The Telangana government announced the winners of the 2025 Gaddar Film Awards in Hyderabad, with Naga Chaitanya winning Best Actor for Thandel and Rashmika Mandanna winning Best Actress for The Girlfriend. Raju Weds Rambai emerged as the Best Film and also earned its debutant director Sailu the Best Director award, while Dhandoraa and The Pre-Wedding Show secured the second and third best film awards respectively.
Take a look at the list of awards below:
Best Actor: Naga Chaitanya – Thandel
Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna – The Girlfriend
Best Film: Raju Weds Rambai
Second Best Film: Dhandoraa
Third Best Film: The Pre-Wedding Show
Special Category Awards
National Integrity Film: Thandel
Best Environmental Film: Igwa
Best Debut Feature Film: Little Hearts
Best Entertainment Film: Sankranthiki Vasthunnam
Best Social Message Film: Court
Best Special Effects Film: Mirai
Best Children’s Film: Anaganagana
Individual Awards
Best Director: Sailu – Raju Weds Rambai
Best Supporting Actor: Shivaji
Best Supporting Actress: Bhumika
Best Music Director: Mark K. Robin – Dandora
Best Male Playback Singer: Anurag – Raju Weds Rambai
Best Female Playback Singer: Sahithi Chaganti – Kannappa
Best Comedian: Krishna Teja – Jigrees
Best Child Actor: Rohan Roy – Pre-Wedding Show
Best Story Writer: Gunasekhar – Euphoria
Best Screenplay Writer: Anil Ravipudi
Best Lyricist: Nandakishore – Kubera
Best Cinematographer: Karthik Ghattamaneni – Mirai
Best Editor: Sreekar Prasad – Mirai
Best Audiographer: M. R. Radhakrishnan – Kishkindhapuri
Best Choreographer: Gira Gira Gira
Best Art Director: Thota Tharani – Champion
Best Makeup Artist: Govind – Akhanda
Best Costume Designer: Chandrakant – Champion
Special Jury Awards
Best Special Jury Film: 23
Best Male Actor (Special Jury): Chaitu Jonnalagadda – Raju Weds Rambai
Best Actress (Special Jury): Ananthika – 8 Vasanthalu
Special Jury Hero: Roshan – Champion
NTR National Film Award – Indian Film Artist (Male): Konidela Chiranjeevi
Paidi Jairaj Film Award – Indian Film Personality: Kamal Hasan
B N Reddy Film Award – Telugu Film Director: Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award – Telugu Producer: Chalasani Aswini Dutt
T. L. Kantha Rao Film Award – Telugu Film Artist: R Narayana Murthy
Raghupathi Venkaiah Film Award – Film personality (other than artist) Telugu cinema: Ramesh Prasad
C Narayana Reddy Film Award – Poet, writer of Telugu cinema: Suddala Ashok Teja
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Film Award – Indian Film Artist (Female): Jayasudha
