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.
2001 Nandi Awards Winners List CategoryWinnerFilmBest Feature FilmPreminchuSecond Best Feature FilmMurariThird Best Feature FilmAtu America Itu IndiaBest Home Viewing Feature FilmNuvvu Naaku NachavBest Film on National IntegrationPadmaBest Children FilmLittle HeartsFirst Best Documentary FilmJananiSecond Best Documentary FilmNeeru MeeruBest DirectorTejaNuvvu NenuBest Children Film DirectorSrikanthLittle HeartsBest ActorNandamuri BalakrishnaNarasimha NaiduBest ActressLayaPreminchuBest Supporting ActorMurali MohanBest Supporting ActressSuhasini ManiratnamNuvvu Naaku NachavBest Character ActorTanikella BharaniNuvvu NenuBest Male ComedianSunilBest Female ComedianSri LakshmiPreminchuBest VillainKota Srinivasa RaoChinnaBest Child ActorMaster MahendraLittle HeartsBest Child ActressBaby NityaBest First Film of a DirectorK. N. T. SastryThilaadanamBest Screenplay WriterNeelakantaShowBest Story WriterPuri JagannadhItlu Sravani SubramanyamBest Dialogue WriterTrivikramNuvvu Naaku NachavBest LyricistC. Narayana ReddyPreminchuBest CinematographerRasool ElloreNuvvu NenuBest Music DirectorR. P. PatnaikBest Male Playback SingerM. M. KeeravaniStudent No.1Best Female Playback SingerUsha PadmaBest EditorMarthand K. VenkateshDaddyBest Art DirectorAshokBest ChoreographerSuchitra ChandraboseNuvvu Naaku NachavBest AudiographerKolli Rama KrishnaWifeBest Costume DesignerGhalibJabiliBest Makeup ArtistShyam ZadcharlaThilaadanamBest Fight MasterVijayanBhadrachalamBest Male Dubbing ArtistRaghuSampangiBest Book on Telugu Cinema Vasiraju PrakasamCine BharatamBest Film Critic on Telugu CinemaMohan GotetiSitara MagazineBest Female Dubbing ArtistSavithaNuvvu Naaku NachavSpecial Jury AwardManjula GhattamaneniShowMahesh BabuMurariSuryaShow
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