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5 unusual facts about Nandi awards


Edida Nageswara Rao

After getting retired from the film production, He has also worked as Telugu Film producer's Council Secretary, Nandi Awards Committee Chairman and National Film Award Committee member.

Most of the movies produced by him won the National Film Award for best feature film in Telugu category, Nandi Awards and were screened in several international film festivals.

Nandi Awards

"Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.

Neninthe

Though this film failed miserably at the box office, it won three Nandi Awards-Ravi Teja as best actor, best story by Puri Jagannadh and best fight sequences by Ram-Lakshman.

Telugu Cinema Charitra

Telugu Cinema Charitra book selected for prestigious Nandi Awards from Government of Andhra Pradesh, India in 1997.


Chilakamma Cheppindi

It won the Nandi award for 1977 in the best feature film category.


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