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.
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).
Jury 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 AwardAwardee(s)NTR National Film Award - Artist onlyKonidela ChiranjeeviPaidi Jairaj Film Award - Indian film personality Kamal Haasan Raghupathi Venkaiah Film Award - Other than film artist TeluguRamesh PrasadB N Reddy Film Award - Telugu film directorSingeetham Srinivasa RaoNagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award - Telugu producer C. Aswini DuttKantha Rao Award - Telugu artistR. Narayana MurthyC. Narayana Reddy Film Award - Poet, writer of Telugu cinema Suddala Ashok Teja Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Film Award - Indian Film Artist (female) Jayasudha Main awards Feature Film AwardFilmAwardee(s) First Best Feature Film Raju Weds Rambai Producer: Venu Udugula, Rahul MopideviDirector: 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: Bunny VasDirector: Chandoo Mondeti Feature Film on Environment, Heritage and History EGWA Producer: V.K. RajuDirector: Dr. M Prabhakar Reddy Best Wholesome Entertainment Film Sankranthiki Vasthunam Producer: Dil Raju, SirishDirector: Anil Ravipudi Feature Film on Social Message Court Producer: Nani, Prashanti TipirneniDirector: Ram Jagadeesh Best Children's Film Anaganaga Producer: Rakesh Reddy Gadam, Rudradev MadireddyDirector: Sunny Sanjay Individual and Technical Awards AwardAwardee(s)FilmBest Director Saailu KampatiRaju Weds Rambai Best Actor Naga Chaitanya Thandel Best Actress Rashmika Mandanna The Girlfriend Best Supporting Actor Sivaji Dhandoraa Best Supporting Actress Bhumika EuphoriaBest Child Actor Rohan RoyThe Great Pre Wedding ShowBest Child ActressBest Comedian Krishna Teja Reddy JigrisBest Music Director Mark K. RobinDhandoraa Best Lyricist Nanda Kishore KuberaaBest Male Playback Singer Anurag Kulkarni Raju Weds RambaiBest Female Playback SingerSahithi ChagantiKannappaBest Story Writer Gunasekhar EuphoriaBest Screenplay Writer Anil Ravipudi Sankranthiki VasthunamBest CinematographerKarthik Ghattamaneni MiraiBest EditorA. Sreekar PrasadMiraiBest AudiographerM. R. Rajakrishnan KishkindhapuriBest ChoreographerGira Gira Gira (Aata Sandeep)ChampionBest Art DirectorThota TharaniChampionBest Action ChoreographerPeter HeinsChampionBest Make-up ArtistY. GovindarajuAkhanda 2Best Costume DesignerChandrakant Sonavani, Ajay Kumar NambalaChampionSpecial Jury AwardRaj Rachakonda23 Iravai MooduChaitu JonnalagaddaRaju Weds RambaiAnanthika 8 VasanthaluRoshan Champion
Best Documentary Films AwardFilmAwardee(s) First Best Documentary Film UNITY - The Man of Social Justice Producer: Chiramdasu SreekanthDirector: Badugu Vijay Kumar Second Best Documentary Film The First Action Hero Paidi Jairaj Prasthanam Producer: Ponnam Ravi Chandra Director: Kathi Chetan Third Best Documentary FilmMahamaneeshi Dr. A. S. Rao Producer:Bala Brahmachari Pusapati
Best Short Films AwardFilmAwardee(s) First Best Short FilmVanajeevi RamaiahBusam Ravindranath Second Best Short FilmMouname Nee BhashaRaghavendra Varma Indukuri, Vishwas Hannurkar Third Best Short FilmCyber Slavery K. Neelima Diploma of MeritTalli Dandrula Atma GouravamKanaparthi Hanumandlu
Best Books/ Articles on Telugu cinema for Telangana AwardCategoryAwardee(s) Best BookShunyam Nundi Shikharagralaku Journalist PrabhuBest Critic H. Ramesh Babu
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