Gaddar Telangana Film Awards 2014-2023: RRR, Sita Ramam, HanuMan and Mahanati make it to the list

Sita Raman and RRR win big at Gaddar Telangana Film Awards

After declaring the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards (GTFA) for the year 2024 released recently, the Telangana government has made a landmark decision to pay tribute to the cinematic excellence of the close to past decade. Veteran actor and GTFA jury chairman Murali Mohan and Telangana Film Development Corporation (TFDC) Chairman-producer Dil Raju announced the winners for those films which hit the screens between June 2, 2014, and December 31, 2023, at a press conference.

Murali Mohan revealed that the committee has gone through each and every movie that was qualified by the Censor Board from June 2, 2014 (it is considered to be a historical date when Telangana was formed) and made analyses in-depth. Here, then, are nine such top-notch movies, three for every year, from this decade that truly showcased the changing face of storytelling, and the growing technical brilliance and emotional maturity of Telugu cinema.

Besides the main award for the best feature film, six other awards were awarded to Indian and Telugu cinema for Special Contribution while Aakash Ravikrishnan was the jury audiographer special.

The film started by remembering some of those deceased in the year gone by and even paid tributes to a late revolutionary poet, Kaloji Narayana Rao (who was a representative of the people in a cultural sense) by conferring a posthumous Special Jury Award on him.

GTFA: Best Feature Films (2014 to 2023)

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 – Bahubali: 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 Award – 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 – Sita Ramam

2nd Best Film – Karthikeya 2

3rd Best Film – Major

2023

1st Best Film – Balagam

2nd Best Film – Hanu Man

Best Third Film- Bhagavanth Kesari

Special Jury Award

Praja Kavi Kaloji Narayana Rao (Posthumous)

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GTFA Special Honors

NTR National Film Award (Artiste of the Decade): Nandamuri Balakrishna

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

B N Reddy Film Award (Telugu Director): Sukumar

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

Kantha Rao Film Awards (Telugu Artist) – Vijay Deverakonda

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

A star-studded awards function will take place on the 14th June at Hitex, in Hyderabad to honour and applaud these finest contributions to Telugu cinema in the last 11 years. And it will be a glittering homage to the talent, effort power and creative vision that have propelled the industry since the formation of Telangana.