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Nandi Awards
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has instituted awards for Telugu fields of entertainment which include Telugu Cinema, Telugu Television, Telugu Theatre and Life time Achievements in Indian Cinema. These awards are named Nandi Awards and this award is presented in the form of Lepakshi doll of a big bull made out of Granite, which kind of dolls are the specialty of Andhra Pradesh State.
These Nandi Awards are of four distinct categories, namely, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper.
For Theatre excellence, the award is given every year in the form of Nandi Natakotsavam which covers social, mythological and poetic theatrical numbers.
History
Nandi Film Awards came into being since 1964 and the Government of Andhra Pradesh brought this award presentation mainly to promote production of Telugu films with high technical excellence, also bringing well the aspects of aesthetic nature. The films that are recognized by this award would include enhance values of cultural, social and educational importance, besides promotion of unity of the nation.
These are annual awards to be presented in every Telugu New year day called Ughadhi festival. From the year 1998, the independent Government agency Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television and Theatre Development Corporation took the responsibility of doing the selection process and conducting the presentation ceremony.
The Awards
The Nandi Awards are categorized as those for entertainment related feature films, films on National Integration, films for children, documentaries, educational films and also a category for books and articles on movies on Telugu Language.
Nandi awards are given for the best films, best producers, directors, artists and technicians of Telugu Cinema. The award is presented in a function in the form of Golden Nandi, Silver Nandi, Bronze Nandi and Copper Nandi in the same lines as the National Film Awards. Besides these awards, recognition is made through medals, commendation certificates and cash prize.
1. Gold
- Gold Nandi awards are given for Best Feature Film and for this category, Silver and Bronze awards are also given
- Sarojini Devi Award is another Gold category given for a Film on National Integration
- Gold Nandi awards are given also for Best Children's Film, Best Documentary Film and Best Popular Feature Film
- Raghupati Venkaiah Award is another prestigious award given as the Life Time Achievement award for significant contribution to Telugu Cinema
2. Silver
Silver Nandi Awards are given to the following categories of films:
- Among films for the Best Documentary Film, Best Educational Film and the Best Home-viewing Feature Film (Akkineni Award)
- For the Best Director, the Best Actor and the Best Actress
3. Copper
The Copper Nandi Awards are Extended to Variety of Categories Which Include
- Actors like supporting stars, character actor, comedians both male and female, villain, child artistes, the best male debut and best female debut
- The best film director, the best film editor
- Screenplay, story and dialogue writers and lyricist
- The best music director, Playback singers both male and female
- The best cinematographer, best art director, the best special effects
- The makeup artist, best costume designer
- The dubbing artist both male and female, the best fight master, choreographer, audiographer
- The best critic, best book
- The special jury award
Special awards recognizing different aspects, such as the Life time Achievement for contribution to Indian Cinema in the form of NTR National Award, BN Reddy National Award, Nagireddy Chackrapani National Award etc are also given along with Nandi Awards of Andhra Pradesh.
How the Awardees are Selected
A State Panel is appointed every year by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to select the winning entry for each category. The criteria for selection contain many clauses, the principal requirement for the winning entry being the films produced must be from Andhra Pradesh and a co-production involving those entries connected with other States or countries, there are many conditions prescribed to qualify for the winning post.
The other important criteria include production in a calendar year that is January 1 to December 31 of the particular year of entry. The Government goes purely by the decision of this panel declaring the winning entry according to the conditions prescribed and they do not influence the decision of the panel in any manner.
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