Chiranjeevi receives NTR National Film Award, Kamal Haasan gets Paidi Jairaj Film Award at Telangana Gaddar Film Awards

Veteran actor Jayasudha was the recipient of the Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Award (female).

Actor Chiranjeevi received the NTR National Film Award of the Telangana government from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Thursday. At a glittering ceremony, where the state government's Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025 (TGFA) were presented, veteran actor Kamal Haasan received the Paidi Jairaj Film Award for Indian film personality.

Chiranjeevi and Kamal Haasan were honoured at the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards.

The awards to Chiranjeevi and Kamal were part of the special awards announced by the government. Veteran actor Jayasudha was the recipient of the Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Award (female).

The B N Reddy Film Award for a Telugu film director, announced for veteran director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, was received by Kamal Haasan, as he could not attend the event.

In the category of 'individual awards for artists and technicians', Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (Thandel) and Rashmika Mandanna (The Girl Friend) received the best leading actor and best leading actress awards, respectively.

Speaking on the occasion, Chiranjeevi lauded CM Revanth Reddy for his efforts to promote Hyderabad as a hub of international cinema and urged the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh government to revive the practice of presenting film awards, as Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is close to the film industry.