Highlights of Telangana Gaddar Film Awards

The Telangana Gaddar Film Awards, which were launched by the Telangana government, were held with great pomp and show at the Hyderabad Hitex venue. The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, and many other dignitaries from the film and political sectors.

At the beginning of the program, a group of children led by music director Keeravani sang the Telangana anthem. Later, singer Mangli sang the revolutionary song ‘Bandenuka Bandi Katti…’, and Gaddar’s wife Vimala was moved to tears with emotion. It is known that Gaddar sang this song in the film “Maa Bhoomi”.

Several celebrities were awarded awards at the ceremony. Nandamuri Balakrishna – NTR received the National Film Award, and Vijay Deverakonda – Kanta Rao Award.

Speaking on the occasion, CM Revanth Reddy announced that the tradition of Nandi Awards, which was started by the Congress government in 1964 in the united state, would be continued in Telangana in the name of Gaddar. 'Gaddar means revolution, speed... He is our inspiration. We fought with that inspiration,' he remembered Gaddar.

'I have known Bunny since my college days.. He is my friend.. Pawan Kalyan, Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu represent the 4th generation of the Telugu film industry today,' said Revanth Reddy.

'The Indian film industry means the Telugu film industry. We will promote the film industry like the IT industry. Even if the state government seems a bit strict, it is for your development,' he assured. He said that there will be a special chapter for the development of the film industry in the '2047 Vision Document'. He said that the goal is to increase the Telangana state economy to 3 trillion dollars by 2047.