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Gaddar Film Awards 2014–2023: Full Winners List Out

Gaddar Film Awards 2014–2023: Full Winners List Out

The Telangana government has taken a monumental step in honoring the legacy of Telugu cinema by announcing the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards (GTFA) for films released from 2014 to 2023. Following the earlier announcement of awards for 2024 releases, this new phase covers a decade’s worth of cinematic excellence beginning from June 2, 2014 the day Telangana was formed. The award list was unveiled at a press conference by veteran actor Murali Mohan, the jury chairman, and Telugu Film Development Corporation (TFDC) Chairman and producer Dil Raju.

The jury reviewed all Censor Board-certified films over this 10-year span and selected three top feature films for each year. In addition to honoring films, six special recognitions were awarded to legendary contributors from various segments of the industry. A notable posthumous Special Jury Award was given to revolutionary poet and cultural icon Kaloji Narayana Rao.

Special Honors and Award Ceremony

2014

  • 1st Best Film: Run Raja Run 

  • 2nd Best Film: Pathasala 

  • 3rd Best Film: Alludu Seenu 

2015

  • 1st Best Film: Rudramadevi 

  • 2nd Best Film: Kanche 

  • 3rd Best Film: Srimanthudu 

2016

  • 1st Best Film: Shatamanam Bhavathi 

  • 2nd Best Film: Pelli Chupulu 

  • 3rd Best Film: Janatha Garage 

2017

  • 1st Best Film: Baahubali: The Conclusion 

  • 2nd Best Film: Fidaa 

  • 3rd Best Film: Ghazi 

2018

  • 1st Best Film: Mahanati 

  • 2nd Best Film: Rangasthalam 

  • 3rd Best Film: C/o Kancharapalem 

2019

  • 1st Best Film: Maharshi 

  • 2nd Best Film: Jersey 

  • 3rd Best Film: Mallesham 

2020

  • 1st Best Film: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo 

  • 2nd Best Film: Colour Photo 

  • 3rd Best Film: Middle Class Melodies 

2021

  • 1st Best Film: RRR 

  • 2nd Best Film: Akhanda 

  • 3rd Best Film: Uppena 

2022

  • 1st Best Film: Sitaramam 

  • 2nd Best Film: Karthikeya 2 

  • 3rd Best Film: Mejer 

2023

  • 1st Best Film: Balagam 

  • 2nd Best Film: Hanu Man 

  • 3rd Best Film: Bhagavanth Kesari 

Special Jury Award

  • Prajakavi Kaloji Narayana Rao (posthumous)

Gaddar Telangana Film Awards – Special Honors

  • NTR National Film Award (Artist Only): Nandamuri Balakrishna 

  • Paidi Jairaj Film Award (Indian Film Personality): Mani Ratnam 

  • B N Reddy Film Award (Telugu Film Director): Sukumar 

  • Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award (Telugu Producer): Atluri Purna Chandra Rao 

  • Kantha Rao Film Award (Telugu Artist): Vijay Devarakonda 

  • Raghupathi Venkaiah Film Award (Non-Artist Telugu Personality): Yandamuri Veerendranath 

Grand Awards Event

The award ceremony will be held on June 14 at Hitex, Hyderabad, marking a grand celebration of 11 years of cinematic evolution in the Telangana era.

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