriNachavule Best LyricistSirivennela Seetharama SastryGamyam (Enthavaraku) Best Story WriterR. P. Patnaik Andamaina Manasulo Best Dialogue Writer Puri JagannadhNeninthe Best Cinematographer Chota K. NaiduKotha Bangaru Lokam Best EditorMarthand K. VenkateshArundhati Best Art DirectorAshokArundhati Best ChoreographerPrem RakshithKantri Best Male Dubbing ArtistP. Ravi ShankarArundhati Best Female Dubbing ArtistR HarithaNachavule Best Makeup Artist Ramesh MahantiArundhati Best Fight MasterRam LakshmanNeninthe Best Costume Designer Deepa ChandarArundhati Best AudiographerMadhusudhan Reddy RadhakrishnaArundhati Best Special Effects Rahul NambiarArundhatiNandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema(Books, posters, etc.)Dr. Ramalakshmi Arudra Arudra Cine Mini Kaburlu (Book) Best Film Critic on Telugu CinemaParcha Sarath Kumar Special Jury AwardAnushka ShettyArundhati Special Jury AwardP. Saraswati RammohanBathukamma Special Jury AwardAllu ArjunParugu Special Jury AwardSuseela1940 Lo Oka Gramam
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