Telangana Gaddar Film Award for Best Feature Film
| Telangana Gaddar Film Award for Best Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best feature film of the year in Telugu cinema |
| Sponsored by | Government of Telangana |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Telangana Film Development Corporation |
| Rewards |
|
| First award | 2014 |
| Most recent winner | Kalki 2898 AD (2024) |
Telangana Gaddar Film Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories of the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards, presented annually by Telangana Film Development Corporation, an organisation set up by Government of Telangana. The awards are instituted in 2025 in the honor of revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar by the newly formed state of Telangana, replacing the earlier Nandi Awards. The Awards are instituted in the year 2025 and honored films released from 2014 since the state's formation.[1][2]
It is one of several awards presented for feature films. It recognizes Three Best Feature Films every year in Gold, Silver and Bronze categories, the rewards are as follows:[3]
| Best Feature Film | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Best Feature film – Gold | Golden memento with a cash award of ₹10,00,000/- and commendation certificate | Silver memento with a cash award of ₹5,00,000/- and commendation certificate |
| Best Feature film – Silver | Silver memento with a cash award of ₹7,00,000/- and commendation certificate | Bronze memento with a cash award of ₹3,00,000/- and commendation certificate to Director |
| Best Feature film – Bronze | Bronze memento with a cash award of ₹7,00,000/- and commendation certificate | Cash award of ₹1,00,000/- and commendation certificate |
Jury
Ahead of the inaugural event of Telangana Gaddar Film Awards for the year 2024, the award for Best Film since the formation of Telangana in 2014 till 2023 were announced retrospectively.[2]
A jury was formed under the chairmanship of veteran actor Murali Mohan. Other members of the jury include director Dasaradh, producer D. V. K. Raju, actress Ooha, journalist Uma Maheswara Rao, dancer Vanaja Uday, director Kuchipudi Venkat, and K. Sridhar Reddy.[4] The winners were announced on 30 May 2025.[5]
First Best Feature Film
| Year[a] | Title | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Run Raja Run | Sujeeth | V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy Pramod Uppalapati |
| 2015 | Rudhramadevi | Gunasekhar | Gunasekhar |
| 2016 | Sathamanam Bhavati | Satish Vegesna | Dil Raju |
| 2017 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | S. S. Rajamouli | Shobu Yarlaggada Prasad Devineni |
| 2018 | Mahanati | Nag Ashwin | Swapna Dutt Priyanka Dutt |
| 2019 | Maharshi | Vamshi Paidipally | Dil Raju Sirish C. Aswini Dutt Prasad V. Potluri Kavin Anne |
| 2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Trivikram Srinivas | S. Radha Krishna Allu Aravind |
| 2021 | RRR | S. S. Rajamouli | D. V. V. Danayya |
| 2022 | Sita Ramam | Hanu Raghavapudi | C. Aswini Dutt |
| 2023 | Balagam | Venu Yeldandi | Hanshitha Reddy Harshith Reddy |
| 2024 | Kalki 2898 AD | Nag Ashwin | C. Aswini Dutt |
Second Best Feature Film
| Year[a] | Title | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Paathasala | Mahi V. Raghav | Rakesh Mahankali Pavan Kumar Reddy |
| 2015 | Kanche | Krish Jagarlamudi | Sai Babu Jagarlamudi Rajeev Reddy |
| 2016 | Pelli Choopulu | Tharun Bhascker | Raj Kandukuri Yash Rangineni |
| 2017 | Fidaa | Sekhar Kammula | Dil Raju |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Sukumar | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
| 2019 | Jersey | Gowtam Tinnanuri | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi |
| 2020 | Colour Photo | Sandeep Raj | Sai Rajesh Neelam Benny Muppaneni |
| 2021 | Akhanda | Boyapati Srinu | Miryala Ravinder Reddy |
| 2022 | Karthikeya 2 | Chandoo Mondeti | T. G. Vishwa Prasad Vivek Kuchibotla Abhishek Agarwal |
| 2023 | Hanu-Man | Prasanth Varma | K. Niranjan Reddy |
| 2024 | Pottel | Sahith Mothkuri | Nishank Reddy Kuruthi Suresh Kumar Sadige |
Third Best Feature Film
| Year[a] | Title | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alludu Seenu | V. V. Vinayak | Bellamkonda Suresh |
| 2015 | Srimanthudu | Koratala Siva | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
| 2016 | Janata Garage | Koratala Siva | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
| 2017 | Ghazi | Sankalp Reddy | Niranjan Reddy Anvesh Reddy Prasad V. Potluri Kavin Anne |
| 2018 | C/o Kancharapalem | Venkatesh Maha | Praveena Paruchuri |
| 2019 | Mallesham | Raj Rachakonda | Raj Rachakonda Sri Adhikari |
| 2020 | Middle Class Melodies | Vinod Anantoju | V. Anand Prasad |
| 2021 | Uppena | Buchi Babu Sana | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
| 2022 | Major | Sashi Kiran Tikka | Mahesh Babu Namrata Shirodkar Anurag Reddy Sharath Chandra |
| 2023 | Bhagavanth Kesari | Anil Ravipudi | Sahu Garapati Harish Peddi |
| 2024 | Lucky Baskhar | Venky Atluri | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi |
Notes
- ^ a b c Denotes the year in which the film was censored by the Central Board of Film Certification, irrespective of its original release
References
- ^ "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards: Here's who won big in Telangana". Deccan Herald. 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b Prakash, B. V. S. (30 May 2025). "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards Honor Films From 2014". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "TELANGANA GADDAR FILM AWARDS (TGFA) REGULATIONS" (PDF). Telangana Film Development Corporation Limited. 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Gaddar Awards: తెలంగాణ గద్దర్ అవార్డ్స్: 2014 నుంచి 2023 వరకు.. ఉత్తమ చిత్రాలివే". Chitrajyothy (in Telugu). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (30 May 2025). "Gaddar Film Awards for the years 2014-2023 announced". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 January 2026.