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The Telangana government has appointed filmmaker B Narsing Rao as Chairman of the committee for the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards. The awards will honor the best Telugu films certified in 2024 across multiple categories. A 15-member jury led by actress Jayasudha will evaluate submissions. Special awards will also recognize contributions to Telugu cinema over the past decade.

Key Points: B Narsing Rao to Head Telangana Gaddar Film Awards Committee

  • B Narsing Rao to lead award procedures
  • 76 applications received across 10 categories
  • Jayasudha heads 15-member jury
  • Special awards include NTR and BN Reddy honors
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Filmmaker B Narsing Rao appointed as Chairman of Committee for Procedures in Telangana Gaddar Film Awards

Filmmaker B Narsing Rao appointed as Chairman to oversee procedures for the inaugural Gaddar Telangana Film Awards, honoring Telugu cinema.

"The awards aim to recognize the best Telugu films certified by the Censor Board in 2024. - Telangana Film Development Corporation"

Hyderabad, April 22

In a move to promote the film industry and honour its artists, the Telangana government on Tuesday appointed a Committee under the Chairmanship of filmmaker B Narsing Rao to formulate procedures for the upcoming Gaddar Telangana Film Awards.

According to the press note shared by the Information and Public Relations (I & PR) Department of the Government of Telangana, the Telangana Film Development Corporation will organise the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards ceremony.

Earlier this month, the Telangana Film Development Corporation invited applications from directors and producers for the "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards," which aim to recognise the best Telugu films certified by the Censor Board in 2024.

The awards will be given in the following categories:

Feature Films (Telugu and Urdu)

National Integration Films

Children's Films

Environmental/Heritage/Historical Films

First-Time Director Films

Entertaining Films

Animation Films

Special Effects Films

Documentary Films

Short Films

Awards for Best Actors and Technicians

As per the press note, the Telangana Film Development Corporation has received a total of 76 applications from directors and producers in the above categories.

It also has 1172 nominations in the individual award categories.

A 15-member jury committee, headed by renowned actress Jayasudha, has been constituted to evaluate films in the above categories and decide on the "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards," stated the press note.

In addition to the above categories, special awards will be given in the following categories:

NTR National Film Award

Paidi Jairaj Film Award

BN Reddy Film Award

Nagireddy and Chakrapani Film Award

Kantha Rao Film Award

Raghupati Venkaiah Film Award

The "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards" will also honour the best Telugu films certified by the Censor Board between 2014 to 2023, with one outstanding film receiving an award per year.

- ANI

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Priya K.
This is such a great initiative! Telangana's film industry deserves recognition and B Narsing Rao is the perfect choice to lead this committee. Can't wait to see which films win! 🎬
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Rahul S.
Interesting categories, especially the National Integration and Environmental films. Hope this encourages more meaningful cinema beyond just commercial entertainment.
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Vikram P.
While I appreciate the effort, I hope the selection process will be completely transparent. Film awards often face criticism for favoritism. Maybe they could consider making the judging criteria public?
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Ananya M.
Love that they're including Urdu films and honoring legacy awards like NTR and BN Reddy! This will help preserve our cinematic heritage while supporting new talent. 👏
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Suresh T.
1172 nominations is impressive! Shows how vibrant Telangana's film industry has become. The special awards for past decade's films is a nice touch too.

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