Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025 Full Winners List: Naga Chaitanya, Rashmika Mandanna Among Top Honourees

Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025: The Telangana government has announced the winners of the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards 2025, recognising achievements in Telugu cinema for last year. The awards were introduced after the state revived its official film honours and named them after revolutionary poet and balladeer Gaddar.

The honours effectively replace the earlier Nandi Awards, which were presented when Andhra Pradesh was a unified state. A jury headed by filmmaker Thammareddy Bharadwaj selected the winners. According to reports, the awards ceremony is expected to take place on Ugadi, March 19, with members of the Telugu film industry likely to attend.

Among the main winners, Naga Chaitanya received the Best Actor award for Thandel, while Rashmika Mandanna was named Best Actress for The Girlfriend. The top film honour went to Raju Weds Rambai, while Dhandoraa and The Great Pre-Wedding Show secured the second and third Best Film awards respectively.

Director Sailu was recognised for Raju Weds Rambai. Several technical and performance awards were also announced across categories including acting, music, writing and cinematography. In addition, a number of honorary awards were presented to veteran personalities in Indian cinema.

Below is the complete list of winners announced for the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025.

Special Honour Awards

NTR National Film Award (Indian Film Artist - Male): Chiranjeevi

Paidi Jairaj Film Award (Indian Film Personality): Kamal Haasan

B. N. Reddy Film Award (Telugu Film Director): Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award (Telugu Producer): Ashwini Dutt

T. L. Kantha Rao Film Award (Telugu Film Artist): R. Narayana Murthy

Raghupathi Venkaiah Film Award: Ramesh Prasad

C. Narayana Reddy Film Award (Poet / Writer): Suddala Ashok Teja

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Award (Indian Film Artist - Female): Jayasudha

Feature Film Awards

Best Film: Raju Weds Rambai

Second Best Film: Dhandoraa

Third Best Film: The Great Pre-Wedding Show

Best Director: Sailu (Raju Weds Rambai)

Best Actor: Naga Chaitanya (Thandel)

Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna (The Girlfriend)

Best Supporting Actor: Sivaji (Dhandoraa)

Best Supporting Actress: Bhumika (Euphoria)

Best Music Director: Mark K Robin (Dhandoraa)

Best Male Playback Singer: Anurag Kulkarni (Raju Weds Rambai)

Best Female Playback Singer: Sahithi Chaganti (Kannappa)

Best Comedian: Krishna Teja (Jigris)

Best Child Actor: Rohan Roy (The Great Pre-Wedding Show)

Film Category Awards

National Integration Film: Thandel

Best Environmental Film: Igua

Best Debut Feature Film: Little Hearts

Best Entertainment Film: Sankranthiki Vasthunnam

Best Social Message Film: Court

Best Special Effects Film: Mirai

Best Children's Film: Anaganagana

Writing and Technical Awards

Best Story Writer: Gunasekhar (Euphoria)

Best Screenplay Writer: Anil Ravipudi

Best Lyricist: Nandakishore (Kuberaa)

Best Cinematographer: Karthik Ghattamaneni (Mirai)

Best Editor: Sreekar Prasad (Mirai)

Best Audiographer: M. R. Rajakrishnan (Kishkindhapuri)

Best Choreographer: "Gira Gira Gira" (Champion)

Best Art Director: Thota Tharani (Champion)

Best Makeup Artist: Govind (Akhanda 2)

Best Costume Designer: Chandrakant (Champion)

Special Jury Awards

Best Special Jury Film: 23

Special Jury Best Actor: Chaitu Jonnalagadda (Raju Weds Rambai)

Special Jury Best Actress: Ananthika (8 Vasanthalu)

Special Jury Hero: Roshan (Champion)

Documentary Awards

Best Documentary Film: Unity (The Man of Social Justice) - Chiramdasu Sreekanth

Second Best Documentary Film: The First Action Hero Paidi Jairaj Prasthanam - Ponnam Ravichandra

Third Best Documentary Film: Mahamaneeshi Dr. A.S. Rao - Bala Brahmachari Pusapati

Short Film Awards

Best Short Film: Vanajeevi Ramaiah - Busam Ravindranath

Second Best Short Film: Mouname Nee Bhasha - Raghavendra Varma Indukuri, Vishwas Hannurkar

Third Best Short Film: Cyber Slavery - K. Neelima

Diploma of Merit: Talli Dandrula Atma Gouravam - Kanaparthi Hanumandlu

Books and Writing on Telugu Cinema

Best Book: Shunyam Nundi Shikharagralaku - Prabhu

Best Critic: H. Ramesh Babu

The awards recognise achievements across feature films, documentaries, short films and writings related to Telugu cinema, covering performances, technical work and contributions to the film industry. The winners are expected to be honoured at the upcoming ceremony scheduled for March 19.