The Nandi Awards are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, for Telugu cinema by the 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.
2005 Nandi Awards Winners List CategoryWinnerFilmBest Feature FilmPotheponiPotheponiSecond Best Feature FilmAnukokunda Oka RojuAnukokunda Oka RojuThird Best Feature FilmGowtam SSCGowtam SSCNandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature filmNuvvostanante NenoddantanaNuvvostanante NenoddantanaBest Popular Feature film providing Wholesome EntertainmentPellam PichoduPellam PichoduBest DirectorKrishna VamsiChakramBest ActorMahesh BabuAthaduBest ActressTrishaNuvvostanante NenoddantanaBest Supporting ActorSrihariNuvvostanante NenoddantanaBest Supporting ActressBhanupriyaChatrapathiBest Character ActorChandra Mohan AthanokkadeBest Male ComedianSunil AndhruduBest Female ComedianSanthoshiNuvvostanante NenoddantanaBest VillainNaramalli SivaprasadDangerBest Child ActorPascha SunnyAasala PallakiBest Child ActressBaby Aswini & Baby TrishaGulabiluBest First Film of a DirectorSurender ReddyAthanokkadeBest Screenplay WriterChandra Sekhar YeletiAnukokunda Oka RojuBest Story WriterT PrabhakarMeenakshiBest Dialogue WriterTrivikram SrinivasAthaduBest LyricistSirivennelaChakramBest CinematographerPRK RajuRadha GopalamBest Music DirectorM. M. KeeravaniChatrapathiBest Male Playback SingerS. P. BalasubrahmanyamPellam PichoduBest Female Playback SingerNitya SantoshiniMoguds PellamsBest EditorKotagiri Venkateswara RaoSubash Chandra BoseBest Art DirectorVivekNuvvostanante NenoddantanaBest ChoreographerSrinivasRadha GopalamBest AudiographerMadhusudhan ReddyJai ChiranjeevaBest Costume DesignerAshaSubash Chandra BoseBest Makeup ArtistRaghava RVSubash Chandra BoseBest Fight MasterRam LakshmanAndhruduBest Male Dubbing ArtistJaya BhaskarVuriBest Female Dubbing ArtistSunitha PotheponiBest Special EffectsEFXAthaduSpecial Jury AwardVadde NaveenNaa OopiriSpecial Jury AwardPriyadarshini RamManoduSpecial Jury AwardSnehaRadha GopalamBest film critic on Telugu CinemaMohan GotetiSitaraBest book on Telugu cinemaCinema Rachana – Konni Moulika AmsaluK Viswanath
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