The Nandi Awards for excellence in cinema for the year 2011 were announced a little while ago in Hyderabad. Mahesh Babu starrer Dookudu, Balakrishna starrer Sri Rama Rajyam, N Shankar’s Jai Bolo Telangana and Nagarjuna starrer Rajanna bagged the most number of awards this year. Among the winners, Dookudu bagged the most number of awards including awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Comedian, Best Editing, Best Screenplay among few others. Nayanthara was given the Best Actress award for her outstanding performance in Sri Rama Rajyam. Sri Rama Rajyam, directed by Bapu, was also given the Nandi Award for Best Film and Best Music Director. Nagarjuna was given a Special Jury Award for his role in Rajanna. The biggest surprise among the winners list was N Shankar’s Jai Bolo Telangana which got awards for Best Director and Best Film on National Integration among many others. Here’s a list of the awards which were announced today.
Complete List of Nandi Awards – 2011
1. Best Film – Sri Rama Rajyam
Second Best Film – Rajanna
Third Best Film – Virodhi
2. Best Director – N Shankar (Jai Bolo Telangana)
3. Best Actor – Mahesh Babu (Dookudu)
4. Best Actress – Nayanthara (Sri Rama Rajyam)
5. Best Supporting Actor – Prakash Raj (Dookudu)
6. Best Supporting Actress – Sujatha Reddy (Inkennallu)
7. Best Character Actor – Gandhi (Rajanna)
8. Best Comedian (Actor ) – M S Narayan (Dookudu)
9. Best Comedian (Actress) – Ratnasagar (Karalu Miriyalu)
10. Best Villain – Lakshmi Manchu (Anaganaga O Dheerudu)
11. Best Cinematographer – Raju (Sri Rama Rajyam)
12. Best Music Director – Ilayaraja (Sri Rama Rajyam)
13. Best Editor – M R Varma (Dookudu)
14. Best Art Director – S Ravinder (Rajanna)
15. Best Screenplay – Srinu Vaitla (Dookudu)
16. Best Story Writer – Raj Madiraju (Rushi)
17. Best Dialogues – Neelakanta (Virodhi)
18. Best Lyricist – Madepalli Surender (Jai Bolo Telangana)
19. Best Home-viewing Feature Film – 100% Love
20. Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Dookudu
21. Best Children’s Film – Shikaram
Second Best Children’s Film – Gantala Bandi
22. Best Director for a Children’s Film – Kailash
23. Best Documentary – Avayuva Daanam
Second Best Documentary – Mana Badhyatha
24. Best Film Critic – Rentala Jayadev
25. Best Film on National Integration – Jai Bolo Telangana
26. Best Male Playback Singer – Gaddar (Jai Bolo Telangana)
27. Best Female Playback Singer – Malavika (Rajanna)
28. Best Child Actor – Master Nikhil (100% Love)
29. Best Child Actress – Baby Annie (Rajanna)
30. Best Debut Director – Bhanu Prakash (Prayogam)
31. Best Choreographer – Sreenu (Sri Rama Rajyam)
32. Best Audiographer – K Devi Krishna (Badrinath)
33. Best Costume Designer – Nikhil Dawan, Baasha (Anganaga Oka Dheerudu)
34. Best Makeup – P Rambabu (Sri Rama Rajyam)
35. Best Stunts – Vijay (Dookudu)
36. Best Special Effects – Phani Eggone (Anaganaga O Dheerudu)
37. Best Dubbing Artist (Male) – RCM Raju (Jai Bolo Telangana)
38. Best Dubbing Artist (Female) – Sunitha (Sri Rama Rajyam)
39. Best Literature on cinema (Books, posters, etc) – Eeshwar
Special Jury Awards
Nagarjuna (Rajanna)
Charmi (Mangala)
Ramesh Prasad (Rushi)