Gaddar Awards 2025: Best Actor for Chay, Best Actress for Rashmika

The government of Telangana announced the winners of the 2025 Gaddar Film Awards just about a while ago in Hyderabad. While Naga Chaitanya bagged the Best Actor award for his performance in Thandel, Rashmika Mandanna won the Best Actress award for her performance in The Girlfriend.

Raju Weds Rambai won the Best Film Award. Dhandoraa and The Pre-Wedding Show won Second and Third Best Feature Film Awards, respectively.

Debutant director Sailu, who helmed Raju Weds Rambai, won the Best Director Award. Shivaji won the Best Supporting Actor award, and Bhumika won the Best Supporting Actress award. Mark K Robin won the Best Music Director Award for Dhandoraa.

In the special awards category, NTR National Film Award has been awarded to Chiranjeevi. Paidi Jairaj Film Award has been presented to Kamal Haasan. Director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao has been honoured with BN Reddy Film Award.

Here is the list of all Gaddar Film awards of this year:

Major Awards

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

Music and Singing

Best Music Director: Mark K. Robin – Dandora

Best Male Playback Singer: Anurag – Raju Weds Rambai

Best Female Playback Singer: Sahithi Chaganti – Kannappa

Performance & Writing

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

Technical Awards

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

SPECIAL AWARDS

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.

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