Winners: Nandi Awards 2011

Updated: August 06, 2011 15:09 IST

The most prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu theater and television, Nandi Awards, are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India.

By its definition Nandi means bull, and the awards are named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.

The Nandi Awards are presented in four categories - Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper. A variant of the awards is the Nandi Natakotsavam Awards, which is awarded for theater and is also given every year by the Andhra Pradesh government for social, mythological and poetic dramas.

The prestigious Nandi Awards are presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for Telgu films, theatre and TV.

The Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper.

Best Film (Gold): Vedam

Writer and Director: Krish
Starring: Allu Arjun, Manoj Kumar Manchu, Anushka Shetty, Manoj Bajpai, Saranya Ponvannan, Lekha Washington and Siya Gautham

2nd Best Film (Silver) Gangaputrulu:
Director: Sunil Kumar Reddy
Starring: Subbaraju, Gayatri, Rao Ramesh, L B Sriram, Jeeva, Kallu Chidambaram and Rallapalli

Best Director(inset): Sunil Kumar Reddy (Gangaputrulu)

3nd Best Film (Bronze): Prastanam
Director: Deva Katta
Starring: Sharvanand, Ruby Parihar , Sai Kumar, Vennela Kishore, Sundeep Kishan

Best Popular Film: Maryada Ramanna
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Starring: Sunil, Saloni Aswani

Special jury award: Sunil (right) (Maryada Ramanna)