Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025

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The 2nd Telangana Gaddar Film Awards were announced by the Telangana Film Development Corporation on 19 March 2026 to honor the best films of 2025 in Telugu cinema. It is the second EDition of the newly established awards. The awards are presented by the Government of Telangana to recognize excellence in Telugu cinema, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are instituted in 2024 in the honor of revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar.

The ceremony of the Awards was held at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad on 19 March 2026. The event was attended by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister for Cinematography Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, and producer Dil Raju, chairman of the Telangana Film Development Corporation (TGFDC). Indian actress Madhuri Dixit was the official guest of honor, while Pradeep Machiraju, and Suma Kanakala hosted the ceremony.

Jury

Other key figures include:

  1. B. Narsing Rao: Chairman of the Rules and Guidelines Committee.
  2. Dil Raju: Vice-chairman of the Guidelines Committee and Chairman of TGFDC.
  3. Khushbu Sundar:

Special awards

Seven special awards are given honoring eminent film personalities for their outstanding contribution to Indian cinema and Telugu cinema. The winners of the year 2026 are as follows:

Award

Awardee(s)

NTR National Film Award – Artist only

Chiranjeevi

Paidi Jairaj Film Award – Indian film personality

Kamal Haasan

Raghupathi Venkaiah Film Award – Other than film artist Telugu

Akkineni Ramesh Prasad

B N Reddy Film Award – Telugu film director

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao

Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award – Telugu producer

C. Aswini Dutt

C. Narayana Reddy Award – Telugu lyricist

Suddala Ashok Teja

Kantha Rao Award – Telugu artist

R. Narayana Murthy

Main awards

Winners of the awards were announced on 19 March 2026 by the Government of Telangana.

Feature Film

Award

Film

Awardee(s)

First Best Feature Film

Producer:
Director:

Second Best Feature Film

Producer:
Suresh Kumar Sadige
Director:

Third Best Feature Film

Producer:
Director:

Feature Film on National Integration, Communal Harmony and Social Uplift

Producer:
Director:

Feature Film on Environment, Heritage and History

Producer:
Director:

Dr. M Prabhakar Reddy Best Wholesome Entertainment Film

Producer:
Director:

Best Debut Film of a Director

Best Children's Film

Producer:
Director:

Individual and Technical Awards

Award

Awardee(s)

Film

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Child Actor

Best Child Actress

Best Comedian

Best Music Director

Best Lyricist

Best Male Playback Singer

Best Female Playback Singer

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Best Story Writer

Best Screenplay Writer

Best Cinematographer

Best Editor

Best Audiographer

Best Choreographer

Best Art Director

Best Action Choreographer

Best Make-up Artist

Best Costume Designer

Ajay Kumar

Special Jury Award

Special Mention